Evening star., 1917-09-15
PLANS REGULATION
Of EXPORT COAL
DR.. H. A. Garfield, Fuel Admin
istrator, to Relieve Short
age in Northwest.
WOULD SCAN APPLICATIONS

DR.. II. A. Garfield, fuel administrator,
has requested the export embargo
board to refer all applications for ex-
port OF coal to him. He asked this to
prevent exports from interfering with
his plans for relieving coal shortage in
the northwest
With the approval of President Will
son, DR.. Garfield has named Rembrandt
Peale of New York and John p. White
to the staff of the fuel administration.
Mr.. Peale. an operator. will serve as
an adviser in handling problems in the
bituminous industry. Mr.. White. presi
ident Of the United Mine Workers of
America, will advise concerning labor
problems. Mr.. Peale resigned as presi-
dent of coal company to accept the
place
DR.. Garfield, will announce within a
few days the appointment of state
fuel administrators to represent the
fuel administration in it's control of the
coal industry.
Continued export Of coal to Canada in
large amounts through great lakes
ports at the expense of the northwest
ern states will be checked Immediately
by the fuel administration. Coal here
tofore along with other American prod
ucts has gone to Canada under blanket
licenses issued by collectors of Gus
toms.
Not to Cut Off Exports.
The fuel administration" says DR..
Garfield, does not intend to cut off
Canadian exports. but with this super
vision it will be able to equalize the
distribution of coal and see that the
northwest and Canada both get their
fair shares"
Coal has been moving toward lake
ports in large quantities. for some
weeks under an order ISSUED by Rob-
tor of priority of transportation, direct
ing that fuel shipments be given pref
erence over other freight. The pur-
pose of the order was to supply the
northwest with an abundance of coal
before the winter season closes ship
ping on the lakes
Complaints coming to DIR. Garfield that
much OF the coal going to the lakes was
not reaching the northwestern states
prompted an investigation which revealed
mat great part of it was going to
Canada.
May Close Industries.
While Canada has been piline a reserve
store of coal the northwest is threatened
with a shortage this winter, which. II is
declared, may force Industries to close
Gown. the lakes will be open to traffic
only a few weeks longer and unless an
ample supply is provided by ships the
northwest will suffer. 1t will be impos
siple TO transport enough by rail with
the railway system overtaxed by the
are ho"
In other parts of the country the
situation, while not as serious s in the
northwest, is giving Dr. Garfield con-
cern. New England states, which draw
their coal supply from the West Vir-
ginia fields by barge TRANSFORMATION
from Hampton roads, have not thus far
received as much coal as usual at this
time of the yetr. Seizure of coastwise
shipping by the government has made
more difficult the problem Of supplying
these states.
The coal situation in the United
States may force curtailment of ex-
ports to other countries besides Can
ada At present the government is
considering seriously cutting Off coal
that Is going to German-owned public
utility concerns yin South America
which the State Department suspects
of furnishing much of the money that
is being spent for propa aganda on the
North and South American continents
II shipments to these concerns are
stopped. it is declared. the South
American governments will be forced
to take over the utilities. which would
put an end in large measure to the ex-
penditure of their profits for propa-
ganda.