The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-03-19

Never has natural resource had a
longer or more discouraging fight for
recognition, and never has such re
cognition finally come 50 spontaneous
}ly In 80 enthusiastically and with
such unanimity as in the case Of lig'
nite." said Capt. |. p. Baker, Federal
Fuel Administrators for North Dakota,
In discussing today the sudden leap in
to popularity j0f the Flickeftail state
1--WE have Mad people right here in
central North Dakota, near the heart
OF the coal fields. who have used no
other fuel for years and years and
who would use no other, who yet,
when away from home, have found
enjoyment in poking fun at Ignite;
and, because it was a strange fuel to
our friends IN the Red river valley,
those Of who have occasion to So
journ there have made it a point to
make it more strange by eXagerating
lignite's pet peculiarities. r-..- 4
Another Story Today +
ut is quite another story today.
Ignite has just, saved North Dakota
from bitter Winter beside which the
deprivations the east has suffered
would have been as nothing. 1t would
have been almost Impossible with
conditions such as they were to. have
supplied all Uf North Dakota with
eastern dock coal Western Wyonl'
ing anu Montana GOALS were hard to
get and the prices were cshcrbitant.
That North Dakota did not suffer and
that it did not pay double prices for
every ton Of coal it Use | was 'lue 10
Ignite.
"And all at once we lind fast
awakening appreciation tor this coal.
The North Dakota State Council Of
Defense meets and adopts resolutions
endorsing the use of lignus in North
Dakota as a patriotic duty and M1m'
orializing congress to further The dc.
velopment Of the Ignite industry. The
North Dakota legislature. III special
session, adopts similar resolutions,
which are given wide publicity in the
state press and are forwarded 10 cur
at Washington. Sec
rotary Of the Interior Lane obtains an
appropriation Of 100000 for the cX-
ploitation of this great natural re-
source Congressman Norton interests
in procuring appropriations.
thruout North Dakota he-
gin commenting upon Ignite and adj
vising its use The Twin Cities, in
the Heatless Monday tslt, turn their
eyes Dakotaward. and the st. Paul
and Minneapolis newspapers in editor
ials and news stories urge an invesli
CATION Of the possibilities offered by
North Dakota Ignite fields as a
fuel supply for their indus.
trial and domestic consumers. Min
nesota cities such as Moorhead and
Detroit send representatives out to
our Ignite mines to contract for Sup
plies; they experiment with the coal
and increase their contracts.
E.. fs# The Patriotic Side :
'.l7inally comes the greatest and
best endorsement of all i'll the 'splend-
id. stirring patriotic resolution; adopt
ed by the greatest loyalty rally ever
held in North Dakota-the Council Of
Defense war conference which con
vened In Bismarck the last days of
February. Again is there urged up
On the people Of North Dakota the pa
triotic duty of burning Ignite coal.
not only from the selfish motive that
in SO doing they are contributing to
The development and enhanced pros
perity of our state, but with the great.
er and more patriotic motive Of doing
our very best % help our country to
win this war by releasing for con-