Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-12-07

Office. Comunities falling to furnish
this Information will be accepted By
me as being amply supplied with fuel
and not needing any direction of coal
inIo their communities.
/ am very glad to. advise the people
Of my state that the Oregon Short
Line has on its right Of way on the
main line and its various branches.
forty thousand old ties that it will
sell for five cents each. II the farmers
who are in reach of the main line or
any of the branches Of the Oregon
Short Line viii call upon the section
foreman OF the agent they can make
arrangements for a supply Of old ties
for their winters use
Mr. Knickerbocker, of the Oregon
Short Line has been kind enough to ask
for a rate on these ties, or will furnish
work train at actual cost TO bring
the ties to those towns and villages
where the haul is too long by wagon.
Owing to the sortage of labor on the
Short Line at the present time. it is
going to be necessary for the comuni-
ties to orga nize and the people 90 out
and load their own ties. 1t is estimated
it will take at least twenty five men
~ pm bP Aill I'll 4CduS q udE.
These ties will cost delivered along
the stations of the Oregon Short Line
not more than seven and one-half
cents each, labor TO be furnished free.
or approximately s275 a cord. As
have burned these old ties for fuel
during my residence in Idaho, / can
say to the people that under emergency
such as exists today. they make very
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en- advantage of. | shall be very much
disappointed if there is any community
in the state where coal is short that
is not willing to avail itself of the
Letters will be directed to the mayor
Of every town and city in Idaho giving
them the number of ties available for
their communities. and the mayors will
be asked to take charge of the work |
Of organizing and see that their COM |
are able TO take advantage |
Of this splendid offer.
To the people of Idaho / want to say
that the Oregon Short Line and the /
Denver & Rio Grande railroads are
straining every effort to relieve the
present coal shortage in this state.
There is another factor that will
improve the conditions later. and that
s If the people who are using furnaces
n business houses and in their homes
will use mine run coal. BY the first
If January majority of the sugar fac
ories in this state that are now using
| large tonnage of what is called slack
viii have completed their work. This
lack or screenage comes from prepar-
ID coal that is used largely for domes-
ic purposes. / am advised that mine
'un coal, properly handled is fully
fficient in heat value. and at a less
ost than prepared coal
The people will be advised later as to
ow 10 arrange their fire CRATES to use
nine run coal. We must take advan-
age of every possible saving if we are
o pass through the winter without !
istress or suffering. Only by coop
ration and coordination can the pre-
ent needs of the people of Idaho be
net.
have great confidence in our peo-
lie and am satisfied that our citizens 7
ill accept this unfortunate news in ,
he right spirit and will be ready to do
hose things that will be necessary to
lake the best of a most discouraging I
ituation. 7
F. r. GOODING. !
ederal Fuel Administrator for Idaho