Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-23
SM0KELESSFUEL
SUPPLY CUT OFF
Brands of Coal of This Type VIII
Be Used in East Hereafter
Says Administration.
ONLY ANTHRACITE AVAILABLE
The New Zone System Goes Into
Effect In This City April /,
According to Law.

The supply of smokeles coal will
be cut of from Rock Island and
other Illinois cities during the en-
suing year, the fuel administration
having decided that Pocahontas,
New River and other brands of
smokeIess coal be used in the east.
Only under special licenses will
smokeless coal be shipped to the
city for the use Of gas and bypro-
duct companies and for special
metalIurgicaI and other industrial
uses. The plan under which these
licenses will be given out VIII be
announced in q short time.
The Rock Island county fuel ad-
ministratiOu has interpreted the
new order Of DR.. Garfield to mean
that no eastern coal other than an
thracite Will be available in this
state during the coming year But
this county il is expected VIII re-
ceive its normal supply OF anthTa-
cite
It is estimated that 100000 tons
of eastern coal viii be kept IN the
east. which formerly was sent west
by rail. OF this coal 100000 tons
was Pocah0ntas sent TO Chicago
and other middle western points
over a haul of $50 miles.
These towns of the middlewest
under the new system must contain
this tonnage from southern Illinois
mines with an average haul OF 5l2
miles
Allowing for the difference in
quality in the two Goals, there will
be thus saved II, 100000 car miles,
or. very. conservatively figured, 285,-
OO0 car days. This will permit IA
additional round trips Of 20 days
each from West Virginia to zone
destinations, permitting an addi-
tional production OF at least 70O,-
600 tons OF Pocahontas coal.
Outlines Field.
In a special statement outlining
the fields from which Illinois con-
sumers will be supplied the fuel ad-
ministration says:
1.-THE total receipts Of coal in
Illinois, including Chicago district
points, in Indiana for the year 1917
were 4l,155. 0O0 net tons, including
coal for special purposes. The
plan prohibits the movement into
the whole state of Illinois of coal
from the producing districts OF
Tennessee, Virginia. Ohio. easter
Kentucky, western Virginia, Mary
land and Pennsylvania. This entire
tonnage Of $4,000 which has been
supplied by these districts Will be
replaced by coal shipped from
mines in Illinois which may move
TO all portions Of the state. Coal
from mines in Indiana may be
shipped TO certain parts OF uli-
nois, as NAV coal from western
Kentucky mines. on the other
hand Illinois coal will be relieved
of Abb 900 tons which were ship
ped TO other markets.
Coal from the POcahOntas, New
River and other eastern districts,
says the fuel administration, pro
hibited from moving into Illinois
was, 10 a large extent, used for do
nestle purposes. 1t will be neces-
sary to replace this coal with coal
from Illinois districts. The bulk OF
the winter demand must be antici-
pated and stored from the fields
producing the better stocking coal
while for the current summer con-
sumption the coal of poor stocking
quality must be used.
THE new fuel coming system is
operative April l. From that date
until Sept 80. consumers in the
state OF Illinois will be obliged &c
rely exclusively on coal mined in
this state. During the same period
coal produced in this state can not
be shipped to other states After
Oct. l Illinois ~oal may be shipped
to districts IN Wisconsin.