South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-04

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today opened two Indiana mines 70
insure an adequate fusl supply for
Indiana consumers. reports received
here from all sections Of the state
told OF dimi nishing coal paes and
strenuous measures being taken N
various localities 20 avoid shutdown
Of utility company plants and fac
tories
The reports showed, however,
that almost everywhere in the STATE
factories and public utilities have
sufficient coal 20 continue operation
for at least two weeks By that
time state production. resulting
either from resumption o. mining
following national settlement Of the
strike. or from stale operation Of a
few mines. Is expected 70 avert a
crisis.
Coal supplies for householder
every-w ere in the state are almost
MI. Bins Ok local dealers are empty
or nearly 80. Ip rural cOmmunities.
where cOal has ordinarily been re-
lied upon for cooking purposes. gas
oIine and oil stoves are being usei
instead. All available coal supplies
have been concentrated in bins OF
public utilities and factories.
Northern Indiana Hit Hard.
The northern section OF the state
is suffering more from the shor1ag
/. than the southern section. In the
sour NV estern corner Of the state
sufficient coal for day-to-day pur-
poses is being mined in wagon and
family mines" Non-union work
ers. usually members Of families
owning the mines, are not being in
terfsred with
In the southeastern corner OF the
state. some coal 70 relieve emery
encies is being received from nom
union mines across the border in
kentucky
In the northern section OF the
state transportation difficulties have
prevented replenis hing of supplies.
Tenders OF locomotives on the Mich
igsn division Of the Big Four rail-
road are being hHed with slag in
stead Of chunk" coal. Firemen
are protesting because OF the extra
labor required for keeping up steam.
on the New York Central road
between Chicago and Elkhart fire
men have been ordered TO count
the shovels OF coal they throw into
the fire boxes OF their engines
Affects Canneries. Factories.
State canneries, due to open for
the seasons work about Aug IS
have only small supplies OF fuel
In Elwood five out of seven tomato
oanneries have no fuel at ali. With
the sugar beet harvest approaching
rapidly. the Holland-St Louis Sugar
Beet factory at Decatur has not
even one pound OF coal 70 insure
operation.
Some factories in the state. with
limited supplies Of fuel on hand
have cut the working days Of their
men 10 four or five a week i'm order
!. TO conserve what coal they have
Municipal water companies all
' over the stare have ordered curtail-
ment of sprinkIing and other IN
necessary use Of water by consum-
ers
Many factories have switched
from coal To- oil for fuel. Others
are mixing wood and shavings with
what coal they do use and others
are making good use Of corn cobs.
Borrowing" by little consumers
without fuel from big consumers
with limited supplies. Is IN vogue
everywhere
indianapolis Utilities.
Indianapolis utilities appear &C
be prepared 70 Withstand the Goa,
shortage at least until coal is start
ed moving from the mines in the
states Efforts TO relieve the situa
ton The two large electric utiii-
ties have coal enough to last then
for one month each. according %
reports given the public servic,
commission.
The Indianapolis water company
has a supply that will tide them
over a two months period without
difficulty. while the Citizens Gas Co
with six weeks supply. has little
fsar or a shutdown The Indian
apOEs Street Railway Co. has T..
coal bins we'll stocked while tht
Terre Haute, Indianapolis ant
Eastern. and other traction com
panies have supplies which il il
believed viii tide them over for six
or eight weeks.
Following are reports OF condi
lions gathered by Internationa
|. News Service from the four corner.
q the state:
ANDERSON-Retau dealers on
OF GOAL City light plant which
furnishes power 70 several factorie.
has enough coal for one month. witt
considerable fuel on the road. The
American Steel and Wire Co ma.
nlsl for so days, the Beaver BoavC
factory for three weeks
BEDFORD-The Williams powe
plant. supply 20 percent Of the Ioca
stone industry with power. has two
months supply OF fuel. Stone plant:
using steam power have two weeks
20 a months supply OF coal on hand
with small shipments arriving Tn,
local ice plant has enough coal tC
last until September
University Wei Supplied
BLOOMINGTON - The electric
ght and gas plant has a coal sup
ply sufficient 20 last SIX months The
Showers furniture factory has q
large supply Of fuel. bought early
this year Indiana university has
sufficient coal 10 last until November
BLUFFTON-The city OF BlufftOr
IS one or the best supplied OF the
cities OF the state in the way Of coal
The one exception is the Bluntor
Pure Ice Co which has very little
coal and Is supplying ice only "a
hospitals and homes where there are
sick persons The municipal light
and power plant which supplies al
most all industries has coal SUI
hcisu. 20 operate FOR 60 DAYS.