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Newspaper
Alliance Herald
Location
Alliance, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1917
Page
5
W S Ridgell state fire marshal warns readers across the nation to practice preparedness and conservation to prevent fire losses. He cites billions in annual fire cost, urges vigilant home and business safety, and calls for public cooperation, chimney inspections, and strict handling of gasoline, stoves, and wiring to reduce preventable fires.
Nebraska state council of defense has begun a fuel census to determine coal needs for the state. A circular is being sent to 1,775 coal dealers requesting information on total tonnage of coal. The goal is to assess supply levels and forecast demand.
The inquiry asks if in stock or purchased in effect before August 22 1917 and details obligations to receive coal by tonnage. It seeks figures on total tons contracted prior to that date and total tons delivered in the year from May 1 1916 to May 1 1917.
Secretary of State Peel reports 139 400 automobile plates issued this year in Nebraska. With a 1910 population of 1 192 000 the ratio was about one car for every 8 56 people. updated estimates suggest the real ratio is nearer one to nine or ten, a remarkable figure.
Dean RE A Burnett of the College of Agriculture says the 1917 18 year offers men under the draft age and those not yet called an excellent chance for one or two years of specialty training in agriculture. If the war lasts, many able men may have to enter the army and lose this education.
The Nebraska railroads inform the state railway commission they want permanent postponement of their complaint for a 15 percent Nebraska freight rate increase. The commission had scheduled a hearing for September 10. An unfavorable Interstate Commerce Commission ruling on a similar request prompted the change in stance.
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