The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-30
HEAVY COAL LoADINes

HEAVY COAL LOADiNGS
More bituminous coal was loaded on
Monday of this week than on any sim
gle day since January l, 1871. Inls
was the report to Washington as sum-
married. by the railroads OF the entire
country. This is most encouraging 10
those who believe there is to be coal
enough to go round, and that the pres
sure of heavy receipts will soon bring
prices down a notch. The heaviest
loadings of coal we have ever known
were made In 1920 and our record OF
last Monday we're only exceeded SIX
DAYS in that year. The total for Mon
day was 38,S04 cars, containing about
forty-five times that number OF tons,
perhaps. A coal pile OF that size
would be a mighty impressive sight
on a zero day.
However comforting this may ap-
pear, and it is a long sight better sit
uation than could have been described
four weeks ago, it fails to fill the coal
bins of our country elevators, or OF
! town dealers in this section. Numer-
GUS elevatormen who have had coal
ordered for weeks are still without
supplies, and so far as anthracite is
concerned, have no hope of getting
1 in any for weeks, and possibly for
months.
! But one thing seems certain and
this is that coal operators and miners
are intent on making up for lost time
and dollars. Coal will be mined to
the limit and moved as expeditiously
as possible, until every reasonable de-
mand is supplied. We shall all get
IN due
The conditions described in this col
umn a week ago as prevailing at coun-
try points still persists. Very few ar
rivals of coal were reported up to Fri
day night. AS long as this warm
spell lasts there will be little complaint
but with cold snap dealers who are
out of coal will be kept busy at the
phone and will have a lot of explain
ing to do. However, with so much
coal moving, the situation is likely to
change almost over night.
Shorthorns and Relgians.
Modest prices we're the rule at the
Omer Bennett sale of Shorthorn cat
tie and Belgian horses, at Modoc, OF
Thursday. The top on cows was $3.50
and this for one with calf at foot
We are told that the best Belgian
sold for $140 and that the herd bull
went for $50. A large number OF
hogs, mostly grades and feeders
brought fair prices.
Among the buyers were G. NJ. Star
buck, of Winchester, who bought -four
head of cattle at various figures. Beri
Anderson was the high bidder on foul
head of horses and on four Shorthorns
Horace Pickett and James Clemmons
/ oc ~, hoe Cd o
Belgian mare. as also did John Mich
OILS, of Richmond. Long Bros. pickle
UP a few fat cattle which suited theil
needs, and paid fair prices, as Mr.
Bennett stated. The sale totaleC
$2,64O
Profitable Glover Seed Crop.
Harrison Hebeck, a Wisconsin farm
er living at Powell, is said to have
realized S10,S75 from so acres of white
clover seed this fall He harvested
500 bushels of the seed, or an average
of 6.25 bushels to the acre, and sole
the crop at Splits per bushel. This
is one of the largest yields of Glove,
seed ever produced in Dodge county
as we'll as being one of the most prof
table in the history of the state.
! Treasury officials at Washington art
declaring that higher prices for whea
, can be counted on in the near future
! With better transportation facilities
) land the demand for wheat which
will come later" there will come al
: increase in prices, so the officials say
That increase in price will have t.
: come pretty shortly to do the grail
growers much good. Farmers are sell
l ing freely and in very few week
/ the spring wheat crops, of both gu
l own northwest and of Canada, will b
2 almost all out of the hands of the fal
2 mers and in those of the big grail
5 buyers and elevator combinations.
Dakota Barns Burned
: Repeated and mysterious burning
: of barns around Mellette, South Dd
kota, resulted in meetings of farmer
and town residents to discuss armin:
to catch or shoot those responsible 70
the fires. Barns have been burned il
" the towns as we'll as on various farms
> Late one night loaded touring ca
passed a farm home near Mellette an
> within a few minutes the big barn wa
= in flames big transfer barn in Rec
field was recently burned at midnight
with the loss of nine horses and seY
), eral wagons and trucks. While tn
. fire was underway thieves broke int
a hardware store and robbed it of
+ lot of guns and ammunition. A ca
}, CUT THIS OUTFIT is WORTH NONE