The daily Republican., 1902-12-23
LITTLE COAL;;\
GOOD WEATHER
City Committee Informed TN
Situation Cannot Be Re-
lieved Until January.
TURKEYS Will Be ROASTED
Dealers Say There Is Enough
Anthracite on Hand to At
low Of fT'hiayDe-
tail.

The coal situation to-dly was not
improved. Receipts were light, but
| the weather having softened down
the demand was not 50 great az
when the temperature was at or BE-
low the freezing point. .--,.s
The outlook for an adequate sup.
ply is not encouraging; that is, for
a cellarful for all customers. The
Rea iinS is sending in more anthra-
cite than any other company, but
the supply from that source has
not come up to what dealers were
led to expect. The Reading can
make nearer hauls and get their
cars back III less time tnan by send
ing them toWiimlngton. One dealer
sad that Notwithstanding the cry
OF mo coal, y there is enough an.
thraclte III the city to roast all the
turkeys the Christmas market can
supply.
MINERS WILL TAKE HOLIDAY.
"A factor in the immediate future
that has apparently rot been taken
into consideration by consumers or
dealers is that there will probably
be very little coal mined after to-
morrow until the first of the year.
This will affect the eanthracite slrua-
ton especially.
The miners have been working
steadily since the work was resum.
ed. said a prominent operator. land
Will undoubtedly take advantage of
the holiday season to lay off. Near
ly all of them will be paid off We'd
nesday and it is not thought that any"
work will be done until after Janu-
ary lst, As the coal is being ship
ped as fast as mined, the receipts in
Wilmington and other cities will
undoubtedly be almost nothing dur.
ing that period
Wilmington Coal Relief Com.
miltec, comprising Mayor George
NJ. Fisher, President of Council
Charles II. Blaine, and Chairman
Jamssk ane Of the finance committee
OF City Council went to Philadelphia
Yesterday for consultation with the
officials of the Philadelphia e. Read.
ing Coal and Iron Company.
The committee visited Mr.. Cough
I'm, the general sales agent OF the
Philadelphia and Reading coal con-
Germ, and laid Jefore him the needs
81 this city.
MIR. Coughln informed them that
is getting Z fair pro.
portion OF the Goa! that Is S.ing
mined, and thc company cuurot ex-
1ect tC do any better until early III
anuary.
Many OF tie miners are Hooded,
ecord'ag 10 Mr. COus h!ln, and this
act, together ~tLh the great nulH.r
# holidays relebrated By the miners
urtai!s the output al the mines.
Meanwhi!e coal Is belug gotten out
S fast as possible under the circum.
tances and is being promptly ship.
'ed. Mr. Coughin showed the com.
nIttee list of Philadelphia coal
callers, TO whom each day the CON.
any distributes coal. The dealers OF
curse are not satisfied. The conf
lttec made no other visit and re-
lrned to Wilmington.
Local dealers have received forty
We cars OF anthracite since Saturday
oon. These and SIX cars Of bitumi-
Gus coai arrived over the Phladel-
hia and Reading Conpauy's road.
nd 30 carloads oi uituminous coal
lme over the Baltimore and ONO.
VI. Il. Preachers Meeting,
AT the meeting Of the Wilmington
| L. Preachers ssociatIon yester-
ay it was decided to hold union
'rvccs Tor the McthUdlsts OF this
.tv In | -nLLr " 4 llIIr..L l. IN LArLst