Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-27
COAL BINS EMPTY.
Some Waterbury Dealers Are
 Completely Out of It.
SOME SUPPLY ONLY CUSTOMERS

Watertown Man Supplying Customers
 At $7.O0 q Ton Although He Has
 Been Offered $15.O0 a Ton for the
 Whole Lot--In Mantle it is Sell
 ing at $5.75 Springfield Talks of
 Closing It's Schools and Giving the
 Small Supply on Hand to the Poor.
 Coal is indeed becoming a rarity in this city. Local dealers have so little of 1t that they are refusing to take any orders whatsoever. If you have not ordered your coal before now 1t will be impossible to secure any in this city for some time, judging front the statements of local coal dealers. You will have to use some substitute for coal during the coming winter unless the aspect of things is changed consid- erably before many days "A Democrat reporter, on inquiry at the office of John McElligott x Go to-day, was told that the coal supply of this company is entirely exhausted. I. is all out and even the orders which they have now cannot be filed. Two or three othe dealers have also sold out their SUD plies. The City Lumber and Coal Go states that they will fill all orders that nave been placed with them at the price booked, but they cannot take any more new orders for hard coal until they can buy some. The same coadi- ton Of affairs practically prevails witE Frank Miller x Go. They will sell a customer a quarter of ton for $3.25. but they will not sell coal to anybody put customer. They could not state positively whether or not they have sulncient coal to supply the orders al- rSauy i,y recelved from their customers. Inls question of scarcity or coat does noL seem very serious to the public i'm general just at the present lime he cause there is not much need of If just now. But wait for the first cold spell ana then there will be murmurs of disA content. Lucky, indeed, are the per. sons who have theIr winter supply ol coal already in their bins.
 New Haven, Sept 27.--With the ad- vance in the price of hard coal in fhis clty and Hartford to $d5 n ton the alarn among householders and manu- facturers has been greatly increased. Dealers everywhere report the supply very short. In Bridgeport and Dan bury the price is from SIP to S12.5O Derby is selling coal for $7 a ton. though the supply is very limited. Tn Mantle the coal dealer is making himself very popular by selling coal at $5.75 a ton and allowing each customer three tons. Tn Watertown one of the dealers has quite a number of tons and he has refused offers as high as $15 ton for the whole lot. He is selling 1t to his customers and to no one else for $7 ton.
 Springfield, Mass, Sept 27.-The most serious result of the coal famine yet anticipated in this city is the pos sibility that the public schools may be closed within q week, depriving be- tween 10000 and 11,00O children of schooling for the winter. This step is being seriously considered by the city property committee, which has charge of the school buildings, but it will only be taken after thorough discuss sion with the mayor and members of the school department and representa tive citizens. The members of the city property committee believe that it would be wiser to close the schools and save what little coal they have for distribution among the poor.
 New Haven, Sept 27.-Tfe problem of securing coal for the buildings of the Yale university has become very pressing one An offer of $15 a top for fifty tons for the dining hall was refused by the local coal dealers to- day. There is but a very small supp ply in the other departments. Unless coal can be secured immediately the university may have to close.
 Hartford, Sept 27.-The Columbia factory also known as Pope's bicycle works, local branch of the Ameri- ca n Bicycle company was closed this noon for an indefinite period. Que hundred and twenty-five hands are thrown out of employment. The conn pany was forced to close because of the high price of coal.
 Pawtucket, R. T., Sept 27.-Two or the largest schools of Pawtucket have been closed for the lack of coal to heat them. 1t is expected q majority of the schools of this city will he forced to close up within a few days
 BRASS cos COAL.