The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-07-10
WILL ELIMINATE BAD
COAL FROM MARKET
Coal of low Heat value and Con-
tanning an Excessive Amount Of
Impurities TO BE Barred.

The U. S. fuel administration VIII
take active measures to see that only
merchantable coal is shipped to the
various markets. Excluding the
item of domestic fuel, nearly all
coal shipped is used directly or in
directly in the prosecution of the
war. The character of the coal
shipped has a direct bearing on the
efficiency of shipping, railroads,
munition plants and other activities.
If coal having low heat value of con-
tanning an excessive amount OF i'm
purities is shipped it means a slow
ing dowr of the war program. The
coal mine operator and the miner
each has a duty to perform in this
time of stress and can assist or hind
err in direct ratio as they help or
hinder in securing proper coal for
operation of transports, ship-building
plant, by-product ovens, steel mills
and other coal consuming plants.
Never in history has this country
government taken a hand in the
preparation of coal, it always being
left to the individual.
Never in hitosry has this country
faced a problem of such magnitude
as is presented at this time. This
is a time when the country asks and
will demand the best efficiency ev-
erywhere and it is the duty of ev-
eryone to do the thing that will !
most assist in the enormous task I'M
dertaken.
The duty of the miner is to use
every possible effort to send to the |
tipple only good coal leaving the
rock, slate, fire clay and other i'm
purities in the mine where they will
do no harm. 1t is the duty of. the
operator to see that no coal is offered
for shipment that is low in heat val
ne or is mixed with impurities.
1t is the duty of the country to do
everything possible to properly pro-
secute the war. 1t is the duty Of
every man to do his share.
The fuel administration has un-
1ertaken the work of locating the
origin of shipments of inferior and
improperly prepared coal and its
in the future There is
now or will be plenty of good coal ,
lvailabl to tax railroad transpora-
lion facilities, so why should an in
'erior article be allotted space. If
mine produces coal of inherently low
value the men should go
10 a mine where good coal is produc-
ed and there better apply their eff
)rts. An inspector will visit the var
Gus coal mines throughout the re-
yion and where coal is properly pre-
pared and of proper heat value no
will be made Where
,oal is not up to the standard set ,
or the particular district and a rea-
:onable effort is being made to pre- ,
)are it suggestions will be made as
o how it can be prepared to meet d.,
and an opportunity
,iven to correct the trouble. A Sec =.
md inspection will be made in such
ases before any definite action will =,
,e taken.
In the case of mines deliberately
oading low grade fuel or impure
les with the coal such action will be :,
aiken Immediately as will positively
Intimate this coal from the market =,
he government inspector working :
nder the direction of the district =,
is instructed to see
hat the provisions of the present
equations of the fuel administra- =,
ion are rigidly enforced which
leans that only good commercial
GAL will be allowed to be shipped. !,
ASSESSED y