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Show NEED GREATER NOW H THAN EVER H Press repot ts show that the coal MLi Industry Is facing serious compntt- HR tlon from oil. Hi The oil requirement of the U S. iXc Shipping Hoard for the coming year siPI will amount to 34.000,000 bands. mam Thus this one agency nlona llsphcc Qfl 10.000.000 tons of conl. JH As tho bulk of the coal mined In vJ tho U. S. Is In tho eastern states nnd fH as petroleum pioducts nnd electric- fH Ity derived fiom wnteipowor, aro Wfm rapidly displacing coal wherever thoy St2t can bo obtained, It Is easy to hco why rWW? the east has fought for conaoiva- Erfll tlon measuics which would tlo up gMM theso great natural louomcen of mo fl Tho days ot obstructionists liko HB Plnchot and La Folletto aro numbnr- HH ed no tho woiM need1) qll as It homt Hfl did before nnd tho public Is coming Hfl to renllzo tho necessity of rapid du- Hfl clopmcut ot this great natural ret- source. Hj In January, 1919, moro ciudo oil was consumed dally and moro rcttn- Hfl cd products obtained thorerrom than In nny coirospondlng peilod in 191S Hj I It Is haid (o concelvo of n hottor argument tor mensurcs encouraging oil dcvolopmont than this. ) |