Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 271, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 November 1919 — COAL. [ARTICLE]

COAL.

Lafayette, Ind., Nov. 7, 1919. All Agents: Following statement from Director General of Railroads to be given to l-ocal newspapers: “The machinery set up by the railroad administration to distribute the coal held in transit by the railroads in accordance. with the directions of the fuel administrator is in full operation aifd as a result wherever possible coal is being distributed in accordance with the priority list established by the fuel administrator where such coal is absolutely needed. Therefore where there, js real need of coal the problem should be taken up immediately with the railroad ordinarily supplyingthe coal and every effort will ■be made by such railroad to meet the demand. It is of course both because of the present bituminous coal strike, and in order that the needs for the coming winter may be looked after that the< railroads did not interfere with the delivery of coal to designated consignees until the day before the present strike began. In order to conserve coal as much as,possible regional directors of railroads have been given authority wherever it seems ‘ absolutely necessary to eliminate for the time

being train service, but in order to provide the essential business needs of the country no general curtailment of train service is contemplated. The maintenance of the public transportation service is of paramount importance in order to serve the countless needs of the general public and the interruption of that service should be minimized as far as possible. “(Signed) WALKER D. HINES.”