Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-01
GOAL SUPPLY LIMITED
A Strike of a Week Will Make
Available Fuel For Factories
and Heating Scarce
CENTRAL coNFlscATEs FUEL
CENTRAL coNFlscATEs FUEL
Supply in Various Yards and Factories
Varies From Enough to Last Few
Days to a Fortnisht-central Will
Only Move Coal for Its Own Use
May Take OFF Trains.

While there is no Inundated danger OF
coal famine in this city, as a result
of the strike OF miners Thursday,
should the strikers remain out for more
than a week the supply will run very
short. 1t has been ascertained there
is sufficient coal in the bins of the fac
tory and heating plants of the city and
the yards of the dealers to last from
a few days to about two weeks. By
that time it is possible that the Situa-
ton might be relieved somewhat by
coal from Illinois, where the miners
remained in. The difficulty with such
an arrangement would be getting the
coal here, for should the Iowa strike
continue 1t is very likely the railroad
companies would confiscate every
pound of coat that could be seized.
or al the local Industries the Iowa
Central is probably the most vitality at
fected, and has taken drastic measures
to protect it's interests. /. is taking
all coal in sight, and has refused 20
move coal other than for its own use.
Orders were issued from 0skaloosa
Thursday to set out on sidings between
this city and Clifford, all coal consigned
by the mines for the Northwestern at
Clifford, and all similar shipments go
ing to the Milwaukee at Mason City
Junction billed out since March 90. 1t
Is attempting to keep all of the coal
possible on its own tracks. A car or
dered to an industry. on the tracks OF
the Northwestern this morning. was
not set out for that reason. Dealers
here who have contracts With consunl-
ers in cities north of this city. dare
not ship, being afraid the company
would seize the coal. For the same
reason they doubt very much whether
any of the coal billed from the mines
for them during the past few days
will ever reach destination, but l-be
taken by the company. The only sup
ply they are counting on is what is
In their bins or on track in
their yards.
viii Take OFF Trains.
A report, which 1t has been impos-
sihle to verify. but which came thru an
authentic source from the office of
Hayden, in Oskaloosa, is
to the effect that after today all freight
trains. excepting Nos. 95 and &c. the
thru Peoria to Albert Lea trains and
he locals viii he taken off, This is
for the double reason the saw
ns of fuel and the lack of
business. A large per cent of
the Centrals tonnage is In the
product of the Iowa miners, which
being cut Oft naturally affects business
This action it is deemed
was the cause for No. SO not running
Thursday night
Heating Supply is Fair.
The amount at the various larger
heating plants is fair and will last for
about week or ten days All of the
school houses have enough In their bins
@ supply them from a week to three
weeks. Mr.. Arson. who has the con-
.ract, has practically none in his yard
re can give them. The county heating
,lant also has about two weeks sup
sly. Enough for several days is In the
pins, and the Brown Fuel and Lime
Company, which has the county con-
ra.ct, has one car for their use. The
county farm Is well equipped, and will
lave enough TO last until May l, I'M
ess extreme wea ther should set in
The supply OF Britain & Co. is very
United. and at the Iowa Soldiers Home
here is not more than enough to last
onger than two or three weeks,
rhe bins at the Home are |
He'd to their capacity but 1t |
5 impossible to store more than a few
weeks supply. The MarshaHtown |
light, Power and Railway Company |
as enough to last about ten days.