Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 119, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1914 — One Reason for High Prices. [ARTICLE]

One Reason for High Prices.

“What’s the matter with this coal bill?” demanded the indignant consumer. “Why have you raised the price a dollar a ton?” “Why, haven’t you heard?” asked the coal map. “Heard what?”-asked the consumer. “A government expert announces that our supply of coal will not last more than five thousand years,” replied the coal man.