The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-12-05
GLASGOW C0A$<
BINS ARE EMP =;
Many Families Practically Out
OF Coal With Very Little
Relief In Sight.
WAR time RATlONlNG IN FORCE
Restrictions for Distribution of Coal
Being Drawn Tighter Daily. Only
Essential Industries Supplied.
Glasgow Schools May Close.

The coal situation in Glasgow con-
tinues to grow more critical each day
and at the present time there is not
a pound of coal available for purchase
in the city. During the week, only
enc var has arrived and this was dis
tribated in ten thousand pound lots
to the dozens of applicants who were
entirely out of fuel. Fuel Admins
traitor L. E. Jones reports that so far
as is known, there is no coal in tran
sit for Glasgow and there is very
little prospect Of early relief.
Local dealers are using every ef-
fort to get shipments of Ignite from
the Ignite mines in the eastern por-
ton of the state. There are several
good mines around Culbertson and
Mondak, but the facilities for min
ing the coal are Inadequate to handle
the present demands. ~~
The high school in this city is out
of coal and has been obliged to draw
upon the supply of the other school
buildings. Uuless the situation is re-
lieved within the next few days it may
be necessary to close the schools
temporarily.
Mr.. Jones advises that there are a
large number of families in the city
who have only coal enough to last
them from three to five days. Many
families are BURNING wood which is
available in small quantities.
Practically every city in the state
is in about the same condition as
Glasgow. The Great Falls papers of
Wednesday stating that that city had
coal for only thirty-six hours more.
State officials are negotiating for the
purchase of several hundred tons Of
coal from the Canadian mines near
Lethbridge. The smelters at Great
Falls have been obliged to close due
to lack of fuel.
Wartime restrictions on the con-
sumption of coal have been ordered in
to effect for the period of the present
strike emergency.
Fuel Administrator Garfield, acting
in conjunction with the railroad ad-
ministration, announced that only in
dustries included in the first five clas-
ses of the priority list established
during the war will be furnished coal,
and that public utilities will be asked
to discontinue furnishing power, heat
and light to non-essential industries.
The industries to which coal will
be furnished will be railroads, coast
wise and inland shipping, army and
navy and other government depart
ments, state and county departments
and institutions, public utilities includ-
ing newspapers, and retail dealers
supplying household consumers.
Further Restrictions
Duluth, Dec. 3.-Further restric'
tions on the distribution of coal in the
northwest have been issued by the
sub-regional committee for this dis.
trict, which includes Minnesota, North
and South Dakota, eastern Montana
eastern Nebraska, northern Iowa
northern Wisconsin and northern
Michigan. Manufacturers of clothing
furniture and similar goods will re.
ceive no soft coal while essentials
are in need. The list of essential in
dustries which will be allowed one
weeks supply of coal at time in
clude, besides public institutions and
utilities, retail stores, bakeries, laund.
ries, cold storage plants, creameries
milk bottling and canning plants
Theatres will not be closed for the