Show FORESTER STRESSES significance OF NEW FUEL SHORTAGE recommending a large scale harvesting of fuel wood throng throughout hout utah J whitney floyd extension for ester of the utah agricultural extension service advises that the next six weeks or the period from the close of the fall harvest to the period of deep snows in the high mountains is a suitable time for cutting and hauling fuel wood recent strikes by the united mine workers and the high demand on coal and other fuel products by the war industries have created a dafin te fuel shortage in the country he states in connection with his advice to farmers and others living in rural areas throughout the state professor floyd mentions a recent statement made by harold L ickes united states secretary of the interior who warned the nation that a very definite shortage situation must be met by americans he additionally says such a shortage can best be met by application of abai available lable fuels to take the place of coal many rural communities in utah which are isolated from local coal sources and railroad lines may experience peri ence a fuel shortage in the com ing winter months states floyd also many high mountain areas will be blocked to movement of braf fie fic by deep snows the fuel situation is made more apparent when it is realized that this years series of coal strikes is estimated by government officials to have resulted in lost coal production amounting to tons unless this situation is relieved people in rural areas roust must look to supplying part of their fuel from nearby forests and wood lots at the present time many mines in eastern states are working overtime to supply coal to points on the great lakes in a race against winters closing of the lakes to navigation |