Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-16
EVERY MAN To KEEP HIS
OWN HOME FIRES BURNING
Firing Line for HOuscholdcrs to BE
in Cellar This Wintcr,
Garfield Says.
MARS RoARs FOR MORE EUEf.
administrator Strives to Satisfy War
Gods Craving Through LcSscninS
Consumption at J'ircsidcs-COm-
missions Coal Buyers Fircmcn.

With the coming of winter uncasiiy
heralded by the first hint Of chill In
the air OF these mornings of carly
September when hurryine TO catch Il
car one feels grateful for the cNtr:,
warmth of light coat or sweater. the
iuel commission of the city Of Rich
mond hold up an admonitory finger. as
IT were, to the 'hurrying suburbNnitc.
the commutcr. and the man who lives
or the city. and puts the same PROPOSE
ton TO the head of every housch I'D
alike: This winter. you must care for
your heater yourself. old man,
From headquarters in Washington.
DR. IL. a. Garfield. United States fuel
administrators has put II up to every
householder in the United states 10
care for this heater himself this win
and to get from every ton OF coal every
unit OF heat ii can supply to his fam
ily-and being good Americans aud
good sports. DIR. Garfield is going to
be shown whether he is from Missouri
or not--how every householder in
Richmond who has n furnace in. his
house. or in the house he rents. will
deliver the goods this winter
Your tiring-iinc is at your furnace
door" says DR.. Garfield to the people
Of Virginia and fortH-sevcn other
States. Every householder must be
the master of his own house heating
furnace this winter IL the nations sup
ply OF coal is to be stretched to cover
the enormous war demand for fuel.
Hundreds of thousands of patriotic
miners in the dark depths of tho earth
are struggling with the stubborn rock
TO bring forth tho coal which must
build ships and move them. make steel
shells. guns and all tho myriad ma
terials which are needed by our SOL
dicrs and the soldiers OF the allied ma
tons.
"A stream OF coal is coming from
the. mines which exceeds all cxDccta-
tions. But fast as the coal production
grows. the capacity of the raveninE
nav of war activities grows faster.
War industries which In April were
allotted coal in great quantities. arc
now calling for additional millions of
tons. The. miner is doing his part.
American houscholdcrs must answer
this challenge. Or. Garfield believes
that they will. This year. the war re-
ouires at least 10000. 600 more tons OF
last year. Mine operators and miners
are speeding their work. hut cannot
supply all the extra tons needed. There
is a limit TO production because there
is limit to labor and to transporta-
ton. Many million tons of the added
war requirements must be saved in the
homes. apartment houses, hotels.
churches, schools and stores.
Many householders will shy that
they can save 40 more fucl--that they
used last year tho least possible guam
and comfort. The Richmond fuel com
mission states that it can make fam
iiy more COMFORTABLE with less fuel If
the head of the house Will operate his
heater and range properly.
Give your healer it's first cleaning
OF the season" says the Richmond fuel
commission. and nave it put in thor
ough repair. Broken parts mean loss
Of heat The firc-bG.. should be tight.
Trivial cracks may be ccmented.
"lf the landlord refuses to make
adequate repairs the householder should
report the matter promptly TO the local
fuel commission"