Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-10
|GET COAL RELEASED
THREE CARLOADS TURNED OVER
TO DEALER TUESDAY.
Coal Provided to Relieve Shortage at
St. Thomas Hospital and Pilgrim
hots'--May Keep Depot Restaurants
Open to Feed Railroad Mon at Night
Snow Nalss Wood Choppers.

Slight relief from the coal famine
came Tuesday afternoon, when three
carloads of coal held In the local rail-
road yaras were released TO one Of the
dealers. Today the coal was being
distributed In ton and half-tap lots
where it was most needed. Release on
another car consigned - q dealer was
refused and stlll another Cur Cor the
Lernox Furnace Company also was
held up, Both cars have been in the
yards for aboU, two weeks.
Tho LennoX company notified the
fuel administration that il would con-
tinue 70 operate with wood or such
other fuel us might be secured and II
release could be obtained on the car
consigned TO the company the coal
Gould be used by the City 10 supply the
homes without coal or might be sent
to hospitals. No release could he OBJ
tained. however,
City Comes to Rescue.
The closing OF ST. Thomas hospital
ana the Pilgrim hotel because Of coal
shortage was not necessary Tuesday,
the city coming 10 the rescue OF the
two institutions, a load Of coal from
the city store was sent 20 each OF the
two places snG the city will try 10 keep
the hospital and hotel going uRtiI 9TH
or relief may be obtained,
Aside from the release OF the three
carloads of coal and the relief OF the
Pilgrim and the hospital, there was
virtually nothing new in the coal SIT
uat.on today.
May Open Depot Restaurants.
That train crews and swiIchhen
may secure meals at night, provision
is TO be made 10 keep restaurants open
IN the depot district all night. Res
tauraat men OF South Third avenue
discussed the situation Tuesday with q
view to coming to some agreement
whereby one or two places might DO
open at night and the others close at
8 .. M, as required by the regulations
Of the fuel administration. The prob
able agreement Will be 70 permit one
restaurant near the union station and
one at the Chicago Great Western TO
remain open all night to terxe the rail-
road employees and travellers changing
cars here at night.
Must Discard Electric Faas.
While attempting to conserve cleo
trtctty by burning less light, merchants
Tuesday were wasting much more cleo
tricity than they could burn py operat-
ing electric fans IN the windows IN an
effort to ria the windows OF frost.
Fuel Administrator Bell discovered a
fan in operation and Immediately
started on tour Of inspection. noti-
flying ell merchants who were USING
electricity TO clear windows to shut OFF
the power at once Tuesday afternoon
an order from the fuel administration
was to the effect that no fans should
be used in windows during the fuel
shortage.
Deep Snow Halls Woodmen.
The heavy snow Of Mondoy temper
arily ended the work of the city's
wood choppers. northeast of the city,
Foreman DERRICK and the street ana
alley crew remaining IN town TO turn
their attention TO clearing streets.
The snow made the work in the tim
Der difficult and gave the street crew
a big days work on the city streets.
There still is shortage Of wood
choppers and many more could be
used II all the wood needed for city
consumption is TO be worked Up.