Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-13
CITY TO GET GOAL
MARsHAlLToWN AMONG IOWA
CITIES ON PReFERRso LIST.


This city should be one Of the first
in Iowa to receive coal as soon as the
fuel comes tro i the mines, according
TO a ruling of the regional director OF
railroads, who has held that fuel billed
TO points BY the state fuel administra-
tor would have the r!ght-of-way and
| would not be confiscated or diverted by
the railroads Marshalltuwn is one OF
the thirty five towns to benefit by this
ruling, being on the list OF cities and
towns having no visible supply OF coal
State Fu,! Administrator Webster
has been advised by the railroad re-
g!oaal director that the railroads viii
not agree to ship all iowa mined coal
10 Iowa points. Where the railroads
need fuel. or where the regional dlrec-
tor orders it diverted, Iowa will! DO de-
privsd Of that much fuc. mined in the
hcme fields.
Msrshaiitown on Preferred List.
Mr.. Webster is informed, however.
that fuel billed TO cities and towns on
the list OF places where the shortage -
acute, will have the r!ght-o Of way and
Will not be held up By railroads or di-
verted frCm points Of destination.
Marshalltown IS on the preferred list,
which includes Lcr;mcr, Adel De Soto,
ST. Charles. Glidden, Storm Lake.
Cherokee, JeNars, Bartlett, Villisca.
Bedford. Davis City. CS!fax. Newton,
Woodward Grtnne,l, Rainbeck. Deep
River Winfield, Conevirie. Bia!rstow n.
Independence, Delaware. Rockwell,
GAIA. Ida Grove, SiEley. Fores, City.
Castle, Hampton. Webster City, Crook,
Harcourt and Ames.
The towns and cities IN this list have
no visible supply OF coal on hand and
In some Of the places power and light
ing plants have been closed, while in
others the service has leen reduced.
Why Marshalitown Conserved.
II may now be apparent 70 travelling
men visiting this city and others who
criticized the fCc! administration for
darkening streets here. while other
cities were ablaze with light at night
Yhy the fuel administration acted as
il did. The order Of the state fuel
administrator shows Marshalltown to
be the largest city in Iowa Without a
visible supply Ct coal Inns cily looh
drastic measures TO conserve fuel be-
cause It was necessary to the life OF
business and industry that 1t did SO.
| Repeatedly the local fuel administrator
was asked by visitors in the city why
| MarshalItown was dark at night while
! other cities were not reducing the use
! Of electricity. The answer now is
| found In the order which places this
city on the preferred list The situa-
ton locally was more serious than
many Of the critics realized.
Coal Shipnre nts Tuesday.
| Word reaching the city Friday from
the Abba district indicated that the
miners would resume work Monday
and the frst coal would be ready for
shipment some time Tuesday. Local
dealers have standing orders with the
mines OF the Abba district and It is
probable some coal may be expected
from that region next week.
Miners al Abba are said not to have
accepted the telegrap hic Instructions tc
return to work. but have awaited the
printed order. forwarded by mail. The
men have refused TO resume work on
Friday or today, the thirteenth day Of
the month.