Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-30
SWEEPING COAL
CON SERvAT|0N
ORDER ISSUED
All Amusements Of Omaha
Close Tomorrow and Indus
tries Restricted-Strike
Adds to Crisis.


while thousands of people were en-
joying shows which required COM
paratively little light and only 4
small amount OF heat, lights in their
homes were out and less heat was
used.
y There are but 10000 tons Of coal
in Omaha today, or about an eight
day supply with rigid conservation,
according to Mr.. Snyder. OF this
amount 1000 tons are in the hands
of dealers, and 10000 tons are in
railroad yards still unloaded.
Relief with coal from Wyoming,
sipromised by Z. E. Calvin, federal
manager of the Union Pacific rail-
road, failed to arrive Saturday as
scheduled, owing to heavy SHOWS
and cold in the west. The first OF
the four trains, of so cars each, will
mot arrive until tomorrow, accord
1 ing to latest reports.
4 Other new developments in the
{ coal situation yesterday were the
4 possible complete discrimination OF
street car service and the predic-
ton of nationwide curtailment of
railroad service by Mr.. Calvin.
Very Small Supply.
r. A. Leussler, general manager
OF the Omaha & Council Bluffs
] Street Railway company, stated
! yesterday that the company had
1 only enough coal to run until Tues
day night. Unless large quantities OF
coal are secured by then it will be
impossible for cars to run, he said.
The Is per cent curtaiiment of
1 car service beginning Monday will
3 save the company Approximately 40
Il tons OF coal day.. Mr.. Ltussler
said. About 200 tons of coal are
used day in running cars and
heating barns and Offices of the
company. -
No Men Out Of Work.
Z Mr.. Luessler also announced yes
terday no men would be thrown out
of work as Z result of the curtail-
,nent, and men would be able to get
in at least half time, provided the
cars continue to run.
The prediction Of nationwide cur
/ tailment Of railroad service was
made by Mr. Calvin yesterday
morning with the reservation that if
the government actually furnished
armed protection for the miners
4 they would return to work at once
and curtailment would not be neces-
sary.
Mr.. Calvin for the first time yes
terday announced the source of coal
. supply which has kept the Union
Pacific in perfect running condition,
while other roads were forced to
burn storage coal or do without.
The day after the strike was started
he negotiated for zoo cars of coal
day from Utah, where miners did
not strike. II this arrangement
had not been made the Union Pa
cifc would have had great difficulty
in operating, Mr. Calvin said, and
much coal which Omaha has re-
ceivcd from the west could not have
R.becn diverted here.
Coal from Chicago.
w. M. letters, chairman of the
terminal coal committee. announced
yesterday that it might be possible
to secure coal from Chicago to keep
the packing industries on the South
Side running. 1t is essential to
keep them open If possible, he said,
owing to the fact that thousands OF
employees would suffer.
The Omaha Ministerial union
called ! special meeting at the
Young Mems Christian association
/ yesterday to consider the prob
lem. Rev. Messrs. A. A. DeLarme,
Frank G. Smith. O. D. Baltzly, Ii
tus Lowe. E. H. jerks and w. F.
Bolts waited upon Mr.. LETTERS and
received the permission to hold the
morning services.
Retailers Hold Conference.
Charles f. Black, George Brandeis
and Louis c. Nash, representing the
retail dealers of the city, held a
conference with the terminal coal
Committee yesterday morning. They
later announced that retail stores
would be open only seven hours
day, beginning Monday. The hours
will be from 10 a. m. to ) p. M.
Every store in greater Omaha and
irh Council Bluffs will observe this
order.
Retailers are undecided whether
OF not the shortening OF hours will
force them to cut down help. They
are generally decided, however,
that less extra help will be needed
for the Christmas rush.
Will Burn Oil.
The Nebraska Power company
has equipped two Of its big boilers
ii The mai, generating plant, Fourth
and tones streets, for oil burning
ana will Immediately equip two
more boilers for the use of oil. :.
ave will save 200 out OF our usual
consumption of $50 tons OF coal
'~day by this means" said J. T.;
Davidson. 'We have 5000 tons ot'
coal stored which means that we
will run at least 20 days more even
though we got no more coal al al.
sUsers Of electric light and power
in Omaha homes and stores will NOT
be cut off at all or restricted at least
during this period" The cost OF
! the I'll will be nearly twice as much
as the cost of the 200 daily tons OF
coal that win be saved.
Bluffs Schools Close.
Schools in Council Bluffs will be
closed for an indefinite period be-
cause of the coal situation.
A request from w. M. LETTERS,
general manager of the Union Pa
csfic railroad and chairman OF the
terminal coal committee, was re-
ceived yesterday morning by Presi-
dent Stymest Stevenson OF the
school board that this action be
taken.