Evening journal., 1922-12-07
HOMES
COLDBECAUSE
OF SHORTAGE
IN CITY COAL
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Z lNelf utmost 10 pEoNlue utd4SiS win
supplies.
A round OF the retail dealers Of
/ fees revealed that they were liter
ally deluged with inquiries from
anxious and indignant household
ers. These latter either asked II
coal could be had and what size
and kind, or why It was that coal
/ which hadt been ordered had not
! been delivered. 1t was almost next
/ to impossible 10 reach the retailers
by phone, owing to the crush OF
calls, while lines OF anxious men
and women filled the offices where
orders are taken.
Under these conditions IL was eX-
tremely difficult to obtain definite
statements from the managers OF the
retail offices. Finally. one dealer
was reached and managed TO con
verse frankly between constant i'm
portunity from friends and regular
customers for fuel.
Well" he said. I'VE have warned
the public for weeks 10 buy whatever
coal It could get. The public can not
be choosers either as TO kind or
sizes. Let me put 1t this way;
If the dealers can only get so per
cent OF their nominal quantities of
coai, how is the public to get It's
usual supply? These persons so un-
fortunate as to be without coal will
have 10 do the best they can. That
is about all there Is to the situation"
This dealer declared that most of
the principal retailers in the city
had received their allotments as
provided by the Federal Coal Com
mission. but that the smaller dealers
had gone short"
we have endeavored 10 take
care of this shortage as much as
possible" he continued. and in so
doing have made the situation more
difficult for our regular customers"
Asked directly as TO how much
anthracite there was in the city. the
was mot very much" Here
Il may be recalled that only a few
weeks ago. II was reported that the
total supply of anthracite in the 7.
dealers bins in the city was only !
ANNAA 0NU LUIS a AANR az /
he bucket. Since then more an
-hracite has come into town, but /
has proved utterly inadequate 20
meet the demands.
Many consumsers must learn 20 |
burn pea coal in their heaters. or
take soft coal, or go without" con-
tInued the dealer in question. I'VE
can't help II, although we should
like to do so. You would be sur
prised how many people refuse TO
use pea coal or even try soft coal.
Yet they shall have to do so"
The dealer also told OF a trip he
made recently to Philadelphia. where
he was informed by representatives
OF the operators that although ship
ments OF anthracite 10 the Great
Lakes region and the Northwest had
ceased, the coal from the mines now
was being supplied 10 districts along
the Eastern seaboard which have
not had any coal whatever. As soon
as these districts are supplied with
sufficient fuel TO prevent a complete
famine further shipments VIII be
made 10 Wilmington and points
where some coal has been sent.
When asked how long he thought
It would be before shipments were
resumed in quantities. the dealer re-
piled possibly not before the FIRST
of the year"
- Meanwhile" he reiterated" the
public might as we'll begin burning
pea or bucl<wheat hard coal and the
prepared sizes Of soft coal. Those
consumers who refuse pea and
broken sizes will have to suffer, 4
that's all.
Cash prices per 1000 pounds. or
short ton, for anthracite IN the city
today were generally as follows, not
including fee for carrying into !
homes: broken, egg, stove and nut
MAPS: pea S11.65 and buckwheat
80. For soft coal screened nut was
selling at $12 per 1000 pounds.
Dealers generally recommended
mixture of soft screened nut coal
With anthracite buckwheat They
admitted that it would require the
consumer to carefully study his
heater or stove so as to get the
lang" of burning it; but insisted It
vas about the best mixture for
household heating and cooking
Since the mandate Of the State
'oal Commission went forth a few
weeks ago limiting anthracite to
uses. stores, mills. fac
cries. shops and industrial plants
ave been supplied with bituminous
r soft coal. This, however. has
My relieved the situation with re-
;ard TO homes very little. as manv
UGH industrial plants burn soft coal
egularly.
Dealers have been passing out cir
ulars to their customers telling how
o make most use OF anthracite coal ,
)ne Of these issued by the Anthra-
lite Bureau OF Information, Phila- !,
lelphia, Is headed Buy Buckwheat ,
o Increase Your Anthracite Sup,
by" It then says:
Every dealer ought to have a
supply of pea and buckwheat coal on
land.
Every householder ought to or
Ter at least one-fifth of his anthra-
lite supply in the form Of pea and
sizes.
''In spite Of the utmost efforts of
he producers Of anthracite It will be
to loss of five
production due to the strike
to supply all the larger sizes Of
lard coal as needed during the COM
ng winter.
THE available quantity of anthra-
lite for domestic use can be greatly
by utilizing the smaller
!zes-Pea and Buckwheat. Pea
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