The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-12-14


mines 20 II set pressing demands. At
some points mills have been obliged
to shut down because OF inability TO
gpt coal. At terminal points I'm va
rious cities the yards are reported 10
be conposted with loaded cars. At
Savannah. for instance, the lumber
dealers complain that cars are stand
lug laden lu the yards, while vessels
are waiting under demurrape charges
nor the material that Is on the cars.
From that city II is reported that
the railroad men plead excuse for
the congestion that the cotton crop
is making too great a demand on
their facilities. Grccnyille, $. c., re-
ports high prices Nor coal. soft coal
selling as $3.50 per ton, with pros.
selling AZ $3.50 per ton, with pros
poct ~ higher prices In sight II some
thing is not done 10 relieve the Bit
uatlou Hard coal IS selling at 81 per
ton a dealer Is reported as saying
that an order FOR 30 cars of coal to
be delivered Ia october was placed
.n July but only two cars came dur
ing that month. while the other cars
have been arriving since Noy 1. a
little of this coal was sent to Can.
ucy, S. c., where there was practl.
cally none. the cotton mills having
shut down.
From Atlanta comes the statement
that the responsibility TO prevent
a coal famine In Atlanta during the
winter rests upon the railroads. Tho
city is being supplied from day 90
day. and The reserve stock is small.
cr than usual II IS admitted that the
recent strike of the machinists on
the Southern railway had much to
do with the trouble. and that because
Of the labor difficulty the motive pow
cr on the Southern ran down and
10 was with difficulty that engines
could be procured, but now that is
ended. From West Virginia also
come the complaints that the rail.
roads re not handling tho coal out.
put as fast as the requirements Of
| the business demand Not only ere
| coal cars scarce but the terminal IA.
cilitics Of lines at tidewatcr are not
| sufficient to handle the output, and
It is said that since 1897 on two
| roads the percentage OF coal sent tu
tldewatcr has fallen from 3Oia u
/ 2iia per cent. out Of Texas comes
. lc cry that unless cars can soon
I be had the lumber mills will have 70
shut down, and from practically oy
| cry point in the country particular
. ly in the So lth. is heard the persist
ont demand for more and more car.
20 handle business.
ON the side Of the railroads Mr.
\. n. Andrews, vice president uf tht
Southern Railway is reported n
, writing to the South Carolina Rail
. road Commission that the compa
mics have ordered the necessary car
, from the manufacturers and are do
, ing all that they can ~ get them
hut IL seems impossible The manage
ment is trying to distribute what 1
can get Another railroad man +
quoted as saying that the car manu-
iucturrrs are way behind on thcI
orders. that all the roads are beg
giug for cars. ana that the Atlanu
Coast Line ls still waiting Nr som
cars that should have been dcllyerc
two years ago. In some cases IN
railroads have ceased soliCitiu
freight business. but have thci
agents employed In hunting car
D that may have gotten away on othc
lines which are loath TO give then
up. being also short of equipment
one agent IS reported as saying tina
he found a car which was worth &
the present emergency sOmcthln
like 81 day 10 his company. hu
that the road which was using II WA
under the dcmurraEe rule paying 9
cents day for It's use, thus mar
ing profit Of about s3.75, and IN
= der this rule the car could be kcp
AS long as the per diem charge wa
paid He Thought that tho only rem
cdy would be to raise the por dIcr
charge other railroad men ropor
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