Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-24
VARIOUS REASONS
FOR COAL SHORTAGE
SAYS R. D. KEMP
Coal Distributor Issued a State
ment Today After Studying
the Situation.
RELIEF is COMING NOW

The coal situation IN Wilmington con-
.true. 10 ,mproye. Dealers this morning
ospnrts,l 672 tons nf coal on hand IN tho
various wards. also. IL cars cn route "E''''
saould h, received possiblN latc th's "''''-
optl -
Ro,,,rt u Kemp, coal distributor. IN
answer to numerous questions rs !" WY
IN, c,al shortagr, makes tins siateiheh''
I, .ttemptlng ~ answer the questions
.stnvhv Wilmington ~ short of ant thracltc
itc coal. might mako the same inquir> -
VII, are Baltimore Washington. amdrn
nd practiral, al ol the Eastern cities
hort ~ coal
'Thc sommitts~, hnds that labor
,r,uhles. labor lnctTcICncv. dIsordcrcd raul
r,,d connexions. OUTLAW railroad strikes
~. lemand for export. the demand from
ana,la. aud th,, demand from he iorlner
i-..r. ot hitumlnous coal and natural gas
.,,s,.i .hr prracnt shortage nf anthracite
ea
rnm information furnished me there
hay, ba,n many rasssons why Wilmington
: nov short vt coal During the months
February and March ni each wear,
,,r, rHor7 a made a. produce large guam
.,s ~ coal and ~ tho consumption l~
i during th,-se months. y allows ihe
aI.ra u accumulate stocks, So rs 70
srln tho Goa year. commencing Apr J.
18th 4 guodll supply But YOU VIII r.
uem-rr that last wini - Wa quite severe
.as and with late spr ng nc"S~lta' 'nR
be ruutipuancr nt tires untll thoW 'Nr
zenith IS, ftoruth uf MAY lhls consumer
.nns,dcrahlr portion oi tho coai that
,uretnior, Wa~ savei Ter usc the tht"Wihe
Intrr
Then tho ~ itchmen strlkc ln ApIi.
f.., -, 81, ..ugt brr railroad
nix. togrthsr with pnorty ord'r i"r
ar. sil-,.i le~- vi production. 80 that
/, S.ptetul-- 7 therr was shortage ~
am,vsit s,res ~ arthrafitc coal u about
lstO.uOO toms.
nriaYs ESCOJ STEItET
The statement has he,p made sevcral
trnra tina, thcrv should rot I've 3 shortage
f Wilmington. As therp has hern mon
~ mined this war than last hls =
nrr,srt when all kinds oi coal Including
,,tt,ntnous steam siyc anthrseite ard
-,vrr ,s,al. r. r,aicrr,d 20. hut WHOM speak
a ~ the domestic sircs, pea, nut. stove
,nd reu1. thc shurtagr, ~ stated above,
.x,st.~i on the date uentiored. Iom-
.aenrins th~ last ~ august and conttnu-
~ twrnsv dAys. very little, II ary, coa'
- nr~NilcS~i owing ~ the miners beirE
.ut swsatIn9 rssdIustmont OF wages
With OsyA,ter -. and smoe. the miners
havr oh.srvv-i fivr holldayr, which ca',sssi
lo,.S. s.s,oriuls o. the Burrau oi sta
isiics. II ah-put 750,Co0 tnns Of anthra-
80 coal.
Replying 20 the inquiry ~ TO why nj
i,,inpal cnal mines have not heen opeDed
IN operator informed me that this uouic
sot bring r,,l,ef, ~ there is now shortag'
Z shout $4,000 c,psl miners.
still another r,asor for the prrson
hortase II the yearly custom oi priority
.hipment of coal - thst pat 0i the couu
n. furtherv-st from the mines. ard whlci
.xp-,rienccs cold weather first, Wy: Mort
and Northwest Strenuous efforts An
naac a. &C, all the shipments 70 th'
Northwest before navigation CLOSES on th'
AXES for the good reasou that 70 ship IN
#eaulrpments - thst territory ali by rial
would make q shortsge 81 cos' csrs II IN
lNst
The coal dealers Of Wilmington, eartl
= Octoh.r. steing that something woul'
have 10 he done e. rcleve the situation
$ this rity determine upon the se4e'
f,or 81 a coal distributor and the openinr
+ a central Office, Whore Applications 70
.aal Tor cmry gency caSes could be n
seiy,sd The Office No 300 Churc
ptnldlng. has been oTson about four weeks
Wherr many cAses have been handled
and ruhef gwen