The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-16
IDAHO WILL
HELP SOLVE
FUEL PROBLEM
TO OPEN UP RICH IDAHO COAL
MINES BY EXTENDING RAIL-
ROAD TO THEM
GOV. G0OD|NG ASSISTS
URGES THAT COAL FOR NEXT
WINTER BE ORDERED NOW AND
STORED IN SUMMER

'GOODING, Idaho-Fuel Admins
traitor F. R. Gooding, on his return
from Salt Lake, where he had been in
attendance at conference between
Walter E. Hope of Washington, Dr.
Gar1eld's principal assistant, and the
federal fuel administrators for the
eight northwest and Pacific coast
states, expressed great satisfaction
with the action of the conference He
explained there was general discus
sion of the fuel problems that have
arisen in the far west, and stated that
number of pertinent resolutions were
passed.
"Of greatest Importance to Idaho
people," he said, "was the resolution
urging the building of the Teton VAL
ley spur from briggs to the Brown
Bear and Horseshoe Coal Mines. The
completion of this road would permit
the production in Idaho and shipment
to consumers with an average haul of
less than one hundred miles of one
fourth the coal used in the state for
domestic and industrial purposes"
Continuing, Mr.. Gooding said, "We
must not forget, as the great struggle
for liberty progresses on the battle
fields in France, the need of closer CO.
operation of the people and the gov
ernment, and quicker response to
q n n me- do |,
That our country must assume gigantic
proportions in this worlds war is rec
ognized by all who have any war spirit
in their veins. At the best, large ma
I want to feel when this war is over
that l have left nothing undone that I
could find to do to help my country in
the greatest crisis in it's history.
when our boys come marching
home victorious, which they will some
day, want clear conscience so that
I shall be able to look the boys square
ly in the face with a feeling that I
have done all could to help win the
greatest victory that has ever come to |
humanity. Let us all live and do, so |
when this cruel war is over there will !
be no upleasant memories in after |
years SO far as our efforts were con-
cerned, to help win the war. One OF
the pleasant things of my life has been
my work as fuel administrator for Ida
no. 1t has not been big job, but I
am mighty glad that have been CIV
en- something to do. How we'll I
have done, I am going to leave to the
judgment of the people. 1 know I
have done my best.
''In asking the people to store coal
/ am doing it because in my best judg-
ment there is confronting us great
danger of a serious coal shortage in
Idaho, unless we take advantage of
that time of year when there is the
least use for our railroad equipment
"Again, I want to say to the people
of Idaho it is not a shortage of coal,
but a shortage of cars and motive pow
er that creates coal famines. Soon
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troops and war materials over our
railroads the world has ever known.
Our railway system is going to be
taxed to it's utmost capacity. We are
building more ships. 1t is going to
take more cars and more engines to
load these ships. This is all going
to mean fewer cars and fewer lOcOmO-
tives for the coal trade.
II want to appeal to the good peo-
pie of Idaho to leave nothing undone; ,
to store coal even if you have to make
a sacrifice in something else. Let us
get our needs out of the way so that !
it will not be necessary to ask for :
priority right in the use of cars for
hauling coal, as / was forced to do +
soon after my appointment to save the +
people of Idaho, even through mild
winter, from extreme suffering and
distress.
! saving, where coal is hauled to your G
bins direct from the cars, of seventy s
cents ton over what the price will s
'e in the near future. / have been able a
o secure a fair understanding with c.
he operators to the end that the price il
N coal will not be increased before Il