The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-21
SUFFERING IN DAKOTA
Ga0NS MORE ACUTE
RQADs PROMISE HELP



-o51is Efa,9 llee le4The fuel
i5iaiaa III th4 ,,3rthV Wi be broken
W.jrbin fv.sfry-faitr hours as n result
Of fhn Irtarstrta E-onnserce commission
g'ha commission Vs9s REPRESENTED 0y
James s. Harlan. of Chicago. and
Pran%lin * lame. Of san Icraacisco.
M TYra 4. f9kiper prrsonal charge ol.
tba f,3e} fatnfpa fifInfIv while Nr. Ilai-
IAN is eaeaaed int the ear shortage in
aliiY,y. m Ms decided that since the
frsl famine WINS t}4e most imp0rtamt.
there being aIre9av MANY reports at
hand OF SUFFERING from The cold III
N6rth nakata. it shoBld be the FIRST to
be handled and settled.
3lr. Lane questioned e. C. Blanch-
ard. division superlntendcut OF the
Northern Pacific al. DulQth. and d. Al,
Flilbin, assistant general ageat of the
Great Northern at Duluth. Before MI.
Lane rad finished his examination OF
the witnesses both had promised that
relief would be Forthcoming within the
next twenty-four hours. and orders
have been given TO rush coal 10 the
suffering towns. all other traffic being
made secondary until supplies SHAH
have been furnished.
Slow Moviaa of Freiaht Cars.
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- Pu@Niet ny 'tia Juo9e2
" ~ o.iiilitsaiot Miis ~ w. - ~
sgo,,t tb iitas as1,s ~ ~ NIKE ;, t1t,5 fb9t.
could be made at a ,en-1aile rate in
twenty-hve hours.
" G. RIapchar5 division sunerin-
tey,dent of the Northern Pacific nj Du-
l1th nv whose Testimony This Situation
US h,o,,oh+ o,,t evnIai3ad IN IN, stat-
inc that hot moves frennentiv dela ed
the nrogress of a cav ana that y,rio,,s
otbar cousas c~o,,tribr.ad To- inc delay
Of tho oar in IVA neit accorainr 10 tba
testimony of he Northern Pacific Of
fic;al If would not ha ,,ncon,raon for a
fna:nn oaia4 ~ aHi,t
az ~ ,ota of iass tban , ,.iia ~ po,,r
IL st,+aa 49, ,hana ~ ;aaroasa
in sbinn,ents In a,arv a ann',,,adity.
nr.; in i1,,,bar frnm ~ ooosi 49,
eha a - aaoI .na ,raaa 7naa+s
hn n tLa 49, 81
Juose Lane ASKED 'ns wlehess Tor,
s III -o4ls g 49, 49, NY go. - ~
49,. q - III " 20 iloi!' teli ~
49, ~ " " heisi.l cay ~
+iass aa,u is 49, .olu '.a' ~ = ui
.iohe W.T. eSoi,ple 70 speed uui-
iilS oePleiiioei, octopei anu November.
AN you h.soM apou. TINS every
Seat, " aoll w.. 80 ouuse i-alie.
U.s. We eApcet ~ Mas lie
!ou nave n,ile months 10 prepare
. " W: s.a.eu Tue eount. az
aes, W. ,rs 70 20 y pssl. was lie
answer Oh eupeliiteacelt blahchafd.,
State Legislatures to Act.
Investigation of the present fuel cri-
sis in the northwest may not stop With
the Investigation of the Interstate Com
merce commission. 1t is probable now
that in every affected state, but nota-,
bly, Minnesota, North and South Da-'
kota and Montana the subject will be.
made a matter for legislative investiga-
ton. Northwestern coal dealers have
indicated to the large shippers here that
they plan to stir up an official investi-
cation in their states. Towns that are
suffering now Or have been held in the
grip of the winter and the famine are
laying their cases before their legisla-
tors and are asking that the subject be
brought up at the coming sessions of
the state legislatures and action AXE
to prevent u repetition.
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Grand Forks, N. d., Dec. 19.-The fuel
ituatio today presents the most crit
history of the state. Careful inquiry,