Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-01-06
Passenger Trains from Five to Nine
Hours Late.
STATE COMMISSION TAKES HAND
Iowa Central is Ordered to Replace
Coal for Soldiers Home.
FUEL FAMINE IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Investigation Conducted by Cow
ernOr shows Some Towns En-
tirely out, Others Have
Two Weeks supply.


DIES MONIES, Ia, Jan. 5.-When it be-
came apparent Tuesday night that the
snowfall would continue indefinitely. orders
were issued by railroads throughout Iowa
to suspend freight traffic Efforts have
been made however, to continue passenger
traffic, although trains on all lines are
from five to nine hours late At MARSHALL
town, where two feet of snow fell, even
passenger service has been annulled.
The State Railroad commission today took
hand in the fight for coal and upon com
plant of the State Board of Control gave
orders for the Iowa Central to supply the
soldiers home with coal to take the place
Of several carloads taken by the company.
The board was on the point of being COM
PEELED to close the home, which would have
resulted in great suffering, and the report
was that the company had taken the coal
belonging to the state and left the home
without fuel. The state university so 1t
was reported had to shut down in part be-
cause of lack of coal. The danger of coal
shortage was relieved here by the clear
weather.
From all parts of Iowa reports state that
there is a scarcity of coal, and a fuel
famine is staring Iowa in the face as a
result
On account Of the snow, railroads have
been able to afford little relief.
Dakota Coal Shortage.
HURON, S. D., Jan. 5.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-There is only a limited supply of
hard coal in the hands of dealers here.
| There is little at washington, Hitchcock,
Cavour and Alpena, none at Wolsey,
Broadland and Virgil and these points
have but little soft coal or other fuel.
Dealers here are filling small orders and
consumers are practicing rigid economy.
Eighteen inches of snow covers the entire
! Jim river valley and should the snow drift
, railroading will be seriously interrupted
and fuel famine will result Reasons
assigned for existing conditions are the
switchmen's strike, the failure of whole
SAFE dealers to fiji orders promptly and in
sufficient railway motive power
Governor Investigates.
PIERRE, S. D., Jan. 5.--(Special Tele-
gram)-An investigation of the situation
in regard to coal supply in the central
and western part Of this state today made
by the governor on inquiry Of local deal
ers and on the part of railway company
indicates a light supply, but only two small
points to the west are out of coal This
city has about two weeks supply and
Fort Pierre practically the same Most of
the towns west have from one to two
weeks supply. Railways claim to be rush
ing In every car which reaches their ter
minals and have no fear of acute shortage,
but claim dealers are responsible in large
extent for the situation, as cars are moved
as fast as secured.
FREMONT, Neb., Jan. 5.-(Special y
About six inches Of snow fell here yester-
day. The mercury in the morning marked
below zero and kept close to the zero
point all day Fortunately but little wind
prevailed. Trains on the Northwestern and
Union Pacific roads are badly delayed.
Carriers stopped.
LOGAN, Ia, Jan, 5.-(Special) - The
| drifted condition of the public highways
turned the rural mail carriers of Logan
back after they had started this morning,
| Unless the farmers come to the relief of
the carriers the chances are that few of
the carriers win make the grand rounds
until a later date.
SIeet Impedes Many Trains.
| KANSAS CITY, Jan. 5.-Rallroad sched-
ules throughout western Missouri, Kan
sas and in most Of Oklahoma were de-
moralzed today and telegraph and tele-
phone wires were laden with sleet, and
many of them put out of commission. The
SHOW anu sleet storm or yesterday was
| followed last night by lower temperatures,
which however, began to climb upward
| today.
The Golden State Limited, east-bound on
the Rock Island, was annulled this morn
ing at Herington, Kan, being twelve hours
late. The Santa Fe also reported many
of Its trains from four to six hours late,
and more or less similar conditions pre-
vailed on other roads in and ont of Kan
sas City I'm all directions
The natural gas supply in Kansas CITY.
| Continued ON Sacnnd PannN