Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-09-25 | Page 21 | Shortage Cause of Coal Crisis

SHORTAGE GAUSE r I OF COAL CRISIS Tran Transportation any From Mines V V- 0 Difficult t The shortage of ot coal cars to transport uel fron tie tIC Utah and Wyoming mines to tho Uio Salt Lake market la le still serious according to statements made today by lenry 1 F. F Fernstrom manager of ot the tho thoi r i 3 Coal company compau 1 If 61 I l South South's s 's Main iain street tret cro is in much idleness at the mines b Jj UI of oC they the opera operators operators' tors' tors Inability ty to tot t secure cars declared Mr Nr Fernstrom i As a result the local yards are in tte all aU instances short of coal J Here liere is enough on hand han to last ten len days das Ir I f Salt Lakers have hn-e as a ale r It fortunately wo r le been foresi foresighted enough to already 4 q f it U t cir winter r supply of or coal and The situation is f is therefore not y a. a n hs its far a as AA aa a t L general coal col famine Carnine i J orta o is concerned d. d t i rl Fernstrom said that despite every cry a J JR on the part of oC coal dealers and andrt v t to relieve relie the car shortage little had been accomplished ugh urh governmental governmental aid or otherwise en if it cars car's eats cars were now sent sont to tho Utah 1 ul d r Wyoming nines mines it would be a mat- mat matt t if of sixty or 01 more days before they get GIt et to 10 the th shipping points According to Mr lern Fernstrom It Il Is only onh f x less c who for fop some reason or another ere unable to o lay In tn their winter sup sup- 4 T a of coal that hat have not already filled f. f 4 1 sir He lie agreed with other local N r utters rs that there was vas a sufficient nt sup sup- ii hand take of or those whose ho MU MUDO 1 y 00 DO to care e t pro are still empty and to fill III the small r-Ot r J r. r of or unable to afford the t g. g In ht of big i 6 stocks of coal coat