The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-05-07
n, D, BOARDS APPEAL T0SISTER
STATES TO STOCK UP NOW WITH
OUR COAL AND AVOID SHORTAGE
Governor Lynn J. Frazier on Behalf State Council
and Railway Commissioners Address
Letter to Commercial Clubs s.'a

calling attention to the TACT tnat a
coal shortage next winter is inevitable
and that unless the Ignite mines Of
North Dakota are enabled to maintain
their production at full capacity
throughout the summer, months, not
only Minnesota and South Dakota may
repeat. their unpleasant experience of
last winter, but thht the fuel famine
may extend to North Dakota, the state
railway commission and the state
council OF defense, with the collabora-
ton Of the Bismarck Commercial cluD,
have addressed to every commercial
organization in Minnesota and South
Dakota letters calling. attention to the
Importance of stocking up with coal
now. Immediate action must be TAX
en- II this North Dakota product is
made available in time to provide
against the winter demand" says the
letter, in referring to the almost un>
limited supply of Ignite which this
state can furnish. eleven large
mines in this state have a daily ca
pacity of $500 tons or 1,7S4,100 tons
per annum. Last year the production
was, approximately half that capacity.
Expert operators assure us that II
they could enlarge their market to
include parts Of Minnesota and South
Dakota, they can produce the normal
maximum by running to capacity all
summer, and thus be in position to
double their output before winter The
result would be an increase of $685.
1oinl INT
GILL YOUR COAL BIN WITH
NORTH DAKOTA COAL AT ONCE"
The letter is signed by Gov. Frazier
on behalf of the defense council.
Other parts of the letter follow:
Coal Shortage inevitable.
Consumers in Minnesota will suf-
fer serious shortage of coal next win
ter unless they begin to fill their bins
at once and continue to accumulate
their winter supply, during the sum.
mer" Fuel Admin. Pub. No. 81.
North Dakota Coal Will Prevent
|.'. Crisis.
A coal shortage IS inevitable next
winter North Dakota native coal Is
available to meet this contingency and
this letter is to advise your CONNER
cial organization of the readiness of
North Dakota with your cooperation
to do its utmost by placing the six
hundred billion tons of our native coai
at the ready disposal Of surrounding
states, Production experts advise
that conservative estimate will leave
a national net shortage of fifty mil.
lion tons, or HALF A TON FOR EV.
cry MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD IN
AMERICA. Now, North Dakota can
provide considerable portion Of this
net shortage. If her mines can be
kept running throughout the present
summer and a corresponding increase
Of her winter output realized, parts
of South Dakota and Minnesota, as
we'll as North Dakota itself can be
easily provided with adequate winter
fuel. ga
This North Dakota coal is smoke
less, sootless, ashes like anthracite
with no waste, everything burns. The
Municipal Light plant at Moorhead
uses IS per cent of North Dakota
coal with Is per cent of dock screen,
ings with entire satisfaction. The
Hughes Electric Co, at Bismarck opel>
ates its central heat and light plant
with North Dakota coal exclusively
and has done so for many years. 1t
is true that stokers, unaccustomed to
firing this coal, will probably need to
use some portion of bituminous until
they learn the firing methods neces-
sary for the North Dakota product.
We feel that in offering this coal with
In readily available territory, we are
anticipating contingency of which
all Of us are fully advised. The state
railroad commission OF North Dakota,
the council of defense, the coal opera