The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-18
.B|'ElIIlDJI PLANTS. :. :. :.
NOT & COAL . Al !, USERS; ! / j
WILL con TINUE
HEIR OPERATIONS
seld's Fuel Order Does Not A.
fset the Big industries Here,
g. Say Executives. = ~
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WOOD BURNING FURNACES
CAUSE COMPLEX PROBLEMS
Certain Business Places Heated By
Wood Fires Ordered to Close
On Mondays.
WOOD BURNING FURNACES
b . CAUSE COMPLEX PROBLEMS

Notwithstanding the amazing or
der Of H.. A. Garfield, national fuel
director, Bemidji will not be hit so
hard as might be expected, owing
.tos the fact that wood is the princi-
pal fuel used In. the city, both for
plants and Office
buildings, while the homes OF the
city are also the large majority users
OF wood instead Of coal. III
The biggest industries in Bem1dji
Are the mills of the -Crookston Lum--
!, Der company but the order will. 1t
sis firmly believed not interfere In
the slightest with their operation,
,sawdust and shavings being the fuel
used to run the machinery Of the
mills. - &','
Won't Affect Mills.
Cant see where the Garfield or
der will affect us in the least" said
5B. Nv. Lakin to the Pioneer this
morning In reply to q query, as to
what effect the mandate would have
ON the mills. - We don't use q bit
OF coal In our Mills and 1t wouldn't
seryesany purpose for us to shut
down. It wouldn't save, any coal.
/ We use coal In the woods for our
railrtads but the order says thesrail-
.soaA hall cont tinue to Operate and
L believe that lets us in. No. i can't
SEQ where we are. affected in the
least. -: x Z. =
. b The fuel S order daeSvi wifi fG not have any
effect upon the plant of the Bemidji
Manufacturing company. either: This
growing plant has been having a
heavy run. much Of its product being
for railroads.
,..f"The order won't bother us at all, :"
stated william J,s,Werth Of the ex-
ecutiye force OF the company this
morntiik. eve burn refuse to run
our machinery and will keep right
n going; So long as there's a stick
.of wood in the forest tnat we can
yet We won't shut down."
q Box Factory Continues.
; The Bemidji Box factory is an
other OF. Bemidji's leading manufac-
turing institutions that will not be
forced to close on account of the fuel
order.
(. ut won't affect us any here" said
j. L.. Gilbertson in answer to a
question as to whether the order
would affect the operation of the
plant. I'VE use no coal in our plant.
We burn sawdust and refuse and un-
til we get a specific order to close
will continue to operate
&; Perplexing Problem.
The order also raises some COM
MEX situations in Bemidji on account
Of the prevalent use Of wood instead
zof coal for heating plants in the
business district. For instance, the
building wherein is located the
Northern National pank has CEN
trail heating plant for practically the
,antire corner block. In the same
rhlock Is a pool and billiard parlor,
sssifich, the order says, must close on
Mondays. In the same building ts
the City Drug Store, allowed to keep
open. Gould's restaurant is also In
the same block. On the second floor
are doctors offices, the United States
recruiting office and law offices. One
heating plant is used for the entire
building and wood is used for fuel.
To close up the billiard parlor
wouldn't save a pound of coal and
to compel others in the same build
ing to shut up shop on account OF
q lack Of heat wouldn't make cents
worth Of difference in the supply for
anyone.
# A point raised today was that OF
the auto garages. Mr.. Jewett of the