Show ii SAVING SATING 01 or COAL J NI I More ore rigid measures of economy in the uSe of coal must be at once adopted adapted by domestic consumers and the less leas essential industries if we ve weare weare are to avoid a threatened shortage Inthe inthe in inthe the supply of fuel according to I Dr r. r Garfield Garfied He declares Indeed that a saving of tons of af coal is k the one possible avenue of escape from national distress A detailed survey of the requirements during the present coal year ear foots up 1111 it appears about tons more than were produced last year vear but the fuel administrator does docs not lot ff feel 1 afe safe in assuming I that figure as this thu limit of the increased demand mand nor that it will be possible to obtain from increased production prod more than oue oue- haff half of the deficiency In other words conservation measures must joust provide for unexpected contingencies s affecting figures of both consumption l and production In spite of lC intense I efforts to tl increase the production of nf coal oal the the output for the first five i I i months of 1918 was only I I tons Ions In iii excess of that fur for tho the Ilk 9 I period of 1917 so to that it is unlikely that the augmented demand au U 1 any large largo extent be met by Increased d prod production While suggestions t to guide the Individual consumer in III sav alV saving alVIng ing coal will be furnished by hy the fun administration Dr Ir Garfield Gar thinks thank s that flint the coal deficit must 1 be 13 I lade e 1 up out of the fuel for war non-war Industries Indus Indus- tries Ules and some curtailment of their r supply may 1 be e looked for for Hrad- Hrad streets streeta t reet s 's |