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Show Ore Shipments From Duluth to Be Discontinued I DULl'TH. Minn . Nov. 18 Ore sbip-'ments sbip-'ments will cease as soon as boats now (loading at docks and boats en route I up the lakes have been supplied with cargoes, according to E D. Brigham. chainnan, and W. H r.roverraan. fuel administration member of the coal distribution dis-tribution committees. I "The recent cold weather,'' says Mr. Qrigham'fl statement, "left the rail 'roads with several thousand cars of 'frozen ore on their hands. To unload I this ore Into docks and from docks intc 1 boats requires the use of a large num Iber of locomotives which are used fot I j-tearuing ore. "To release these locomotives, which are greatly needed to handle coal fori the northwest we nTc compelled to order ord-er that no more iron ore shall be, loaded for down lakes after next week I : or ten da) a ' Mr. Brigham also said that "essential plants, such as gas. electric light, 'pumping and street railway plants in! (.Montana, Wyoming and other points 1 outside our immediate district, are beginning be-ginning to get short of fuel and it may I be necessary to supply them from the I head of the lakes even though it he at the expense of some non-essential in-1 dustries here " BILLINGS. Mont.. Nov 18. -- The! Montana Coal Operators' association j and representatives of the United Mine Workers of district No 27. embracing em-bracing the entire state, reached an agreement for resumption of work in Montana mines, headquarters of the operators announced today. It is said the agreement provides for adoption of tho settlement to be negotiated for the) central competitive fieloV j |