Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-15

handle the additional coal cars without this
extra trackage facility.
The Commissioners were again consulted
and told the locations of the proposed add
tional sidings from which the coal could be
delivered to wagons and carts. In view or
the fuel emergency the authorities decided
to issue the necessary permits 1t was
stated that the tracks will probably be
needed for thirty or sixty days.
C.. and o. Will Deliver Coal.
The Chesapeake and Ohio company will
deliver both anthracite and bituminous coal,
and 1t is said the supply from this source,
in addition to that now being handled by
the Reading, the Baltimore and Ohio and
the Pennsylvania companies, will provide
a fairly comfortable supply for this city.
1t is understood the tracks authorized to-
day will be constructed forthwith. The per-
NIT issued by the Commissioners Is as fol-
lows:
Permission is hereby granted the Phila-
delphia. Baltimore and washington Raii-
road Company to place temporary tracks In
the south side of Maryland avenue between
9th and 10th streets. also on the south side
of said avenue between 18th and 18th
streets. also the south side of said ave-
nue. between 18th and 14th streets; in Vir-
ginia avenue. both sides. between Az street
and Delaware avenue. and In said avenue,
both sides, between Sd street and Delaware
avenue, for the purpose of delivering coal,
work to be done subject TO inspection by
the engineer department of the District OF
Columbia; tracks to be removed within ten
days after notice so 10 do by the Commits
soners of the District of Columbia"
A special dispatch from Cumberland, Md.
10 the Baltimore Sun. while II refers to the
possible protection of Baltimore from a
coal famine. will be of interest to Washing
ton as well. The dispatch says
Relief Suggested.
1,bi q
- IT Paltt-
oi..e.4ls are disposed 10 meet ine West Vir-
GINA Central managers half way in their
efforts to provide fuel for the residents of
the city now shivering and the factories
now idle.
This was made plain in a conversation
with Mr.. G. L. Bretz, general manager FOR
the West Virginia Central and Pttsburg
railway. Mr.. Bretz declared positively that.
with the miners in the employ of the Davis
Coal Company working full time. the road
had sufficient cars and locomotives to de-
liver the cars loaded at this point for ship
ment to Baltimore In numbers that woulc
greatly ameiorate present conditions, and
that he prepared to enter into an
agreement of this kind at any time
Would obviate Difficulty.
An arrangement of this kind would at
once obvIate one difficulty the Baltimore
and Ohio officials have urged prevented
their handling greater tonnage daily. A
shortage of cars could not then affect the
situation, as the West Virginia Central
would furnish Its own cars. The only finan-
cial loss to the Baltimore and Ohio would
be that the coal hauled would not be from
mines controlled by that company. IL this
ID not done the most conservative observers
OF the situation here confess they see no
way out of the difficulty.
EVERY ton OF coal mined by the Davis
Coal Company must be loaded on the cars
as 1t comes from the mines, for at none of
them are there facilities for keeping coal
stored, and. in fact, there Is not enough
level space about any of the mines to hold
ton of coal piled up. The shafts open on
the steep sides of the mountains. and In
most cases there is not yard of level
ground for miles around"
A special from Grafton. w. Va. says:
IF the Baltimore and Ohio railroad will
rescind the order requiring one-half of the
coal from the Fairmont region to be ship
ped west the coal dealers could make con-
tracts with the independent operators of
this region for an ample supply in two
hours. and 1t could be promptly delivered"
Steamers May Lay Up.
The garrison at the United States heavy
artillery station. Fort Washington. Is to
have a supply of hard coal within the next
day or two. The two-masted schooner John
Baltimore with a cargo of about $50 tons
OF hard coaa for the fort and should reach
there by Monday or Tuesday.
The soft coal supply Is still giving the
steamboat maTiagers cause for anxiety.
They are only able to get supply from
day to day. and when the steamers finish
ooaling up not a pound of coal is left in
the bins as a reserve. The present situa-
ton means the laying up the steamers
should the daily supply fail to arrive.
Substitutes Suggested.
The coal famine, which Is general
throughout the country, has been the means
OF bringing to the attention of consumers
many substitutes and devices for warmth
A dispatch from Derby. Conn. says that
water soaked coke has proved to be a
satisfactory substitute in the household
for anthracite coal In the lower Naugatuck
and HousatOnic valleys. The coke is re-
tailed by the gas companies by the bushel,
The householder places 1t in water for
hour, and then puts 1t into his stove or
of coke, Ii Is said, to produce the same re-
suits that a ton of hard coal would and
some of those who use this fuel say that 1t
Ia superior TO anthracite.
wonderful invention Is said to have been
made by Frederick B. Fuller of Gouv-
erneur. n. Y. in the shape of a fuel de-
signed TO take the place of coal The fuel
Is manufactured from clay and sand treat
ed with some kind of chemical, which IL the
secret of the Invention. 1t is asserted to be
superior to coal a heat generator. and Is
cheap. 1t is made by the consumer from
the formula. which is sold by the inventor
and II is said 1t will hold fire in q CRATE
from ten to fifteen hours. and in a tight
stove from fifteen to thirty hours.