COAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 539, 21 June 1909, Page 4

COAL.

Sir,—Soma democratic! member of Parlia. meat from his place in the House should ask tho Hon. Roderick M'Kenzib the question: ' Whether ho will take/ stops") to provide by law for coal dealers being compelled to sell 1121b. of coal in a hundredweight by tho process of weighing tho coal on steelyards at tbo purchaser's door? 1 can't, help thinking . some of tho dealers.have got hold of some low American ideas abont there being only. / 20001b. in a ton, or even on a wet day, for instance, only 1800. For sometimes I navtt . noticed coal bags with a decided un-one-hun-drod-and-twolve-poimd look about thorn. I should venture to think that tho 1121b; huhdredweicht is as raro'aa the 21b loaf onco was, and for the sa%e reason: also that they will be in : companionable rareness again _if \ the public relaxes 1 -: or • docs not practiso ita Vigilance. ■.'■' The ordinary housewife is too humano; to. the callous coal-man when she admits as good his excuse that it is such a , bother to bring in his steelyards fronv the.' / cart. Does sho over go out and look : into tho cart?—J.am, etc.;. . •'''■•' : .'';'■" ~'•■■ V FIRE.- ;, Juno 14. ■ ■' ',':'.■' :',.,'.' '. :