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Show liraAoicw TO RELIEF OF THE HfiRRIMAN LINES Fuel Bought In Distant Island to Supply Engines of Pacific Roads ; Salt Lake City Finds Relief Nearer Home and Dealers Say Danger is Passing. Unable to secure coal in sufficient quantities to meet its own neeeds for motive power, the Harriman roads, it is reported, are now buying fuel in Australia and shipping it to the United States. Most of this coal is sent to Omaha for use on lines adjacent to that city. The coal costs the railroad $10 a ton at the docks in Australia. It was estimated at the Oregon Short Line offices in this city this morning that by the time it reaches this country the cost is doubled. The expense is believed to be justified, however, as, without this additional supply, the danger of having to take cars and engines from general traffic to devote to the coal business would be great. cheerful report received from the Kern- merer Coal company today. "The out-i out-i look ia that the coal will continue I coming in as it has for the last few I davd, and the bins of Salt Lake ( itv will noon be filled. All the yards ar Fretty well aupplied. and the actual suf-eriDjj suf-eriDjj has been relieved." The Kemmerer company received six carloads yeferdv. The ' superintend-! superintend-! ent of the Martin Coat company stated that the warm weather is asisting ; greatiy in relieving the situation, a jefs coal is require! and almost enough is coming in to meet the actual neds of customers. A. .1. Gunnell of the ( n tral Coal and Coke company said thii morniDg: Situation Much Easier. "The situation is much easier. The prospects are that coal will oon V coming in more aad more freelv. W received fifteen carTOada yesterday and aeven this morning.'' The Bamberger Coal companv is re-ceiring re-ceiring four or fir carloads of coal a day. It reports the uttnation prac ticallv unchanged, though if the coal keepp coming in at the rate it has Seen in the last few day, the nitna-tion nitna-tion will jmnn be deridedlv relieved. The citizens Coal company i receiving receiv-ing about the ame amount. The pleas ant wenther has greatlv increased the facility with whi'-h coal may he transported trans-ported from mines. IN WYOMING THE GREAT COAL CAMPS OF THE UNION PACIFIC ME AT A STANDSTILL. FIRE AT iyE CUMBERLAND MINES PREVENTS PRE-VENTS WORK AT THAT PLACE. AND THE NO. 1 MINE AT ROCK SPRINGS IS CLOSED BECAUSE OF LACK OF MACHINERY. THE RAIL ROAD IS SHORT NEARLY 2000 TONS DAILY FROM THAT FIELD ALONE. SEVERAL STEAMERS ARE ON THE WAY FROM AUSTRALIA NOW WITH BITUMINOUS COAL FOR THE HARRIMAN SYSTEM, AND THE IMPORTATION WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE COAL FAMINE FAM-INE IS OVER. ABOUT TEN DAYS AGO THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC BOtTGHT TEN CARLOADS OF COAL FROM AUS TRALIA IN THE YAK.IS AT WEST OAKLAND. THIS, HOWEVER, WAS SOLD TO THE COMMERCIAL TRADE- It was consigned to Gov. Sparks of Nevada, for distribution in Reno, Gold-field, Gold-field, Tonopah and Virginia Citv. The shortage is not causing great emhar rassment to the cot line of the company, com-pany, as oil is burned in the engines there. Coal From Japan. The importation of coal to the Knifed Kni-fed States from foreijjn lands is not unprecedented. It was announced a few days ago that several cargof- are on the"wav from Japan to supplv the trade in Seattle, Wash., and Portland. Or. The gloom that ha enveloped coal dealers ince the coal famine wolf be gan howling so very close to the doors of BaJt Lake's homes has given plare to cheerfulneaa in this city, however. Coal baa leen arriving in larger quantities irthe lart few days than for several CVfcg past. The arrival of fortywo yesterday for distribution among dealers has greatly ameliorated the suffering suf-fering from lack of fuel. Each car contained on an average thirtv-five to forty ton, making approximated ap-proximated lflfiO tons available for fommerciaf purposes. There ia everv frospect of the gocd work continuing, f storms do not. interrupt traffic again. "Bettter Tlian for Days."' "The coal situation is better than it has been for sixty days," was the |
