Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-01-18
"uSE MORE: W00O" CAMPA AlGN WILL START MKT WEEK Fuel Administrator H. c. Couch Would Help the
 Eastern Districts.
"A WOODWARD
 EVERY TOWN" IDEA
Toutt, Will Gall Meeting of All County Administrators in Little Rock
 Next Week for Deciding Upon Campaign Methods.

"A woodward in every town is the
 object of the campaign to be launched
 in Arkansas next week by H. =. Couch,
 state fuel administrator, and if is eX-
 pected that with the cooperation of the citizens in all Arkansas towns Mr. Couch will be able to divert a i large quantity of coal. which is now :; being used in this state. to the indus i tries who are suffering in the Eastern states and who are unable to get wood. MT. Couch. who came to this city yesterday for the transaction of pri- vatc business, stated that he will at tend a meeting of the fuel administra- tors for the Southwest at Kansas City Monday, and that as soon as he re- turns he hopes to be able to launch campaign for the more extensive use of wood as a fuel, and in this manner assist the government in the solving of the fuel shortage which now exists
 A meeting of all the county fuel ad- ministrators in Arkansas will be held at Mir. Coucf's request in Little Rock either Wednesday or Thursday, and definite details toward the launching and carrying on of this campaign will be decided upon at this time.
 "Just at the present time," stated MT. Couch last night, ''the fuel situ- ation in Arkansas has passed the dan ger mark, and l believe we will have no more serious trouble in this state this winter However, if another severe spell of weather should come on am afraid we would be in more serious condition than ever, as all of our reserve supply has been used up. Most of the weather authorities, how ever. are of the opinion that the worst part of the winter is over and that we will have very little more cold weather. The problem which now confronts us is to help cut down the fuel shortage which exists in other states by using as little fuel as pos sible and diverting all that we can to districts which need it more than we do. In order to do this we must use more wood, and the sooner we realize this the sooner the situation will be improved. We have plenty Of wood in Arkansas. Many farmers are willing to give cord after cord of good wood merely to have it cut and hauled off their lands, and in the campaign which we hope to launch next week we will urge that every man in the state enter into this plan with the utmost patriotism and do all in his power to bring about the full accom- plishments of it's designs. We want woodward in every town and city in Arkansas, and in this manner we Will have a central station, equipped with T gasoline engine, to which the people of each community may bring thelr wood and have it sawed into any length desired. l believe that the full fillment of the plans of this campaign will enable us to divert large amount of coal to the Eastern districts, which are unable to secure sufficient amount of fuel for the operation or many plants. We have almost solved our own problem and hope that we
 will all be patriotic enough to assist in helping the other fellow"
 Will Discuss Distribution.
 Tn regard to the object of the meet ing of the fuel administrators of the Southwest, which Mir. Couch will at tend Monday, he stated that the mat for of distributing fuel to the proper
 narties will be discussed at this time and an endeavor made to bring about
 a better enforcement of the ideas Of the fuel administration.
 Local Trouble Over.
 In speaking of the local situation | Mir Couch stated that for the time be- ing the trouble here is about over, and that he did not anticipate any
 interruption of the electric service.
 Two cars of coal were received yes
 terday by the Pine Bluff company and if is probable that more will reach
 this city today