Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-01-21

business 10 Wilmington, and every plant
Of an industrial character taking current
from us suddenly needed more. Our
reduction this year is 90 per cent more
than last year. We had ordered new
boilers in March. 1917. and they should
nave been in operation last November,
but due to war conditions We have not
got them working yet We have them
,llaced, and the brick work will b
started shortly. The stack, which il
700 feet high, will be finished this week
Coupled with these troubles we are re-
ceiving poor coal. In fact II is tn
poorest ever saw. While this city sui
iered Camp Dix, which is supplied b.
he Burlington, n. j., company, was 81
darkness but we have not yet beer
completely shut down
Il recently went 20 Washington ant
conferred with Admiral Bowles Of th
hipping Board and sent him letter j.
which begged for good coal and througl
the efforts Of Mr.. Ten Weeges we sc
cured some, The trouble with the lightl
tonight was due TO complying with tn,
orders Of the fuel administration in re
ducing our power and duEing the lull We
are cleaning the boilers getting ready
for next Wednesday. l am also plan
ming to install slate pickers near th
bunkers spent this afternoon goini
over the plant with a Government of .
cial as to the current needed by Oh
shipyards.
Must Win the War.
I'VE all realize that the essential
thing 10 do now is to win THE war. !
also think that we exerc sed foresight
in placing orders for the new boilers
before the war and II is not our fault
that this equ pment which will increase
our output 80 per cent has not been com
pleted II is beyond our control"
At this point Representative Andrew
Cross OF the Second Representative DIS.
tr.ct asked the question; why did
you d.smantle the Sixth street power
planty"
The Councilmen objected saying that
all questions, under a ruling OF the
cha rmsn, Mr. Mearns, should be made
through the councilmen OF the various
wards
Mr.. Wilson then resumed. saying he
sympathlzed with the residents here
who had been put to inconvenience, and
that he felt it more than anyone, having
spent many sleepless nights at the plant
/ llr. Wilson then read a statement from
representative Reese, Of Pennsylvania
which it was stated that the Goa
being sent from the mines is from culu
lanks and that in some instances mud
lad been sent out as coal. He als'
stated that the Baltimore power PLAN
vas now compelled to use 30 boilers in
stead of p as heretofore because o.
,oor fuel
Councilman Ward OF the Eighth ~srt
hen asked the question; What Pc
ont. ashes do you get from using 81
much coal as you arelnow us.ngf"
Mr.. Wilson replied; Three times
Nj. Ward then asked If 6 per cent
shes was not the right percentage q
81 from good coal, whereupon Coun
imam Robertson objected saying tina
was a leading question.
Councilman Cathcart, Of the Twelftl
yard. asked II there had not been som
rouble with the fremen az the plan
.ome dsvs ago and Mr.. Wilson replied
yes That in plant No. the mel
were sleeping. and some others refuse
to obey orders and they were dischsrg
I'd and a gang from boats tied up her
were put in their places, but later tn
WA4 MANNt Va AAANrA NAN Imp NNHNrA
were hired back"
Mr.. Wilson asked that Mr.. Throo
be allowed 10 explo the trouble an
=, in reply TO a ques = from Mr.. Cath
cart, he said the company secured a
the help IL needed Mr. Throop state
that at times they had trouble in gel
t'ng mechanics and Councilman CathcaI
asked why a Mr. McGill. employed b
the company. had not answered a letts
sent him on October | last year, by
mechanic who ware I'd work and VIII
had the best Of re- Nences. Mr.. Throo
seid that he knew nothing OF the lette
Mr. Neary asked for the name OF n
man who sent tn. letter. Mr.. Cath
cart replied Il am the man." and h
gave the letter to Mr.. Noary 10 read.
Coun. Imam Abherger then asked wha
power TIE charter OF the company CAV
81 Il to send current outside the stat
; limits and Mr. Neary stated that III
] company generated current here an
carried it TO the State line where
E was sold 10 outside companies. Tn
e question was then asked what currcn
! was going 10 mum tion plants and A
I Neary stated that under orders fro;
2 the Government, they could not divulg
2 this information. In reply to quei
% ton. Mr.. Neary sad the company undo
normal cond tiona was well able to SUP
= NV current hrt .he company ike every