Evening journal., 1920-11-22
PROBABILITY
OFFAMINETN
COALPASSES
800 Tons in City Yards To-
day and More is on
Way
ENOUGH TO KEEP
ALL HOMES WARM

"As I have predicted, the coal sit
uatlon in Wilmington today is much
easier than last week, and present
prospects are that further shipments
will avert danger OF serious short
age or a famine this winter"
So said Robert d. Kemp. city fuel
distributor. this morning. after check
ing up reports from various coal deal
ers OF he city.
"Of course" he added" present
shipments do not mean mat everyone
can be supplied with an the coal they
desire at once-but the receipts do in
dicaio that We probably will be able
10 furnish everyone with sufficient
fuel 10 keep their homes warm"
Reports received by Mr.. Kemp This
morning showed 300 tons Of anthra-
cite coal In the yards In the city
More encouragng even than this wer,
reports by The dealers that "morl
coal was coming or already was "oI
| Its way"
ON November 81. reports showei
pa tons OF coal in Wilmington. TW
days later the visible supply was 20
tons. Then came the cold snap an
by November The amount on han
had dropped 90 i30 tons. More Goa
came IN until the supply last Saiur
day had reached Dl tons. Today
after doductinr numerous dellVrle
and adding The fresh receipts, On
| total stood 40 800.
Most OF The new coal now being re-
| ceiVod Is egg, nut and pea. Very lil
stove Is coming In. As has beer
/ pointed out In these columns. how
ever. egg coal mixed with about 20 OF
I p per cent pea coal will burn "a,
well, II properly managed, as stove
Possibly one OF the best indication,
that dlngcr OF s rlOus famine has
passed is contained IN the news from
! Baltimore that coal now Is moving
freely toward that city. The Balti.
I more and Ohio railroad delivered >.
| carloads in Baltimore late Saturday
| night. had i06 carloads more In tran
| sit and 3S loaded at the mines Gov
/ ornOr Ritchie, OF Maryland, has beer
taking an active hand in relieving IN
shortage In Baltimore and the pOlicl
there have been making a house 4
hose canvass 0f coal bins.
| Police COmmiSs loner Gather re
ported 10 Governor Rltch le that th
] UNIINf NMIlNANN WN nNNNlWNIN IWIIH
B showed that so far as the police hal
gone there were 1000 homes In whicl
there was a single ton or coal or les.
The canvass was about hal, cOmplei
cd. General Gather said. which woul
indicate that there are 1900 house
with a ton OF coal or less each. O
b the other hand the Gas Company an
5 nOunced that there were 1000 house
In Baltimore without any coal.
10 Is not thought the average {
- Wilmington OF homes having only
- ton or less OF coal Is as high as tha
In Baltimore. Consequently there
: expectation that the situation her
will be remedied fully as quickly.
- not more so.
Leaders OF tha anthracits trade
Philadelphia also report That unles
- Unforeseen weather changes occur
, the n Xt few days there is no prOl
! ability OF serious coal shOrlal
! this winter. They base murh
s their confidence on the fact that
a number OF the larger Op ralOrs la
I night ceased shipment In Quantiii,
- 10 ihe Great Lakes region. This wi
- divert supplhs TO eastern olties an
towns.
D Speaking Of deliveries today NJ
r. Kemp sad rain seriously interiors
d with such work as the men refu
$ 90 drive wagons and carry coal in w
- weather. Thus the dealers are pr
b venbd from getting out supplies
- homes as promptly as they wou
. like.