Show d 0 EXPLANATION liON Of i COAL J Railroad Officials Arc Promptly t j 1 Replying to Knapps Inquiry IS NO SCARCITY OF CARS j Soma of lotho I 9 ro rn Glnn tho Ike HIght x Of Wn Way i x moro mora re hav come to tito 1 C from Croin north 1 we lern railroads tn In to Chair ee l naNIs ot of last week calling to the tho reported short sti rt 1 ore tr 1 In cars the tho ot of IL a ar lac lacic ot f transportation ot of the p e r tit ot of Ufo unIt of fuel tuel r f Bent by tho chairman to the C ot of 81 ot of the tho great W stern i Iod northwestern roads ond c have now flow been from 11 of tt them Front From tho Information by the tho iid companies th u rOS tim tho C that one olle cause for the tho shortage In fut t I IR 1 that the tho havo not up in III advance quantities tOr r T tha supply but have havo Ild a stat ci In the tho reply by President June J kt t ot of the Great Northern ordered r to lat last frOm t day today may exist In car equIpment they thoy fin say IR I aggravated by locI jack ot of motive power p inadequate terminal facilities in properly to 10 move ove dij the tho great ot of 8 pour Jour ml In on the tho railroads by the delays on tho iatt of the I p per lii loading and their q carR V are aro made pUblic today from President of the tho Iw 1 A J ot of the tho 11 St Paul and J Ilott of the tho Northern company I Following Is the tho from Mr e I to your our ago rep 1 tr Om m tt It to New York am on my way to St SL Paul to meet ors ora tomorrow Thu coal coul scarcity In int t North Dakota Is I not duo to wont ot of Thousands ot of empty earn have havo e bean moving from the head of Superior to the tho grain during th tho fall and coal by local I i been boen only to supply front from day IlY to day the mat last two w ek ekx x there thero havo bo been n very vory heavy Enow with the tho thermometer below oro ero Snowdrifts front i tx to Iii ii feet feoL deep leave temporarilY blocked railroads of cOlli coAh having rl right ht ot of way over nil eli other lither traffic are arc being antI road h I being opened lIS as test tast nf conditions condition Will allow The fuel difficulty I tern and Is 18 being rapidly remedied The rho condition applying to al all traffic Is i duo to the tho mph In InThe 1 tonnage to ho bo moved movell relief cnn can only como come through Increase ot of double track and t terminal facilities We Ve aro now or nr I for tor the tho thet t two to provide additional tracks track equipment acid new flew traffic Is heaviest JAMES J HILI Is 15 I 4 There Thero has hns been no deficiency In our m on tho Jims of the tho Chicago Q x lit Paul laul greater than thun occurs durin the heavy I all oit movement ot of crops and nod tuel Th The motive moUn leover ot of the tho company haM hall been to move all lt traffic baa been no failure or unusual delay dolay In fuel or 01 other ot of life lito ot of fuel hall hud had over other traffic for the thu lat ast 40 diny and Huch will bu be con continued us as long nil as for tor It II may Inay exist A J President inward Elliott pt f the Northern Pacific Hallway company tel the tho front from St WI aim There Is he a a scarcity carcity of fuel In soma mom ot of till the country served by our line hut wo we do not know of any of other leee of at life Our cOmpany ime dOllo and will continuo continua to do all that It IL can to prevent I think the tho teas on given In your extraordinary In may In log he m ao far all a this corn com company pany I W concerned The In Idaho and Is IM that not enough codi Is I being to supply the domestic trade and at the tho sarno time the tho railroad with fuel for tor the tho operation of trains North Dakota and Minnesota the In Part Is 10 due to trying to move too much fuel In a very time n In l part to nu an In the consumption of fuel that Is I greater creator than the In the facIlities for tor handling and storing Also a general In the tho movement of at miscellaneous ous commodities which can caim not 3 Ignored without oUt our solve to charges ot of For Fora a 11 month attentIon has hus been given glnn to the SIte movement ot of coal coul and nOli that commodity Is now being given prefer emcee ence both as to cars and service ervice We Vo know Of only ono one case cuso on OUr line In North Dakota where there thero has hus been serious and bellevo that hue has relieved WILL BREAK FA FAMINE Dec fuel fern fame Inc 1110 In the northwest Vest III bl be broken withIn 2 hours houri as U a 11 result Of bC the tho In Inter Interstate ter Inquiry In thi city today The Tho commission was Willi by Janice Jamel of at Chi cage and Franklin K Lane of San Mr Lillie in III taking personal charge e of at time tho fuel tuel famine Inquiry while Mr Harlan Is busily engaged In the tho car shortage o inquiry It was WIlS decided l that since the tho fuel famine Y s the most im portent there thero being re report reports ports port at suffering from the tho cold coldIn coldIn In North Dakota It should be the tho first to be handled and settled Mr Lane Inne d 11 l C erd ard division of time tho Northern at DUluth and D M Philbin assIstant general agent of th Great Northern road roud at Duluth today Mr Ir Lane Lana had finished his ex cx both wItnesses had promised that relIef would bo be forthcoming with withIn within In the tho next 21 hours and orders have been given to rush coal to the Iho suffer sufferIng Ing towns all othor l traffic being made matIo ec secondary until supplies have been It puzzled the tho attorneyS and of time tho In the tho afternoon sea ses slon wh It was that It took n a freight oar Car on the average about 33 13 days to a trip that be made mado at a rate Iulo In 2 hours hour E C division ot of the tho Northern Pacific ut at Du luth by whoso whose te the tho situa situation situation tion was brought out explained It by stating that lint hot boxes frequently do time the of a car and that various other causes causs contributed to the tho I delay dclay of at the car In transit A AccordIng to 10 the ot of the thO Pa cine It would ho bo II for or 1 cat to pOint to poInt at time tho rate ot of Pot not more oro a nn nfl hour lie stated that here was an In let In t r commodity grain anti lumber fro from In the tho coast merchandise cOb coal 1111 timid wood products Judge oo alk asked 11 the tho for how long It to toOk k to a freight car 2 O mIles and he was told that the cn serc most InOt to 10 during O and n Novem her herAnd And Aull you ou know about every evely year d dont lIt you 1 naked aske Judge Lone Yes we expect It eves the tho reply You have hac ella months hI to prepare for ItI It l the court Yeti YaM we Uy try to do our best was the answer of Supt |