Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-15
FUEL SITUATION
IN AUGUSTA GIVEN
WIDE DISCUSSION
Wood and Coal Possibilities and
Probabilities Considered at
Session Of Local Committee
Forms for Estimating
Fuel Needed by Household
ers, to be Issued by Chamber
OF Commerce-Sub- Commit
tees Appointed

tees Appointed
That Augusta faces a serious
shortage Of coal this winter and will
be forced to burn wood to keep warm,
seems to be an established fact. To
alleviate the suffering which the lack
of fuel would cause, the local fuel
committee which has been appoint
cd BY the board Of directors Of tn
Augusta Chamber Of Commerce to
look into the matter Of providing
fuel in sufficient quantities for the
city, met Monday night at the
Chamber of Commerce rooms for 4
discussion Of the methods to le used
in getting and distributing the wood.
This committee is composed of one
representative from each ward in tho
city with two men from the Csti-
mating board which is working with
state Fuel Director Andrew y. Lane
as eX-oficio members. The members
Of the committee are: Ward ]. Will
bert Wilson: Ward ;, Levi Williams:
Ward 3. John HoWes; Ward 1. j. 4.
IaLihcrtc: Ward ), w. r. Ayers:
Ward 6, Lester Hart; Ward :, r. A.
HuS5cN; Ward s. George Colburn. T..
l.. Cooper and r. +. Purinton Of his
city are acting rs eX- -ofiicio members
Of the committee. j.. a. Hussey was
elected chairman OF the committee
Miss Mabel COnnor represented the
women Of tho citr and was appointed
same on the sub committee.
cussion Of the possibility of getting
coal from various scources WAS held,
in which it developed that tncre
would probably lie enough soft coal
for the institutions. but that that was
all. Tie coal dealers ana ioli crs
have no information as to the coal
supply, but Mr.. Purnton said that
u would be three or more months
after the strill" was settled before
We should have IN ample supply. We
nave not at this time, one quarter
Of the coal needed Questioned az to
the possibility of getting Wclch coal.
Mr.. Purinton said that he had ~
cciNed quotations upon Welch semi
hltuminous" coal at Sl3.G5 +. q. B..
Portland and Wclch anthracite at
S22. There is not a large supply Of
this coal oven at these prices.
The Wood Supply
\ discussion Of the wood available
about the city, tile demand for wood
and the probable cost OF the wood
and the labor Of getting it followed.
After some thought along these lines.
It was decided that a form should he
gotten out for the convenience Of the
EouScholderS Of this city, 50 that
they may lot the committee know the
amount OF fuel needed These forms
may he obtained from the different
committeeman and from Secretary
George {. Clarke at the Chamber Of
Commerce.. All householdcrS needing
wood are urged to respond at once
with the necessary information 50
that tho committee may know now
much wood is needed in Augusta and
see that 1t is cut very soon. hat it
may season properly before it is used.
Mcssrs. Wilson, Williams ana Aver
were appointed as a sui committee
to loOk into the situation in the NiCi-
NIFTY Of this city, so that We may
know how much wood is available
and the approximate cost. A similar
subcommittee composed of Mr.. Hart
and Miss Mabel Connor was appoint
ca TO find the cost Of getting wood
from the forests farther north. Miss
Connor, Mr.. Hart and Mr.. Aver were
also asked to look into the matter of
utilizing other products as fuel, such
as peat and fuel oil.
The form for use in supplying tie
information as To fuel needed men
TONED above is printed elsewhere in
this paper and will appear each
morning this week The importance
OF getting this information to the
committee this week is strongly en-
phasized 50 that those who register
with the committee may receive the
order blanks and other information
as fast as issued
The next meeting of this commit
tee will be held next Monday night
when the sub committees will re-
port their progress. and the actual
work Of the committee will then be-