The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-05
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Is the Recommendation Of Vermont Fuel
Administrator,

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!. Vermont
| To Members OF Local Fuel Committee
Dear Sirs BY our request, the con
missioner Of education has wired the di.
strict superintendent of Vermont To AZ
/ range postpOncment until Jan, Il
. 1918 of the opening of the winter term
| of such schools a. are conducted In coal
! heated huildings 80 a. "a save fuel &
meet the stringeney which will be NOR
acute later than now, In all prohabilitl
there may be- few instances in tn
, state where such postponement will b
. inadvisable on account of lateness II
! opening of fall term or for some othe
reason. You are therefore requested t.
confer with the local school board fo
the purpose of determining in regard e
each case Of urgency of non.p0stpone
ment that may arise and to advise ac
cordngly.
In view of the prospective shortage 81
coal for next year, you are also requested
20 confer with the local school board
relative to the production OF supply Of
wood which may be used as a whole OF
rs a partial substitute for coal for heat
Ing school buildings during the coming
school year.
The churches, fraternal organizations
lclubs, playhouses and places OF tmuse'
ment are putting forth commendabie Ell
forts to assist the government in its war
winning campaign, by eflecting a marked
reduction in the amount of coal con
sumed. But il is apparent that more can
be done along this line than has yet
been accomplished.
While it is not desired that religious
services should be suspended, stil il is
hoped that in the present world tragedy
mere dendminationalism may be patriot
! ically Subordinated to co-operatite
| Christianity aud that out Of II unneccs-
yary expenditure in the maintenance of
| all needless church editces may be avoid
ed and vital and enduring Christian
| Fellowship may be established
The district superintendent of The
Methodist Episcopal church have issued a
general letter TO the churches under thciy
charge advising them to co cooperate IN
he fuel-saying campaigns; four OF the
Protestant churches of ST. Adams have
closed their edifces and are uniting in
services in the Bellevue picture house.
and in many other places praiseworthy
efforts are employed by churches in order
to save coal
Although the various clubs and fra
ternal organizations have evidently re-
sorted TO definite measures for the redIc
tion Of coal used in keeping their assem-
bly, and ante-rooms warm for social par
poses, still few instances are reported |
in which proper consideration of the coal /
shortage has not been given. Coal used |
merely for keeping club and smoking |
rooms warm when not used for special /
meetings Is an unnecessary waste of fuel
Coal used for heating some plavhouses
can be saved by the substitution of
wood, and in all communities in which
playhouses are operated coal can be
saved by reduction in the number of
nights on which the playhouses are kept
open. In some instances an afternoon
and an evening presentation can be Civ
en-, rather than presentations on two
successive nights.
Coal heated pool rooms and places of
amusement should not be kept open dur.
ng the winter months, unless wood is ,
Used for heating purposes
While the amount of coal used in Yer
mont in heating saloons is negligible, still |
/ Is the most needless OF any waste. [
Therefore each local fuel committee, in +,
TEXT year, is urged to make general t
uryey of it's town or city for the pur /
,ose Of determining in what way coal I
ion in heating public and mipublic (
buildings and resorts o
Cut-a-Cord
On account of the dearth OF farm la '
or the farmers in many towns are un- t
Bile to produce the amount of wood they 5
'ould be glad to furnish village people y
nd in consequence the village people II
re indirectly compelled to pay for the =
earth. To meet the situation each local b
1el committee should organize the viii 4
lge people into a operative Cut "A II
orr" campaign Coal will surely be o
,arce next year; the farmers cen not a.
rocure competitive labor; hence the sup 81
~ of fuel for next year is chiefly a 81
zeal problem and it is incumbent upon Ii
,aiusing village people to consider the y
eans by which they will supply them fe
lives a
While the farmers are indisposed to tt
ust inexperienced village boys with IN
ans or axes, nevertheless the high "a
hool boys in many villages could prof Ell
ably employ their Saturdays in help W
9 the farmers by limbing out trees, cut Sc
ne brush, drawing cross-eut saws, and sl
lifting wood Farmers with wood lots tn
those who can conveniently procure es
God for fuel should not depend on coal M
Id all local fuel committees are hereby al
reeted To prevent, SO far as it can con en-
stently be done. all substitution of coal Fl
r wood on the part of those who can DO
silly procure wood. wa
On December ~, Frank Jenkins of ms
,st Burke, "A years of age, began to Sc
t his seventy fourth cord OF wood this tn
inter-. ali
Posters for boiler rooms and reminders Sci
regard to economy in the Use of coal air
ranges and furnaces have been fur tn,
he'd you for posting and distribution;
,els for coal shovels have been distrb- fir
ID by the department of education: it
, New England fuel administrator has cry
II Cut Cord" posters throughout Go
state
Hoping that you will bring the fuel
iblem directly, eogently and effectively Re
the consciousness of your people I
main, II. J. NJ. Jones, Vermont fuel