The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-03-08
Municipal 'Woo6yar1s.

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city as lar9e Is Aberdeen with
iwood aeainst suffering with cold.
to. say nothing OF the paralysis
that would come to its industries.
! in the promised emergency that
no coal can be had next winter,
is-a big eaough, ,peoposiaion to be
financed by the city. While
private interest with sufficient
capital could handle the enter
prise,such interest.w0uld be tim
i'd. because of government regu-
-iations as TO fixing prices and
quantities that could be supplied
to individuals that would and
should necessarily be expected.
The municipal woodward is an
enterprise for the city to finance.
The city could handle the propo-
|sition more advantageously and
with@less discrimination between
units Gifts population than any
other agency. II the wood were
handled even at a loss or a profit,
the results would be the same
the profit or loss would affect
every citizen alike in the com.
mon Interest.
Should Aberdeen undertake
the municipal woodward it would
in no way debar citizens and pri-
vate interests from providing
their winter wood throughout the
spring and summer months, nor
would its competition in stabiliz-
ing prices necessarily advance
the price of wood beyond its
value. 1t would act as q stimulus
to wood choppers and haulers to|
engage more largely in the bust
ness as they would have the as
of Q ready market and q |
fair price at all times. |
Careful consideration of the |
given in Mr.. Townes' let
ter is urged. Aetiqn 81 shcxla s...!! n. he
s1AEu eljneT vufOu&n the C1ty ou.
thorities or q committee of citi-
zens at % early time as practical: |
While . few communities and towns |
have found it possible to get In ade- |
quate .supplies of wood without any |
particular organization. it has usually |
been found necessary to hsye some |
particular committee or body to take |
charge of the work in order to insure |
its being done. This has been neces-
ssry during tho present emergency In |
bitter weather when the actual need |
for wood fuel in quantity. with coal
not obtsinsble. made it apparent to |
every one. With the coming Of spring |
and the warm weather Of s0mmer. In |
and popular interested In the
wood fuel question will naturally lag
and DO crowded out BY moro season
able work and interests. This decrease
viii not however. be followed by de-
creased necessity for . stock Of wood
for next winter. Some organization
10 needed TO tide the matter over be.
tween tho seasons and to urge and see
that wood 10 cut whom it does not
seem Immediately necessary. One
community In New England 10 able
to eco the hsnowriting on the wsll
and has decided to purchase 100 900
cords OF wood - fuel reserve for the
citioe ond hos borrowed go. 900 from
the banks to finance the operation. 4
Southern state has already como 80
municipal woody ards In operation and
h planning to have ono in practically
every community In the State.
See that your community he's . mu-
nicipal woodland and II getting In .
reserve Of wood for next winter. II one
= poteaseady In operation promote It
.at once. Under the stress OF an- acutoI
shortage. IN Ohio town organized .,
municipal woodysrd In - hours. Can
not your town be sufficiently fore
SlGhted to organize ono now In cd
vance OF 000d7
Next WinAee is going to b the rub.
and We cannot begin too soon to pre-
pare for It. The next sixty days -
the best period Of the year for cutting
cordwood, and I know OF no more e.
eoc1lye way in which y00 can serve
lysW 0s0usouity. ..ss representative
- - eno1-o1ua1oBlga11on. 3 han %
Io1neoaeo I'll yoar sooo0Roo6uln0oo in
jn0ucink your Municipality. your
|oount0s yonr wood doaaoss and the
1nEnpnD Of yuar county 70 soo1ro the
|u1GAlng Of a1l-coeoWoe1 psoslbls dur.
~ Ghansxtu1x1UsdsUs withss view
- suppogongzoho-s6eman ~'Soe wood
vhsch - ere sure - Aavo next vim
-. Yousoa0Dgy 0uly.
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