The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-11-05
mine more COAL
Than LAST YEAR
Garfield Announces 10 Per Cent
Increase in Production.
SUPPLY FOR ALL SECTIONS
Question Of Shortage This Year win
Depend Upon Whether Demand Has
Increased More Than the 10 Per
Cent Increase in Produotion--cana-
da to Get Its Share.

Coal production IN this country this
year will exceed that Of last year by
10 per cent The embargo against
sending coal to Canada has been lifted
and an arrangement made by which
she is TO be supplied ON a pro rata ba-
sis, substantially MS though she were
state of the Union. The American
Northwest win be properly supplied
These are high lights Of recent con-
ferences announced by Federal Fuel
Administrator Harry A. Garfield.
Not only viii this years coal pro-
duction exceed that Of last year by 10
per cent, but it viii exceed that OF
two years ago by 1914 per cent. These
are the figures given Doctor Garfield
by Prof. George o. Smith Of the United
States geological survey.
"The question Of shortage for this
year" said Doctor Garfield, "will de-
pend then upon whether the American
demand has increased by more than
the 10 per cent increase in production.
If our Industrial development, from
the war and other causes, has grown
beyond that. then we must go short.
We have no figures at hand to tell
what thai DEVELOPMENT has been."
Ahead Of Last Year.
Professor Smith states that the sur
vey figures include all bituminous coal,
whether used in making coke or not
and that the figures for anthracite are
approximately the same. Last year
the bituninous tonnage mined was IN
excess of 502,000.000 tops. It IS ex-
pected this year to reach 552 100000
tons. Anthracite shdlld show the
same increase, substantially. America
according TO Professor Smith IS now
nearly a month ahead Of last years
production at this time
Canada got Approximately 10000
900 tons OF coal. both Anthracite and
birumlnous. from this country last
year. This year, under the arrange
ment Of yesterday, She willreceive the
same amount plus an increase pro
rated upon the excess over last years
production, substantially as though
she were a state OF the Union. This
action was taken because it is vital
that Canada's wnr industries be kept
going fun blast. in order that she may
remain an effective ally Of America in
the war.
The fuel administration is working
on the pro rating at present. In its
possession are the records of all export
ers of coal to Canada last year. Judge
McGee, speaking for the Northwest,
has expressed his approval of the
plan.
All to Get Share.
Coal apportioned viii arrive on the
upper lake docks before December !.
The amount apportioned to Canada un-
der the present order is not the full
supply; nor is that already sent to
the Northwest. But each district will
have received it's percentage, and no
section will draw upon another for its
supply.
All coal sent by water to Canada,
which includes practically the whole
supply. moves from Lake Erie ports,
This coal win be under the direction
Of f. c. Baird, %'ho will make daily
reports to the fuel administration at
Washington.
The fuel administration has lists
showing the location Of more than B.
100000 tons of free coal-that IS coal
not under contract~-and bona tide do
nestle requirements are Being taken
care of when specific, authentic state.
ments Of shortage are furnished. This
work is under the direction Of f. A.
.Cnpad of tha staff