The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-12-03
BACK To NATURE
ADVICE OF CITY !
COUNCIL ON WOOD
Pointed Out in Meeting That s.tua-
ton Has ResoJyed Itself to Use
Of Primitive Methods IN the
Art Of Living.
WOOD SOLD BY CITY
FOR HELPLESS ONES
Those Who Can Arc Expected To Get
Into Timber Themselves; Big
Squad On Cutting Job Today;
Wood On Market Soon.

'''H''f~N NNNfis
HE conclusions arrived at in & 4,
special council meeting held yeater
day afternoon we're that Caicka la
Is getting back no thc primitive sta
of scores OF years ago That isthst
Tho man with the mcst energy, tho
moat rescurcefulncss, The MOTT ptln.
cple, is The man who win be.t pro-
vide the neaes h,es cf life for HIM,
e'f and IS family And it's all be-
cause of the coal strike
These conclu ions were The reuTs
Of discussions relative to the critical
fuel situation This situation was
liacussel from various angles, but
he wind up always was lt.e same,
he discussions always arrived at one
point nancy th@t Il is simply q
lue ton from now until relief from
he situatlen arrives, at some distant
date, it is every fellow for himself.
with the city doing eyerything in its
2ower to help the lelpless ones,
Mo Closing Stores.
The question Of closing the stores,
heaters and other public buildings
cr placing restrictions on them WAS
discussed, The result was thit no
cccmnendatlon for closing viii he
made 1t was pointed out that very
cw cf the stores or business build
ngs have coal sufficient to rlnlhcm
any great length OF time and that
there would be no conservation in
lim.ting tloir operation
From this time cne, u win simply
20 up to the managers Of the various
business houses as to whether On
net they remnin open Upon their
resourcefulness win depend how long
they will be able to remain open. II
the coal supply of business house
Is running low, it will be up to tho
manager to provide some ether
means CT heating his house. Tho
city, it was shown, will have it's
landi fun supplying the families
Who caim a help themselves with
wood to keep them warm
Same Applies Individually.
The same line Of relsoning ap-
Nies to individuals, 1t was decided
those who are physically able to get
into the country and procure tleir
.wn wood must not expect to be fur
nishod aid from some other source
for everyone will be busy with his
own troubles
Tho city thls morning started
about 20 men to The woods to cut
wood AT the present the price for
the wood cut win be $li FER cori.
This is a temporary price and as op-
Grafton progresses and proves that
chelper price can be placed On 1t,
the same will be done
The municipal wood yard Las been
ocs1ci at lie o'd j. H. Feoenan cod
yard on Choctaw avenue and jacob
4crensen viii be in charge. Tho
.ity hopes to have wood for sale in
he yard by tonight A truck l1ld CT
wood was stuck late ye erday eve
aing coming into the city 1t will
delivered today and will be cut
nto stoyewood
Dan Deets. street. commissioner, is
installing saw today at tho yard.
The tractor owned by the city viii
)e used as power and il is expected
that before night it will be in busy
operation.
At present there is no disposition
on the part Of the council to recon-
rend the taking Of coal from one
who has a supply to divide with an
1ther who has a limited supply cr
none. SO far 1t is lett entirely up
to the individual
The decision of council as to tho
distribution Of the wood, was to in
stuct j. w. Conner, fuel administra-
tor Of the city. to see that those who
were not able to get Into the timber
and procure their own wood be sup
piled first
This will be done as rar as is pos
sible and Mr. Conner states that the
rules Of council on this point will
be followed as nearly % the letter as