Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 September 1907 — Famine In Coal Predicted. [ARTICLE]

Famine In Coal Predicted.

Philadelphia, Sept 12.—Anthracite and bituminous operators say that the coal situation Is growing serious throughout the state, and It Is freely predicted that before mid-winter there will be a famine In many sizes. The supply of water has already become a serious problem in the anthracite region. The Reading company Is compelled to send between thirty-five and forty tank ears of water to Its collieries dally to keep them In operation. The labor supply has been below normal several weeks.