Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-15
EIGHT CARS RECEIVED FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT ONLY
DROP IN BUCKET.
CAR is RECEIVED FOR
USE OF HIGH SCHOOL
City Has Supply Only Sufficient to
Last Until Monday For Use of Water
Works-soldiers Home Gets No Coal
During Night, But is Promised Three
Cars This Afternoon.

The coal situation today remains
practically the same as on Friday
Eight cars were received by dealers
during the night and Friday afternoon,
but that amount is only drop in the
bucket, and one days consumption will
much more than eat that up.
The soldiers home did not receive
any of its expected supply. but Quar-
termaster H. j. Bennett received a
telephone message this forenoon from
Superintendent kruse, Of the Iowa
Central, al Oskaloosa. saying that three
cars would reach Marshalltown this
afternoon for the use of the state, and
that one car was reported out of Peoria
These four ears are exclusive OF the
regular contract coal that is supposed
to be furnished by the Gregory con-
Germ.
Car For Schools Here.
During the night one car of mine
run for the use Of the public schools
was received. and will give the schools
a two days supply. Between twenty
FIVE and thirty tons of this cons gnment
will be turned over TO the schools. The
high school burns every twenty-four
hours eight tons of coal and seven tons
more are consumed daily by the other
ward buildings. This will insure the
high school opening on Monday. and
in the meantime il is expected that
further .consignnents will be received.
Water Works Very Short.
The supply of coal for the city. for
use at the pumping station, is decided
~ short, and Superintendent Madsen
said today that he had only enough
on hand 20 last him until Monday. AS
1 the Consumers Company, which has
( the city contract. got in car OF mine
run during the night il is expected
that this Will be used for temporary re-
lief Of the city. Mr.. Madsen said that
il the city wasn't furnished coal by the
railroads the roads would be as bad of
as other people, for they could not get
water here 10 run their locomotives.
/ Coal Receipts Reported.
| There were reported today into the
! city the following coal consignments
Gregory Coal, Coke and Lime Com
pany. one car Of mine run, one car Of
steam coal, and ore Of Centervillt
lump; Consumers Fuel Company, oni
car Of mine run; South Side Goa
! Company. one car Of mine run and ont
car of steam coal: ". T. Scott, twt
cars Of Iowa soft coal.
Mr.. Scott. however, said he was no
4 lakin- orders for this last consign-
nen-, as Il mad all been promised II
small lots before il arrived.
So far as could be learned this aft
ernoon no factories had actually
stopped operations because of the Goa
shortage, but ali concerns are operat'
ing on very meager supplies.
/ Nc Coal Since Before Christmas.
4 With the seriousness Of the local sit
uation being known il may well b
imagined what the conditions are il
4 some OF the smaller central Iowa town!
that look 10 jobbers in this city 70
coal supplies. The Clarke Coal Com
pany Friday received & request 70
coal from Garwin, anC il was said tina
not a pound Of coal Of any kind ha'
bean received in that place since befor
j Christmas. People are burning Woo
and. anything they can lay their hand
5n thar will make fuel.