Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-29
MORE COAL, PROMISE
OF GARF|tLO'S AID
Allotment Increased 3.53S,o21
Tons for Atlantic States:
Warns Against Shortage
Nv Assnol..ed r.e.s 70 rssrr rsenlna

nv Associated rrcsq to Every Evening
phIaslclphla Nov - 4 substantial
lncrraee ~ he supply of anthracite coal
- ho furnished tho New England and
Nnrth Atlantic States waa promised nv
.Toarph u Dickson. chairman ~ the
Anthrarttc ttprrnttteo nf tho nifeh
gtntea Adn,n,at ratlon. ~ an address to
dax before thr { nnventlon of 'hr <aifona
Ceal Azsorfaiton r. provide this ~
c,raaed aufplv he snid anthracite vii fr
barred from siatee N the trans Ms
aiss,ptu fenfraI western and southern
territories
The distributions plans - the fnel
Afluinlat rntinn Mr. Dickson sald wit
aIlav an increase af fo7 .G2l tons of hard
fs,al ~ tho New England States and
/ 59~ n2i tons additional 70 the Atiantic
Gtatrs lie 1arncd inmretic consumers N
tic rn,dIlr vost and south 70 nake
arrangements ~ Once :" nsr F1funtn"ns
~ place of nthracltc coal
Distribution nf anthracltr undrr pre-
ya,I,ng rond irons declared Mr. lhck-
SON. - . problem involving he comfort
welfare. and ~ large measure the healfh
~ ho American people A,so. he nation :
var requirements arc involved
Anthracite and f'iel ~ al kinds q ~
demand as meyer before There arc new
demands - Imperative kind for anthra-
elte A. tho Same fiuo fhe war. dircctiE
through tho army draft and II leas direct
ln,t even larger wngs has drawn DOWN he
anthracite mine workers aunv from
~ 00n to about IL .0n0 There Is going
on further reduction IA the fnrco. which
"a most threatening
The present coal Ycar started with
n s,4lnteIy no carried over stock ~ an
thraclfe Consequently the demands, 70
the utmost extent that they can be sup
piled have got ~ br met out nt he cur
rent productlun With lahnr shny aF 4 -.
It will he difficult 70 get out rnferially
more coal than he maximum amount
winch was shipped iast year and winch
then proved - hp nsuihccnt to meet
every need throughout the country
-fhr authracitp industry Is working
now N the f,Il knowledge that ever ton
1T coal hat can be- produced between nnw
and next apring will be needed il -
highly important and under tho eir-
e.,lrnatancea necosaarv. # the Ameuran
people are 10 have 4uihclent anthracite
next winter hat he ava4labie labor
power shall he lurreased both - volume
aud effectlVpns@s
II should he understood everywhere
and hv all that ant thracite must - used
carefully that ~ waste or needless 'ise ny
some WI, entail shortage and HIiterlng
for Others
Mr. Dickson said he arrangements and
proposed distribution of the tnthra0te
committee had he approval OF l)r Gar
field nltcd States Fuel administrator
During the coal year. vhich nuns until
April J. 1919. he SAID, - .345 M tons of
anthracite Of domestic sizes would be
available for distribution 70 cuns1Iners,
an increase of tits. .323 tons over the coal
year 1867
Mr. Dickson said should II be possible
To gam anv anthracite out Of that used by
the railroads or TO expand the total estl-
mated production such gained ooat would
be distributed to increase the all0tInents
for the Centra. and Northwest States. He
urged the active cooperation OF ali con
cerned. and SAID the committee was con
sclous that ITS plans cannot bc successful
under he circumstances. unless II re-
cetyes this cooperation But, he added,
with due public consideration OF the
facts suggest the supplX and distribution
of anthracite, the committee believes that
all actual needs for it can be supplied