Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-16
OMAHA ALREADY
BACK TO NORMAL
after FUEL BAN
Heavy Losses Suffered b,
Many Business Houses
During Time of En-.
forced Closing.

| Omaha is back to normal. 1t is
again the busy, busting, optimistic
city of two weeks ago, when fuel
conservation bans were imposed
There is lost time to be made up,
and industrial Omaha will lose III
tie time in making it up, according
TO heads of the largest industries OF
the city.
To add to the general good feel
ing, Fl. L. Snyder, acting chairman
OF the adjourned terminal fuel COM
mittee, yesterday stated that there
was sufficient coal in Omaha and
enough more coal on the way here,
to supply all demands and create
surplus.
His statement came in answer to
the criticism of H. G. Taylor, state
fuel administrator, who condemned
the action of the local fuel commit
tee for raising the ban on fuel, con-
sumption in greater Omaha and
Council Bluffs.
Came Just in Time.
Mr.. Snyder also revealed the fact
that if the ban had not been lifted
Saturday scores of industries, en-
ploying thousands of people, would
have shut down yesterday
Carload lots of coal were de-
livered to the first FIVE classes of in
dustries on the fuel administrations
priority list in Omaha yesterday,
without applications.
Coal Supply Assured.
Industries not included in the first
five classes in the list must make
application. Assurance is given,
however, that few, if any applica-
tons will be refused. Asked for the
exact amount of coal in Omaha
terminals, Mr.. Snyder insisted that
the amount was "immaterial," as
long as supply was assured for the
city. Coal is arriving from both the
east and the west, lie said.
w. M. letters, chairman of the
fuel committee, returned Sunday
from Wyoming, where he has been
for the past 10 days, with the assur
ance that mines on the Union Pa
cifc in Wyoming and Colorado were
producing almost a normal amount.
The production should increase to
normal today, he said. The normal
production in the Rock Springs dis
trict alone is $50 cars.
Mr.. letters read with interest the
attack on the policy of the local
fuel committee by State Fuel Adj
ministrator Taylor. "He might be
right" he smiled, "but I believe l
knew what l was doing when ! au-
thorized the raising of the bans in
Omaha.
Held Up BY Weather.
"The mines we're somewhat slow
in getting back to normal in Wyo-
ming because of weather conditions.
Storms also made it difficult to trans
port coal with freedom. These con-
ditions are being remedied now"
. MIR. letters also took exception to
a statement by Governor McKelvie
that no coal was being moved
from mines in Wyoming because of
a failure on the part OF the rail-
i OduS W IAoNS Sdl
Reports on weather received by
the Union Pacific and Burlington
officials yesterday stated that clear
weather predominated throughout
Nebraska and Wyoming, and that
temperatures were moderating.
Care Service Normal.
r. A. Leussler, general manager
of the Omaha and Council Bluffs
Street Railway Co., announced today
that street car service was back to
normal.
During the curtailed period loss
of approximately $4,000 in revenue
was suffered by the company, Mr.
Leussler estimated. Service was
curtai1ed for about IA days. Many
men were also lost by the company
during this period, Mr.. Leussler
said, and, although cars are back
on original schedules, there is a
shortage of men.
The industry which was apparent
y the hardest hit by fuel restric-
ions was the film distributing bust
,ess, which has become the fifth in
lustry of the city.
Film Men Suffered.
Sidney Meyer, manager of the
Fox Film corporation, estimated
hat film distributors in this city lost
70 per cent of their business during
he two weeks of restrictions.
Business will return to normal in
| day or so, Mr.. Meyer said.
Banks were much Inconvenience
~ short hours, but clearings were
lot greatly affected, according toll
[ohn w. Gamble of the First Ma
ional bank.
The Nebraska Power company, |
which was seriously affected by the |
IAN on display and other lighting,
vas unable to give estimates regard |
ng the loss in revenue.
"We are glad to be back where
We started from" declared ]. E. Da-
yidson, vice president.
c. of c. Men Debate.
]. F. Cave. of the c. w. and F.
coal company yesterday stated that