The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-03-23

erclse all of your resourcefulnes
10 inducing your municipalities
your parishes, your wood dealers
aud the farmers to secure the cut
ting of all cord wood possible
with view to supplying the de
mand for wood which We are sure
TO have next winter. This WORK
should be begun now and cont
nued through the spring and sum
mer months, and every possible
day that may be spared from
farming or other operations should
be utilized in cutting cord wood.
The United States Department
of Agriculture has just issued the
following statements:
"BuiId up Wood Fuel Reserves.
There is one feature of the pres.
ent coal shortage which should be
constantly kept in mind by people
with wood supplies around them.
1t is this, be early in the season
and diligent in building an ample
wood fuel reserve for next winter.
Should the shortage of coal be
more widespread, more marked,
and last longer next winter, as
there is every promise of it's doing,
there would be no excuse for
wooded localities not having fuel.
Furthermore, the logical step to
conserve the coal in such a crisis
would be to place an absolute EN-.
barge on the shipping and use of
coal in such communities where
wood would be used. With the
prospect ahead that such a step
would certainly be taken by the
Fuel Administration in an emer,
gency next winter, let each com
muDlty get in a supply now when
the labor is more free to work at
it than later in the season or the
beginning Of next winter. Even
in normal times it should be re.
membered that there are two
chances for failure on the coal
supply: (D Decrease the produc.
tion due to various factors; aud
(2) tie up in transportation
When these happen in normal
times they caused trouble. Un
der war conditions we have had
an example of how they can be
Do not Depend upon Coal for
Next Winter. Have Wood Ready
and You are Protected"
The Department of Agriculture
also quotes the following state
ment from the Chief Forester of
the Conservation Commission of
who speaks from the ex
perience of a country that has
been at war for three and q half
years:
"There must be some defiUite Or
ganiZaliOn for utilizing the large
of wood available fOi
fuel. My idea is that the city
aud municipal governments ought
to 60 into the matter definitely
aud invest in a moderate amount
Of money in building up a reserve
Df wood which can be drawn upon
" whenever the coal shortage makes
It necessary"
l wish to make the following
specific recommendations to the
Chalrmen of the Local Commit
tees:
l Secure the cooperation OF
ocal newspapers 10 calling atten.
ion to the vital importance of
cutting cord wood during the
'priDg and summer. Find other
publicity methods for bringing
his to the attention of the public.
secure the cooperation of the Su |
of Schools of your
ity or town and parish aud
hrough them secure the full dis
ussion of this subject in the
chools, especially the higher
.rades. If the schools can be in.
crested 10 the subject, through
hem the patrons will become in
crested.
2. Induce your municipal gov.
rnment to adopt Q definite policy
8 to cutting and contracting for
large supply of cord wood for
ext winrer's supply.
8. Bring your municipal and
arish authorities together and sc
nre cooperation between them in
le Gu tting of cord word for next
inter's reserve supply.
4. By publication and other.
Use encourage wood dealers to
)ntract now for their wood sup.
" for next winter, and the same
ethod encourage farmers at this
me to cut cord wood for next