The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-15
is WARMER IN
LITTLE SPOTS
But Relief From Severe Cold
Comes Slowly
RAILROADS TAKE NO FREIGHT
Lack of Fuel Handicaps Trans
portation--Water Famine
Threatened in City
RAILROADS TAKE NO FREIGHT

Fuel, frost and freight are among
the leading topics of interest in Wal
la Walla today.
Wood is still coming into the city in
abundance from the Blue mountain
districts. Two cars more of coal ar
rived today over the w. & C. R.
Last night was one degree warmer
than the night previous, the mercury
only falling to three above in the
"wee sma hours" today. The tempera.
ture this morning was several degrees
warmer than yesterday with the pre-.
dictions of the weather bureau in
Portland says warmer and snow
for tonight and tomorrow morning.
Freight is moving on schedule time
on the w. & C. R., but is temporarily
held up on the O. r. & N. because
that company is short of fuel. An or
der was issued at noon yesterday from
the freight Offices of the latter COM
pany forbidding the receipt of perish
able freight for 4S hours. Whether
the ban will be removed tomorrow
noon is still doubtful
Accepts No Freight.
Agent C. F. VandeWater said this
morning it was impossible to tell just
when the company would be able to
resume it's freight business but it
hoped to receive enough fuel to re-
ceive shipments as usual by tomorrow
noon.
He also said that although some of
the trains had been behind schedule
time the past day or two it had moth
ing to do with the fuel shortage as
the company had plenty of fuel to run
passenger trains. One car of fuel was
received yesterday and one today.
Mr.. VanDeWater said there was but
small chance of his company helping
the commercial fuel situation as long
as it were so short Wood was being
brought in in abundance from Meach-
am and half a dozen spurs in the Blue
mountains.
VIII NTSSk nIo'uS'
Superintendent Cutler of the w. 4
C. R., said his company had plenty
of coal to run it's trains. The fact
that the train was four hours late yes
terday was due to trouble on the
main line where it comes through the
mountains and not to fuel shortage.
Four cars of coal were brought
through from Pasco today, two for
Walla Walla, one for Pendleton and
one for Helix, Or.
The rapid rising of Mill creek in
this city this morning ana the floating
down of huge chunks of ice caused
the rumor to spread around that a
thaw had started in the mountains.
Engineer j. B. Wilson received tel
ephone message from the head WORKS
that conditions were the same there
and that it was as cold as ever. Ine
snow is much deeper there than 1t
is around the city and it has not
melted to any appreciable extent.
Water Famine Feared.
IL was lSpOlt tCu tu1o
Walla Walla was threatened with a
water famine. The supply in the re-
servoir was said to be lower than IL
had been for several years.
The constant drain came because a
large number of citizens allowed their
faucets to remain open all the time
to prevent freezing. This is claimed
as the cause of the shortage.
The water supply on the upper
floor of the Ransom building gave out
this morning, although the supply on
the third floor was unaffected.
City Registrar Mclean said there
was no danger of a water famine; that
there was plenty of water and that no
complaints of shortage had Deen
made to the water office.