The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-07
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where they will get the fuel to keep
their families from suffering. s,
NORTH DAKOTA CONDITIONS
"serious" Will Be the Word If the
+ 1s Cold Continues.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal a. q VI,
Valley City, N. D., Dec. 1.-The state
OF North Dakota is facing fuel fam
Telephone messages from q score Of
towns within a radins of fifty miles of
Valley City reveal startling situation.
There is practically no fuel in the coun-
securing their. winter supply, and it is
safe to say that 80 per cent of them
they need it.
There is not enough fuel in the ter
r1tory indicated to, last beyond a week.
The reserves of the dealers are prac~
tically gone and the fuel coming in is
mand. The country is in the icy grip
OF real winter and two weeks will see
a desperate coal famine unless the rail-
roads change their policy.
= The traffic congestion in the same
territory remains much the same. There
are practically no wheat markets. The
elevators are getting one, or two cars
a week or none at all, and buy as they
lions Of bushels of wheat in the Gle
vators, in open bins and on the ground.
to say nothing of the wheat in grana-
ries. The congestion has not been re-
ieved. Business is at standstiQ and
collections are impossible. The people
are beginning to lose patience and it
will! be but a matter of a few days
until they will organize to stop cars Of
fuel wherever they may be found. Many
such threats have been made.
Data from Towns.
The following towns have been Sc
lected as Indicating the conditions:
There is practically no variance in all
the reports.
Valley Oity-seventy tons of coal
and seventy-five cords of wood on the
local market; weekly consumption, 200
tons Of coal and eighty. cords Of wood.
to the Russell-Miller Milling company s
mill and elevators. Other elevators are
hampered by lack Of cars and only buy
ing as they get empties.
Wimbledon--Fuel only for three or
four days. Will be suffering within a
week unless shipments are received.
Five cars were received for wheat last
week, the first in three weeks; nine
this week; 100000 bushels Of wheat in
open bins; 10000 in elevators. 49,
Lucca-Three tons Of coal and about
twenty cords Of wood on hand. Many
persons haven It weeks supply Of
fuel. Only had two cars Of coal since
Nov. /. Elevators are neither buying
wheat nor shipping; 10000 bushels in
the elevators. 49, G5;ts.:%;: ! u = l. =:
Lisbon-No fuel to speak of in town.
Two cars of wood were received yes
terday and doled in .half-quarter cords.
One dealer has received but two cars
this fall and those early in November.
onditions most acute; settlers actually
suffering for fuel. No wheat market
and 235,000 bushels in the elevators.
No Coal at All.
Dazey-Out Of coal for two weeks;
small supply Of wood: Fuel famine
imminent. Goal shipped Oct. 20 not
yet received. AS the result Of TIL 9
cars were received on Saturday; $4,000
bushels Of wheat in the elevators; no
market. III
Litchville-About eighty tons of coal
and four or five cars Of wood on hand,
the famine being broken last week.
This supply will be soon exhausted.
The elevators get a bout one car. each
a week. Many farmers have not sold
any grain; 100000 bushels in the ele-
vators,, all filed, and no market, ex;
Hope-No coal and only ten cords of
wood. People in desperate straits
unless a sufficient supply is shortly re-
ceived. Elevators all full Of grain and
only an occasional stray car, about. one
a week, for each elevator. No market,
with $4,000 bushels of wheat in the
elevators.
Oriska-Sixty tons Of coal on hand
and plenty of wood. Elevators not
buying at all, with 100000 bushels on
hand.
Cooperstown-Seventy-fve tons of
coal on hand, with no wood. Not
enough fuel to last week. Two cars
Of coal received this week after a fam
inc for week; 225,OO0 bushels of
wheat in elevator. Half the time the
farmers cannot find market for a
bushel of grain,