Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-07
B|SBEE LIGHTING
PLANT FORCED
TO SHUT DOWN
FUEL SHORTAGE HAS
REACHED THE CLIMAX
SmeIter in Serious Trouble and
Severe Suffering Caused,
Ell Paso is Using Crude OIL.

The most critical stage In the coal
situation was reached last evening
when il became known that not only
the mining companies were out or
coal, but that the Bisbee Improvement
company. controlling the electric light
ing plant, had but little coal on hand.
says the Bisbee Review. The local
dealers In fuel for domestic purposes
have also began to suffer from the
tbs scarcity.
About Z O'Clock yesterday afternoon
II was reported on the streets that
the Bishee Improvement company hhd
no fuel on hand. and that the city
would be In darkness last hight. when
seen by a Review reporter n asked
concerning the matter. Manager
Cowan said.
1T IL true that the situation has be-
come critical with rs, and IL Is prob
able that the residence portion Of the
city viii be without electric lights to-
night, as with the supply ~ fuel We
have on hand It VIII be impossible TO
supply tho former.
I'VE have exerted every effort TO
get a supply Of coal. and the railroad
officials have done their best, but It
is impossible 10 get the cars In which
to transport the coal from the Daw-
son fields. We ran out Of oil some
time ago, aud although we have sub
mitted application after application
for oil cars. we could not get them.
Just now we have -four or five tons
of coal on hand, which will be enough
10 keep the small generator running
for the night. and until we are able to
get some fuel In. which will u%ndoubt-
eddy be tomorrow morning. 1t Is
barely possible that a supply OF coal
may arrive In the city this evening,
but we are not counting on IL.
tHIhA. a4l4anrIan Mt AtN4E IAnN4NrtHa htnnt
Is almost Identical with that in Bis
bee"
The coal which was expected yes
ferday by the Copper Queen company
did aot arrive. and there was barely
enough fuel on hand az the various
shafts 20 keep the pumps going, aud
hoist the men out Of the shafts,
When seen last evening and asked
about the matter Assistant Supcrin~
tendent Sherman stated that II nat
become very plain to him that no
man could tell with any p%retense OF
accuracy whom the situation would be
improved. lie aid that In the past
few days he had assurances that a
supply Of coal would he on hand. but
that each time he was disappointed.
He said that there were only two
cars Of coal which he could count on,
az they were almost In the railroad
yard, but that Others had been prom
ised, and might arrive.
There viii be enough fuel on hand
this morning TO operate the Copper
Queen mines today. and a new supply
may arrive before night.
II. j. Harrington, of the Moore Fuel
A Feed company, was seen last even
Inc. and when asked concerning the
matter stated that he had Il small
supply OF coa, on hand and a great
deal ordered, but that the situation
was not encouraging.
III Paso Using Crude OH.
Crude oil for fuel IN lei Paso Is re-
llevihg the fuel situation as far as the
international Water company and the
lei PasD Electric Light and Power
company are concerned, says the lei
Paso News. The former received nine
cars OF oil last night. and the latter
five cars, which. with the supplies on
hand. will last for some time.
The fuel situation in the city has
caused the officials. OF the two com
panies occasion for alarm several
times of late. and those acquainted
with the situation have thought
than once when the electric lights
would flicker that the current would
be on for good until fuel could be Sc
cured.
II is said that az one time within
the last ten DAYS but one car of coal
stood between the city of III Pnso and
a water famine, Happily, expected
shipments arrived and the threatened
famine was uverted.
The Mills building AT the corner OF
Oregon and the Plaza. was without
fuel yesterday and tho cnants were
aware OF the fact before many hours
passed The offices In the buildings
we're all cold. but before the day was
over the owners OF the property SEE
cured a quantity of coke and fine coal,
which Is now being used for fuci.
The fuel situation is not alarmtng
as The dealers have "a supply suffl-
Cicnt TO take care OF the demand. both
for coal and wood, as az this eason OF
the year the majority of the orders
are Tor small amounts.
The two companies that have bcen
the hardest pressed for fuel are the
water company and tho electric light
and owe company.
Coal a. at a premium and when the
two companies cannot secure sufh-
Client quantities of coal crude oil Is
used tn keep the furnaces hot. Roth
companies can change within a short
time from coal TO OH for fuel
The Ncn Fuel company has had
several cars of coal and coal eonns-
Gated during the past few days while
en- route from the coal fields 10 this
city. but even with this drawback
the company hHs been able 20 supply
it's patrons.