Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-05-23
Mines Must Be Kept Going Full
Time in Spring and Summer
to Prevent Serious Short
age Next Winter.
IMMEDIATE ACTION URGED
Man Who Does Not Thus Cooperate
With Fuel Administration and Rail.
roads Takes His Place with the
Stacker Who Dodges Service at the
Front or Refuses to Buy Bonds.

Greater cooperation In buying coal
at once must be obtained In the West,
Southwest and sections of The Middle
West, the Fuel Administration nm
nOunces mt Washington If the mines
nrc to be kept going full time during
the summer months and the danger
avertcd of serious shortage of coal
In those sections next fail and winter
Official reports to the Fuel Admin
isiration show that in the States Of
Illinois, Michigan, Kansas, Missouri,
Oklahoma. Arkansas, Texas, New Mex
leo, Iowa. Utah, Washington, Colorado.
wyoming ana Montana consumers OF
coal are not placing their orders in the
volume expected, or In quantities nee
essury TO insure against winter short
age. This Is true also. though to less
extent, In OHIO and Indiana.
Apparently the consumers In these
districts have not yet realized the full
| gravity of the situation" the Fuel
Administration states. "fhe mines in
those sections must be kept going
| They can be Kept going only If coal
ordinarily ordered later in the year il
ordered now. The domestic consumer
who delays placing his order is taking
q chance of having an insufficient cold
weather supply; the Industrial user
who fails to order his coal now Is
later on.
Buy Now--Evcrybody
1.-THE man who does not do his part
by anticipating his needs and cooper
atiEg with the Fuel Administration
and the railroads by ordering his coal
now takes his place with the man who
avoids scr"ice at the front or refuses
to buy Liberty Bonds. Every coal
user should buy and store coal now To
meet his requirements so far us he Is
possibly able to do so.
Every state and local representative
OF the Fuel administration is ready to
help the coal consumer In every way
possible TO get an appropriate and nd
equatc supply Of coal. Every day that
passes decreases the margin of time
In which this assistance may be given.
"1f you can't get the grade of Goa!
that you have been getting in the past
take another grade that you can get.
1t is better to have in your bins Goa!
of grade slightly different from what
you have h"cI using In the past tlian
to go into winter without any Goa! at
all.
CONSUMERS who do not order their
coal now are gambling on the future
There Is reason TO believe ihat If ev.
cry one anticipates his coal require.
ments and puts in his order now ma
one will have to do without next win.
ter. II. however. there is delay in or.
dering coal II Is more than likely that
production during the fall and winter
will be insufficient to meet the needs
of every one.
Deter New Kind Than Mono.
"Therc has been notable neglect OF
certain grades OF coal that are now
available in large volume and clamor
GUS demand. In certain quarters a.
least, for specific Goals that variou.
consumers have used for a number o.
years While there is at the presen
no shortage Of coal in the west. Their,
may be denial of selection of the pre-
else coal most desired. If you seek t.
do your part place your order now fol
the coal nearest at hand and Of which
there is large available tonnage unt
get your bins filed Immediately.
'"The Fuel Administration is anxiou.
with every means at its command {.
secure the hearty cooperation of tn,
public and to move into the bins O
domestic users particularly their full
years coal supply before the first da,
of October. Whether 1t succeeds o.
not is entirely dependent upon you
own personal attitude and action.
. III the anxiety of the Administration
seems to you overdrawn proof Of tn
necessity of Its recommendation an,
the propriety of the warning will reacl
you in full force during the coming fal
and winter. when coal will not b.
available, and your vigorous effort ma,
result In another failure to secure al
adequate supply. The Indifferent Goa
consumer promises to find himself fl
the coal line during the severe pc
RODS of the coming winter and com
pe!ed TO accept day to day supply o
tuel and possibly be entirely denied.