Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-11-06
APPLY TO
!. B. HANKS FOR
COAL SHIPMENT


=
milistratsrs rndsfssMent
4 All applications for release Of
! shipments Of coal consigned to the
s@tri-cities end held by the Rock Is
s1and lines at any point, must re-
ceive the endorsement Of I. B.
i Hanks, business administrator,
whose ofnces are in the Central
Trust building. In cases of con-
-signment to Davenport firms this
! endorsement is to be obtained be-
= sides that Of the fuel administra-
tion committee In that city. When
Sthe consignment is to Rock Island,
Moline or East Moline only MIR.
I Hanks signature Is needed.
X The applications should be made,
<s.ior shipments coming to the Illi-
4 nois side Of the river, direct to Mr..
Hanks. The matter has been put
into his hands by the Rock Island
lines, and applications sent to the
10fnces Of the company, unless they
s-have favorably passed the ONCE Of
~the administrator, will be ignored.
4 This course was taken because
5of the fact that the railroad COM
EEpany was having much trouble and
more work than it could do in look
Eng up the claims Of persons. COM
panies or institutions who wished
delivery Of retained shipments. Mr..
Hanks Is in a position to better
Judge the individual situation than
Sthe company officials, and so this
work has been delegated to him.
Won't Release All.
q BY no means does the new ar
arrangement signify that all the coal
held. will be released, nor is it
known what per cent is needed by
zthe road However. where there Is
urgent need Of fuel and when the
need can be proved to Mr.. Hanks.
This endorsement upon the applica-
.Ttion will signify to the railroad Of
--1icisls that It IL advisable from all
considerations to release the ship
.Sment asked for II does not neces-
s-Aarilv follow that this will be done
q Although no similar agreement
has been reached with the Burl-
Sington railroad, the administrator
has frequently been consulted upon
applications to that line for coal It
held, and with the Rock Island
lines II IL showing the best spirit
Eof cooperation.
q A list Of every car Of coal con-
s.etgned 10 the tri-c.ties, which is
being held at any point along the
-FoeE Island lines, Is in the hands
rcf Mr.. Hanks and the company Of
@Acials. BY this means there is no
sstrouble IN locating shipment to
he released, since the name of It's
fseonsignee. rs present location and
20, complete description Of the car
eis included with every entry on the
list.
q Most Deliveries.
< II Is understood that since over
half Of the coal brought into the
tri-cities IL delivered to consisnees
by the Rock Island, even. if ship
ped here on the Burlington the
Rock Island lines is to have in its
hands the disposal Of most Of the
shipments which may be released
Because the administration orders
I'm regard to releasing interned coal
4 state that the railroad which de-
q livere the coal to the consignee is
to have the jurisdiction over wheth.
er or not that coal may be re.
4 leased.
= The whole new arrangement
amounts to a Capitalization Of pow
er IN the hands OIL. 3. Hanks, rel
alive to the Illinois cities, and II
Il the hands Of the Davenport fue
committee and Mr.. Hanks jointly
relative to the Iowa side. The,
u must be consulted on any fue
questions
u. A committee In Chicago o. X.
the distribution OF coal her
y through the individual railroads
This action II in lima with tele
grapic orders received by the rail
roads here from Hale Holden, reg
sional railroad director. At Chicago
The men in this territory VIII
= are authorized to release coal ship
ments are Superintendent C. I
Rupert OF the Rock Island line.
with of1ces in Rock Island, an
j Superintendent w. A. Fuller OF tn
Burlington route at Galesburg, n
Can Only Advise.
The provinces Of Mr.. Hanks an
the fuel committee are merely ad
svisory. Constant telephone ser
u vice 10 kept up between here an
Chicago, with railroad onicial
who are trying to serve the publ
and protect the railroad u1achin
which makes that service possible
s There need be little fear froT
the present outlook. that any press
ing need for coal Of any tri-cit
person or organization will not b
&F alleviated in some way for som
time to come.
npERh clMnER