South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-19
MILLER ISSUES
NEW STATEMENT
Local Fuel Administrator De-
CIareS Situation Here More
Grave Than Elsewhere.

W r. Miller. local fuel admins
traitor has issued the following
statement regarding the fued situa-
i ton in AIishawaka. which the de-
! clares 10 be worse than that in
South Bend:
/ THE coal situation in Mishawa-
| ka is even more serious than il is
/ in south Bend because of the fact
that Mishawaka is almost entirely
/ dependent upon the coal furnished
I by the local factories for private
/ consumption. But one car of coal
/ was received yesterday by the deal
/ ers. Four Of the five dealers are
/ delivering coal from the factories
/ to private consumers, and / feel that
I the citizens ought TO be proud of the
! fact that the factories have come TO
/ their assistance voluntarily.
The Mayor. by order Of the coun-
4 " fuel administrator, has closed the
| saloons and places of amusement in
order TO conserve coal The pro-
/ testant churches of the city with the
exception of the Christian church.
who think they have sufficient rea-
son for not closing. have agreed 20
/ close their churches on Sunday. The
/ Catholic churches are going 10 keep
I their churches open one-half day
/ Sunday and close their schools until
such time as they are notified that
the situation is relieved. This will
/ conserve more coal than if they
closed their churches. The action on
the part of the churches is volun-
tary.
Mr.. Horton of the public schools
has been notified that he will have
10 look 10 the dealers for coal 10
continue the schools as no more
/ factory coal will be allowed 20 be
delivered to the school houses unless
it is absolutely necessary to do so
in order TO keep their pipes from
/ freezing.
No Coal to- Farmers.
"On account of the coal supply of
I the city being furnished by the
/ factories, all fuel has been refused
to farmers as the factories do not
\ feel that they can supply the entire
country but will have all they can do
\ to keep their won employees from
/ freezing.
ION the George Bush farm south
east of Mishawaka, the South Bend
| DOWell works are cutting timber
and they have made a price TO the
\ fuel administrator Of 70 cents per
single cord for soft wood and 81 per
single cord for hard wood, the wood
TO be cut by the parties buying il.
J
/ hart has quite a tract of timber in
which there is down timber, and he
has agreed to atlow farmers to cut
that wood on a reasonable basis.
1T is a time when every person
! has TO help himself 1t is beyond
the point where they can be helped.
/ If people have no bona fide orders
with dealers, who are from four TO
/ five days behind with deliveries, the
only thing they can do is TO so TO
the coal yards with a conveyance of
some kind and haul the coal home.
/ If any dealer refuses TO allow them
to have coal if they have the money
10 pay for it, and will report to me,
/ will see that they get the coal. but
| I cannot compel dealers TO make
deliveries of orders except in the
order in which they are booked.
Dealers are allowed TO deliver
but 500 pounds 70 one customer and,
even should more coal arrive. they
will not be allowed TO increase this
until we are assured of a supply.
The four or five days of enforced
idleness at the mines on account. of
the storm will leave a gap that will
have 20 be bridged by stored coal. -