The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-17
COAL SHORTAGE
HERE IS OVER,
DEALERS STATE
Supply Assured Will Fill All
Orders in City,
SURPLUS WILL BE LEFT
Uncertain Gas Supply Blamed
by Fuel Handlers,

The coal shortage in Oklahoma CiS
is practically over, according to deal
crs both retail and wholesale. All
city dealers with the exception OF the
Hacklngtowu Coal company have
enough or will have enough coal within
the next twcuty.iour hours to fill all
orders, and probably will have an ade-
quate supply left over, There arc now
ten cars Of coal in the city, either in
the yards or on sldlngs, and those
on sidngs will probably be placed this
afternoon Approximately there are
twenty cars Of coal in transit which
will reach this city during the latter
part of the week
Orders Duplicated.
The dealers have apportioned the
coal on hand to the persons needing
it the most The tctailcrs trace the
shortage directly to the uncertain sup
ply 'of gas. Those persons who con-
stantly burn coal experienced no sui
fcring, they say, because their supply
for the winter was obtained during
the fall.
Numerous retail dealers will not take
orders for coal ii they have none on
hand, because they complain that people
when ordering coal call on three or
four companies to place all order. The
company receiving coal first delivers
it hnd the consumer never calls up the
other companies to cancel the order,
say the dealers.
Dealers Report Supply.
The following coal companies report
| the amount on hand and the amount
expected, also the p~nber OF orders to
be filled and the number OF orders re-
jected. Most reports show lha, there is
plenty OF coal to 60 around and some
will be left over
The Dunn Fuel and Feed company
reports that it received three cars to-
day, and had open orders for twenty
tons, thus leaving an adequate supply
for future deliveries.
The Garrison Coal company reports
that it has two cars Of coal in the city
and five in transit and will be able tc
iii all orders and have plenty lei
over The company also has 200 loads
Of corncobs on hand
J. q. Black and Son report that they
have one car Of coal ON hand and arc
expecting another car soon, and will b'
able to ill back order, for twenty-five,
tons, and will still have plenty left over
They have rejected orders for NOR,
than twenty-five tons
will Have Surplus.
| Mrs. Fannie Foral reports that 'h'
has one car Of coal on hand, has file
all orders and has plenty left over Sh'
is expecting six more cars soon.
The Packingtown OOal and Fec
company reports that it has no coal OF
lband. has orders for twenty-five ton
Nnd has Cancelled orders for more thar
fifty tons The company is expecting
70 more coal this week.
| NJ. h. Schofeld company reports tta
il has one car OF coal in the city, viii
receive two more in the morning, an,
will he able to fill all orders on han,
as well as future orders
The A. NJ. DeBolt Coal company re
ports that il has two cars ol coal o
sidlngS in Oklahoma City now, whic
will probably be placed before tonight
and has five more cars in transit III
/ company had untitled orders for NOR
than fifteen tons, all OF which will b
=, filled and coal will Ne left ovdt.
County Fuel Administrator ! II
Johnston today ordered that all indus
, tries, including hotels, use mine ri
, coal instead OF nut or lump coal,