Show COAL COAL SHORT SHORTAGE AfiE fOR NEVADA IS LIKELY Y Smaller Tonnage in Storage Than Any Year for I I I V Some Time I The problem of the coat supply for forthe forthe forthe the coming winter Is beginning to attract attract attract at at- tract considerable attention among amons- residents of Nevada Novada according to re recent recent recent re- re cent visitors from that state With a 0 shortage of or cars actually Imminent Imminent imminent im Im- Im- Im arid and with a smaller tonnage in storage this year than for any ny year for some time past pest those who l Intend to winter In the state are commencing to awake to the gravity of or the tho situa situa- tion A prominent Ely mining man voiced the general sentiment yesterday when he said We Ve believe wo vo are going to to have trouble this year with the tho coal supply and the gist st of the entire matter matter matter mat mat- ter lies in the fact that the Harriman lines JInes will not transport the Gould coal Moreover the car question Is beginning to assume serious proportions proportions proper proper- with us depending as we doto doto do doto to such uch a large extent on transportation tion in Utah We Wo are aware of the fact that even at this time Um while there has haR so o far tar been no ac actual actual ac- ac tuai shortage the supply of cars is inadequate for tor the tho demand and as soon as the beet and other crop movements movements movements move move- ments commence for tor a time anyway the transportation of coal will wiil bo be at a standstill Wo do not want a repetition o othe ot of the conditions which prevailed during the winter of 19 07 1966 Oi G-Oi the events o of that year ear are still too fresh in ou our memories But unless wo we take tako some Rome definite action at this time it looks tome tome to tomo me mo as though tho thing were by no means impossible State Coal Mine Inspector 3 J. E E. Pettit recent recently drew attention to tho the p similar sLut stu f i 11 th i Ji f ng ff i Jf sun r coal C an un actual coal famine will in Neva Ne Ne- I va vada ada u. u At this thill time there are le less s than tons of coal oal actually on hand throughout this state slate while at ut this time last year yeal the figures amounted to tons It was also pointed out by tho the Inspector ector that the car cat supply supply supply sup sup- ply throughout the state would be entirely entirely en en- inadequate to cope with wills tho time situation just as ns soon as the beet bee movement sets in and as evidence o ot of this he ito pointed to lo the tIme fact tact that at RockSprings Rock RockSprings Sprin Springs s two weeks week ago mines were forced to lo shut down for Cor want of ot cars carsto carsto carsto to transport tho time product I |