| Show it may be 90 degrees in the shade ay but your coal bin rates a check checkup up unnecessary delay may bring hardships this coming winter you cant say that you teen been warned you cant say when the leaves begin to fall that you have enough time to order your coal in another two months at the most it is going to be almost too late to get your coal supply then you wont 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 abw always ays been a definite slump in coal production the producers called the months the normal off season period this year though because of the high rate of wartime war time production despite the lack of fuel purchasing by the home and apartment owners large stores and other commercial centers the mines are now working at 90 per cent of capacity what lies ahead for those who have not purchased their coal during the off season is easy to see at the present time american ind industry has not as yet reached its full wartime war time capacity of production for victory fall and early winter will see the nation at this peak period be out of luck then when industry is humming its song of death for hitler and his stooges if mr jones or mr polk or mrs andy tardie have not ordered their coal to keep the home fires burning it is very probable that they are going to be out of luck probably have to spend some very miserable days until the coal they order LATE arrives why so heres why increased production to peak records in U S factories is going to require more coal it stands to reason that if the mines mines are now working at 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 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 some former necessities and comforts until this universal war is won but there is little reason to take on a hardship which is doing no one even the nations offensive for victory any good by waiting until it is practically too late to order coal most of which is then going to the factories the home owner is deliberately harnessing himself with hardship besides getting in the way of 0 the nations 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 is delayed from reaching its destination ti on schedule your nations victory efforts are all being carried on that fast freight train the dilly dallying late ordering home owner is the slow freight but dont forget uncle sam is the dispatcher on that railroad hes an LIM 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 off season period summer months tor for them was omitted because ot of indu need for coal to carry on tor for the coming victory a good one too what hes going to do is shove the slow freight on to a siding and let the fast freight come on through in other words those home owners and other consumers who as yet ordered their coal supplies may have to be sidetracked later this year in favor of uncle sams more im important business of 0 winning the war cold feet now may result in even colder pedal extremities this winter the fact that peak production of american industry will be reached during the coming winter months 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 production board has acted to speed the conversion of oil burning equipment to coal by permitting the assembly of small stokers smokers from materials which were in manufacturers hands on may 31 at the same time W W timmis chief of the plumbing and heating branch announced the creation of an operations section which will continue an overall over all study this study of the various problems involved in the conversion sion of oil burners to other fuels has been under way tor for some time I 1 are jammed to capacity railroaders will tell you with a touch of the paul bunyan spirit that the rails just cant cool off Ri vermen 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 ched in production you can imagine what the thousands of h home 10 me owners 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 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 0 plenty of coal for all the idea is is to get it when it is now readily available during 1942 0 from million tons to million tons of bituminous turn tu coal and 60 million tons of anthracite coal are required the smaller portion of this amount is for home consumption even if you have already ordered your coal or intend getting it in during the next two weeks at the latest you have 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 it if ever to see to it that the homes heating system is cleaned inspected and repaired if necessary neglect now during the summer months can damage your home heating apparatus more than a winter season of hard activity lack of ventilation in the basement high humidity condensation or corrosion can soon play havoc with a heating plant more thann than often it does as shown by the short life of most smoke pipes which iasi only two or three years improper operation lack of maine main cenance te nance excessive stack losses faulty distribution or circulation overheating infiltration a and n d needless heat losses waste 20 per cent of the fuel used in the average home with the country at war with extraordinary demands on transportation facilities cili ties such waste is intolerable coupled with the effect on health lost time due to colds absenteeism etc such neglect of proper maintenance and operation of the heating system becomes almost criminal just as you check over your automobile to periodically or have some one do it so too is it a good idea to have a competent heating man inspect your furnace or boiler if the average household gave its heating plant ha half if the care it be stows upon the family car the national fuel bill would be reduced many millions a year coal mining is one of the nations 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 virginia illinois and kentucky anthracite hard coal is produced principally in pennsylvania around wilkes barre and scranton coal exports coal exports amount to a sizeable figure too in 1940 latest data available over tons were exported the majority of the anthracite th exported went to canada coke production a coal by prod act also assumed gigantic proportions 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 to crude oil production increase crude oil production in the united states also has steadily increased according to statistics in 1920 there were barrels 42 gallons to a barrel of oil drawn from the earth its value was but the figures in 1940 were barrels valued at a decrease in price the united states produced in 1940 over half of the oil marketed russia was next in line with just slightly more than one fifth of the united states total |
