The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-01-09
Manufacturing Concerns Of keokuk
Though Experiencing Little
Inconvenience Have
Plenty Of Fuel.
THE SITUATION AS IT rs
Railroads are 20 Blame for the Short.
age of Fuel Which is Closing
Down Many Concerns
Elsewhere.

The coal situation IN Keoklk az
the present time among the city's
largest rub!ic aid private cEuocrhus
can be summarized in the following
statements obtained yesterday from
their various heads:
Keokuk Electric Light and Power
company, weeks supply.
Keokuk water works pumping sta
ton, two days supply.
S. P. Pond company, weeks sup
ply.
Hubinger Bros. starch factory,
ample supply.
Huiskamp Bros. company. situation
looks we'll
All over the country at the pres
ent time, one of the most extensive
coal famines that has occurred in
number of years is now passing but
with higher temperature promised.
the situation it is thought will be well
in hand within short time and In
situations and manufacturing con.
Germs which have found 1t necessary
to suspend operations for tho present
can be reopened with the assurance
that there will be plenty of coal to
cope with the remainder OF the WIN
ter's cold weather.
For the terrible congestion which
seems almost the impossible to I'M
tangle, the railroads are entirely to
blame. Coal is being mined as never
before in the Illinois and eastern
mines. the most of Keokuk's supply
coming from that state. The rail-
roads are unable to move the cars, is
the situation in nutshell and as a
result there is shortage of coal all
over the country AS soon as the
roads find clear way out of the con-
gested condition which they are fac
ing Just now, the coal famine which
is causing inconvenience everywhere
will have passed and the normal VIII
have been gained again.
Keokuk has not faced the condl
lions that many other cities in this
section have, however, and there is
scarcely any complaint to be made on
account of the scarcity OF coal III
some cities, power plants, water works
and pumping stations, schools. hospi
tails and other public buildings, mol
/ to speak of large manufacturing con
Germs employing two and three thou
sand men have been shut down on &C
count of the present coal famine.
A gentleman from the east in speak
ing recently said that over on the I'LL
nois Central, car after car OF coal
loaded and ready for shipment can be
seen. standing on the siding, while
trains CT coal cars are being hurried
past them, in in effort to catch NY
with the situation and relieve as
quickly as possible the famine which
came without warning and struct
those unprepared for it health.
blow
The roads which are to blame fol-
the situation the doing their best
however. to catch up in the deliver.
of the thousands of cars which are
loaded and in readiness for ship
ment.
Situation Locally.
The Keoluk Water Works compan!
has enough coal in it's bunkers to as
until Monday noon. The averag con
sumption per day of this plant \
six tons. Several more cars are Elk
pected to arrive by Monday and M
shut down will be experienced suci
as has occurred in number of Hi
nois and Iowa towns.
In speaking yesterday of the powe
companv's coal supply. r. L. Patterson
of the Keokuk Electric Light ant
Power company said: eve were an
ticirating shortage and were pre-
pared for it. There is plenty CT Goa
to last a week at the pant and b.
the end of that time. more will b
here. If any was needed, the larg
supply at the gas plant could :
drawn on without inconvenience"
No trouble will be expe> fenced a
the large cereal plant and that con
Germ could withstand famine of lonl
duration The other larger concern
are not looking forward to any fam
inc, though some little inconver
fence was caused last week by tn
lateness of arrival Of coal.