Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 249, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1916 — Coal Shortage is Going To Be Felt This Winter. [ARTICLE]

Coal Shortage is Going To Be Felt This Winter.

From all indications there is going to be a coal shortage this winter. Al ready the local coal dealers are having trouble in getting their orders filled, especially for hard coal. Many of their orders have been turned down entirely and those that have been accepted arc slow in being filled. When a car arrives the coal is pro rated among the customers, so that as many as possible can be provided for for a short time. It behooves everyone to make arrangements for their winter fuel now and not wait until cold weather arrives. If they do, much -suffering' will results —The —price hard coal is advancing and it is hard to.tell what the price will be before winter is over.