Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-06
SOFT COAL USERS
HERE TAKE STEPS
TO WATCH SUPPLY
Conservation Aim Will Be I'm
pressed on Public and Pri-
vate Consumers.

Soft coal users in Washington. both
the government and private consum-
| ers. today took steps to conserve their
supplies.
An order was issued by the Dis
trict Commissioners. based on a re-
quest from NJ. c. Hargrove. purchas-
ing officer Of the District. asking that
reports of all receipts Of coal by
! buildings under District jurisdiction
be turned in to tho government fuel
yard.
The text of this order. which was
addressed to the engineer of the Dis
trict building, the board of education.
the librarian of the Public Library
and engineers Of the buildings oc-
cupied by District courts. follows:
receiving coal in less than carload
lots shall report to the government
fuel yard, bureau of mines, all re-
ceipts Of coal. the quantity on hand
and the daily consumption. Those
ceiving direct shipments in carload
blank form prepared by the govern
ment fuel yard"
Enough to Last Six Weeks.
The order follows a letter received
last week by Mr.. Hargrove from
George F. Pope. chief engineer of the
government fuel yards, in which he
says there Is enough soft coal on
hand to supply government and Dis
trict buildings for six weeks at their
normal daily consumption.
Managers Of Office buildings, super
intendents in charge Of public build
ings. hotel managers and school jan
itors today issued instructions to
their firemen to be as sparing as pos
- DoY
Supt. Wilkes Of the Union station
said today that only anthracite Is
used in the station proper, and under
the seizure order issued last week by
Director General Of Railroads Walker
d. Hines, authorizing seizure OF coal
for the railroads. there Is little pos
sibility of any curtailment OF the
train schedule to and from Washing
ton.
Railroad officials admitted today,
however, that If the strike should In
volve more men than are out at pres
emit and lasts for considerable Pc
riod there might be some curtailment
there is no fear that the railroads
running to Washington will not get
sufficient coal for their needs.
Provision at White House.
The White House will not suffer
from the coal strike for the present.
e. r. Conckiin, chief clerk of the ONCE
of public buildings and grounds, said
today that although orders have been
issued by Col. c. 8. Ridley, engineer
officer in charge of public buildings
and grounds, to conserve, coal SO far AS
possible, the White House, where the
President lies sick. should be kept
well heated. Other buildings under
the Jurisdiction Of this office have
been asked to conserve coal and the
electric plant in the sub-baSement OF
the State. War and Navy building.
which supplies current to many i'm
portant buildings, will be handled in
the same manner.
Although no order has been issued
by the superintendent of schools to
save soft coal, there Is an understand
ing arranged for by II. 3. McQueeney,
superintendent Of tanitors. that
wherever possible coal shall be con-
served There is usually enough soft
coal In school bunkers to heat the
buildings for a month. although some
schools where the bunkers are small
will have to ask for coal within two
weeks
Orders have been issued by the
majority Of hotel managers in the
city. urging that heat be shut of from
rooms as soon az they are vacated
and that lights be turned on whenever
they are not required.