South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-15
MEET TONIGHT
To DECIDE ON
COAL PLANS
Hardy Calls Meeting to Dis
CuSS CurtaiIment of Some
Activities in City to
Release Fuel.

To determine which Of the citys
activities can be curtailed with the
least resultant harm, i'm order 10
relieve supplies of coal for the use
of domestic consumers who are I'm
dire need, will be the object of
meeting of coal dealers, the school
board, city officials, and the county
fuel administrator, TO be held this
evening at 1880 o'clock at the
Chamber of Commerce building
The meeting was called this
morning by administrator Hardy.
who says that South Bend, prac-
tically isolated from the source Of
coal supply, on account of the
storms of the past week must de-
pend almost entirely upon the coal
already within the city TO relieve
suffering at least until such time as
rail conditions are improved so that
it will be possible TO bring greater
supplies into the city.
May Close schools.
The advisability of closing the
schools is being seriously consider
ed. All of the buildings contain
sufficient supplies of coal TO last
until late in the spring, according to
Supt j. +. Nuner. Closing the
schools would release a large guam
tity of coal.
II think it would be better TO
close the schools than close some
of the .lCtOries, said Mr.. Hardy
Tue morning. Time lost in
school could be made up next
summer when fuel is not needed,
but time lost in factories is lost
forever"
The advisability of closing sa-
looms and amusement places VIII
also be taken up at the meeting.
1t is hoped by Mr.. Hardy that il
Will not be necessary TO stop much
of the city's activity, but some
thing must be done TO supply those
who have no fuel BY taking small
amounts OF fuel from each of the
school buildings, and from factor
les, TO tide over the present short
age. it may be possible 20 keep
nearly everything i'm operation, be-
cause, he says, when railroads open
again. the amounts taken can be re-
turned
OlAitE AOltiillOiiN ItllSI-
Traffic. milk and conditions gen
orally. except fuel, i'm the city that
have been interfered with since last
Friday as a result of the storm.
showed a vast Improvement Tues
day morning, but the dangers 90
life. property and comfort are far
from being entirely removed
To impress the citizens Of the
pressing need of their cooperation
in relieving the situation and bring
ing TO the peoples minds the great
" increased fire hazard and sur
fering that remains with the conges-
tion Of streets and alley ways by the
snow, Mayor Carson Tuesday morn
ing issued a proclamation calling
upon all 10 do their bit" wherever
possible in removing the snow from
places about their homes and prop
erty where it nterferes with foot
or vehicle traffic
Cars Still Hindered.
With the exception of slightly in
terrupted schedules on certain lines
local and interurban railway traffic
had assumed almost normal cOndi-
ton Tuesday morning Some diff
Guilty Is still being experienced by
the local company i'm operating cars
at the ends of some Of their lines
in the outlying districts Of the city.
Two gangs Of men are at work on
the tracks of the western division
OF the company's interurban lines
one gang working toward South
Bend from Michigan City and the
other from his city toward the lake
city A gang Of so men are workins
on the line between Niles and ST.
Joseph. Mich. where snow has
drifted from % 10 % feet deep. The
snow is so deep that IL must be
handled by the workmen i'm relays
as is sometimes employed in deep
ditch digging Cars are being run
between Niles and Goshen on
reasonably regular schedule.