Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-20
CUT OFF SUPPLY
OF COAL FROM
N0NESSENT|ALS
Schools, Churches and Thea
tiers Will Receive No
More Fuel After
Next Friday.

An order cutting off the supply OF
coal from schools, churches, non-es-
sential industries, and places OF
amusement was issued yesterday by
w. NJ. letters, chairman of the
terminal coal committee. The order
goes into effect Friday at 7 a, m.
While the city is not entirely
without coal, there is no sign of
relief in the near future" said Mr..
letters. land the order was I'M
perative. Some schools may have
sufficient coal to remain open for
short time, and the order will be
retracted at the moment we have
assurances that ii is safe
Burn Domestic Coal.
That the situation has become
very acute in the city is indicated by
the fact that many steam plants,
heating large buildings, are burning
domestic coal. This, in itself,
nccessitates drastic action, accord
ing to members of the coal COM
mittee.
E. Buckingham, general manager
OF the Union Stock Yards Co.. said
yesterday that he was experiencing
some difficulty in securing coal to
run switch engines III the yards. If
switching should be stopped the en-
tire packing industry on the South
Side would be at standstill, it is
pointed out.
Trains on the Rock Island and
Santa Fe lines are burning nothing
but coal which has been stored for
many months, and as result trains
on these lines are running behind
schedules, for fremen must shovel
double the amount of stored coal to
secure the same heat as is secured
by fresh coal.
Curtailed to Minimum.
In explanation to the order issued
yesterday cutting off coal from
schools and churches Chairman JET
fers said:
"The rapid depletion of the coal
supply makes it absolutely necessary
for distribution of coal to the retail
dealers, as we'll as industries. to be
curtailed to the minimum to avoid
entirely running out of coal and
thereby producing actual suffering
in the homes, hospitals, hotels, Of
fee buildings and other public in
situations.
Public utilities must also be pro-
vided with coal. 1t has become nee
essary to stop the delivery of coal
to schools, churches, places of
and non-essential indus
tries.
Statement to Dealers.
To properly supervise the dis
tribution of coal the following in
structions were issued by Chairman
letters to all coal dealers in Greater
Omaha and Council Bluffs:
Effective 7 a. M, November q,
and Ignite coal may be
delivered by dealers in Greater
Omaha and Council Bluffs only
upon written application in each in
stance by the purchaser to dealer
and approved by this office.
Forms of application may be had
upon request at this Office. These
are of two kinds, viz:
Application for Commercial Coal
and Application for Domestic Coal
These applications are to be
made out in detail in duplicate, and
and duplicate must be filed
together. If approved, the original
will be retained and the duplicate
with written approval thereon will
be returned to dealer as authority
:or specific delivery.
Signed w. M. JEFFERS
Chairman, Sub-coal Committee"
Situation In Schools.
w T. Bourke. secretary of the
board of education, stated that
there is an average supply of coal
to last two weeks in the public
schools.
81 am now sending a request to
all janitors to report coal on hand
Friday of this week." said Mr..
Bourke. Some schools may have
more than two weeks supply and
some may have less, but l would
say that the average would be two
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