The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-07
FUEL SUPPLY.
FOR WINTER A.
ONE.
Fuel Administrator Wilmer Hay
ward Urges All to Pro-
cure Same Early.
GOVERNMENT
NEEDS ALL CARS
Lack of Transportation Facili-
ties Will Naturally Result
in Coal Shortage.

The slogan has gone out by Wilmer
Hayward, county fuel administrator
that it is being urged of the people OF
Pensacola to do early buying in fuel
and conserve coal.
Mr.. Hayward says he has inside in
formation that il is going to be freez-
ing next winter, just like IL was last.
That the government is going to be
tied UP in it's car service, because the
federal authorities need cars TO send
supplies and ammunition across the
country to get to the soldiers in
France These have precedence and
If the people do not provide now they
are liable TO get chilled through next
winter.
He is urging people to buy wood
and lots of 1t. Coal can be used for
government purposes. But TO get pine
logs, some sycamore tree back logs
and filling up the old sheet metal
stove means heat in the homes.
Hughes Was Active.
Last winter Henry y. Hughes, fuel
administrator for the county OF Mont
gomery, Ala, went down to the rail-
road tracks in Montgomery, Ala, and
held UP So cars of coal, some billed
for Pensacola, some for Mobile and
other points. He grabbed off AZ cars
and applied the city OF Montgomery
with AZ carloads and let the other
five go by as the people of the capital
city of Alabama did not need them.
He allowed the governor Of Alabama
two carloads for the high school at
Troy
Henry n. Hughes Is man of ac-
tion. He does things first and then
-
you going to do about It ?. He may
do the same thing next winter Hence.
why not take the advice of Mr.. Hay
ward and load UP with wood from now
until the cold season. also coal on
early orders.
Wood is plentiful around this COM
munity. There Is enough lying idle
now to stock several homes or more.
Just because the weather Is some-
what tropical at present Is no reason
why 1T should be permitted to go to
waste. 1t can be gathered in.A
Out in the county there is enough
fallen timber to supply all of the
people
In this connechon a small sentence
from the Good Book might be re-
cited:
about 1000 years ago five foolish
young women were barred from
wedding because they had neglected
to buy any oil for their lamps. There
were five others who had plenty of
oil. They were the early buyerss,'
And this is scripture-Matthew XIV.
Follow the Example. a.
The United States fuel administra-
ton is urging every consumer in the
81 al - Fk@x.
wise virgins AS stimulus TO co.
coal has been reduced 80
cents atom from April 1st to Septea-
Der 1st.
There are two powerful rea sons for
early buying One is selfish. The
other is patriotic. Buyers viii not only
save money by making early purchases
but will guard themselves and farg-
lilies from a repetition Of the hardships
of last winter.
The fuel administration Is doing its
utmost TO insure increased production
OF coal. The director general Of rail-
roads is working to increase the trans
portion facilities of the nation Their
combined efforts, however. may be de-
feated byl the recurrence Of such
weather as prevailed last winter.
They will certainly be defeated unless
a large majority of the domestic con-
sumers cooperate with them and buy
early.
It is pointed out that II coal is or
dered early the winter supply will be
shipped in and IL a person does not
buy now he may not get what he
orders. and will not receive any SYM
pathy from his neighbor If he shivers
next winter.
Point Is Emphasized
One great point is emphasized. One
hundred million people must be kept
warm next winter. Hundreds Of
thousands of factories, upon which
he United States and the entire civ
lized world depend for the successful
prosecution OF the war against Prus-
sian autocracy. must be supplied with
coal
The industrial activity OF the ma
ion has resulted in production in
excess of transportation facilities: in
,ther words, this country - manu-
'acturing more goods than the rail-
-oads can carry.
Slogans On Situation.
A few slogans on the coal situation.
ssued by the government:
IF you don't want heatiess days