The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-07
Chickasha Without Coal Few Hours Sal
urday; Car Received Today; More
EnrOute From Mines
SERIOUS SITUATION
AVERTED IS BELIEF
Plenty Of Wood in Country TO Be Used in
Emergency; Suggest Hold
in Reserve

Local representatives or the tuei
administration say that there is no
danger of a serious shortage of fuel
in this county even though the coal
dealers are unable to get any more
coal for the remainder OF the winter
as there are at least so car loads OF
wood in the county that can be made
ready for immediate use and which
will relieve any shortage in coal that
may occur.
Several people made the rounds
of the coal yards late Saturday even-
ing in an effort to secure coal but
none was to be had. This serious
shortage was only for a day however
as Mr. Frey, city fuel administrator
said this morning that he understood
car had arrived this morning and
this would relieve the shortage for
a few days at least and it is thought
that by this time several cars will
have been shipped in. One dealer
here has received bill of lading for
five cars and others have assurance
that coal is on the way as 1t has al
ready been shipped from the mines.
Situation Relieved.
1t is thought that Bysthe end of the
week there will be at least five hun
dred tons of coal shipped in and the
shortage will be relieved for the en-
tire winter
In the meantime those in charge
Of the fuel problem urge that those
who have coal enough to tide them
over few days do not make rush
for coal now as there are some here
who have absolutely no coal and
these must be served first if possi
BILE The coal dealers say that if
they can ward off rush at this time
they are certain they will have plen-
ty of coal here by the last of the
week.
1t has been proposed that If a rush
is made within the next day or so
by those who have coal enough to
run them through the week that a
plan will be adopted whereby every
person purchasing coal will have to
make an affidavit to the effect that
he is without coah In order to make
certain that one person does not pur-
chase a certain amount of one dealer
and then make a like purchase OF
another, the affidavit will contain a
statement that the one purchase is
all that has been made. IL
thought that any possible rush will
be avoided in this manner.
No S. o. S. Call.
AS yet no word has been sent to
the State Fuel Administrator for a
shipment of emergency coal and at
tention is called to the fact that if
10 coal is received within few days
and the situation becomes serious
that action must be taken and an or
der will be sent in for an emergency
shipment, This will be here by the
latter part of the week. BY being
able to get this eemrgency shi
at any time, dealers say that any
possible serious shortage will be
avoided
Some have proposed that the wood
supply be utilized and that if there
is anyone who is out of employment
at the present time they be sent out
to make the wood ready for use. In
the south part of the county it is
said there are several farmers that
have a good supply Of wood already
cut and that it is already seasoned
This wood, it is estimated, can be
brought to this city at very little ex
pense and while the wood might cost
slightly more than coal compared tc
the heat that would be obtained, il