The Detroit times., 1917-12-20
HOMES GET
Tie
FOR PLAN
Several Factories Must
Close Unless Sup
pIy Is Secured

Relief for fuelless householders IS
finally az hand Many families are
already being supplied out Of the
cargo Of the Thomas Barlum, being
unloaded by the Cronin Coal com
rany at the foot OF Riopelle-st This
will take care Of All unhlled orders
for soft coal on the police books and
many more, while the hard coal or
ders will be taken care OF largely oGt
OF the cargo OF the y. +. Berry, nov
At the foot of Twelfth-st. Arrange
ments are being completed by which
the cargo will be handled by a pool
of largo retail dealers. and the work
OF unloading should begin before the
end Of the week.
The steamer Richard Reiss, with
7.200 tons OF hard coal, is being un-
loaded az Zug island and the pre-.
cious cargo will be conveyed 20
yards about the city in freight cars
Hard coal IS beginning 20 come IN
from the east and is being absorbed
as fast as 10 reaches The dealers
For the first time IN two weeks
the orders filed by lhe police do
partment Wednesday exceeded the
applications received Coal was dis
trlbuted 10 901 families on police
orders. while 500 new orders came
in. The number Of untitled orders
on the books Thursday morning was
1923.
The Cronin Coal company has ask
ed permission of the local fuel adj
ministration 10 sell the Barlum car
20 at 81 per ton owing to the extra
cost of handling 1t
According TO a statement furnish
cd the administrator +. b. Whit
comb. the coal costs the company.
including all overhead sS.05 Mr.
Whitcomb announced that the price
would remain ~ $3.50 for tho pres
ent. al least
Mr. Whitcomb expects 20 reach "a
decision on the skip-stop proposition
by Friday ar the --latest TIe plans 'o
take the matter up with tho county
committee during the day Altho he
sent written invitations 10 the alder
men opposed 10 the restoration OF
the skip-stop 90 come in nd state
their objections. mono has appeared
Everyone with whom J have talk
ed thinks II would be a good thing
90 restore the skip-siop said Mr.
Whitcomb Under the circum-
atarces I believe We are justified in
taking such action as fuel conscr
walton measure
The soft coal situation far from
relieved II O. worse If anything
thnn " has been for several days
with the city's industries generally
Tho Edison company and some of
tho other biz corporations are In
pretty fair shape, but some OF the
sn aller couca ms are face 20 face
wuh the nee ssity of closing down
= Andrew lorimer. who has been
representing Mr. WhitcOmb in Rus
sell Ky, IN tho work of getting
ccnfisCated Curs started north. D.
ali thru and Is ON his way home
The 5000 cars promised Michigan
dwindled 10 about 1000. which have
either been delivered or arc till in
transit
The trouble now is not $50 much
congestion ons the railroads as short
az Of production al tho mines They
have not been producing for lack ~
en- PITY cars and it viii take some
tiWe for them 90 catch up.
-Four large packing houses or the
city are right mp against % fhr fuel
and will bee forced 90 close unless
relief comes promptly
The coming OF Christina will tend
io easc The strain somewhat MANY
factories viii he closed from Saur
day noon Zoo "Wednesday morning
while fow plan to hGf down for
tho entire Nreh Th.- uil enab.a
some OF them f0 accumulate Cd TO-
tprfe lpplf ll coal Iu readiness f0r
rt-opcning
s committee f. betue organized n-
tho hotel mer fhraler manager and
merchants 20 regulate sian lighting