Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-07-22
NO ANTHRACITE
COAL FOR CITY
1ocal Fuc' BOARD Chairman Advised
of Latest Rulings of Fuel
Administration.
MED PRODUCT IN THE EAST
Nrarhy Counties 10 Receive 50 Per
Cent Of Amount Allowed in
Winter I9I6-1S17.

Anthracite. or hard coal. will not
bc.obtainabIe in Rock Island coun-
~ during the winter.
This Is the information conveyed
70 II. A. Clevenstine, chairman of
INC Rock Island county fuel board,
IN letter from John f. Williams,
state fuel administrator. The let
Ter explaining the cause for the
reduction NJ hard coal distribution
is appended.
You have all been advised that
the exigeucies Of war have required
: rhange in the distribution of the
nations supply of anthracite. It
has been necessary TO increase the
amount sent TO New England and
the Atlantic coast and correspond
inglv 10 CurtaiI the amounts to be
srpDlief 10 the -Mississipu'
ana midwestern states. including
Illinois
The fuel administration at
Washington has had under cOnsid
Grafton the division OF the dimin-
ished supply for Illinois and has
fnally decided on a plan of distri-
hution. Il was thought wise to lin
i the distribution to that portion Of
the state which contained the great
est body Of anthracite consumers.
and which was farthest removed
from the coal fields which are the
sources Of supply of bituminous in
Illinois.
Accordingly the determination
was arrived at to divide the total
amount Of coal allotted TO Illinois
on an equal percentage basis be
tween the IS northeastern counties
OF the state as follows: Stephen
son. Winnebago, Boone, McHenry,
Lake. OgIe, DekaIb. Kane. DuPage,
Lee. Kendall. VIII and Cook. All
these counties will receive an equal
percentage Of Illinois coal based
on their consumption in 1916-1917.
Il cannot be promised with Ger
tainty but. from the best infoTma-
ton now available, it is believed
that percentage will be approx
mateIy about eighty per cent of the
amounts supplied during the bas-
ing period Il the deficit OF coke
IS taken into federation the net
fuel power Of the SO per cent will
be spondingly diminished.
Hits Rock Island.
1t is with great regret that the
state administrator Is Obliged to an
n0unce that anthracite Will not be
available Tor the other counties in
the state. II Will be a hardship TO
many TO be deprived OF their favor
lie form OF fuel. and it can only be
regarded as one OF the additional
sacrifices entaiIed by the war. The
national fuel administration has
telt keenly the responsibility of ap-
pOrtiOning the supply of anthracite
10 meet increasing demands, and
has given the best of its brain and
heart power to the solution of the
problem. The result has not been
arrived at without sympathy or re-
gard for those who were to be de-
Irived Of anthracite, but after grave
consideration and with the desire
10 have the effects of the shortage
fall where they would do the Ieasc
harm and on those, on the whole,
best able 10 bear the deprivation.
The result is before US. The
conservers Of the nations fuel have
spoken. Il is for US to accept their
utterance loyalty, and TO patriot
cally give il our whole-hearted sup
port And the best form that sup
port can take is TO begin at once to
take steps TO supply the deficit by
providing ourselves with substi-
tutes for anthracite. Buy soft coal.
Buy the best grades available. But
remember that all grades Of Illinois
coal must be burned this winter.
There is not any too much to go
around.
And be assured that you are as
much a patriot, as surely contrib
uting TO the winning OF the war, by
Your loyalty in the use of coal, and
IN your support OF the commanders
OF the coal army. as il fighting on
the fierce front of battle"