Wood Keeps Pace With Coal

WOOD KEEPS PLACE WITH COAL

Only Five Carloads Received In a Week

PRICES MUCH HIGHER

  The price of wood has advanced a dollar and a dollar and a half per cord in Ann Arbor and the residents are wondering whether they will be able to tray wood any cheaper than coal in the next few days. It is a mistaken idea that the scarcity of coal has forced the price of wood above par. The fact is that wood has been setting to be one of the rare articles for the last two or three years, and that is the reason for the state's action last year concerning the forestry development and the establishment of departments in both the state institution here and at Lansing. Most all of the wood brought to Ann Arbor for use as fuel comes over the Ann Arbor road and the freight officials said today that they had not received more than five carloads during the past week, an amount much less than was unloaded here at the same time last year. From the fact that there is a great and pressing need of wood at the present time and so little is coming in a serious question is presented to the dealers as well as private residents. The Michigan Central officials reported this noon that they had received no wood over their line lately and did not know of any that had been billed.