The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-01-24
FUEL ECONOMY.


0oouluB, november a. ECONOMY
In the use of fuel, both coal and other
materials used for heat making, is one
OF the duties attendant ON good citizen
snip, IN my opinion" was the state
ment Of Fuel Administrator, Il. r.
Gooding before he left for north Idaho.
where he Is to hold a number of meet
ings with coal dealers and coal admin
1strators Mr.. Gooding is not expected
TO return here until early next week.
After his trip to the north it will be
necessary to go to Sal Lake for con-
sultation with w. w. Armstrong, fuel
administrator for that state, who will
by that time have returned from his
trip to Washington. They will there
discuss the question Of distribution Of
fuel supplies.
Mr.. Gooding, who had just spent sew
eral days In meetings and consultations
with coal dealers in the southern part
OF the state, explained that these meet
tngs had disclosed a serious condition
In the fuel situation in all parts of the
state. There is no coal supply on hand
according to the reports that have come
TO him both by word of mouth, and
also indicated through hundreds of let
tiers that have been received at his
office.
During the past summer" said Mr..
Gooding, Considerably more coal was
brought into the state than during pre-
vious similar seasons. As matter of
fact during the five months succeed
ing last April at least 30 per cent more
coal was received in Idaho than dur
ing the same period In 1916. Yet at
the end Of that period there was no
coal in the hands of the dealers and
probably as little coal i'm the bins and
cellars of the consumers. This condi-
ton has been brought about through
the very considerable increase In de-
mand. This increase, it is estimated
Is at least 30 per cent. In some parts
OF the state 1t Is much more than this.
Generally throughout the state, i'm
PEELED by the advice and suggestion of
the state defense council, many people
and industries made a determined eff
Tort to lay in winter supply. I'm
d0uDtedly many succeeded In this. But
this very fact coupled with the inabil-
tty OF the railroads to supply cars to
the mines, prevented the dealers from
securing their usual storage supply.
AS consequence We are facing the
winter without reserve of fuel, and
II there should come severe storms,
coupled with shut down of railroad
traffic, loss and suffering would be
widespread throughout the state. 1t
ia not likely this will occur, but should
this happen, 1t may become necessary
in the interest Of good citizenship
even of humanity itself-for those who
were forehanded enough to store coal
to divide with their less fortunate fell
lows. This Is not likely to occur, but
we should all face the fact that 1t may
do So"
There is still another matter upon
which the State Fuel Administrator
was both emphatic and insistent That
is the matter of economy. He ex.
pressed the belief that by proper econ
omy the use of coal In a domestic or
household sense could be iessened from
20 to % per cent He also believes the
same thing is true Of fuel used In vari-
GUS enterprises and industries. From
information he has gathered, claims
are made that the various heating
plants In large buildings, have a per-
centage of waste that in the aggregate
is enormous. Much of this waste can
be prevented through skill Ia firing
and care of furnaces.
with the household" said Mr..
GO0ding, "it is entirely a matter Of
desire. Nearly all of us use more coal
than Is needed to keep us healthy and
comfortable. We have salved our con-
sciences In the past by the feeling that
we could easier give up something else
for the satisfaction of feeling that
every corner of the house is being
kept entirely warm. But there is
where / contend that economy i'm use
of fuel becomes a duty of good citizen
ship. This nation cannot be effective
on the battlefields of Europe, and we
must be effective there If this war is
not to end in defeat, unless the nation
at home is effective. can imagine no
condition more likely to result In non
effectiveness than to find our own peo-
pie at home, prosperous in all else, and
still suffering from lack of fuel"
That the condition is serious has
been indicated In Gooding itself during
the past two weeks. There has been
no coal in the town--only two cars
having been received, for something
like a month. During this time thresh-
ing was in progress, rather cold wealth
er came on and many families found
themselves entirely out of fuel. For
tunately for farmers and others 1t has
happened that during the summer Mr..
Gooding had himself bought a number
OF cars OF coal for use In the hotel,
block OF office buildings and for the
water works and other purposes. This
coal he has permitted to be drawn on
by those i'm most need, so that no suf-
fering has occurred. But in many
towns in this portion of the state, there
was no One with a stock of fuel who
could or would come to the relief of
those In need. At Jerome threshers
have been held up. This has been re-
ported from many OF the smaller com
quantities. In some farming sections,
farmers have had to go many miles and
lind sagebrush to gruu up and bring
home so that the fires might not go out.
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