Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-05-09

roads Takes His Place With the
Stacker Who Dodoss Service at the
Front or Refuses to Buy Bonds.
* Greater cooperation in buying coal.
ii. once must be obtained In the West,
Southwest and sections Of the Middleis
West, the Fuel Administration ana
nounces at Washington, II the mines
are to be kept going full time during
the summer months and the danger
averted of serious shortage of coal
In those sections next fall and winter I
Official reports to the Fuel Admin
istration show that in the States OF
Illinois, Michigan, Kansas, Missouri,
Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, New Mex
leo, Iowa, Utah, Washington, Colorado,
Wyoming and Montana consumers of
coal are not placing their orders in the
volume expected, or in quantities nee
age This is true also, though to less
extent, in Ohio and Indiana.
Apparently the consumers in these
districts have not yet realized the full
gravity of the situation" the Fuel
Administration states. 1.-THE mines in
those sections must be kept going
They can be kept going only If coal
ordinarily ordered later in the year is
ordered now. The domestic consumer
who delays placing his order is takin.
chance of having an insufficient cold
weather supply; the Industrial usel
who fails to order his coal now is
almost certain to face shutdown
later on. tx
Buy NoW-Everybody!
1.-THE man who does not do his part
by anticipating his needs and cooper.
| ating with the Fuel Administration
and the railroads by ordering his coal
now takes his place with the man who
avoids service at the front or refuses
to buy Liberty Bonds. Every coal
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user should buy and store coal now to
meet his requirements SO far as he Is
possibly able to do SO.
Every state and local representative
of the Fuel Administration is ready ia
help the coal consumer In every way
possible to get an appropriate and ad
equate supply of coal. Every day that
passes decreases the margin of time
in which this assistance may be given.
If you can't get the grade of coal
that you have been getting in the past
take another grade that you can get
1t is better to have in your bins coal
ct grade slightly different from what
| you have been using in the past than
/ to go into winter without any coal al
all.
Consumers who do not order theil
coal now are gambling on the future
There is reason to believe that if ev.
cry one anticipates his coal require
ments and puts in his order now nc
4 one will have to do without next win
ter. If, however. :here is delay in or
dering coal it is more than likely thai
production during the fall and winter
will be insufficient to meet the need.
of every one.
Better New Kind Than None.
There has been notable neglect O.
4 certain grades of coal that are nov
available in large volume and clamor
Gus demand, in certain quarters Il
4 least, for specific Goals that various
consumers have used for a number o
years While there is at the presen
no shortage of coal in the west, ther,
may be denial of selection of the pre-
else coal most desired If YOU seek t.
do your part place your order now 70
the Goa! nearest at hand and of whicl
there is large available tonnage an,
get your bins filed Immediately.
"The Fuel Administration is anXiou
with every means at its command t
secure the hearty cooperation of tn
public and to move into the bins q
domestic users paftlcu!afly their ~
years coal supply before the tirsi da
of October Whether it succeeds q
not is entirely dependent upon you
own personal attitude and action
IF the anxiety of the Administrative
seems to you overdrawn proof of tn
necessity of lis recommendation an
+ . ~,
yon in full force during the coming ia
and winterS when coal will not h
available, and your vigorous effort MA
result in another failure 10 secure a
adequate supply. The Indifferent 60:
consumer promises to find himself
the coal line during the severe y
reds Of The coming winter and con