| Show It May Be 90 Degrees in the Shade- Shade But Your Coal Bin Rates a Up Check Unnecessary Delay Delaya May a Bring ring Hardships This is Coming Winter inter You cant can't say that you haven't been warned You cant can't say when the leaves begin to fall that you didn't have enough time to order your coal In another two months months months-at at the most most most-it it is going to be almost too late to get your coal supply Then you you wont won't be ready when the temperature begins to drop During the summer months when homeowners formerly paid but little attention to their coal bins there had always been beena a definite slump in coal tion The producers called the months the normal off season 1 period This year though because of the high rate of war-time war production production- despite the lack lackI of fuel purchasing I ing by the home and apartment di I owners large stores and other other other oth oth- er commercial centers the mines are now working at 90 per cent of ca ca- What lies ahead for those who have lave not purchased their coal during dur- dur I ing ng the season off-season is easy to see At Athe Atthe Atthe the he present time American industry has las not as yet reached its full war-time war capacity of production for Victory Fall and early winter will see the nation at this peak period They'll Be Out of Luck Then when industry is humming its song of death for Hitler and his stooges if Mr l Jones or Mr polk or Mrs Andy Tardie have not ordered their coal to keep the home fires ires burning it is very probable that they are going to be out of luck They'll probably have to spend Tome some very miserable days until the coal they order LATE arrives Why so Heres Here's why Increased production to peak records in U. U S S. S factories is going to require more coal It stands to reason that if the mines are now working at t 90 per cent of capacity and industry has not yet reached its peak of production nor coal consumption when the peak does arrive Uncle Sam is going going go go- going ing to see to it that those industries get all the coal they want as often as they want it and no questions asked It is true that all will have to forego forego forego fore fore- go some former necessities and comforts comforts comforts com com- forts until this universal war is won But there is little reason to take on a hardship which is doing no one ne neeven even even the nations nation's offensive for victory vic vic- vic vic- tory tory any any good By waiting until it is practically practical practical- ly too late to order coal most of which is then going to the factories factories factories fac fac- tories the home owner is deliberately deliberately deliberately harnessing himself with hardship hardship besides besides getting in the way of the nations nation's wartime progress Like a Slow Freight Those who delay ordering coal now for this coming winter may be compared to a slow freight train heading towards its terminal with a fast freight right behind it The latter latter latter lat lat- lat lat- ter is delayed from reaching its destination destination destination des des- on schedule Your nations nation's victory efforts are all being carried on that fast freight train The dillydallying dillydallying dillydallying dilly dilly- dallying ordering late-ordering home owner is the slow freight But dont don't forget Uncle Sam is the dispatcher on that railroad Hes He's w L 4 4 These three miners are typically representative of those thousands responsible for the continuous flow of coal for the nation There has been practically no slack season for them this year The usual season off period summer months for them was omitted because of industry's need for coal to carr carry on for the coming victory a good one too What hes he's going to do is shove the slow freight on to toa toa toa a siding and let the fast freight come on through In other words those homeowners homeowners home homeowners owners and other consumers who haven't as yet ordered their coal supplies may have to be sidetracked later this year in favor of Uncle Sams Sam's more important important important im im- im- im business of winning the war Cold feet now may result result result re re- sult in even colder pedal extremities extremities extremities this winter The fact that peak production of American industry will win be reached during the coming winter months isn't the only reason why you should be now getting your coal Even today the railroad yards the river shipping docks and terminals Oil Burner Conversion The War Var Production board has acted to speed the conversion of oil-burning oil equipment to coal by permitting the assembly of small stokers from materials which were in manufacturers' manufacturers hands on May 31 31 At the same time W. W W. W Timmis Timmis Timmis Tim- Tim mis chief of the plumbing and heating branch announced the creation of an operations section which will continue an over-all over study This study of the various problems involved in the conversion conversion conversion conver conver- sion of oil burners to other fuels has been under way for some time are jammed dammed to capacity Railroaders Railroad Railroad- ers will tell teU you with a touch of the Paul Bunyan spirit that the rails just cant can't cool off will tell you that no sooner do the waves from one river vessel ease off on the beach before another swell starts rolling in When the peak is reached in production you can imagine imagine imagine imag imag- ine what the thousands of home owners owners owners own own- ers who wait until later to order their coal are doing to add to the groaning weight of traffic on the railroads rivers and highways You owe it to your own comfort this coming winter but especially to your nation out to win the gigantic struggle with Hitler and his partners partners partners part part- ners to make necessary provisions in advance Get It Now Despite the fact that bituminous coal production is now running over tons a week there is plenty of coal for all The idea is is to get it when it is now readily available During 1942 is from million tons to million million mil mu- lion tons of bituminous bituminous bituminous bi bi- bi- bi coal and 60 million tons of anthracite coal are required The smaller portion portion portion por por- tion of this amount is for home con con- Even if ti you have already ordered ordered ordered or or- dered your coal or intend getting getting getting get get- ting it in during during- the next two weeks at the latest you have Fuel Users User's Pledge Every home owner might well subscribe to the following 1 To conserve heat and fuel 2 To see that the heating plant is clean and kept clean 3 To have the heating system inspected by a competent heating man or fuel dealer 4 To have such repairs or alterations as are essential to efficient operation of the heating equipment made at once 5 To do everything everything- practical to reduce heat losses 6 To learn how to operate the heating heating- system properly 7 To prevent smoke because smoke means waste and inefficiency 8 To avoid over or under heating because either is dangerous to health 9 To order fuel early to anticipate needs to keep a stock of fuel on hand so as to equalize and conserve transportation and delivery facilities and to prevent ups tie-ups and shortages not done your full bit to insure warmth for your home or final victory for your country Check Heating System This is the time of the year year year-if if ever ever to to see to it that the homes home's heating system is cleaned inspected inspect inspect- ed and repaired if necessary Neglect now during the summer I months can damage your home heating apparatus more than a winter winter winter win win- ter season of hard activity Lack of ventilation in the basement basement basement base base- ment high humidity condensation I or corrosion can soon play havoc with a heating plant More than often it does as shown by the short life of most smoke pipes which last only two or three years Improper operation lack of maintenance maintenance maintenance main main- excessive stack losses faulty distribution tion or circulation circulation tion ion overheating overheat overheat- in ing mg infiltration and needless t D 0 O 0 heat losses waste 20 per cent of the fuel used in inthe O 0 Othe the a average v era g e home With the country at war with extraordinary nary demands on transportation facilities facilities facilities fa fa- fa- fa such waste is intolerable Coupled with the effect on health lost time due to colds absenteeism absentee absentee- ism etc such neglect of proper maintenance and operation of the heating system becomes almost criminal Just as you check over your automobile automobile automobile au au- periodically or have some someone someone someone one do it so too is it a good idea to have a competent heating man inspect inspect inspect in in- your furnace or boiler If the average household gave its heating plant half hah the care it bestows bestows bestows be be- stows upon the family car the national national national na na- na- na fuel bill would be reduced many millions a year t i Coal mining is one of the nations nation's major industries The last available reports on the amount of coal mined show that over tons of coal were prepared for consumption Chief soft coal producing states are Pennsylvania West Vest Virginia Illinois Il Illinois Illinois Il- Il and Kentucky Anthracite hard coal is produced principally in Pennsylvania around Wilkes- Wilkes Barre and Scranton Coal Exports Coal exports amount to a sizeable I figure too In 1940 latest data I available over tons were exported The majority of the anthracite anthracite anthracite an an- I exported went to Canada I I Coke production a coal byproduct prod by also assumed gigantic Data shows that over tons were produced in 1940 The gas from coke production is also used for fuel purposes Employment in the coal mining industry has declined ever since 1920 That year there were persons employed Ten years later 1930 there were at work In 1940 the number had further decreased decreased decreased de de- de- de creased to Crude Oil Production Increase Crude oil production in the United States also has steadily increased according to statistics In 1920 there were barrels barrels bar bar- 42 gallons to a barrel of oil drawn from the earth Its value was But the figures in 1940 were barrels valued at a a decrease in price The United States produced produced-in in 1940 over 1940 over half of the oil marketed Russia was next in line with just slightly more than one-fifth one of the United States total |
