Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-11-17
FuEL SUPPLY OF NEioheoRiNo
TOWN VIRTUALLY
EXHAUSTED.
FEW RESIDENTS sAlD TO
HAVE WINTERS SUPPLY
PubIid UtiIitiss in This City Thrsatsn-
cd With Coal Shortass-aeldisrs'
Homo Has But Small Supply ."
Hand - Difficulty Experienced In
Getting Coal Deliveries.

| Some Of the smaller towns Of the
county are beginning to feel the effects
Of the miners strike and the situation
at Gilman. whore dealers supplies are
virtually exhausted. has assumed a
most serious aspect. Few residents of
Gilman are said to be supplied with
fuel for the winter. and. with dealers'
stocks dwindlins to nothing. the town
faces a real fuel famine.
Orders placed with the dealers late
last week could not be filled, ana what
little coal could be scraped up In the
yards was divided among those most
In need. To further relieve the situa-
ton residents with ample supply Of
fuel have divided with neighbors to
tide them over until such time e fuel
may be obtained.
Gilman citizens whose coal bins
were empty and who had no generous
neighbors with more coal than neces-
sary for immediate needs. have heated
houses and places Of business the past
few days with wood.
Scramble Tor Wood Supply.
There has been something of a
scramble since the coal stock was ex-
hausted to secure other fuel and all
| available cord wood has been hastily
bought up by needy residents. Efforts
| are being made to further increase the
wood supply by cutting nearby timber,
This fuel, however, Is green and Is far
from being the best fuel, but It soon
Will be all that Is obtainable unless
something is done to secure shipments
Of coal.
Local Utilities Short.
Another threatened coal shortage
confronts the Iowa Railway and Light
Company unless coal Is released to IL
soon by the railroads. The company
had only. steam coal enough this fore
| noon to last until the middle OF the
week and gas coal for q ten days. sup
ply. One car of steam coal belonging
to It was in the local railroad yard and
within sight of the power plant. but 1t
would not be set because Of the re-
striction again placed on coal by fed
eral railroad control. It was hoped by
Manager Charles Munson that the red
tape required to get this coal to the
power house might be unwound by
Tuesday.
Three carr Of gas coal, also belong
ing to the company, are in LOCAL rail-
road yards. but they TOO were held by
federal order and will not be delivered
until released. The process TO require
| this has been begun.
soIdisrs' Home short.
With supply sufficient to last ten
days Of weather like today. or only Z
week II the weather turns colder, this
soldiers home Is appealing to the con-
trolling railroad powers to release coal
to keep aged homo members warm.
Since the restriction again waa
placed on coal deliveries late last week,
application for coal must now be made
thru the local agent Of the road that
handles the coal. A flood Of applica-
lions from the public utilities and fac
tories and consumers has gone into
the offices Of all the local agents
These applications are forwarded to
the roads office in charge Of coal dis
tribution and by him to the officer In
charge Of the railroad regional district.
From application to local agent to ac-
tual delivery Of the coal Is some Ions
route.