South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-26
MAYOR ORDERS 80
CARS Of COAL
Indiana Mined Fuel to Extent
Of 1900 Tons to Relieve
Shortage Here.

CONTINUED FROM PACE ONEJ
amount in addition % the supply
furnished 70 retail coal dealers who
have contracts. will suffice the city
FOR nearly two weeks. it is hoped.
The coal represented by the or
der is 20 be consigned to five deal
ers 30 the city who made applica-
ton 20 the mayor. at his request,
yesterday afternoon. An order for
more coal will probably go forward
today. representing the wants Of
other dealers. who failed To- apply
in time for idsf nights order
The orders are 20 Doe filed AT the
government price, according TO
communications received from the
state fuel administrator. and Will
De allied within short time Every
local facility for handling the coal
quickly viii be pressed into service.
$50 that the cars can Doe unloaded
and returned 10 the mines as rapid
lr as possible
No Coal Without Contract.
Coal is being supplied 10 those
dealers who have contracts" is the
complaint. 'nut those who have no
contracts cannot get coal" This is
because the federal law which fixed
he price, providot that contract
prices would remain fixed i'm spite
~ the law. Operators are hling
contracts for 1926 "a ton. but they
nave not enough surplus TO fiji
free orders al the government
price. about $3.50.
eff the government would lift the
price for about two days" said one
coal dealer. whose yard at present
holds less than 80 tons Of coal "I
could get all the coal wanted
BnJ pretty quickly. too"
Sixty Cars Held Up.
In contrast 90 the statement that
che operators are filling contracts,
and deliberately failing TO fill orders
at the government price is the
statement that two dealers who
contracted for coal last February
md March are not getting their
supplies. Both of these dealers are
taking the matter up with the fed
eral commission. in the hope that
the jobbeTs can be forced TO fiji at
least a part of the contracts. Could
the two contracts be filled. at least
so cars OF coal would be made
Rvaile BILE.
Each county in Indiana Is 70 have
It's own fuel administrator. appoint
sd by Fuel Administrator WOOIIen.
\ request has been made % the
various county councils of defense.
and the president and secretary Of
zach commercial organization i'm the
state, 70 submit recommendations
Tor this place I'm each county. a
vigorous effort is being made to
perfect the machinery for the
handling Of the fuel situation of the
state within the next ten days.
Duties of Committees.
The work of organizing the state
g. In the hands of J. f. NOrthway,
who has been called in by the fed
eral fuel administration for this
work. In his letter TO the county
councils OF defense and commercial
organizations, Mr. NOrthway calls
attention 10 an excerpt from a re-
rent letter put out by the national
fuel administrator, II. A. Garfield
IN which the duties of the local fuel
committees are set forth as follows.
1T shall be the duty of the local
committees CD 10 gather informa-
tion regarding the supply of fuel
an their several communities. (2)
10 ascertain the fuel needs of the
communities with special regard
go points of immediate need: 60 TO
investigate carefully and report at
once on prices"
Ten Days supply Here.
These preliminary Investigations