Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-26
MEETINGS TO
CONFER UPON I
FUEL PROBLEM
Operators Meeting and
Statewide Congress e
Bismarck Aug. 80.
N. D. Mines Must Double
Capacity Says Head Of
Association. !:

Bismarck. N. D., Aug. 26.-Assert-
ing that Ignite coal mines in North
Dakota must virtually double their
capacity to take care of the demand,
for coal which they will have in North
Dakota this fall and winter. Stanley
Washburn. president of the North
Dakota Ignite Coal Operators asso-
citation. has issued an urgent request
to $50 men interested in Ignite mines
10 be present At the conference Of
operators to be held at the state
capitol on the morning Of August 80.
I'm spite Of all promises made.
th.re is little poss. bility Of there being
large supply Of eastern coal avail
able in the northwest, and the price
OF the coal offered will rise to new
nigh price Mr.. WaLhburn declared
stating that he had been impressed
with Information concerning the coal
situation given by representative
buxnesa men in the northwest.
There is bound to be a shortage and
It is very harmful to have. assurances
where that there will be plenty OF
coal. 1t is the belief of men closely
In touch with the situation that such
eastern coal as is available will be
sold from s12 to SIS, ton in the
northwest"
Shipped Out Of State. 4.
Mr.. Washburn said that his COM
pany for the first time in its 81 years
OF existence had shipped seven car
loads OF Ignite screenings to Minne-
apolis, and that orders for Ignite coal
have come from Milwaukee, Chicago.
Iowa and other points close to central
states coal producing fields. This
situation. he asserted, was indicative
OF the impending shortage. sS
The ignite operators conferences
Will take up the problem Of increas-
Ing production of Ignite coal in
North Dakota Operators viii !, be
asked to come IN and prepare q, pro-,
gram for the advertising Of ignite
apd education rs to it's nses. Tho
question of n fair price also viii ba
discussed, hesssaid, it being necessary
! that Washington fuel adn1inistratton
will permit development q
, In addition to operators, the asso-
citation president has invited to the
meeting representatives OF concerns
which sell modern machinery: to
mines, with view Of forming pro-
Gram for the increased production Of
Ignite IN the state through installa-
ten Of new equipment. makers OF
stoves, and other business men. The
larger ignite mines cannot increase
production fast enough to meet the
demands, he said, and extension OF
smaller mines can only be made with
assurance Of fair price and steady
demand. he added.
The operators also will consider
making permanent the North Dakota
I1knfte Coal Operators association
which was organized recently and
which selected officers for its tenn
porary organization. a3 '5
Distribution Conercss.
On the afternoon of August so
fuel distribution congress will be
held at the STATE house. on the call
OF Governor Nestos. to consider vari-
ous problems connected with the fuel
situation in the state and northwest
The governor urges attendance OF
! representative citizens Of all COM
munities and cities in the state at the
conference. as9
ST. Pnul, Aug. e6.-Governor r. A.
/ Nestoe OF North Dakota conferred
! trloutor for the northwest Friday
relative to the distribution of coal in
this section OF the country. but did
not arrive at any definite conclusions.
according to the governor. -.
/ Although the two discussed various
plans and methods Of distribution.
the meeting was adjourned without
any definite action being taken.
Governor Nestoe wired Washington
for more specific information pertain-
ing to the shortage Of shipments; and
upon receipt of this information ex-
poets to again confer with Mr.. White,
! Another conference Of the two Of
dcials probably will be held Saturday,
STATE NAY SEND
MAN TO DULUTH.
Bismarck. N. D., Aug. 2e.-The