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Show COAL SHORTAGE 'I FELT J OGDEN Never before In the hlstorj of this ij city has the retail coal dealer received such an avalanche of orders as ho did . H5 on Saturday. In many instances it ti was the kind-hearted dealer who wept fcrj with anguish instead of the dlsap- jjj? pointed housewife for with only Sr enough coal on hand to supply one l5? order out of perhaps every five or - J six tho distributer of the very neces- " ? sary warmth-producer saw beautiful i & sliver dollars flitting away with every ; j ring of the telephone bell. s Qy Tho hurry--up call for coal started v B early in the morning and Invariably I H it was, "Please send It up right away." I g In many Instances the supply of coal 'J r on hand at local yaids was soon ex- ". h hausted. The housewife was not the tf only one to be surprised by tho sud- ' $Ui den and most ungentlemanly antics , of the weather man. The besieging wC of the retail dealer was carried to 1 tp the camps of the mining companies ' lite and liberal orders were placed thick i and fast. ; fc While some of the Ogden dealers ' found their supply Inadequate for the 5 sudden demand, the orders were shift- i Wj ed about until practically all of the I HLf urgent demands received attention but ' sty tho coal supply was so depleted that Q. a continuation of the .present cold ft spell will cause genuine suffering and Rijj. bring' about a serious shortage unless J ft the mines can copo with the big de- l fi mand. ci no ' ESm. |