Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-13
SMALL TOWNS GETTING At Low
POINT, WITH NO RELIEF IN
eight.
LOCAL SITUATION IS
NOT At ALL IMPROVED
Practically Nothing Coming In. and
Railroads Are Neither Furnishing
Cars to Mines Nor Hauling Whas IS
on rraek-city Lights Now Shut OH
at Midnight.

With snow predicted, followed by
"cold wave" on Monday, the coal sltua-
ton in this city is not promised any
relief, and with dealers caring for nome
customers to the best Of their ability,
requests are coming from the smaller
towns tributary to Marshallrown. ask
ing that coal be furnished.
The situation in the smaller towns Is
reported as even more serious than in
Marshalltown. In the country, too,
where coal is depended upon for fuel,
farmers find themselves running short,
and are driving TO the city and taking
home what they can buy in bob sleds.
Supply Gradually Becoming Lower.
The visible supply OF coal in Mar
shallrown is becoming lower all the
time" said one dealer today. We are
getting practically nothing in-an oc-
casionaI car here and ther-but il
amounts only to drop in the bucket.
/ have had one car this week, besides
q car OF mine run today. | had TO turn
the last car over TO the Western Gro
Ger Company mills, SO that is the same
as not getting it as far as general re-
lief is concerned"
Railroads Not Furnishing Cars.
Another dealer said: The greatest
trouble is that the railroads are not
furnishing the mines with cars, and are
not hauling away what the mines have
already on their tracks. 1t looks 10 me
as tho we would have to get the rail-
road commission busy and compel the
railroads to haul coal instead OF live
ap6 no
Another dealer, in speaking Of the
car famine and haulage situations. said
that, in his opinion. the mines in Iowa
and Illinois have been running only
one third Of the time this week be-
cause there were no cars furnished
them in which TO place the coal.
Great Western to Help.
The Chicago Great Western railroad
announced today an embargo on per-
ishable merchandise and livestock, with
the idea of centering its energies on
coal shipments. Other roads. however,
are moving livestock in preference TO
coal.
/ Pumping Station conserves Supply.
/ The city pumping station. which is
. being furnished With fuel under its
{ contract in supplies that are only suf-
i fcient for about one day in advance OF
Il the requirements, will conserve its sup
!, ply as far as possible by shutting OF
the arc light circuit at midnight. This
viii save little coal each twenty four
! hours Between eight and nine tons
g are burned daily at the water works.
Home Has Six Days Supply.
The soldiers home, where the con-
2 sumption Of coal during the present
= weather is enormous. has six days sup
e, ply on hand. The institution has re-
= ce;ved six cars during the week.
;. Schools in no Danger.
According to Superintendent Palme'
b the public schools are in no DANCE.
It Of having to close at present. Thc dis
b trict has good supply on hand, ant
unless the conditions become much
: worse the schools will not have L
70 close. During the long cold spell durn:
Il the winter OF 1905 the schools wer
= closed for a week owing to the scar
!. city of coal.
Commission is Active.
- Chairman. y. S. ketchum. Of the 10
r wa railroad commission, who is in tn
8. city to remain over Sunday, said tina
\, the commission had been active all Y eel
ad coal shortage. nrhm hint
= in it's requests upon the railroads t
tif haul coal in preference to any othe
Io< commodity. Mr.. Ketchun1 receive
$. tsiegrarns from General Manager 4. .
z. Slifer. Of the Chicago Great Western
u and General Manager X. Z. CantiIlor
y of the Chicago &: Northwestern. sayin
ac they would do all In their power I
Z. get coal over their lines