Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-14
RESTRICTIONS ON
FUEL ARE LIFTED
BY CO N M|TTEE
Life of City to Return at
: Once to Normal, With
Y Full Time Days
For All.

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troublesome fuel conservation
rules" -
The terminal fuel committee ad-
journed at 4 yesterday afternoon
after II days of almost continuous
session. The members asserted that
they intended to begin buying
Christmas presents. I
Mr.. Snydef announced that Omaha
would receive nearly 400 cars OF coal
from eastern points, and that coal
from the Rock Springs and Sheridan
fields in Wyoming should begin ar
irving by the middle Of this week in
large quantities. -..s.
Maximum Car Service.
R. A. Leussler, general manager
OF the street railway company, states
that his public service corporation
will furnish the maximum amount of
service. according to the coal re-
ccived here. Extra cars were op-
Grated yesterday evening for the
shoppers and the service of last
week will BE doubled between 7 and
| / p m. this week on account Of the
opening Of the theaters.
I'VE are beginning to receive ship
rents of fuel oil and we believe that
the situation generally will clear up
rapidly" Mr.. Leussler said. 1--WE
will get the service back to normal
lust as soon as coal conditions will
permit"
J. E. Davidson. general manager
of the Nebraska Power company. is
confident that his plant can meet the
increased demands that will follow
the lifting of the restrictions. This
company has been fortunate in OBJ
tanning shipments of fuel oil.
w. d. Hosford, Chamber of COM
merce member on the local coal
committee, who has been in Chi
cago several days, has wired assur-
ances to the committee that 375 cars
o. eastern coal are enroute to
Omaha and should be here Monday
or Tuesday. The first shipment Of
new coal mined last week in. the
Rock Springs district of southern
Wyoming was started for Omaha
yesterday and will be here within
few days.
Keep Schools Closed.
81 am Of the opinion that the lift
ing of the restrictions will not
change the determination Of the
Board of Education not to reopen
schools until January S" said ]. H:
Beveridge,. superintendent OF
closed for two weeks Christmas va
cation anyway next Friday"
so this is Omaha" remarked
wayfarer last night when he viewed
the city's white way" for the first
time since the lights were turned
out two weeks ago. Myriads of
lights in shop windows gave
cheering touch to the scene and cleo
trio signs added further brilliancy
that almost dazzled Omahans who
were beginning to find their way in
the dark ,.
Stores beyond the business dis
triet were open until 8 or 9 o'clock
last night and the downtown cigar,
drug and candy stores, and various
speciality shops were open for the
Saturday night cutters.
Mines Being Worked.
The coal committee received re-
ports that all of the mines in the
Rock Springs group, southern
Wyoming. are being worked, and
that rs per cent of the men were
back in the Sheridan mines, north
ern Wyoming, yesterday. Normal
production is expected in all Wyom-
ing mines within a few days. These
mines ordinarily produce a total of
$50 cars of coal a day. The Puri-
tan mines in Colorado, on the Union
Pacific, are producing 100 cars a
day.
One Of the most striking features
Of the local fuel situation during
the last few days was the efforts Of
the motion picture men to prevail
upon the coal committee to lift re-
strictions on theaters without re-
servations. These movie men, in
Guiding managers of theaters and
members of the Omaha Film board,
exchanged many kilograms between
Omaha and Washington and other
wise brought considerable pressure
to bear OIL the committee. They i'll
sisted that an order had been is
sued at Washington in their favor.