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Show U. S. Sends Doctors to Aid in Fighting Spanish Influenza Here WAR OPENS NEW FUEL -MARKET Opportunity for Mines of West Pointed Out by U. S. Official Here on Business Mission SOUTH " America is the onlj country which offers I chance for Utah coal producers td extent! their market, according to S. L. Yerkea, auiitant director of ' bituminous distribution of tha UnMei Rtatea fuel administration. Mr Terkes arrived In Salt Lake today from Denver and la conferring with Moroni Helner of the local fuel distribution dis-tribution bureau. UP TO WESTERN MINES. "Chile and Peru consume thousand! of tons of coal each month," aald Mr Terkes.. "South America haa In the paat been buying moat of Its coal from the Rastern , markets. The rnlted Plates government has Just decided to ship 100,000 tons of coal a month to Holland, so the Kaetarn market will be called upon to fill thla order. Now la the opportunity for"" the Intel-mountain and Western coal dealera to take up the Houth American weat coast ooal trade. ASK EXPORT LICENSES, "The nitrate plants of Chile and Peru consume nearly 10.000 tons of coal a month. It Is up to local dealer, to put agents In the field and secure, orders. Recommendations may be made to the war trade board by the fuel administration that export license, be granted to the dealera. The Inter-mnuntaln Inter-mnuntaln dealers are nearer the Pacific Pa-cific coast. Waahlngton. ban Francisco. Fran-cisco. Has Pedro and Ban Klego all could be made points of export. Han-liagOr Han-liagOr t:tHe1-n4 Valpralao s re some of the big peYts of entry for the west coast of Houth America. UTAH IN GOOD SHAPE. "I find things In excellent condition In Utah and Mr. Helner hsa managed splendidly. There la no preaent market for Intermnuntaln coal In the Kast. Colorado has an abundant supply" on hand. I spent three daya of Inspection work In that stste. Although I cannot see where there will be any chance of an scute coal shortage in Ulan thla winter, householders are wise In stocking stock-ing up, as ws can never tell what will happen. In Pennaylvania coal production produc-tion haa been greatly handicapped through the lllneea of mlnera who were alrlrken by the Influent, epidemic. I would not advise any letup In the effort, ef-fort, of the coal conaumera to protect ' themaelvee through obtaining a good supply for ths winter." SOME STATE MINES IDLE. The production of many cost companies com-panies could be Increased 20 per cent, according to local dealers. If a new market could be opened up. The Booth American market la ssid to promise this opportunity. At the preaent soma of ths cosl mines of Utsb are said to be on Idle time. During the summer the mlnee were worked to full capacity In anticipation of a coal ehortage. Local Lo-cal dealera assert that Wyoming and Colorado have erected a freight rate barrier and that they have been unable to break through. The statement of the fuel administration experta that there Is plenty of coal In the Kaetarn suppjy sources seems to banish the (Continued on PHge j WAR OPENS I ("tT tin tied from page 1.) j i - ' -- i h'pea of local dealers In finding a market In I he Fat. WOULD MARKET LAST? Whether the ant roast of South America will continue to be a hi mar fret f.r longer than a year rr two i i (fmlilerr.atlcal. accwding' to experts. : The 1 nitcd HtaUes government is btilldifig nitrate plants at Museel Hhoala. Toledo and Cincinnati. fvme of theae planta will aoon he In operation opera-tion and the aupplv of nitrate from Kiuth America may not be an eesentis) |