East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-10-24

That the Pacific coast region Is de-
veloping more rapidly than its fuel
supply Is developing: that the O. II. &
\. company would he glad to haul
coal into Pcndlcton and other Ore
gon towns In cars that are now being
hauled west, empty: that the freight
department Of the o. II. & y. will
make every possible effort To relieve
the fuel shortage In this city; that ar
rangcmcnts are being made by which
IL will perhaps he possible to secure
Crows Nest and Fcr'nic coal I'm PEN
dlcton and that the fuel shortage Is
not entirely due to shortage of cars.
were facts made plain by an address
by General Freight Agent II. B. Mil
Ter. of the o. u. & N. who met with
the Commercial association this
morning To discuss the fuel situation
In this city.
Mr.. Miller came to town this morn
ing on invitation of the board of man.
ayers of the Commercial association.
to confer with the association and
Pendleton business men I'm regard to
methods OF relieving what promises
to be serious fuel famine in this
city.
A meeting of representative citizens
was held at the rooms of the associa-
tion and after a statement of the situ-
alton in this city, made by President
Leon Cohen and c. T.. Roosevelt, OF
the association. Mr.. Miller addressed
the meeting and presented the rail-
way Company's side Of the situation
in a practical thorough, business-like
manner.
At the close of Mr.. Miller's remarks
committee. consisting of DR. c. ].
Smith, c. r. Roosevelt and F. +.
Judd was appointed to cooperate
with the o. r. & n. company. and
the fuel dealers in securing a supply
OF fuel for this city.
Mr.. MiIlcr's Address.
In his address on the fuel situation
Mr.. Miller said that the real and un-
deniable reason for the shortage of
fuel in the northwest at this time, is
the inability of the coal companies to
supply the enormous demand. The
country is developing more rapidly
than the coal mines and the capaictv
of the mines must be extended and
larger working forces must be put
into service.
He declared that the q. r. & n.
company and the Oregon short Line,
I'm order to handle the enormous east
bound business are compelled to send
empty cars westward These COM
n,,;a l.. H.. II, a
to haul coal to Pendleton, La Grande,
Baker City, Wa1la Walla and other
Oregon, Idaho and Washington towns
needing conl, II the coal companies
would load the cars.
Mr.. Miller said he would gladly wire
the coal companies in Wyoming as to
what can be done to relieve the situa-
ton. He pledged his department and
his own personal services to do every
thing possible to secure coal ship
ments and said that owing to the ur-
gent need, orders had Just been issued
to furnish cars to Bridal Veil Menom-
inee. Cascade Locks and other points
having fuel supplies on hand. Also
efforts would be made to supply cars
a Meacham, Kamela and other noun
tain points having wood supplies on
hand.
In order to stimulate coal ship
ments in the summer season, when
other business was more or less slack.
the o. r. & n. company gave n re-
duced rate on storage coal shipments.
but owing to the rush OF business the
mines were unable to supply hut
small portion of the orders received
under those reduced rates.