Show COAL TRAIN ARRIVES IN CITY CAME N AT 10 A M OVER THE oregon short lina has ann short on coal in effort ditlea from standard ohp coal situation remains CL it can bo stated with assurance anit the situation will be on the cereo of the critical tor the entire winter should colder weather set in unavoidable suffering will follow yesterday the committed commit teo appointed by the city council went down to salt lake to hold a conference with the railroad officials to determine what part in the famine the transportation companies were taking and to ascertain how much relief could be promised they were assured that the companies would do all in their power to aid tho forwarding of coal it is not due to the lack of motive power and rolling stock that the famine Is threatening but on the authority of transporting agents to the insufficient force of miners at the coal fields it is claimed that men cannot bo procured for the mines labor agencies arc not able to offer any assistance miners cannot bo induced to go to the coal mines they are settled in the metal mines for the winter and will nofa accept other positions although high wages are offered traffic manager burley gave orders that two trains of coal be given tho right o way over merchandise and ordered rushed through to tho conditions in salt lake and ogden one of the trains is expected to arrive in this city some time today when it comes the city will be supplied for a few days with plenty of fuel this preference cannot continue to be given over all merchandise as the goods must be forwarded in time fo fall holiday orders but mr berloy stated that he would keep coal coming into the city as fast as possible consumers were ordering coal from all dealers early this morning they are being disappointed at every order in the more urgent cases a la asked for to get thenmon meal wood Is being burned by many families and some churches are laying in a supply to heat the buildings for the coming sunday services the oregon short line has done much to lessen the severity of the shortage engines on tho southern out of ogden have been delayed by scarcity of coal tha coal supplies all along the salt lake division had been reduced to a minimum until the last few days the early part of the week the coal bins got so low at sparks lin and other points that ten cars of coal sent down to tono pah the week beforehand before had to be pulled back to the main lino and distributed to the different coaling stations from this it is evident e railroads are depriving themselves of coal in order to help out the towns in this section at ten this morning the look cd for coal train over therlo grande reached ogden that out for a few days |