The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-08-14
BIG INCREASE IN
COAL PRODUCTION
ASKED BY WILSON
Governor and State Fuel Admins.
tration Officials Visit Camps to
Inform Miners of Importance of
New Order.

The fuel tdninisItIIu has re
coived a proclamation issued uN prcs-
idout woodrow Wilson calling for an
Increased production OF yoal n ~
necessary that more coal ii, mined In
Ncw Mexico. local fuel Officials say.
and a campaign ia hcius conducted
IN mining camps Inv th, state To- in
form the miners Of tho responsibility
placed upon them b. the winning OF
the war.
Following IL The presidents procln-
nation to the mining udustr re
ceived this morning
The existing scarcity ~ coal IL
creating a grave danger in fact the
most serious which c%uufrput- us-and
sails for promp, and vigorous action
ON the pnrt nf both operators and
miners without an udclu1t" supply
bur war rogra Will uo retarded
the effectiveness OF uur fighting forces
In France viii be scs-eued the lives
NJ our soldiers will ho unnecessarily
endangered and their hardship IN
creased and there viii hc much sui.
f.r,ng in many homes throughout the
country curing the coming wlu'yr
tm well aware that your ranks
have been seriously depleted los he
draft Dos voluntary enlistment aud 10y
the demands of otha. essential IN
dustrio. This haudi,ap can Doe over
uome however. and sufficient coal
can Doe mined in spite OF ii. u every
one connected with a., industry. from
the highest official GOO the Youngest
hoy will gave his best work each day
ion the fun number ui work hours
The operators must uc Jealous as
never before t. hr.uE about the
highest efficiency uf management. to
establish the best possible working
conditions. and To accord fair treat
ment to every body. SEQ that the up-
portunity to work at his best may Dee
accorded every workman Tn" miners
should report for WORT every cay un-
less prevented Nv unavoidable causes.
and should not onlv stay Ion the mines
the fun time. hut also see 10 II that
they get out more coal than ever be
fore. The other workers I'm and about
the mines should work as regularly
and faithfully 50 that the work Of
the miecr may nat De- foitrdcd in n
way.
This will be especially necessary
from this time forward for vout num-
beers ma he further .nss"ued 10y IN"
draft. htch VIII iudu. int the army
your hir share Of those not essential
"a Industry. Thusr who are drafted
but who are essential will he given de
ferr.d classification and ~ is their pt.
triotic DUTY 10 accept IL And ~ l. tn"
patriotic duty of their friends and
~n.ighhors TO held them 10 high re-
gard for doing So The only worker
who deserves the condemnation Of his
community Is IN, one who fails to
give his host IN this crisis. not the
ono who accepts deferred ciass!f."a-
tiun aud works regularly and diligent-
IL To- increase the coal output
"A erea, task ,s to he performed.
The operators and their STATS alone
can not do II. non can the mine work
crs alone do II. hut 10th parties. work
ing hand IN hand with q grim deter
minatiou To- rio the country of :ts
greatest ohstacl" to winning tn" war,
can do n II IL with fun confidence
that call upon YOU 10 assume III"
burden Of producing an ample supply
of coal You will am sure, accept
this burden and VIII successfully carry
1t through and iu so doing YOU VIII DE
performing = service just ~ worthy
as service iu ~" trenches, ana viii
win the applause md gratitude of
the whole nation
WOODROW WILSON
IN compliance with the request ~
the president. Governor W = Lind
sey. J. W. Poe l'deral fuel admin
lstrutnr for Nrw Mexico; Donald W
Young. executive ecretary, n chef
Justice r.. " Hanna. member 81 the
advisory committee of he fuel adj
minis,ratiuu have returned from Gal
iup. where tb'' delivered addresses
on increased production AZ the min
ing camps TN" Governor returned
to Santa Re hut me other speaker
went to- Carthage \ NJ where 'h''
viii continue their campaign.