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Show Coal Is Moving. Latest Report is that at Kemmerer 8,000 Tons is Moved Daily. Thoscaiclty of coal In Logan cit, and tluoughout the valley and state for that matter, makes most any Item of news concoi nlng coal movements of exceptional Interest. For a time It, was claimed that the shortage was due to the fact that the loads could not supply tho cars necessary, so man) being used to handle- tho beet ciop; then It was given out that though the cars were plentiful, tho power to move them was not available; now the statement Is made that though th; mines arc working double shift, and on Sundays, they cannot suppl) the demand. de-mand. A railroad note says: "The beet uish Is now piaetlcall over and the Oregon Short Lino and Itlo Oiande operating departments are turning their attention to hauling coal and relieving the famine that prevailed a few da)s ago. During the past week conditions. Inn o been such that there has been no shortage of cars at Kemmerer and Dlainondvlllo and from N.ooo to s,500 tons of coal have been shipped dally. If there is any shortage it will be on account of tho scarcity of dlggeis In tho mines. Kvory pound Is being taken care of and so great has been the rush that the miners have worked on Sun-days Sun-days during the last three weeks. In Idaho, where tho famine has been pronounced to tho extent that It was necessary to close school houses be-causo be-causo of tho lack of fuel, the Short Lino 1ms been shooting in tho black diamonds by tho tralnload dally so that tho olce of tho protestant Is hoard no longer hi the land." The protestant may longer be heard In Idaho but It's a certain thing that Cache valley has not yet received the coal she needs, wants and must hae. For weeks the dealers have been unable un-able to meet anything like the demand de-mand and should bad weather set in now there would be no little real suf-fei suf-fei ing on account of t ho scaicity. |