Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-21
FUEL SUPPLYCOM|NG
INTO W|LM|NGTON|S
FAR FROM ADEQUATE
Residents Apparently Unmind-
fuI Of Seriousness Of
Situation.
MUST USE SUBSTITUTES

only one local coal dealer Is reported
a. receiving any shipments of coal
within the last twenty -four hours. II
is not known Just how much the ship
mcnt amounted To hut 20 Is said that
90 was not more than two car loads at
the most Another dealer who has
heen expecting a shipment consisting
uf about five car loads. three of which
vu IA h. made up 90 coal the other
two consisting Of buckwheat. stated
thls morning that his yard Is prac-
t.rally empty. lie said that the ship
ment was eNpected for the last ten
days hut he thinks now that either
B., has gone astray or 10 has been COM
tuauiecrcd tie added that the eN-
pcrtod shipment would have taken
care of all his immediate demands. \
number 90 dealers report that they
arc expecting shipments today hut that
theN are az a loss to know just when
tnr, VII arrive.
Do sp.tc of thc fact shat the serious
ness of tho situation has been re-
Icttod'N emphasized and shat the Del
aware coal commission has urged the
Nsn uf substitutes as tho only solution
e. flv q fuculiN thc offices ~ the COM
mission continue fn 10 dclugcd by
prHsnus who state that they had pro-
,uIrd a ha'f-ton OF coal several months
.EI h.f that thrN had not bothered
Ir ihr intervening time to order an ad-
d.i.nnnl supply Most ot them say
th,f the use ot substitutes IS impos-
. hir hut that q supply ~ coal is badly
r,r,ird Tho ommissioncrs are AZ a
b..
igrnr1u.s of the lo,al situation Is pre-
NH'rnf h",ausc of the wide publicity
sven .t They also cmphaucslly state
tIYf substitutes must he used Ivy the
consumers co. eise they will he COM
re'lcd t' SO cold
linnert u kemp cay fuel admins
traitor stated that aside from the eN-
pr.'rd shipments there was no change
ll fhc loral situation He also stated
thlI fhe commission has met with
s.tlrnd.d cooperation from dealers iu
emergency ,asrs whore s.ckucSs q.
reported
Ar,ord'ng 90 report. the supply
Vf huckvhent = plentiful but 10 5
d hruit to persuade consumers 20 use
lf Tho plentiful supply ~ this sub
sIfute be- believed to he caused hy the
tat that Operators are now mining the
tIppN which was formerly regarded
us waste. IN some parts OF Penn-yi-
'tnla 10 IL said. the hanks are o. such
dimensions q that they resemble noun
hlns % l~ evident that with such
supply consumers viii be assured o.
settlng substitutes ~ the transporta.
tlon facilities are adequate
.as
tortns 90 the c.iy plan for d.strlbut.
ius Voal IN Baltimore the plan vii
10 started this morning where Welsh
coal VIA 10 sold 90 the poor of IN,
clty al g. cents a hushel. This is ss'
o. 30 the cost price 81 the coal. Tn,
Goa. wl he distributed az the yard,
Ci tho Highways Department 80 SER
Gus is the situation IN Baltimore tha
o. - said there Is some talk Of the
oty iapp.ng The supply 81 coal allotes
g. the FChools Il - also said tha
siorncr measures are contemplated IL
that city in order 20 prevent suffer
iug when more severe weather set
o.
IA New York. whore the state hai
syt aside tho sum o. $4,000. 900 ap
puprated 90 an extraordinary session
ui 'hs i.eglslature. which - 20 be use,
ln an emergency. d, - said that an ap
pa vii be made 90 the Governor 10
.Hu immediate use 90 this fund
The plan mentioned as being in us
o. Baltimore VIII also he .naueurate,
on Now York city There VIII b
stations established az the yards O
various cooperating dealers. fourteen
a. which viii be established IN IN
borough 81 Manhattan. fourteen II
brooklyn. and twelve IN the Bronx
Purchasers from these stations mus
furnish thsr own delivery.
Continued on nag. Is