The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1919-12-11
Coal Supply Exhausted and
Wood Price Going Up
With Leaps.
WOOD $l3 PER CORD
Pole Wood Fuel Cheaper; Diff
ficult to Get Out
Deep Snow.

The fuel situation is rapidly becom-
ing a serious problem for the resi-
dents of this section of the country.
The coal supply has become exhaused
anC there is TO conjecture even as to
the probable arrival of a new supply.
1t has been announced that 10 cars are
now enroute to Lewiston from the
Utah mines. but we have no assurance
that any of them will reach this sec
tion.
While Grangeville is adjacent to the
mountains where an almost unlimited
quantity of wood fuel exists, the deep
SHOWS that have arrived during the
last couple of weeks makes It almost
impossible to get it out. The snow
is very light and reaches up to an
average mans armpits. Nevertheless
quite a number of dealers are hauling
at the present time, and If the
weather should moderate more haulers
would at once become engaged in that
work Therei s a great quantity of
wood banked out ready for the haulers
and the price is said not to he exhorbi
tant.
This week the price of 4-foot wood
jumped to $500 per cord, sum that
many families will be unable to pay,
and it now seems that the time has
arrived when the local authorities
should take steps for the establishment
of wood yard where the proper level
of prices could be maintained. The
normal price for wood fuel, according
to quality, ranges from $3.50 to 5000,
and with the exception of emergencies,
il appears to us that $500 per cord
places the seller in the profteering
class. There seems to be no doubt
that with the moderation of the
weather, conditions and prices will
rapidly adjust themselves
In this immediate vicinity there is
an immense equipment that could put
wood fuel down from the mountains in
enormous quantities, ard when the
snow settles and the work of getting it
out is made less arduous the dealers
will doubtless be satisfied with normal
prices for their product
The United States Railroad admin
istration through the fuel administra-
tion, in order that the public generally
may become acquainted with the poll
10 h. -, f1n MI ,4
coal, has issued the following state
ment relative to the preferred list OF
consumers:
''There is not sufficient coal in pos
session of the Northwesterr Coal Com
, mittee. nor Is a sufficient supply ex-
pected to protect against fire and freeZ-
, ing of all industries. All consumers
not in the following list, must reserve
: sufficient of their present stock Of coal
to protect their plants throughout the
winter:
, L. Army. Navy and other branches
of the Federal government.
2. State, county and municipal in
= stitutions ard private ohspitals
! g. Public utilities plants furnishing
. light, heat. water, power. transporta-
ton, manufacturers and users Of news
o print paper.
4. Public buildings, offices, stores,
bakeries, launderies, residence, apart.
ment buildings. ard buildings housing
families
\ 5. Cold storage plants.
g. Creameries milk bottling and
= milk canning factories
7. Refners of petroleum.
o 8. Packing plants for slaughtering
and refrigeration.
= o. Plants not included ir above list
o only to extent necessary to protect
- against fire and freezing.
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