The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-08
t You Want To Hel p
The Kaiser, Delay
Ordering Coal
''Order Coal Now And cut
A Card Now And There
By Help Yourself And
Your Country

Despite repeated warnings from,
the Fuel Administration and the
campaign Of education lasting more
than two months, the Fuel Admins
tration of Louisiana declared today
reports show little response to the
Order Your Coal Now" and Cut
A Cord Now" slogans
In the cities, particularly New Or
leans where coal is extensively used,
not more than 20 per cent OF the
orders for the winters supply of
coal have been placed SO far. In
the country. the Fuel Adminstra-
tion's Local Committees report little
activity towards laying aside great
wood fuel reserve during the sum-
mer.
People in the cities have been
dragging along for more than two
months while the Fuel .Adlainistra-
ton has been making every effort to
arouse them to the necessity Of ear
~ buying Of coal and storage Of
wood for use this winter" said Fuel
Administrator O'Kelley. Through
the schools, churches, window dis
plays, circular letters, posters,
stamps and every other known means
of publicity, the message of Order
Your Coal Now has been driven
home. 1t is purely up to the peo-
pie themselves. If they do not or
der their coal now, there is no assur-
ance that they will have a. bit this
winter. In the country if the Off
cials of towns and villages do not
heed the Cut A Cord Now slogan
and lay aside great wood fuel re-
serve, there can be no complaint
from them this winter when coal is
denied their communities. More
and more the acute fuel situation is
becoming apparent. A great SER
vice can be rendered by every house
holder and every farmer if they will
order coal now, or get in their wood
supply.
Louisiana is more fortunate than
other states in the fuel problem. We
get nearly all of our coal from the
Alabama mines but they are now
rushed with orders. If household
ers place their orders now, delivery
will not be delayed, whereas, if they
delay placing orders, there is no as
surance they will get any coal In
the rural communities Louisiana is
rich in firewood. There are millions
of cords of wood available for fuel.
The Fuel Administration at Wash
ington has warned US that coal is go
ing to be denied communities where
wood is available this winter and it
behooves everyone in towns and VIII
lagos to act accordingly. 5
During the warm weather Louis
ianians are liable to forget the fuel
less days of last winter. The situa-
ticn will be very much worse this
winter unless they heed the Govern
ment's appeal to their own interest.
They should order coal now or make
to- get in their wood
supply. For the sake of the Gov
ernment in its war work they should
also heed the warnings. Every ton
of coal put in this summer means
that much Of a burden from the rail-
roads during the winter, when. they
will be sorely needed for transporta-
ton OF coal for American ships and
for handling tremendous quantities
of supplies for our great armies 'Ov> !.
er there At the same time. mine
must produce 85,00O,O0O more tons
of coal for war industries, which
will require a tremendous railroad
movement this fall and winter On
ly by working the mines to capacity
during the summer and filling the
householder's bins. now, can the Fu-
ell Administrator hope to avert
fuel crisis which would parayze ev-
cry war industry. the railroads and
the armies
7.