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Show TWENTY-ONE CARS OF COAL . ARRIVE, BUT FUEL SHORTAGE CONTINUES IN TIE CITY Some relief is in sight in the coal situation, through the efforts of the committee appointed by W. W. Armstrong, Arm-strong, state coal administrator. Twenty-one cars were received in Ogden today, to-day, and distributed among tho dealers and industrial plants where It was found they were most neodod. Fourteen Four-teen cars were assigned to tho dealers and the other seven went to the manufacturing manu-facturing plants. However, the response to tho request re-quest that all persons needing coal send in their nainos to tho committee has not been complied with except in a comparatively few instances, so that Mr. Armstrong has mado the request a demand. The people aro now ordered order-ed to submit this information at once and, If it is not complied with, a special spe-cial committee will be appointed to enforce en-force the demand. In order to lesson the coal shortage, It Is necessary that the amount needed during the winter, almost to a ton. be known. Then the committee will have something to baic request for a dofln-Ito dofln-Ito number of cars, when beforo tho central committee "Tho necessity of getting this Information Infor-mation to us at onco cannot bo too strongly emphasized," said Thomas G. Burt, a member of the committee in charge of the distribution for Ogden and Weber county. "Unless we have this Information voluntarily, we will get it In other ways. Tho people must realize that we have the government behind us in this matter and that tho condition of a coal shortage is tho samo all over the country. Any order that comes from Mr. Armstrong comes to him from Washington. It Is necessary neces-sary that the people wake up and cooperate co-operate with us. "Utah is expected to supply this state, Nevada and California with coal and unless we put In an early bid for the amount we nood here, we will find ourselves out In tho cold before tho winter is over. Furthermore, It Is necessary ne-cessary that tho coal shortago ho overcome ov-ercome immedialoly, as the cars required re-quired to haul tho coal are needed in the handling o fother linos of freight. With tho government ordering the coal hauled as soon as possible, tho railroads rail-roads will soon ta.ke the cars from that sorvlce to use them otherwise. But before doing this, officials want to be sure there will be no further need for tho cars in the coal business, so they aro taking the steps outlined to see that every city and town and county In tho United States receives tho necessary ne-cessary coal to run them all winter." Out of an estimated 4000 homes in Ogdon, hut GOO have replied to the request re-quest for the information desired. This is very disappointing to tho committee, commit-tee, as thoir hands are tied until they have a complete report. "Tho 21 cars sent hero today." Mr. Bnrt further stated, "are but a drop in the bucket to what is actually needed to supply coal to tho city and county. This will not even supply the back orders, or-ders, let alone take care of the orders that are coming to the coal dealers every hour in the day. But we think we can keep the coal coming In now, , until the shortage has been overcome, If the people will only help, it is all up to thorn. "On the orders from Mr. Armstrong, we arc asking each person in Ogden and Weber county to fill in the following follow-ing notice and mail it to Thomas G. Burt, care S. J. Burt and Brothers' store, 2429 Washington avenue, at once. Clip it from this paper and mail It tonight, so we. will get It in the morning." |