The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-07
All Orders to Barre Dealers
to Be Followed by In
spection of Cellars
CITY APPOIN
AN s sPECToR
Continued 80 re Weather
Has sh = med Deal
err : upplies

There are gray days ahead for
the fuel consumer, but in the impend
| ing shortage of coal, he may have the
consolation of knowing that the local
fuel committee, with the cooperation OF
| the fuel dealers and the city
council, has taken steps to prevent any
attempt that may be made to hoard coal
II does not subtract from the sum-to-
tai of ones worries to learn that the fuel
now on hand is sufficient TO postpone
the day when there is actual suffering
for want of it(till March /. That is a
conservative estimate made yesterday
afternoon after the city council, having
been called together hastily by the may
or, had voted unanimously to furnish
an inspector for the local committee.
The statement issued by the commit
tee explained in full the situation as il
applies to Barre. Cold weather and the
resulting congestion of freight have pre-
cipitated a grave situation, and every
pound of coal must be carefully lus-
banded and as carefully distributed if
a period of acute suffering is to be avert.
ed. The members of the council, con.
vened at 4:30 p. m, with one accord
voted TO furnish man who shall serve
the committee as an inspector George
ii. Cook of the engineering department
was named, and his inspections viii be
gin at once. Anyone who orders coal
may expect a visit from the inspector or
a member of the local committee, and
if it develops that the consumer who
placed the order has enough coal to keep
him warm for two or three weeks, the
order will not be filled at once.
All of the local dealers have sub
seribed to an agreement whereby their
orders may be scrutinized by the nspec-
tor as well as members of the commit
tee. Equality of distribution and cnougn
coal for people who are wont to pur.
chase in small lots are the ends sought
by the committee in making this move
1t is said that in few isolated cases
the circumstances of coal purchases or
orders have warranted the suspicion that
people supplied with coal and TO spare
for present needs were attempting to
buy against next winters needs There
is far too little coal i'm the dealers shed
10 permit this kind of boarding, and
the inspection system is calculated to
the efforts of unpatriotie reo-
pie to stack coal at the expense of
people who are trying to get on with
pound purchases.
The figures on which the dealers base
heir estimate that there is enough fuel
IN hand TO avert any real suffering till
March ! if it is judiciousIy distributed
include the number of cords of wood or
m hand, exclusive of wood that may be
brought to town by the farmers. II is
tated that the city school buildings are
airly well supplied with coal. There
vas six days supply ON hand at the
'paulding school when consignment
vas delivered yesterday,
According to information given out by
he dealers there may be coal on the
Dad that will reach Barre in time tc .
vert crisis, but transportation is Sc
ncertain that the dealers and the com.
littee are not going to take any chances
the weather continues to moderate
he situation will be materially i'm
roved, and further improvement will
aturally proceed from an honest and
arnest resolve on the part OF every
Irnace tender to shovel the minimum
mount OF coal necessary to keep his
ouse comfortable.