| Show INDEPENDENT COAL I COMES GOMES TO RESCUE I First Shipment From New Carbon County Mine Arrives WAGON HAUL TO RAILROAD Company Xu Sil From Helper to lo lIno to lo lb Ilo Be Completed in iii September Time The shipment o of coal from front time the mine u of the tho Independent Coal Coke Colee company In Carbon county came caine In Inthe Inthe the time shape of two Iwo car loads on Thurs Thurs- day The Tho shipment was immediately distributed to people of oC the cit city through a denier In order to get gel the fuel to Salt Sail Lake Jale the time Independent Independent Inde Inde- obliged to lo haul hault pendent company compan was as it Il t by team cam from roam the mine maine to Price a distance of nine miles This transit by wagon cost the company compan 1 a aon aton aton ton on but notwithstanding this thil fact the coal cOlI was given g out to the consumers at the usual price The officials of oC time the company say that the they are arc willing to 10 let ct all their coal out at cost for the die present t. t Pail of Supply to The Th company which was organized rf recently is building building- a spur from the main line of the Rio Grande Western at Helper Hehler to the mine which Is about live five miles distant This spur will not noto bo be o completed however hOWO until next September In the tho meantime the tIme company corn corn- pany any will continue continuo to ship b by team to torice Price rice that being easier casler than the shorter horter one to Helper The They expect I to get et out about a car cam a day for the next most few ew weeks Sonic Some of this will be besent besent sent to Goldfield Nov Nev and the rest to this ell city Contrary to the lie general impression in the matter of the time railroads' railroads attitude toward an independent ent coal company compan the Rio Grande Western Vestern has been courteous and obliging to their compan company com corn pan pany according to the time statement of one ono of oC the latter's officials limo Tho railroad rail nil road rond people have told the coal compan company com corn pany pan that lint cars will be he furnished whenever when when- whenever ever evem they are aro called for and that the coal will be bo given as rapid transit as asIs asIs asis Is possible Situation Still slin Critical Tho The extremely cold weather that has followed In the wake of or the re recent recent recent re- re cent storm makes the coal shortage e eIn in the city and vicinity keenly felt And although the time supply of ot fuel Is about l as It has been for the last three weeks there is more suffering and distress at present than at any prevIous previous pre pro time line Local dealers continue to turn urn people away avay from flom their of offices offices of- of flees without an any encouragement as asto asto asto to the time when coal can be had and In no cue e e is there a a. dealer who is within three weeks of his orders Difference of A difference of opinion regarding the time coal coni Is still sUII expressed be between be- be tw tween en lh companies and the retail coal merchants The railroad people claim to be bringing into the city between thirty and forty cars of coal for tor commercial use every day The They also give e out the intimation that much of oC responsibility for the time distress distress dis dis- tress ress of oC those in need of fuel ruel tests rests upon the thc dealers who have coal but do not seen seem able to get teams to deliver doliver de do- liver er It it On the other othel hand the Iho dealers dealers deal deal- ers elS sa say that they have none at their yards and the little that comes In drill dally daily Is gone so quickly that its ef effect effect effect ef- ef upon the Increasing ever orders Is not nol felt rho Tho railroad officials state that they arc bringing In coal as fast as the they can caim get it from the mines and the they assure the public that If more can he obtained at nt the beds of supply coal shall have the time right of way wayon wayon on their lines in order that thal the suffering suf suf- fering may be relieved In the meantime meantime mean mean- time many homes arc are In a serious con condition and amid fears are entertained that unless unions the famine is relieved very cry soon health and even life liCe will be he gr greatly atly en endangered angered I |
