The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-13
NO RELIEF IN SIGHT
Coal Situation Grows More
Alarming Every Day.
No Fuel Can Be Had for Imme-
date Delivery.
POOR ARE SUFFERING.
Mr.. Hale Can Not Secure Fuel
for the County.
Jail and Court House Are Run
ming Short.
POOR ARE SUFFERING.
Gas Plant and Other Factories
Have No Fuel Ahead.

Day by day the fuel situation in To-
peka becomes more alarming.
Ten cars of coal were brought to To-
peka last night from Usage county by
hte. Santa Fee Usually the coal train
brings in IS to 80 cars.
W. c. Garvey said today that the
Santa Fe is furnishing the operators in
Usage county with all the cars that
could be used. and that the scarcity of
coal was not caused by a shortage OF
cars. 1t is hoped that an extra train
of coal viii be brought in today.
The gas company has no supply Of
coal on hand, and the situation with
them is serious. The company expects
and hopes to secure coal enough from
day to day to keep running, but 1t is
impossible for them to get any large
amount of coal
The poor of Topeka are suffering
Poor Commissioner Hale is unable to
secure any coal for the destitute. The
dealers can not even fill the orders given
by him. and if the mercury goes down
there viii be terrible suffering among
the Door.
Some dealers that have coal are dis
eliminating in favor of their regular
customers, and the man who finds his
regular dealer out of coal is often re
fused point blank by other dealers.
J. ,. Everett maze tour OF the coal
yards in Topeka today trying to buy
coal He had a wagon with him and
he went to six dealers and was refused
lie could not secure any amount of coal
and haul it himself. He asked for even
81 worth of coal a six yards before he
secured three bushels of coal for 81
Not a pound of coal was brought by
the Union Pacific to Topeka from the
Leavenworth mines yesterday or last
night. The agent of the mines in To-
npSa Cnnld diGncGp of osre of 7 oeaxr
enWOrth coal if he could get it.
The Topeka Coal company has not
taken an order for coal since 10 o'clock
Monday morning
The Southwestern Fuel company took
orders this morning and promised to
make deliveries of small lots on Friday
or Saturday.
The coal bins that were empty Mon
day in the dealers yards are empty to-
The Excelsior Coke & Gas company
is three weeks behind in filing orders
for coke.
The hotels are short Of coal. Hanlla
Brothers of the Fifth Avenue hote,, said
today that they had only coal enough to
heat the hotel for few days.
The Throop hotel is short of fuel and
unable to get more coal for the boilers.
The Columbian building is being heat
ed by anthra cite coal which was bought
for the boilers because soft coal could
not be had.
The steam laundries are short of coal
and are depending on their dealers to
supply them but if the dealers do not
soon find coal laundries will have to
shut down
The Capital City brick plant was
shut down a few days ago for repairs
but Willis Edison said today that if
the repairs were completed the kilns
could not be run as no coal can be
secured.
The county Jail and court house may
be cold. There is but a wagon load of
coal at each place and the county com
rissioners have been unable to secure
more.
The Mutual Ice company has only
coal enough to supply the plant for a
day or two.
P. J. Monaghan of the Southwestern
Fuel company said today: I'VE have
coal but are not able to keep up with
the orders. believe that the situation
win be relieved very soon, however,