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tended for coal, it will be found de- 

 sirable to cover the grate partly with 

 sheet iron or fire brick, in order to' 

 reduce the draught. If this is not 

 done, the wood is wasted by being 

 consumed too fast, and makes a very 

 hot fire w^hich in a furnace may 

 damage the fire box. 



3. The heating by wood of churches, 

 lodgerooms, halls, etc., where warmth 

 for only a limited period of lime may 

 be necessary. 



4. In many cases, it will be quite 

 feasible to eke out limited stores of 

 coal by burning wood in the day- 

 time, reserving coal for holding the 

 fire over night. 



5. Furnaces may be run low, keep- 

 ing the house in general only warm 

 enough to prevent water pipes from 

 freezing, supplementing this by the 



use of wood fuel in stoves or grates 

 to keep the living and dining rooms 

 comfortable. 



6. Wood can be used much more 

 generaly than at present as a su')- 

 stitute for coal in cooking. 



7. As Senator Edwards has pointed 

 out, a great saving of fuel can be 

 accomplished by making windows and 

 doors tight against the entrance of 

 cold air from the outside, through the 

 use of weather stripping, etc.; also by 

 the insulation of furnaces and pipes 

 w'ith coverings of asbestos or other 

 suitable material. Further, wherever 

 possible, the burning of mill w'aste in 

 incinerators should be avoided by 

 saw-mill owners, and this material 

 reserved for heating during the en- 

 suing winter. 



What Should be Done in Eastern Canada/ 



It has already become necessary 

 for Dominion, Provincial, city and 

 municipal governmental agencies 

 to take a hand in solving 'the coal 

 problem. Voluntary economy in the 

 use of coal may be expected to assist 

 materially in reducing consumption. 

 Every householder may play an im- 

 portant part in relieving the situation 

 in this way. Furthermore, there are 

 in every city many small families 

 living in large houses, of which only 

 a portion of the rooms are in actual 

 or necessary use. In such cases, a 

 material saving in coal consumption 

 may be accomplished by closing up 

 unused or unneeded portions of the 

 house during the winter months. 



All these measures are, however, 

 inadequate to meet the conditions as 

 they are very likely to exist next 

 winter. If therefore becomes ex- 

 ceedingly important to consider how 

 far the generous forest resources of 

 eastern Canada may aid in relieving 

 the shortage of coal, which may in 

 all reason be expected to continue 

 throughout the duration of the war. 

 More Cutting Xccdcd 



The Dominion Fuel Controller 

 has repeatedly called attention to 



the urgent need for increasing the 

 production of wood. Provincial Gov- 

 ernments have expressed the keenest 

 desire to co-operate in every possible 

 way, and are definitely at work on 

 the problem. City and municipal 

 governments have, in isolated cases, 

 taken steps to accumulate a reserve 

 of wood fuel to supplement the 

 dealers' stocks. Winnipeg pur- 



chased a large reserve of wood and * 

 the Mayor of that City reports that 

 this action proved an important factor 

 in averting a local fuel crisis. In 

 Ottawa, similar action has for some 

 time been under consideration, and 

 authority is now being sought for 

 the purchase of a reserve supply of 

 fuel by the city. In a limited num- 

 ber of other towns, mostly in Ontario, 

 action of a similar character has been 

 taken or contemplated. In general, 

 however, the situation so far as wood 

 fuel is concerned, has not received 

 anything like the attention which 

 its importance justifies. As in 



practically all other lines of war- 

 effect, special organization is es- 

 sential to results. 



Publicity Campaign 

 Surely, if special organization all 



