The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-01
GARFIELD LAUNCHES
GREAT COAL DRIVE
Asks for 12,234,OO0 Tons of
BituminOus, 100000 of
Anthracite Weekly.
QUOTA FOR EACH MINER
Big Increase Over Production
Last Year Will Care
for All Needs.

WASHINGTON, Sept 30.--To avert n
coal famine this winter and also meet
Fuel Administrator Garfield to-day
launched a drive for coal production
which Is to continue until April |.
In n formal proclamation to opera
tors and miners alike the Fuel Admins
traitor calls upon all TO enlist In de-
tailed programme TO produce 12.234,Oon
tons OF bituminous coal and 100000
tons OF anthracite every week. This
tonnage, he promises. will give the coun-
try all the coal needed this winter. 1t
represents weekly Increase of 1871 900
tons of bituminous and 121 900 tons OF
anthracite over the weekly averages OF
the corresponding period of year ago.
The increase In bituminous production
called for IL approximately sixteen and
one-half per cent. and in anthracite
six and one-third per cent. 1t will he
seen that the more urgent demand il
for the speeding up uf bituminous pro-
duction.
Each Miner TO Have Allotment.
MT. Cdll WIS W
every district production manager. who
In consultation with their mine produce
ton committees will apportion n weekly
quota for each mine. Carrying tho
Iquota idea to its logical conclusion.
each miner will be asked to assume per-
sonal responsibility for weekly coal
production representing his equitable
proportion OF the mines allotment
DR.. Garfield calls attention to the fact
that the coal production of the last three
months has far exceeded earlier expects.
tons. despite the labor shortage created
by other war activities. Gratifying az
these results have been to officials of the
Fuel Administration, IT is confidently ex-
pected that by definitely allotting re-
sponslbility in the manner outlined tom
mage will be still further increased.
The conduct Of the campaign in the
various districts will fall upon the Shout
ders of the district production managers
Most of these officials are experienced
coal men who have given their services
to the Government to the exclusion or
their personal business interests Tiey
have succeeded in procuring the close
cooperation of operators. mine production
committees and miners in the effort to
mine more coal, and in the opinion OF
the Fuel Administration officials. much
Of the recent success in increasing pro-
duction has been due to their work.
To Arouse Miners Patriotism.
District production manasers will take
steps to arouse patriotic sentiment in the
various coal mining communities and
thus enlist local interest and pride as
stimulus to the miners in their struggle
| to maintain their weekly quota through
cut the remaining six months OF the
| iIo1rction year.
Mr.. Garfleld's proclamation says
THE growing requirements OF the ma
items military programme and the essen
tial domestic demands for the coming
| " inter can be met only by n large IN
crease in the average weekly produc-
| ton of coal during the next six months
AS compared with the coal mined during
the corresponding period year ago.
1.-THE bituminous tonnage between now
and March 81 next must average L.
$4,000 tons a week. and the anthracite
tonnage 100000 tons a week. During
the same period last year the weekly
production of bitumnous was 9,503,OOo
tons and anthracite 100000 tons.
II recognize. as you know, that
through your patriotic efforts the pro-
duction of coal during the last three
/ months has far exceeded our earlier ex-
pectations.
The practical response you have
made to the urgent appeals OF our pro-
duction director, James b. Neale. has
been particularly gratifying, because the
number of miners and the facilities
available have naturally been restricted
! by other war activities.
Must Intensity Effort.
an the circumstances your increase 10
date has been splendid, but the figures
| now show that II all necessary demands
| are to be met the time has come when
! there must be a further intensification OF
EFFORT on tho part OF all of us. In fact,
| I believe that tho time has come for u
definite allotment OF individual responsi-
| bility.
"If each ono OF US will get under the
| load, voluntarily carrying his portion
of It, there will be no difficulty In reach
| ing our goal. The mines are an essen
| tlal part of the nations battle line. II
| Ia only by attaining our objeCtiNcs At
| the mines that we can obtain com
pletely our detectives elsewhere
IT have therefore requested the ~
rector OF Production, in consultation
with the district managers, production
! committees, miners and operators, 20
| figure out and establish weekly produ'-
| ton quotas for each individual mine,
quotas which added together will give
us all the coal needed this winter.
These quotas can ba assured only
| by tho definite pedging OF each miner
to assume his equitable portion of his
mines allotment. 1t will greatly hcarten
our forces abroad to learn that every
! miner has volunteered to carry OUT
his part in this defnitive programme