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Show I FEAR OF A J FAMINE II IN COAL . H , B "While the spectre of a coal famine H I does not frighten tho ordinary con- V" Burner during tho' present warm H . , weather, the continued reports of a IH tj fuel shortage coming to Ogden from H X various points In the state bavo 99999999 caused same alarm in the manufacturing manufactur-ing circles of tho city. A visit made by a reporter of this paper this morning to a numbor of f coal yards, revealed tho fact that whllo H all of tho yards have on hand an or- H d I nary supply of coal, very little coal is being received at tho present time. H Reports which local dealers have re- H I celved from several of the mining H- "' companies indicate that great diffi- H vjulty would bo experienced in sc- H curing a now supply of fuel and this H condition threatens a shortago of coal H I in the j Wlllllam F. James, of the James B Coal &. Ice company, says that If. H coal cars do not become more pi on H tiful, the city would be without fuel Ht in three weeks. He has received H word from the Independent Coal com- Rl I pa'ny of "Wyoming that no coal can be I shipped on accdunt of no cars' being available. As a consequence of the ) Shortage in cars, Wyoming coal has 1 advanced 25 cents on the ton. H i Asacl Farr, of the A. Fair Coal com- H ' pany says that while be has plenty Hj i of coal on hand at the present time, B i.L would be impossible to secure any B more until conditions change. Tho B Utah Fuel company, with mines lu B! Carbon county, have notified Mr. Farr Bf that no coal has been mined for tho H! past throe days because of no cars. H ytab coal has not advanced any lu B pi ice and is still rotaillng at 54.50 at B tho yard or $5.25 delivered. This is H 1 1 25 cents less than the price of Wyom- H' ,1 , B. S- Stone, of tho Thomas & Stono Hl 1 1 coal yard, docs not fear a coal fani- Hl ' l'ne and says that ho has plenty of H coal on hand. He is of tho opinion H I that by Iho tlmo tho supply already H i lii the' local yards is conbumed there H will bo plenty of cars available. He ', does not consider the shortage of cars H ' as serious. H ) ' All of the dealers questioned say H l lhat it would be Impossible to securo Hl J coal from tho mines at the present H time but all aro hopeful of the rail- B roads soon being ablo to supply enough B cars to handle coal from tho mines before cold weather sets In. Many admit, however, that manufacturers B and large users of fuel may feel tho shortage beforo tho conditions are B Should a strike occur on the Harri- B man lines, however, tho car short- H age would at once become aggravat- 1 I ed and it is likely that tho country B w'ould suffer from a real fuel famine. H The inability of tho mining companies to obtain a sufficient number of cars is Bald to be due to harvest season, the movement of grain and fruits being be-ing given tho right of way In freight traffic. nn |