The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-21

OF dlsCreSS from lack OF fuel may be
said to- be past.
: 1t takes a grain car on the average
ten days to cover 25O miles.-Great
Northern railroad.
COAL CARS RUSHED
Hundreds Of Loads Going to North
Dakota Stations.
Hundreds Of cars Of coal are being
rushed into North Dakota and the
cold weather than it has been for weeks
past. Tho there are points where fuel
shortage still exists, relief is expected
at any time. Hundreds of points have
been reached and now have fuel. There
is considerable movement Of coal in
transit, coal having the right Of way
on the railroads. The movement Of
illinois coal still continues, thereby fur
nishHg relief from a new source.
Favorable reports Of coal move
ments are being received today from
Brainerd says that the Northern Pa
sciic is using ore cars for handling
company coal, and is giving all its box
cars for commercial coal, thereby in
creasing its equipment. .ss
Five hundred cars Of coal are in
transit over the Northern Pacific, for
points along its main line and branches
in North Dakota. The first trains have
arrived in Fargo and the rest will be
run thru as rapidly as possible. The
cars viii take wheat. back to the head
- !, s 8. = = 1e - -o-As'
Menace in Minneapolis.
nao,s
mars re- = M;rn az MalninR theM clsto7
liz 70 70 n ni-ni 70 Keep tnelr sup
fnr da,, a ~, ~, mnesner h iol Steam or
The - on+a; pdi 4oooo ~ ieasoA lol
way ss ny -, q. asaaer: 4,a4 "a ,r:5,.
should experience a two-day blizzard,
the city would be tied up completely
as to fuels Tt could then receive no
help from the. Indiana. Illinois Or iowa
coal fields ON account Of the Blockade
that always results from such storm,
and the situation at the head OF the
lakes s worse than ever. There is no
coal on tracks here. FORTUNATELY Sftlle
block managers and many IF tKa nd.
steam coal BUYERS have been keeninp
up their supplies. One bio firm has
thirty days supply ahead. Others have
been unremitting in their efforts to
make up the deficiency created by the
daily use of coal. 81. 81
& 81 know from the heavy sales Of
fuel that the larger companies are max
ing every day that there is q shortage
here in both hard and soft coal. The
coalyards have an average Of only four
days supply Of anthracite on hand and
any cessation Of receipts would work a
hardship here. The mills are pretty
well off on account Of the good staoe
of water. At the head Of the lakes
we can get coal cars into the docks
or loads out. Neither The Great North
err nor the Northern Pacific seem to be
Should Buy in Summer. -
.era. ~ o,,,,+n,, -, :,
III tne country. county and school
pparI W Ionra ia and ssoeks aneaa, as
IL. do to- na,,1S 1oo lal'loi
noie ~, slgao muuu not NJ NJ 81 nlcn
~ ~ P,,nI -;nIt rva, ple = =
e W saAt tbau ue hons nnt cars Pc
4 &c 90 r. t.La cool IN fho s,, p,ar -.
months. They mist learn tn do o4harl
wise and helm out ON The. situation J;
The Goal Trade Innrnaj maIa. +ha
following comment. r 80 40 'no
stThe Situation Is amusing from ono
dn -, Ono Gov, w arda on iii, III
coma - tba aocl9 a. .T Tlael a WI.
at such .and.s nch MACE arc fre pEp : !.
sand ali vo,,r ears there n, a., ~, \.
time some of The cars are loaded Come q
4 Statements from the rnads 70 o ~ .
effect that thev must have fmal bafore
thew can han: Tho trains 90 +ha. dool, :
INST t,,rn Tbo;r ot+an4;,n 81 Se ag.ns
n,,t ,tIe cnmnanv coal 4 nr 80 MortB.
arn anginaar fron, sNnrth naLn+a ~ ~, -,
was hera 10 q u1aaI ~, s ~ h tL VIZ ~
week before tbara ware fomr+e en s. e ens
ana;nas m ono branab re- usat
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