Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-15
HEATLESS MONDAY
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HEATLESS MONDAY
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IN cur opinion he is the only one xyho
can decide. The secretary Of war mar
urat'y wants coal for the army And
the secretary Of the navy naturally
wants it for the navy. DR.. Garfield has
NOT the authority to decide and so We
ara golng to put it up to the President
Himself
Textile Delegation to WASHINGTON
The textile interests ar. ooing IN
seiio Dig delegation to Washington.
iHey Will leave on Sunday and Ihey
expect l" see the President on Monday
iheS VIII Tell him just exactly what
tae SITUATION IS in New England and
taHy vii! leave to him the decision as
10 "he'feT we are to operate or whe!
err we shall close down"
NJ. StorfoW added that he under
stood Secretary McAdoo as director Of
railroads had already put into operation
a plan of directing the f9w of coal Nv
a series of embargoes. For the last
three days of this week, he stated. the
Norfolk n Western. and the Chesl-
peaNe ~ Ohio, the two great coal car
ryinS roads We're forbidden to move
coal west, Mr.. McAdoo's idea being
that this embargo would force coal
from the New River and Pocahontas
fields Gown TO tidewater ut Hampton
l,oads
Arrangements were completed last
night. MI. StorroW announced. hv
winch 100 cars per day were to be
scGt him from the kanawha fields in
Vest Virginia. This coal will be rlny-
el TO tl,.ewater for shipment 10 Ibis
CITY
The New England Fuel Administra-
tor was notified today that between
200 and $50 cars which were choking
transfer yard on the Baltimore d
Ohio road, We're to be diverted to tide
water for his use
Need Ships to Get Coal to Boston
"All we need to get that coal to Bcs-
ton is ships" Mr.. Storrow said. and
since the government has allowed rs
to obtain the coal il seems probable
that they intend also to permit US to
have ships to set it here and get it out
by the way Of Hampton Roads. If thew
will do that it will make it easier for
us to decide whether the heatless
Mondays shall be continued after next
week
Mr.. Storrow still has under consid-
Grafton the question Of closing New
England colleges during the present
coal crisis.
THE college question again depends
less we can get the ships to bring us
the coal we have obtained, it will re
necessary for us to close down lot of
things that are now operating.
Il do not want to paint the picture
any blacker than it really is. and l do
not want the people to get the idea
that we are any better off than we
really are. ! cannot emphasize too
strongly that our future depends en-
tirely on the matter of ships.
Half of Retail Dealers out
in a telegram to DR.. Garfield tonight
asking him to lay before the President
the situation in New England, particu-
larly the need of Golfers, the fuel ad-
miniStrators of all the New England
states asserted that one-half OF all the
retail dealers We're entirely out OF
household coal; that numerous plants
carrying on government work were
shut down, that the numoer would
reach 80 at the end of next week; and
that within a fortnight more than 200
900 textile workers would he idle.
1--WE are having the most extreme
difficulty in keeping our railroads open
and delivering a few days supply at
time to hospitals, municipal water
and sewerage pumping plants, gas com
panies. householders. and to care for
other vital necessities" the telegram
said.
Milder Weather Has Not Increased
Flow
The milder weather has not sub
stantially Increased the flow of coal
into New England or stopped the daily
shrinking of our depleted reserves.
Our railroads are doing their best
but are utterly unable to cope with the
situation. Under the most favorable
circumstances they can carry not more
than one third of the coal we need
We see no possible relief or escape