Deseret Evening News | 1909-12-31 | Page 2 | Coal Famine Hits Brigham Hard

GOAL COAL FAMINE HITS BRIGHAM HARD Mayor Major nn or Blackburn Comes to Salt SaI Lake To 10 Appeal eul to the tho Railroads and nut Fuel Fitch Companies The Tho coal col situation In Brigham City has ba suddenly become serious The he deal dealers denler ers era er have not net a pound in their bins orders have been been delayed dola ed many peo people people pIe have hac burned their lust last some of ot tho the public halls are minus and even the high school schol has but a few days supply on hand haul and will wi have to close clos unless coal soon loon arrives The situation has become so acute that Mayor Thomas H Blackburn came camB cameto to Salt Lake Ike today to use uso his efforts in rushing a few carloads to the people who showed aha wed their confidence In him by b for the tho second cond time placing him at their head There Theio Is no real suffering In our ourtown ourtown ourtown town yet et said Mayor Mayer Blackburn Blackbur this afternoon but a few days longer ds tie lay luy In filling orders for our coal deal dealers dealers ers els will wi bring us faco face to face tace with wih that condition So I am In town to use us my m best efforts in that direction So 0 far my encouragement at coal company headquarters h has not been very satis satisfactory sats satisfactory factory but I hope ho for tor results before batore I leave for tor home this evening The Brigham and vicinity yearly early consumption will wi probably reach reach tons or over tons a month Many people have but a n few fee pounds on hand for tor weeks their purchases having been limited to not over ovel 50 pounds to a I family I myself melt have but a few fl hun hundred hundred dred mired pounds on hand band and this week I sent part of at that tha to one of oC tho the public i ih it halls h I Iwi But t this moderation in the tho weather wi will ameliorate the situation consid considerably and we hope to pull pul through with no real suffering to anybody r