The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-03-22
A BUSY LIEUT.. GOVERNOR

The Office of Lieutenant Governor
is usually regarded as a position with
but little responsibility attached, but
from the very beginning of the term
of Wallace Crossley, in January, 1917,
he has been charged with series of
varied and most important duties. He
took an active part in the enactment
of the Administrative legislative
program" during the 49th General
Assembly and much of the success of
thisprogram of progressive and bene-
fetal legislation was due to his I'M
firing efforts.
Following a season of arduous la
Dor in the war relief campaign, the
Lieutenant Governor was appointed
Fuel Administrator for Missouri by
President Wilson. He has just COM
pleted four months of strenuous work
in supplying Missouri consumers
with coal during a series of unprece-
dented billiards and record breaking
periods of sub-zero weather.
In December when the people were
facing a coal famine incident to les
sened production and interrupted
transportation, when Administrator
Crossley cut the Gordian knot which
tied up the st. Louis terminals and
opened way by improving trans
portation facilities and lifting the en-
barge without which Missouri, Ne
braska and Iowa would have suffered
severely. ...-
By taking a firm aggressive stand
and acting promptly at all times, he
has given efficient practical service,
and the State steady fuel supply,
fairly distributed. The records at
Washington show that Missouri had
less fuel troubles and less assistance
from the United States Fuel Admin
istration than any other State.
While the newspapers mentioned it
at the time comparatively few peo-
pie in the State, outside of manufac-
turing circles realize that Governor
Crossley prevented Missouri from be-
ing included in DR.. Garfield's indus
trial closing order which paralyzed in
dustry for five days and made Mon
day "fuelless day" for all manufac-
turing plants east of the Mississippi
river. This order also included Mime
sofa and Louisiana.
Chicago manufacturing interests
undertook to include Missouri in the
closing order and great pressure was
exerted but the United States Fuel
administration sustained the judg-
ment of Governor Crossley.
He also won out over the Chicago
interests when they later tried, in the
adoption of the zone system of de-
livery, to control the entire output of
the coal mines of that State. Mis-
souri, draws large part of her coal
supply from the Southern Illinois
fields, naturally, from a Topographic
cal and transportation viewpoint, and
it was the prompt and vigorous ac-
ton of Administrator Crossley that
saved that source of supply to con-
sumers in this State.
His activity and intelligent hand
ling of big questions and problems
connected with the coal, it's handling
and distribution, has assured Nilsson
ri consumers normal supply of coal
from outside sources for the coming
year.
In this connection, however, Admin
istrator Crossley says there will be
need of strict economy in fuel con-
sumption and urgent necessity for
the early buying of next winters sup
ply of coal, by household and other
consumers. And Lieut.. Governor
Crossley's salary as Fuel Administra-
tor is just one dollar a year. He is
giving his time and means to the
work that he has made so splendidly
successful, from patriotic motives
alone.