Ogden Evening Standard | 1910-10-26 | Page 1 | Chicago is Alarmed

CHICAGO IS ALARMED City Facing Serious Coal Famine Vith Coming Cold Weather Chicago. Oct. 20 Chi car, n (a f-Ring a serious coal famine, aeionling to the opinions of coal operators. The hupplv coming to the city now if said to lo a'-out errnal to the demand. Shortage of cars on the railroads is lit Id responsible for the present condition. con-dition. The Indiana coal fleldr were practically- idle yibterdny, though th" b-in.'ind for co"l is Mich that the mines could all be worked to tin ir ft:II capacity. Indiana coal operators are coining l eie tomorrow for a conference w 1' Ii tin- railroad GHI.tls to see If there Is a wav of relieving the dluation. Many of the ftilni s Jn Illinois are not working to tlo-lr full rapacity because there is not a sufhcleni supply cf ears In haul the coal to the markels On account of the strike In the Illinois coal fields all hummer, which kept th.-nipply th.-nipply t!nwn to the actual demand,, the buyers were unable to Ftxk up their anls, a has been the c sioin in past years. "The situation is nothing short of alarming." said T J.. O'CJara. head of one of the largest producing concerns In Illinois. last night. "We could turn out more coal if we had the cars, and other compnnle-s nre In the same fix. I do not bi llee there Is a week's supply of co.d on hand In Chicago, Chi-cago, and what will happen If there is a sudden cold snap Is more than I tan tell."