Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-31
Ignite MINES
MUST DOUBLE !
!. THEIR ! J ! R OUTPUT
Nestos Warns Ignite Mine
Owners That Fair Price
Must Be Charged.
Publicity and Educational
/. Campaign to Be Put On
In North Dakota.

Bismarck. N. D., Aug. 31.-Declara-
tions that people Of North Dakota
have been "lulled into<a sense of false
security by reports al allotments of
eastern coal to the northwest and the
presence in North Qekota of great
deposits of Ignite coAl We're made
at the fuel distribution congress held
here yesterday afterhoDn at the call
of Governor Nestos. +.
The situation facing North Dakota,
according to those designations. is that
the Ignite coal mines1i either double
their output Or there must be nearly
a million tonRo eastern coal shipped
into North Dakota. The former was
declared possible, and the latter i'm
possible w. H. Stutsman, speaking
distributors. told the, congress that
there is no doubt but that North Da-
kota as we'll as Others .states in the
northwest is facing a serious fuel sit
uation. .' >t
The proposal of the North Dakota
Lignite Operators ASSOCIATION to EN-.
bark upon a campaign of education
and advertising on the use of Ignite
to meet the situation was approved
In the fuel distribution congress in the
following resolution:
Whereas on account of the Goa
strike, the scarcity Of eastern coal fol
domestic use in this state will not be
available during the coming fall and
winter and,
whereas, between $4,000, 900 and
SO, 100000 are annually expended 70,
the purchase Of eastern coal, much ol
which can be retained within the
state by giving employment to miner.
and by encouraging the more genera
use Of native coal by our citizens.
Now, therefore, be it resolved, tha
this North Dakota Ignite coal con
gress, representing the people O.
North Dakota, go on record hearth.
commencing the action Of the lignit,
operators of North Dakota in launch
Ing sustained educational campaign
to make the temporary market for lig
mite, created this year by existing con
dttiontf a. permanent pneI and
! z; Be it further resolved. that we cal
1 upon the people5of North Dakota ant
! in particular the various civic organi
cations to get solidly behind this edu
cational campaign to the end tina
North Dakotas great. deposits of lig
!. mite be more fully developed and th'
North Dakota coal field take it's prop
! er place among the leading coal pro
ducing fields Of the nation, and
Be 1t further resolved, that thi
congress favors such readjustment o
Ignite freight rates necessary to tn
general development Of North Dakot;
/ Ignite coalI fields.
The resolution was read by Jane
S. Milloy, Minot, committee chairman
Demands Fair Treatment. va
The fuel distribution congress wa
| opened with short talk by Governo
Nestos during the course of which h
I emphasized the declaration that tn
Ignite coal operators must expect t.
build up the industry only by treating
the public fairly.
The greatest task of the operators
he said, was in educating people t
the proper use of Ignite coal. Tn
only course may be pursued with per
manent benefit. he declared, wa
through the building up of the indus
try on a sound basis for the future
He declared that he would not hav
undertaken to give cooperation Q
the administration in this respect