The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-05
BIG COAL SUPPLY
No Danger Shortage in Kansas,
Says Industrial Court.
Reports Received From All
Sections of the State.
SUPPLY WAILAST SIXTY DAYS
All State Institutions Have Big
Surplus on Hand.
Survey Started by Court Before
Strike Was Called.

Kansas is in mo danger of a coal
shortage as result of the naUon-
wide coal strike. now in progress This
fact is shown by reports received oy
the Kansas industrial court from all
sections OF the state. the general re-
suits of which were announced mere
today The state as a whole mas a
supply of coal tha4 will last approx
mately sixty days, the summary
shows. with many towns reporting
supplies sufficient to last from four
TO nine months
The reports on the coal supplies OF
the various communities were re-
Ceived in answer to a general inquiry
sent out by the Industrial court More
than 100 towns returned reports The
reports were compiled by the offical IS
the state employment bureau. after
personal inquiries had been made OF
local coal dealers.
Supply short at Chcrryvale.
OF the larger towns of the state,
CherTyvale probable has the snalleSt
supply. Officials there reported very
little coal on hand FredOnia ana
CoffeyviIie reported supplies sufficient
for only fifteen and ten days, re-
spectfveIy- Abilene reported the larS-
est supply on hand. officials there
stating that the supply would last
until January 1. 1928 Many of the
reports stated that the supply was
sufficient so that no emergency IS pos
These reports. however, we're not con-
sidered in the general tabulauon'
which placed the state average supply
as sufficient to last two months
STATE Has Good supply.
The state institutions are among the
best supplied units in the sta1s. re
port from State Business Manager
James A Eimball shows Reports OF
the five largest educational institu-
tions indicate that these schools nave
supplies for four months majority
OF the other state institutions use coal
from the state mines at LeavenWorth
and therefore would not be erected
by the coal strike The supply at the
state university at Lawrence IS esu-
mated to be sufficient for five months,
at the State A Agricultural college, Man
haitian. five months; Emporia Normal.
two months. State Manual Training
Normal. Pittsburg. two months. and
Hays Normal. five months
Coal supply i'm Kansas
The coal supplies Of a selected list
OF towns follow: Arkansas City, ?
months: Cherryvale- very little; Cof-
feyviiIe. 10 days; Fredonia. is days.
Great Bend. 10 weeks; lola. 8 months
Mcpherson. months; Neodesha. 4
months: Hutchinson, y months; Abb
lene. months; Clay Center. months;
Dodge City. months; Emporia, =
months: Fort Scott months Great
Bend. 1 month; Junction city,
months; Kansas City. kan. 40 to 20
days. Larned. so days; Lawrence, 1 =
months: Leavenworth, months;
Manhattan, ) months; Newton. suffi-
cient for any emergency; Ottawa, l
month; Parsons. . months; Salina,
more than one month; Topeka, 40
days wellington more than >
months; Wichita, more than months
The survey on coal was begun by the
industrial court before its order on
mine operations in the state was is
sued Many of the reports, however,
were not received before the court
hearing last week Governor Allen has
stated that no community in the state
will be allowed to suffer for coal
should the strike be prolonged.