Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-31
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by iesaf dealers thaa III any PAST
year
Wie consider ourselves extremely
fsrtanase aad are given 10 calling ii
laat streak of good luck that me
have had amply filled coal bins.
gloWing sires. comfy raouss ard
toasted toes, while practically thru
osst all parts of ttls eanntry the rich
and poor have beer shtyerEng and
standing IN lire waiting for some
etray cgr Of coal 10 arriye
TIE appointment Of fuel admins
TRAITORS has beea made necessary,
prices fixed BY the government ta
preveet pra1iteering. heatless Mon
days observed. erahargaes placed ard
everything done that II was possible
70 do 10 prevent suffering and fatal
tiles all rs an outcome Of this ter
cibIe fuel shortage. Yet i'm ths face
! or u als Hurley as a town and corn
sanaits has passed through it practi-
eaiiy unaffected. There are reasons
why we have escaped the strlngency.
but few have ever stopped to give it
consideration or attempt solution
KS TO why we have enjoyed a suffi-
cient quantity TO meet the require
ments. Of rather long and severe
winter.
The forces that were at work dur.
ing the very early spring, especially
during the months of April ard May
played an important part in the
propaganda set in motion by our To-
Sal dealers to acquaint the consutn-
sr and their patrons with the con-
ditions as they really existed with re-
gard to the supply and production Of
fael and the increased demand upon
The transportation companies, Fol-
lowing this was d well directed cam.
paign of personal solicitation on the
bart of the dealers to. induce the
householder TO fill his coal bin full
and fill it early, thus giving the deal
er a chance to accommodate another
shipment in his storage capacity.
Circular letters were also used. being
mailed to every fuel user in the en-
ire community, laying great stress
IN the necessity of getting ones fuel
;upply early and urging in terms em-
ohatic that If you were to keep
your home fires burning you would
have TO get fuel while it could be
secured
AS relic of the get your coal
carly, while the getting is good
propaganda we still have copy of
# letter gotten out May 1st by Man
,ger Shaeffer, of the Thomases.
Yards Inc, which was mailed to the
antire trade in this community. It
vas the initial move in awakening
md stimulating our people to the
sact that they should prepare for the
winter that lies ahead, and that it
would be far better to have their
Rms filled with sufficient coal To
meet their requirements than to
wish they had.
Between every line of this letter
ire depicted most of the suffering,
anime, want and woe that all parts
.,f this great country have been ex-
,eriencing on account of this pre-
ficted coal shortage and which is be-
ng wildly brought tozour minds by
he daily press. Acting on the time
y suggestion of this letter, many
sons of fuel tumhled into the bins
,f the consumer during the early
spring ard suniner.which has proved
,ne Of the great and essential fac
tors in preventing fuel famine in
: Hurley similar to that in other
r towns nearby
IL The predictions in this letter
u proved true and are now matter
II, tof sadest history. 1t is likewise true
that the prophet gets but little hon
n. or in his own home town yet
n there are scores Of householders who
ut already realize the facts in the case
Is with regard to the fuel situation dur
ing the winter of 1888 WHICH is