Show COAL FROM AUSTRALIA harriman purchasing fuel for his lo 10 the antipodes although there are mountains of coal practically at our very doors W H bancroft vice president anad general manager of the oregon short line s purchasing coal in australia to keep in operation the locomotives on the harriman lines says the tribune with coal less than a hundred miles away yet it is necessary to eo miles away to buy fuel to keep a railway system running one is almost forced to the conclusion that it is a reproach tb our development of our natural resources that such a thing is necessary but still it is a tact in the month of june mr bancroft ordered tons shipped from sidney new south wales and this month he doubled the order making a total shipment of tons this coal is for locomotive consumption on the oregon short line and it is shipped across the pacific ocean to supply power and this Is a costly business each ton of coal has cost from to 9 per ton taking the former figure as an average this tons ot fuel has cost the harriman management in the neighborhood of it comes high but they must have it the coal supply on the harriman lines under the jurisdiction of mr bancroft Is only some tons today in former years at this time something like tons have been stored up so that it is readily seen that stores are in a seriously depleted condition the coal supply this year has fallen off mightily labor troubles a shortage of laborers lack of develop men of coal properties and numerous other causes have contributed to this condition nor are there any signs of improvement with the railroads shipping coal from australia for their own use the outlook tor the winters supply for domestic uses is certainly very gloomy |