The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1922-08-25
North Dakota Coal
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Fol Northwest

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.SS .S The recent orga ganizat ion OF the SNortl
N Dakota kignites; Coal Operators asso:
II citation brings to the Epublic's atten
!s ion the fact that North Dakota viii
d depend pom Ignite to keep the homes
warm this winter. s.. $s
The fact is that outside coal viii
come into North Dakota in such small
e quantities as toS be practically negli:
4 gible. The reason is that there will
4 be So little produced before cold wea.
@ ther sets In about November 1st thai
nobody will have enough On July
1st last the total tonnage of coal or
the Duluth and Superior docks was
I: per cent of the normal quantity fol
& that period. In other words out Of
q everyjS1O tons that should have been
4 ready for Northwest distribution, but
s. were on hand and they were already
contracted for. & s
The best figures obtainable show
& that the average amount of bitumfnous
coal brought into North Dakota an
{ nuaily is 100000 tons. The total
Z amount of Ignite coal mined In North
Dakota annually is about SOC, 900 tons.
This is for the most part consumed
! within The state. Consequently the
Y total tonnage OF all coal consumed by
the state is, about i, 500, 900 tons. This
I year of that, 700 900 tons are wiped
out by the shortage. a simple sum in
A{arithmetic will prove that the remain
Z der is 100000 tons, and upon 1t the
!; people and Industries Of North Dako-
I ta will have;to stake their coal supply
this winter. These figures are in the
hands of Governor Nestos and his
! state fuel administration. They ARE
using every effort to. obtain from the
B United States Fuel Administration
L 3guaranteessof some outside coal. I'm
doubtedly the government will do its
utmost to help out North Dakota, but
with the car shortage and the gem
:eral fuel demand confronting them,
lit Is feared in some quarters that
& North Dakota will be told to turn to
I her own resources and use her own
9 Ignite. To increase production OF lig-
mite will be the governors first step
and he is already going about 1t.
n The population Of North Dakota is
estimated to be about 725, 900; or, fg--
pfing persons to the family, this
means ,145,0 900 families with the state
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