New-York tribune., 1918-10-01
Soft Increase of 1871, 900
Tons a Week Demanded;
Hard 121, 900 Tons
6 Months Drive
To Avert Famine
Formal Demand Sets a
Weekly Quota for
Every Mine

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-To avert
Il coal famine this winter and also meet
all the needs of the war programme.
Fuel Administrator Garfield to-day
launched drive for coal production
which Is to continue until April /.
In formal proclamation to oper
ators and miners alike, the Fuel Ad
ministrator calls upon all to enlist in
detailed programme to produce 49,
234, 900 tons of bituminous coal and
2,030,0O0 tons Of anthracite every week.
This tonnage, he promises, will give
winter.
1t represents n weekly increase of
1871 900 tons of bituminous and ILL.,
600 tons of anthracite orer the weekly
production averages of the correspond
ing period of year ago.
The increase in bituminous produc-
ton called for is approximately 16Ea per
cent, and in anthracite 1-3 per cent.
1t will be seen that the more urgent
demand is for the speeding up of
bltumlnOuS production.
District Managers Responsible
Mr.. Garfield's call was transmitted to
every district production manager, who,
in consultation with their mine produc-
tion committees, will apportion week
ly quota for each mine. Carrying the
quota idea to it's logical conclusion,
each n; 4er will be asked to assume
Ierc al responsibility for weekly
production representing his eqnl-
ehe proportion of the mines aliot-
nent.
MIR. Garfields proclamation says:
"The growing requirements Of the
nations military programme and the
essential domestic demands for the
coming winter can be met only by 81
large increase in the average weekly
production OF coal during the next
six months, as compared with the coal
mined during the corresponding period
a year ago.
Miners Are Praised
"The bituminous tonnage between
now and March 81 next must average
Il, ,234 900 tons per week, and the anthra-
cite tonnage 2,030000 tons per week.
During the same period last year the
weekly production Of bituminous was
10 SOB 900 tons and anthracite 909, 900
tons.
81 recognize, as you know, that
through your patriotic efforts the pro-
duction Of coal during the past three
months has far exceeded our earlier
expectations. The practical response
you have made to the urgent appeals OF
our Production Director, James n. Neale,
has been particularly gratifying because
the number of miners and the facll-
ties available have naturally been re-
stricted by other war activities.
"Under the circumstances your in
crease to date has been splendid, but
the figures now show that if all ncces-
sary demands are to be met the time
has come when there must be further
intensification of effort on the part of
all of US. In fact, | believe that the
time has come for a definite allotment
Of individual responsibility If each
one of us Will get under the load, vol
UNFAIRLY carrying his portion of it,
there will be no difficulty in reaching
eur goal.
Must "Reach Objectives'
"The mines are an essential part of
the nations battleline. 1t is only by
att. ug our objectives at the mines
that we can obtain completely our OBJ
jectives elsew here. have therefore
requested the Director of Production
in consultation with the district man
ayers, production committees. miners
and operators, to figure out and estab-
llsh weekly production quotas for each
individual mine, quotas which, added
together, will give us all the coal need
ed this winter.
"Thesc quotas can be assured only
by the definite plcdging of each miner
to assume his equitable portion of his
mines allotment. 1t will greatly
hearten our forces abroad to learn that
every miner has VOLUNTEERED to carry
out his part in this definite programme
and has personally assumed RESPONSE
bllity for weekly coal production rep
resenting his proper individual contri-
button toward the winning of the war