The Detroit times., 1917-10-13

fo said ne would turn over 10 the
city for the entire winter ~ the city
wanted 10 handle the crisis Ia this
way.
Controller EuFcl. John G. McCabe.
CITY safety engineer. and others rep
resenting the city government wer,
In Washington a week ago When
they obtained promises from the fuel
Standardization that coal would De
shipped here az once II requires
10 DAYS 20 get coal here aftetr The
order 10 the mines Is given and ~
A. expected that the FIRST OF this
shipment will not arrive until The
hrst OF the week There will be-
ruch clamor for Il az that TIME
that Il ls believed the only proper
way 10 get deliveries viii be- thru
the municipality conducted delivery
system.
Information impaired By coal deal
ers, Saturday morning, indicated lnat
the city authorities had greatly on
derestimated the extent 81 the coal
shortage here. Thousands OF people
Il was said. are nov su1ering foF
lack u fuel Heads OF big coal com
panies reported thar they Wrh'
home almost In tears because they
could not give coal 20 those a no
begged for II on their Blended knee.
MIR. Brown said that be bad no
coal in his yards. but that he hal
a supply in his home which Dc eX
pected would last him thru the win
ter Half OF all that Is IN bis nln-
he SAID is available FOR the city coal
dictator Tor delivery AMONG INe
needy.
Oswald Tschache. formerly secre,
tary az the Harmonic society said
ne had farm on Lake 81, Clair with
40 acres OF wooded land. and al ne
wood on the farm ne declared he
city administration could have Tor
nothing If il would bring u 70 Le-
troit and distribute y among the
people without fuel
samuel Hackett, president OF the
Hackett Coal company, OF Cecar
Grove. West Va. Jumped 20 his feet
and offered the city two mines 10
West Virginia. declaring the ci}
could have the entire output OF ne :
mines II the administration could
ger II 10 Detroit and that Il wouidn :
cost the city a cent. Another enihu'
siastic operator in the Hooking dis
trict made similar offer.
When the meeting opened Mayor
MARY announced that n might be
necsssary for the municipality 10
omen coal yards ueless The coal
dealers co-operated with the city.
NJ. Gore Van Antwerp, large coal
dealer with Offices In the northern i
part OF the city, declared that ne
believed the dealers were doing al
they could 10 relieve the situation
but he declared they could not get
shipments and were powerless 10
help. Charles A. Dean. OF Pittmans
a Dean. brought in great number
of unified orders and said such or
ders were pouring into the onces
much more rapidly than the dealers /
could handle them. He said be had
untitled orders In bis hand for more
than $4,000 tons OF coal with less
than 500 tons in his possession. T
Every order was represented as
being OF the most urgent nature
Mr.. Dean said that when he was
convinced that customer needed
coal because OF sickness In the fam
fly. he would supply 1t II he had 70
hire tariczb TO make tire trffr--
cry. but he complained that the
dealers were being imposed upon
FOR that reason he believed city
supervision OF deliveries was wise
Controller Engel reported. that
casual survey OF the situation In De
troit indicated that 81 per cent ef
the families had enough coal 20 last
thru the winter: 10 per cent had
enough 10 last until Jan. and the
remainder are practically without
coal.
James Couzens made brief
speech In which he said he had
been called an autocrat He denied
this and said II was his wish 20 help
10 serve every person IN the city
who really needs fuel
Its up 10 every coal dealer 10
do his bit" be said. This Is not
year when we can AFFORD 70 bubble
about profts and inconvenience. but
II is up 20 Us 10 get busy
Mr.. Prudden, Michigan coal die. !
iator. said nc was just two years /,
younger than the kaiser. but that
he wanted 20 get nearer 10 him He I
announced that he was not Of the ,
party OF President Wilson, but I
wanted 10 help him now.
''He Is my president" be declared. I
and I am prepared 70 give every Z
dollar possess and every ounce %
my ability 20 help him and hold up
his hands nov We can serve hest
By relieving the horrible condition .
here In Michigan
Mr.. Prudden got a big ripple 81 .
applause for this patriotic plea.
Commissioner CouIens had his
policemen AT work Saturday MAX
ing house-to-hpuse csnvaEs Of the
coal situation. gathering statistics
10 refer 20 the administration IN
Washington on the needs % the
city. II Is believed that evidence
gathered IN this way viii have
big influence on the action % Fuel
Dictator Garfield and The priority
shipping board In ordering fuel 70
the city.