Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-29
WEST SHORE
TONS BEHIND ITS
1918COAL QUOTA
Meeting at Camp Hill to Pro-
test; Mr.. Myers Promises
Improvement

The coal shortage facing Camp
Hill, Lemoyne. Washington Heights
ard other West Shore towns was
thoroughly airnd at n citizens meet
ing in the Camp Hill High School
last evening.
While the meeting was called
primarily to determine what could
be done to improve the serious
shortage in Camp Hill, a number
of consumers from Lemoyne and
Washington Heights were also
present and the entire fuel situa-
ton in the lower end were present
despite the act that the meeting
was called with practically no notice.
Robert l. Myers, member of the
Cumberland County Fuel Committee.
from the lower end of the county
was present and gave n lengthy ex-
planation of many of the perpleXing
factors that enter into the present
serious situation. He related the
serious suffering in Enola, Worm
leysburg and other West Shore
towns last year and described his
efforts to induce the State Admin
istrator to take better care of this
section during the coming winter.
Dealers Present Case
Several West Shore coal dealers
were present and related their side
of the case. They told how Har-
risburP dealers and one West Shore
dealer located in Lemoyne are per-
mitted by the state fuel adminls-
traitor to make a profit of nearly n
dollar ton more on the coal they
handle than the other West Shore
dealers despite the fact, the local
dealers contend. that the cost of do
ing business on the West Shore is
as great as in Harrisburg, where
the streets are paved.
In going into the situation Mr..
Myers quoted figures to show that
Wierman e Wierman, one of the
dealers. is now 440 tons below his
promised quota for the six iSonthS
ending September 80. The Paxton
Flour & Feed Company, which al
though obtaining its supply in Cum
berland county, is listed as a. Har-
risburg concern when it comes to
selling price. is 291 tons below it's
quota; d. w. Leader is 80 tons
short and c. S. Willis is $40 tons
above his quota. S. b. Leach, one
of the dealers with quota of 1000
tons went out of business after re-
ceiving ia tons, according to Mr..
Myers. Using these figures as a
basis ii was shown that the Le-
moyne, Washington Heights. Camp
Hill district is 1717 tons below the
six month quota. Few shipments
are now coming in.
Committee Deferred
After various speakers had related
various phases of the suffering
caused last year and the indications
that this years situation has re-
suited in little more than broken
promises from the state administra-
ton, a motion was made to appoint
committee of FIVE citizens OF
Camp Hill to cooperate with the
local members of the fuel commit
tee in endeavoring to obtain the
promised quota of fuel for Camp
Hill.
Mr.. Myers vigorously opposed this
plan of procedure and after assur-
ing the meeting that an adequate
supply of coal would be forthcom-
ing requested that appointment Of
this committee be deferred for at
least two weeks.
Appointment of this committee
would be a reflection upon me-" the
administrator declared. II have
Iabored ceaselessly to obtain fuel for
this community and it is not fair to
take this action now when the fruits
of my labors are just beginning to
ripen. Shipments to the lake re-
gion and westward have been stopped
and this coal will be diverted to
Pennsylvania"
Lindley II. Dennis was chairman
of the meeting and f. c. Beecher
was secretary.