The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-05-01
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Little Prospect Of Any Anthrac'
Next Winter and illinois Goa,
Barred From Iowa. K
COUNTY FUEL DEALERS MI
Governor Harding and Fuel Admit
traitor Webster Send a Mr.. Ellis.
bury to Oenison to Talk.

+ Crawford county people will have IL
depend on Iowa coal for fuel this win&
ter with little prospect of being able%
| to secure anthracite coal. Phis mess
| age was brought to Denison by Mr..
| Ellsbury, who addressed a meeting
| of county fuel dealers at the court
house on Friday evening. Mr.. Ellis
bury was sent to Denison by Governor
Harding and State Fuel Administrator
Chas. Webster to explain the fuel sit
uation as it IS at the present time. The
situation is serious and grave and In
all prOba bility Crawford county will
experience famine in fuel even worse
than that of last winter.
The United States has been divided
into various zones and coal is supplied
these zones from mines located In that
district. This action was taken by the.
government in order to dispense with
long hauls and to relieve the freight
congestion. Heretofore eastern coal
has been shipped west while coal from 1
Illinois and Colorado has been ship
ped into the eastern states, tieing up
hundreds Of freight cars. Under the
new arrangement this will not be the q
case.
Iowa will have to depend almost en-
tirely upon coal from mines within
the state for it's supply this winter, ex-
planned Mr., Ellsbury. A small tonnage
of Illinois coal will be shipped into
some sections of the state for fewk-
weeks. Last year the mines of Iowa
produced some nine million tons OF
coal while fourteen million tons weros
consumed. The mines of the state
will have to increase their productions
| materially in order to meet the de-V
mands. The speaker stated that many
of the mines in the state are now clos
ed down on account of the lack of or
ders. Already 1900 miners have left
the state and have found employment
in mines in Pennsylvania. To avert
| fuel famine in the state dealers must
place their orders now with the Iowa
mines so that they may be operated
at their maximum capacity
| The speaker stated that there was q
feeling on the part of some people that
! Iowa coal could not be stored during.
the summer months without stacking
to a great extent, while others were
afraid to fill their bins with 1t for fear
of com mbustion. He stated that while
Iowa coal contains considerable mois.
ture and that it was true, q great por-
llOIi VI IulS "oo AOok Uy 0tOa AA6s SNeS
the burning quality Is the same. He
cited the fact that the state board of
control last year stored several thou
sand tons of Iowa coal above ground
unprotected and that the loss was
very slight If care Is taken In cordinE
| it in the bins in easements there Is no
| danger whatever of combustion The
! pile should not be over feet In
height and the dust should not be left
on the floor OF the bin. BY wettinG the
coal before using it has the~same burn
ing qualities as the fresh coal from
the mines.
Mr. Ellsbury held out but slight
hope for Crawford county receivin1
any anthracite this year and advised
those who have been burning this fuel
to lay in a supply of Iowa coal at
once. U.s.
Following his address the coal deal
ers discussed the matter and it was
decided to place orders at once for
Iowa coal and if possible lay In sur.
plus stock to be drawn upon during
the winter months.