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ThecoalshippedacrosstheAtlanticbytheBureauofGlobalReliefdidnotreachthePeople’sStateofEngland:itwasseizedbyRagnarDanneskjold.
ThesecondtimethatDanaggerCoalwaslateindeliveringfueltoTaggartTranscontinental,inmid-January,Danagger’scousinsnarledoverthetelephonethathecouldnothelpit:hismineshadbeenshutdownforthreedays,duetoashortageoflubricatingoilforthemachinery.ThesupplyofcoaltoTaggartTranscontinentalwasfourdayslate.
Mr.Quinn,oftheQuinnBallBearingCompanywhichhadoncemovedfromConnecticuttoColorado,waitedaweekforthefreighttrainthatcarriedhisorderofReardensteel.Whenthetrainarrived,thedoorsoftheQuinnBallBearingCompany’splantwereclosed.
NobodytracedtheclosingofamotorcompanyinMichigan,thathadwaitedforashipmentofballbearings,itsmachineryidle,itsworkersonfullpay;ortheclosingofasawmillinOregon,thathadwaitedforanewmotor;ortheclosingofalumberyardinIowa,leftwithoutsupply;orthebankruptcyofabuildingcontractorinIllinoiswho,failingtogethislumberontime,foundhiscontractscancelledandthepurchasersofhishomessentwanderingoffdownsnowsweptroadsinsearchofthatwhichdidnotexistanywhereanylonger.
ThesnowstormthatcameattheendofJanuaryblockedthepassesthroughtheRockyMountains,raisingwhitewallsthirtyfeethighacrossthemain-linetrackofTaggartTranscontinental.
