The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-22
Little to Be Had in Town, but Rail.
roads Promise More
Quickly.

Although several small shipments of
coal arrived in Ogden yesterday, there is
considerable apprehension as to the fu-
lure should the present cold weather con-
tinue. During Tuesday night and yester-
day morning another six or eight inches
of snow fell, and although the weather
moderated considerably. more cold wealth
er is expected to follow at once, which
VIII greatly increase the danger of SUI
fering for lack OF fuel on the part of
the poorer classes. One case was reported
yesterday. where q family was forced to
go TO bed in order to keep warm. This
story could not be verified. Ii is fact,
however. that many people are buying
coal by the single hundredweight on &C
count of being unable TO get a larger sap
ply. All of the railroads running into the
city are doing their best to relieve the sit
us tion. Especially has the Rio Grande
Western been active III this direction
Agent CrOnin at Ogden has given the
matter his personal attention and has sue
ceeded in getting a couple of cars of coal
which will be dealt out In small lots. at
actual cost. This It is believed will in
measure relieve the immediate wants of
those who are suffering for lack of
warmth.
session OF the city council. consisting OF
Or il. J. Powers, DIR. @. A. Dickson and
Samuel Thomas. together with President
.Iohn Pingree and Vice President William
Van Allen. of the Weber club went to
Salt Lake yesterday TO confer with both
the railroad and coal companies there con-
Cerning the local situation and relief for
II. Both General Superintendent f. Buck
ingham of the Short Line, and General
Manager A. E. Welby. of the Rio Grande
stated to the committee that they would
Il all in their power to give relief. The
latter explained that lack of engines and
ears had been to some extent the cause
for not getting more coal into Ogden. but
that this condition had been changed re-
Gently and they would now be able to
meet the emergency. Officials of the
Utah Fuel and Kemmerer companies said
that they had been doing all that they
could in the matter, but that the difficulty
was in the matter OF transportation. IntN
assured the committee that they would
do all in their power TO abate the trouble
if the railroads would deliver the coal
The committee believe that they have
accomplished some good by their trip
and feel that the situation for the future
IS much brighter The claim is made here
that there is plenty of coal on cars that
are side-tracked at many points along the
line Yesterday the Short Line diverted
two cars to one Of the local yards for the
rehef Of the railroad employees in the city
Two cars destined 10 the NJ L. Jones
Coal company i'm this CITY. which they ha
paid for. were located In the local yards
Yesterday after a lengthy search had
heer- made by the railroad people to find
out to whom 1t belonged. To appears to
have been an oversight on the part of the
coal company. They might just as Well
have had the coal a week ago
The Southern Pacific is in a bad way
for coal for use on its engines. and has
81 had q number of engines tied up on the
line for lack of fuel All of the reserve
and the best they can do is to get a DAYS
slrlniV at a.tinne The Short Line IS bet
fsr fixed 1t has about 5000 tons on stor-
age at this point.