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Show i State Railroad Commission Complains to Interstate Commerce Commission. It has just developed that the Nevada Ne-vada railroad commission, in response to requests for assistance in the matter of relieving the coal shortage from the Wyoming and Utah coal fields, has, after calling upon the interstate commerce com-merce commission, made a careful check of the shortage at all Nevada points. The following supplemental telegram to the interstate commerce commission shows the result of this check and, what is more, the alarming nature of the situation. sit-uation. Carson Citv, New, January 31. C. C. McChord, interstate commerce com-merce commission, Washington, D. C. Further regarding Nevada fuel famine: Just completed check of state, which will mail to you. showing show-ing we are short more than 250 ears of commercial coal, 9-j per cent of which is from Utah fields. Many points entirely out of coal and situation serious. Southern Pacific Pa-cific company reports 1-10 empty-coal empty-coal and ninety coke ears at Og-den Og-den for delivery to Denver & Eio Grande. Sitggest you send representative to L'tah to investigate and locate responsibility for shortage. Also to relieve immediate situation recommend recom-mend you urge co-operation of connecting con-necting carriers by loaning Rio Grande, such motive newer nnrl crews as may be necessary. Railroad Commission ot Nevada Per J. F. SHAUGHNESSY. In an appeal to the press, the commission com-mission of Nevada writes: In view of the hardships and the suffering which further severe storms would impose on the people of Nevada, the railroad commission . urgently recommends, through the medium of the press, that all fuel dealers in our state supplement their orders for coal bv forthwith placing orders for wood, and to thereafter keep the commission advised ad-vised of the place and number of cars ordered, so that preferred attention at-tention may be given to the furnishing fur-nishing of cars therefor and the movement thereof under load to the point of delivery. Railroad Commission of Nevada Per J. F. SHAUGHXESSY. ' |