South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-04
State Surrey Shows Coal
Supply Rapidly DWindLing
Factories and Public Utilities Have Fuel Hand for Only
About Two Weeks, But State Mine Operation Is
Expected to Avert Crisis.

The wooden mills also have three or
four weeks supply
COLUMBUS cobs and wood
are being used 20 conserve fuel at
the plant Of the Mutual Ice and Coal
Co. This plant which supplies many
surrounding towns. has two weeks
supply OF coal. The Columbus Gas
co reduced coal consumption so per
cent by transforming one coal burn
er 70 an oil burner The Interstate
Public Service Co. plant has a coal
supply for so DAYS. Canneries.
ready 10 operate. have two or three
weeks supply on hands
CONNERSVILLE - The electric.
water and gas plants recently re-
I ceived heavy shipments Of coal and
are I'm good condition 10 continue op-
Grafton indefinitely
ORDSNILLE - The cleo
/ trio light company has enough coal
20 last three weeks. but n electric
current is conserved for lighting pur-
I poses alone 10 has been estimated the
supply will last seven weeks Clos
ing OF the power section Of the plant
d -
900 persons out OF work.
Gary Uses Oil
DECATUR - Kirk-Tyndsll plant
has closed indefinitely on account OF
/ coal shortage Street lighting serv-
ice probably Will be curtailed in a
few days Municipal light and power
plant. supplying most local indus
tries. has 20 days supply.
ELWOOD-Limited shipments OF
| West Virginia and Kentucky coal are
keeping coal dealers fairly well sup
piled. The American Sheet and Tin
Plate mills. which closed last Thurs
day resumed operation Monday
after receiving a supply OF coal. The
Indiana General Service Co. has a
fair supply of coal on hand
FRANKFORT-The Northern IN
diana Gas and Electric Co. supply
! ing power also TO Lebanon. has only
a small reserve supply of fuel
GARY-Twenty-four open hearth
steel furnaces are using oil and two
OF the blast furnaces of the Gary
{ Works have been banked 20 counter
/ act shortage. It is estimated the
Gary Works have coal enough 10
maintain full operation for 80 days
/ II no more coal arrives. The Gary
/ plant OF the American Sheet and
Tin Plate Co. has closed down on
| account Of coal shortage and will re-
sumo operation August Z.
Goshen Has Small Supply.
GOSHEN-Local dealers have
/ 1000 tons Of coal n their bins and
/ 1880 tons are required for the
| coming winter The supply Of coal
| at the city water works is sufficient
to last two months while the Hawks
I Electric CO. has 1.4OO tons OF coal
I in its bins
GREEN CASTLE-Factories mere
| have from 80 10 90 days supply OF
I fuel. Retail dealers are hauling
coal by trucks from nearby wagon
/ mines.
HAAlMOND-The Northern Ind
I lana Gas & Electric Co. which sup
: plies gas and electricity TO homes
: Of Hammond. Whiting, East CHI
I cage and West Hammond. and the
bulk OF the power used in industries
in these places. has coal enough to
last 80 days. Some industries using
their own power have cut working
: days down to four or five . week
and even those having fairly large
} supplies OF coal are considering cut
, ting production so per cent owing
/ 10 the difficulty they are encounter
( ing IN getting raw materials. Many
+ plants which installed oil burners
/ during the war are reverting TO their
/ use.
/ HUNTINGTON-The Huntington
( Light & Fuel Co. which furnishes
fuel for all except one industry oil
the city has enough coal on hand
to operate two weeks. and twenty
FIVE carloads in transit. The water
works and city light plant have
I three carloads of coal on hand
/ JEFFERSONVTILE-The Ind
lana state Reformatory has very IT.
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