Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-06-22
TO AVOID
COAL SHORTAGE
Railroads and Dealers URGE
Citizens to Put In Supply
At Early Date

| The people should be advisad 4,,.
.l'0 Auei situation will be most grave
Turing the coming year and orders e,.
the years supply cannot be made too
sooh'' SAID l. B. Richards, sunertntor
ueht OF transportation of the Nortlar,,
racine, who was an arrival in tho 49,.
eiii' morning accompanied by Division
superintendent Beamer.
MI. Richards operates his danor4
iiieht from st. Paul and came west as
member of President Elliott,s nart,,
winch he will join again next waa,, a.
Aaooiha' Mr.. Richards directs the dis
'rloutlon OF cars and equipment for the
ehtlre system and states the mattar 90
| supplying cars for fuel shipments will
oe given preference at all noints or
the system.
our company has been storing coal
LUZ the past three months" continued
MI Richards land all parts of the
country should aim to make shinmants
as large as possible during the next
three months before the moving of
grain commences.
! we nave been in conference with
the managers of the coal mines of
wyoming, Montana, coast points and
the lumber companies, who shin slab
wood and have given these people the
assurance that fuel shipments will be
given a preference at all points
At the present time the mines of
sheridan, Wyoming, are shipping IS
carloads day into the Palouse, walla
Walla and north Idaho country. but If
is necessary to have the co-operation
OF the people who will use the coal to
insure against a shortage during the
winter MONTHS
What Lewiston Is Doinq.
Lewiston fuel dealers are making
every preparation to meet the demand
during the next year, but urge that
the consumers do not delay in placing
their orders. 1t is estimated that at
least 10000 cords of wood and 500 car
loads of coal will be consumed here
during the next IL months and % per
cent of this amount will be sold in
Charleston by Lewiston dealers
At the present time coal is being
sold for IS per ton in carload lots. but
advices have been received from the
m mes that an advance of 25 cents per
ton will be made within the next 80
days and a monthly advance of 25
cents will be made regularly until Jan
uary l.
We would advise that consumers
fill their coal bins during the months
of July and August" said J. n. Jolly,
of the Clearwater Fuel company, to-
day. Our advices are that the wood
supply is much short of the usual cut
and the price is about 81 per cord more
than last year at this time. The mine
owners have also informed us Of a %
cent raise each month until January
l and with the heavy increase in bust
ness on the railroads serving this Sec
|, ton, the only assurance of eliminating
fuel famine Is to place the order fol
; your fuel during the next two MONTHS
, The limited storage room of the loca
companies and the large investment
necessary to order years supply Of
coal at this time makes 1t imperative
that consumers assist in relieving the
situation by ordering during the sum-
mer months.
} The fuel shortage is attributed t.
various reasons, chief among which l:
the fact that during past years th'
country has been supplied with Goa
from mines owned by the various rail
road companies and the increased de
mand for fuel in operating their mo
tiey power has taken all of this Goa
of of the market.
This is particularly true Of the Lew
iston country, which was formerly sup
piled with coal from the Roslyn ant
Gle Elum mines, owned by the North
ern Pacific Last year but little Goa
Z was secured from this quarter an
dealers were compelled to go into neI
districts with their orders. This con
: dition this year at these mines is tina
the output will not supply the deman
of the Northern Pacific and this com
8 pany is now buying in other district
r. and storing along their system to NEE
! the demands of the coming winter.
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