| Show WHAT HAT IS TilE THE ANSWER J n We Ve dont don't think tho the people of or Salt lt Lake are unreasonable unreasonable unreasonable when they ask for a direct Intelligent accurate answer to the question Why h Is is there there a shortage of or coal in this Illis city We dont don't believe the legislature Is hr especially exceeding excel exceed ing log the duty that lies lips upon It H. H when it pr prefers Cers that same inquiry We Yo dont don't think the people who have havo the answer concealed concealed concealed con con- about their persons are at all being Imposed on when the they are aro solicited for Cor a 0 statement in the tho matter There Is no sort of ur question that a it coal shortage is here The case ease might bo be more accurately stated by y sayIng sayIng sayIng say- say Ing there Is a famine hen When rn men ri with ready monc money and men with credit can not get et coal can get et nothing better than the most curt statement that their money and orders will be bo taken and coal will be sent as soon as ns wo we have havo an any there exists a n condition which men responsible for tor forIt forit It would better get ready and explain If there were a condition of war If Jt the elements h had d descended in torrents of rain and lines or of communication corn com If a an earthquake had Intervened If it there were no coal in Utah these people would not be In a n temper to insist on an an answer But Dut none of these extra natural extra conditions exist or have existed There Is coal In Utah There are railroads running from ti-mn the mines to this city These lines of communication com corn have not been hee broken And yet t there has been Leen actual suffering for fOI coal Some Somo man knows why He lie hasn't told wh why And here is a truth he lie would better realize He lie will willave have ave to toll wh why or the people who are asking that question question ques- ques tion ion will fix is things so that the tho question will be entirely another winter S |
