| Show r COAL Cn L SHORTAGE IN THE NORTHWEST ji Scarcity of Fuel is Widespread 1 Far Fa and Serious In the Extreme I SOME STARTLING REPLIES tJ l i 1 II by Interstate Commerce rr l cl loll II k It has hasi i o Too Soon t Dec Interstate IL commerce commission which Is IA gating the tho car and ant coal o In the ther northwest has been startled by the reo re r piles received to the tho telegrams telegram ot of In sent out to the countrY witch which ish Is h suffering from lack or of fuel fue as w well eh as aA In k of can carll tt to transport groin grain to ta mar market I ket A of af fuel uel wl widespread f reaching In effect and serious III ht the extreme Is indicated by the commisa commis i that there thue also shows a Ions dons r r ol tc ent of a F dl has hall been no na general m II Z situation Py The Tho testimony today regarding car shortage delays dclay In III transit and the er ef r r te t has brought out matters IndicatIng Ing a condition of affairs III ht the general sense even mote more worthy worth a of attention than the had ot at first supposed sup suppa posed pa ed when they decided to toke take lip up the Inquiry James JOnies J HIU president at af the Great Northern road raad arrived late today tob to silent attend the hears a rod appear as a 1 b but owing to ta the tho o otho of 1 the tho hour Is hi was decided d that Mr 11 lilt would bo be called tomorrow morning a rhe fhe second day ot of tho interstate commerce commission Inquiry brought i i oUt facts nt nr fiat Importance relative I c q to the effect t upon the country of af the i grain The commission lolI had hadt out telegrams of Inquiry to many t points paints asking as to the coal supply auppl t t r telegrams which poured In today Crude It clo cleat 1 that the Iho had noted none too In securing th the of cooperation by cool coal corn coin 1 and railroads for tor In some beau tics lies tanners how have been heen burning fences t mad valuable lumber for or I fuel ruel Farmers come came In largo larKo numbers from North Dakota to tell the si sot lion how wheat been de essed abnormally because elevators I were l full and they either had to i nee Its price or haul It hone again I The commissioners expressed pt them i n startled at some of af the re reo h PI r ts |
