Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1918 — Many Cities Face Worse Shortages Despite Shutdown [ARTICLE]

Many Cities Face Worse Shortages Despite Shutdown

Indianapolis, Jan. 22.—Indianapolis is facing another fuel crisis according to Dr. Henry Jameson, Marion county fuel administrator. Dr. Jameson said that 12,000 tons of coal diverted to domestic consumers Saturday and Sunday by the state administration had been exhausted and that the city was now dependent upon the coal shipped from the mines direct to commercial companies. \ , Chicago, Jan. 22.—Chicago and Illinois tonight faced a coal shortage of 1,000,000 tons as the five day period of enforced industrial idleness under the Garfield fuel conservation order ended. At the beginning of this period the shortage was mated at 500,000 tons. After a meeting of business men and railway officials at the office of John E. Williams, state fuel administrator, Mr. Williams issued this statement: “The general opinion was expressed that we are rapidly approaching normal conditions, but at the same time, we are now facing a shortage in coal amounting td 1,000,000 tons, whereas a short time ago we estimated that <rar denct would be only 500,00 tons. It is inevitable that this shortage will have to .be taken care of by paring down consumption at every possible point.”