El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-06
BUY YOUR GOAL
SUPPLY At ONCE
Fuel Administrator Wyatt
Sounds Warning to 81
Paso Consumers.


John II. wyatt, chairman Of the
fuel commission for FL Paso, warns
the people Of the city and OF western
! Texas to begin purchasing their sup
/ ply OF coal for next winter at once
and advices that they continue their
[ purchases throughout the sumner
months. This Is IN accordance with
q telegram from national fuel admin
7 Istrator H A. Garfield who asserts
that Texas viii suffer q serious
shortage next winter. unless they be-
gin to fill their bins at once and con-
time to accumulate their winters
supply during the sumner months
''The mines that VIII furnish coal
70 Texas consumers can III the
normal requirements OF these consum-
ems, provided they are kept running
every day OF the week during the en- D.
tire year. continues Mr.. Garfield.
Hence the necessity OF all consum-
srs making their arrangements, buy
ing. carrying home and storing dur
ing the months OF April, Nay June.
July and August as much OF their fuel
requirements as they can possibly Sc
cure"
sTho federal fuel administrator for
Texas VIII set price IN the next Few
days at which dealers VIII sell coal
70 consumers, and al consumers are
advised in placing orders. 20 40 e
subject TO the price that VIII De
named" said Mr.. Wyatt
The Zone System.
fThe United states Fuel admins
tration, IN cooperation Win the a.
rector general Of railroads, announces
the completion OF a zone plan 70 gov
ern the distribution Of bltuminous
coal during the coal year beginning
April 1. 1918 The general effect or
the system IS to restrict eastern coal
to eastern markets, and 70 iii the
vacancy IN central and western states
with nearby coal produced In those
states and states adjoining.
This system viii eliminate me
long haul OF many millions Of tons OF
coal by having the nearest fields o1
production furnish all domestic re-
quirements
Goal for special uses. such Is BIZ
products gas blaczsmithing coal, and
metallurEical coal VIII be exempt
from the above restrictions.
Coal For Texas.
47The total receipts OF coal IN Texas
for the year 1917 amounted 20 $685.
900 net tons OF 2oQ0 pounds each and
under the coming system the move
ment OF coal 70 Texas from Illinois,
southeast Kentucky, Iennessea ana
Virginia win not be permitted
Producing coal districts IN Ala
bama, and IN western Kentucky, VIII
be permitted 20 ship coal only %
points on the Houston East g. West
Texas railway from Shreveport TO
Houston, thence via the Galfeston.
Harrisburg & san Antonio railway
from Houston 10 Galveston, and all
points in Texas east OF the above line.
-All coal producing districts IN Ar
kansas. Oklahoma ana Texas VIII BE
permitted 20 ship coal TO all points
West Texas railway from Shreveport
70 Houston and the Galveston. Har-
rlsburE e san Antonio railway from
Houston to Galveston and 70 the Pecos
river on the west
The n Puso supply.
There win be no change in the
movement OF coal from the producing
districts IN Colorado and New Mex
leo 20 Texas points. They VIII be
permitted 70 ship 70 All points rs
heret0fore. This, therefore, does not
effect the Fl Plso supply, but COM
psls the mines supplying II Paso also
to furnish Tor all OF western Texas
which IN the past has been privileged
TO buy from other localities which
nay tax them
-Al A-l-ALE pan NA-A----4 AllN9
prohibits the movement OF coal into
the entire state OF Texas from the
producing districts IN Illinois. south
east Kentucky, Tennessee and Viz
ginia- It prohibits the movement OF
coal to all points west o. the Pecos
river IN Texas from the producing
district IN Arkansas, Oklahomz and
Texas Il prohibits the movement o.
coal from the producing districts In
Alabama and western Kentucky 20
Texas points west OF the line OF
custom
The producing districts OF Colo
rado, New Mexico. Texas, Oklahoma
and Arkansas VIII furnish approx
mately 10000 tons OF coal, which
VIII not be permitted 10 come to
Texas from che Illinois Southeast
kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia
fields, and the restricted movement
from Alabama and Southwestern Ken
lucky fields"