Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-13
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Alleged Coal Shortage Has No Serious
Aspect at Present.
EcKlNG HOUSES WILL NOT Be CLOSED
Plenty Of steam Coal on Hand 90 Run
the Plants Untu the Additional
supply Now Enroute Has
Been Received.

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as has been represented" said a we'll known
packer to a Bee reporter last night. while
It IL a fact that the packers have been call
ing upon local dealers for steam coal for
the last few days there Is no necessity for
making the statement that the plants are
likely to close down"
All OF the packers, as we'll as the stock
yards company, contract for steam coal each
year. This coal comes mostly. from Iowa
and Missouri mines. AS a general thing
the packers keep quite a supply ahead, as
about sixty cars a day are used by tho
packers and the yards. Special tracks for
the storage of coal we're laid not long ago
by the stock yards company, but OF late
there seems to have been a scarcity OF cars,
for the contracts have not been filled.
General Manager Kenyon OF the Union
Stock Yards company said last night that
every EFFORT is being made by his company
and the packers TO hurry forward shipments.
The mine owners have been wired and also
the heads Of the railroad companies used in
forwarding steam coal. Inquiry at the
freight ofioes show that coal is enroute and
that there will be cars in here before the
present supply Is exhausted.
Local coal dealers say that there Is likely
to be a shortage Of anthracite coal, as the
shipments from the east have not been made
as per agreement since tbs miners in Penn
s~ylvania went TO work. There is also a
shortage Of western coal here. but this is
attributed to the Union Pacific strike. A big
run Of coal from points south Of here is ex-
pected within the week.
Refrigerator Cars.
Local packers are complaining about the
scarcity Of refrigerator cars. II is asserted
that heavy shipments are being held back
on account Of the inability Of the railroads
TO furnish cars for the shipping of dressed
meats ana other packing house products. All
OF the packing house managers have united
in a demand to the railroads and it is hoped
that a sufficient number of cars will be
furnished shortly. A large number OF re-
frigerator cars are being used on the CAL
itornia fruit lines, These cars go east with
fruit and arc then loaded with packing
house products and sent to the coast. The
demand in tho west. and also in the east,
for cars has been heavy of late and conse-
Quently there Is a shortage here.
Costs watkins Money.
w. s, King is telling a good story on
Colonel ]. B.. Watkins, Both started down
the river on Castalia and intended getting
the boat 10 81. Louis before the river went
dry, About twelve miles this side OF st.
Joseph the boat went aground on a sand
bar and by morning was fast in the Ice.
King says; watkins got home first and he
told a nice story about a pleasant voyage
and all that, but he did not tell the one
feature Of the trip because it was on him.
When the boat was fast in the ice Watkins
made his way to shore with the determine
tion that he would walk to st. Joseph. He
got lost In the woods and by chance he hap
pened onto an old Missouri Equirrel hunter.
He gave the hunter $40 to pilot him within
seeing distance Of St. Joseph. and then
walked in as II nothing had happened, We
fellows who remained on the boat managed
to catch a train in and were waiting FOR
Watkins when he came trailing down the
railroad track" Colonel Watkins admits
the story. but says that he gave the Mis-
sourian an !. o. U. instead OF good money.
Appealed Cases.
All cases appealed from the police court
of South Omaha Will be called UP before
Judge Baxter Of the district court on Mon
day next. About a dozen cases have been
appealed recently. mostly consisting OF
minor offenses, where the defendant has
not been satisfied with the ruling Of the
police Judge here. None of the appealed
cases are of any particular Importance.
ROynI NeighbOFA Elect Omcers.
Glover Leaf camp No. 8. Royal Neighbors
OF America, elected those officers Thursday
evening: Mrs. A. c.. Jacobs, oracle; Mrs
w. @. Meeleus, vice oracle; Mrs. Franz
Jones, recorder; Mrs. H.. B. Miller, chap
lain; Mrs. S. II, Hathaway. receiver; Mrs
N. d. Cockrell, marshal; Mrs, w. d. Cox
inner sentinel; Mrs, A. Finley, outside sen
tinel; Mrs. W.. M. Davis, Mrs. b. f. Hob
blk and John Morehouse, board Of man
ayers. The lodge delegate is Mrs. A. G
Jacobs.
Dirty Meat Markets.
Msvor Koutsky proposes calling the at
tention OF the sanitary inspector to tn,
condition OF some Of the coolers in mea
markets. II has boon reported 10 tn,
mayor that some Of the chests in butche
shops east OF the tracks are in a bad con
dition and the suggestion was made tina
these be thoroughly cleansed. An investi
CATION will, the mayor asserts, be made a
once and all butchers will be required I
keep their coolers in frst-class s%anitar
condition.
Kings Daughters Dinner.
The Kings Daughters of the Presbyteria'
church gave a chicken pie dinner at tn
Troop armory yesterday. A bazaar wa
held and many articles were sold, tn
proceeds going into the treasury Of tn
society. On account Of the stormy weathe
the attendance at the bazar last night wa