The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-11
Distribution OF FUEL
TAKEN OVER
Mayor Allmon Appoints Commit
tee to Apportion Coal-Sup-
plies at Low Stage.

|; Owing to the shortage of fuel and
the Threatened suffering due to the
unusual weather conditions, Mayor ].
c. Allmon on Saturday appointed q
fuel commission to take over and dis
tribute the supplies of fuel on hand
and those received The committee
consists Of E. K Hayes, chairman,
John MeNish and G. B. Mains.
\ The committee got busy at once and
made survey of the situation They
found mary 300 families with less
than weeks supply Of fuel on hand
with blizzard raging. The matter
was laid before the o. S. L railroad
officials in telegram Monday. The
Emmett Fruit Association received =
car on Mondays train, which the fuel
committee distributed in 500 pound
lots. The Emmett Fruit Growers Un-
ion received car Wednesday, which
is also being distributed Quarantined
families and those having Illness were
given first preference, then those
families having less than a weeks
suppy of fuel were cared for At pres
ent writing all those in actual need
have been relieved by a weeks supply
of fuel, but the committee estimates
relieve the situation in the business
district.
In making their survey of the sup
plies Of fuel on hand, the committee
found that not single dealer had any
in storage and none had been able TO
fill their storage orders taken under
the summer storage rates. In discuss
ing the reason for this condition with
the travelling agent of one of the pro-
minent coal companies, the COMMITTEES
was informed that the reason the com
pany was unable to fill its summer
storage orders was because the min
ers refused 10 work steadily during
the storage p,riod, that many of them
would lay off voluntarily two or three
days each week If this is true it
seems to indicate that the strike cali
ed November l was a well laid plot
planned months in advance, the inter
mittent strike being used to prevent
summer storage in the hope that the
storage supplies would be 30 short
that the public would force the opera
tors to accede to the unions demands
After a thorough investigation Of
not only present conditions, but also
of the situation that has confronted
dealers since the middle of the sum
mer, the committee found that
City Transfer Co. since July has
Al cars and received is cars,
one of which was rebilled to Montour
to relieve the situation there.
The Emmett Fruit Association since
October 1 has ordered 5 cars and re-
,eived 1.
The Boise Cold Storage company
has ordered l car and received none.
The Emmes. Fruit Union has order
ID 4 cars since October / and received
}.
Non of the deaers were able 70
store any coal during the summer
months under the storage prices Of
cred by the mines, since they could
tot get sufficient to fill the orders
hey had on hand
The Boise Payette Lumber Co. have
bout so cords Of dry wood on hand
hat they are holding subject to the
rider of the committee with the re-
1Iest tat their employees be given pref
renee in distribution. The sawmill
as shut down, but the box factory
i'll continue in operation for some-
ime and win supply to 10 loads Of
~ wood a week, which viii also be
istributed by the committee.
The committee has established head
aarters at the McNish store Appli-
ants for fuel are requested to sign
blank form, stating the quantity OF
'al or wood or both they have on
and, and orders ara given upon the
salers for supply to those most in
eed. The committee is not selling
making an equitable dis
ibution of supplies on hand, and in
is dealers are cooperating. No
lrtiality is being shown, and appii-
nts are not complaining, but view
z present conditions philosophically
N making the hsst nf the sit,,aHin-