The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-18
SHORTAGE Of
FUEL IN OHIO
q. HAH 50 -


=. COLUMBUS. o.. Jun. l..--A"cordinS
to a report submitted ,"das - me on"
public utilities commission h. O. l.. A+-
kibbeu, who is at the mead ~ IN" NO.
and gas division. ihiS state - :aS!Hk u
serious shoriaH" - gas ana '''' E, .r,,,
conference with representatives ,l"f'i
the state OF West Virginia ana tenn
syIvania in An effort 10 rcilcN" snr STU
alton is proposed. These 'HFee 500
draw their natural gas SUPP; from
practically the same hei". ana ''f W.
look for Obtaining az increased pro
ductfon OF ras is declared >.;I dark.
Conservation and IN" elimination OF
waste are declared absolutely necessary
Tho unfortunate situation - Las;
winter is An illustration 81 what Will
In all probability. occur AGAIN snorw
conditions be similar. and gives warn
ing for preparation. says taH report
The situation is mad. The NOR" acui"
because OF an cNrtCtcd shortage ~
coal. high price o. coal and Il conSe-
ouent Ereater demand tor gas teE u"-
.neStic ana industrial! use
Five secomme ndAttons are made -"
the commission as means O. securing
conservation and Siupplnx Waste, Il -
recommended tina, .tac LEt!i'uiHarE re-
port itself. which contains man SuS-
,kostionS looking ~ these cE0S. l." given
widest publicity. contercnr: q! ia"
commission with. gas companies 10 ais
cuss the problems. and 80 maze CIVIC
bodies represented 50 THAI the puDI! !:
may know the exact conditions Is ueS"":
A conference oil tho CumlnISsions OF
Ohio. Penns ylvania and NNrS; NigStnstt
TO work out some plan @; concerted ac-
ton for each OF lne' three states whlEh
depend largely upon me same leluS 10:
their supply OF gas iS rrGonImenoeo.
Finally it IS urged that me 'hi" com
mission take immediat, steps So thAt
consumers OF OHIO maS know wnai 10
expect and can take advantage o. the
June prices OF coal. the lowest prices
quoted during the year .aS d ruis.
i. c. Mckinley. West Virginia coal pro
Queer. who said that Nest Virginia
mines. as would be the case. with moS-
Ohio mines will be unable Z" get nhorc
than 50 per cent production OF Goa! this
scar because o. transportation trouble
and because .. miners VINO are OFTEN
Kept idle because O; luck Of cars. are
going into other work where tney eau
get steady employment.
:, The pubic utilities commission to-
day authorized The new reorganiZed CO.
3umbus. delaware and Marion Electric
galway company (" capitalize at S".-
,350, pnu which is TWO ;nilisrn dollars less
Than the old roEnpauy's "al.ltaL II WAS
bought at receivers sale by eastern
capitalists Mondal Sever hundred
Thousand dollars WILL be issued III COM
aFsOn $,""h. SbIe,"o" IL preferred stock
bonds. lii. commission authorized the
company - l~Su" $50 30" III bonds.
Ns5e-pp" n."ir!:..d "rd SI"".""" common
stock u 10! the purchase price. El.o"5.-
oh9 10 be exchanged FOR underlying
bonds ana $tUu.nUp IN buadS coC improve
inentS thiS year.
Attorney General Mr';hr". at request
that caiG:lat"> log ASSESSORS are not
required "a pa! FOES Il, Tim" az lillnS
declarations - 'Amd.Ga'! -" ncmlna-
zion eecauS., tn"y d" mo- deceive an an
nual SALARY and h.'ra':~. |; - i'np"S>i-
bic TO tisuT. ,:sc ;tuiuuu; u: the alag
fee since The pc. G:'.ni comp riSat ion
cannot be d-.er'rin.h unit! long att.'-
the time Tor hi:nS declarations "t can-
-didacS.
Recruiting III thu. Uh;v National 'iuard
will continu. [" tii. date at IN: S.:ltC
rive draft III an {! t"ri - na," 2b.pp9 ell
listed men by tha. day. acC"r'iinS g
.Adjutan; General t;"urr" II. who'd TO-
day. The strength today. av said. Is
$4,000 including all enlisted men, Of
'fcers. and ,he naval militia ~ 81" men.
which includes Az Un;Is IL federal scr
Vice
- II is tho intention q: the war depart
nYeut. said General Wood. ~ give thu
states credit ia" HI u,.i, bcrS in the
National Guard. II thu. guard is re-
ccoitcL' 10 :Ul: strength :: w!ii mean
that tho 'I"uiA IN tin draft Will b" that
mitch smaller. lie silt! ~ IL t"SSiht'.
for Il county - enlist nirr IN IN" Ma
1!onal tiuart n SUrh numbers tnA' nom
Will b.. DRAFTED. :"r $r!lit Grvnl that
This statement Wa> p"tu out in adj
vices Perceived b! S.run. l.i"ut-naut !.
W. Heading. rn,unandiuS u.'w!y organ
lied Battery t. u; NJ; Vernon. Knox
county from WASHINGTON. according to
word from thor. r''i:,.. Tic, I>u"N cuun-
~ quota tor Ih.. urrtt army * I'D r,,.r
;Ch" battery has pee recruited ~ that
number. This eliminates possibility 1T
the draft in I<n"N county. said the mes
SuSc from WaShirsiuu