Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-02
BUY COAL EARLY /.
ADVISES COAL
ADMINISTRATION A !
Stocks Of Biturninous Coal
Throughout the State
Are Good.
Hard Coal Will be First Dis
'tributed Along Branch
{ Lines.

Bismarck, N. D., Aug. 2.-somet of
the alarm created in the minds of
North Dakotans through a well-in-
tentioned effort to convince them of
the wisdom OF buying their coal early
Is unwarranted in the opinion Of Capt.
I. p. Baker, federal fuel administrator
for this state, who, in a statement
given the press today, sayss
I'm order to dissipate to some ex-
tent the alarm which appears to be
current in some parts of North Da-
kota, the federal fuel administrator
makes the following statement .
ION the basis of distribution in
prior years it is estimated that North
Dakota will require a total of some
thing we 100000 tons Of bituminous
coal to come from the docks at the
head Of the lakes; 100000 tons Of
ana and Wyoming; 100000 tons of
Ignite, and 200, 900 tons of, anthracite
or the equivalent thereof. II
Stocks of bituminous coal through
out the state are good. Indeed, some
retail coal dealers, have reported in
ability to receive shipments Of anthra-
cite because OF their sheds being filled
with soft coal. Ignite can be obtain
ed promptly from almost any Ignite
mine in the state. There have been no
complaints Of inability to obtain either
Ignite or bituminous coal, except in
a few instances where bituminous
coal has been requested for the use
Of operators Of steam tractors engag-
ed In threshfng.
There have been many complaints
of inability to obtain anthracite on
the part of retail coal dealers and
consumers alike. There was, however,
delay in commencing the distribution
Of anthracite from the docks at the
head Of. the lakes which was caused
by the refusal on the part of the own
ers of anthracite stocks to permit the
movement of the coal pending the es-
t~ablishment of prices therefor by the
United States fuel administrator. Fur
thermore, the initial shipments Of an
thracite were directed by the federal
fuel administrator to stations along
branch lines Of railways which are
easily blocked by snow storms in win
ter time. Approximately one-third of
the entire allotment of anthracite to
North Dakota for the coal year to end
March 81, next, has been received at
4 unloading ports at the head. OF the
lakes and. in considerable parts has
moved into the state. The movement
Of the coal will increase greatly when
the movement of crops to market gets
Under way and railway cars move
more quickly, between Duluth and
Superior and North Dakota points,"
The fuel administrator calls attep-
ton to the act that in this connec-
ton the United States fuel admins
tration has endeavored strenuously to
effect the substitution Of Ignite and
bituminous coal for anthracite by coal
users, "for the reason that the trans
p~ortation Of anthracite to stations in
North Dakota involved a very much
greater movement of equipment than
does the transportation of Ignite or
bituminous coal to the same stations
and the over-burdening Of ~transporta-
ton facilities throughout the nation
has been,a matter of grave concern"
There is also {. patriotic duty on
the part Of every citizen to- contri-
butte in the utmost to the winning OF
the other things being equal.
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