Prohibition Unpopularity—Liberty League Ready To Fight to a Finish—Attitude of the Church From Our Own Correspondent Kingston, Out., Jan. 30.
The probability is that this January will prove to be one of the coldest which Canada has endured. The cold has not come at an auspicious time as of course it means a tremendous use of coal, and the Coal Controller has been warning Canada that a coal shortage may be expected in con sequence of the troubles with the miners in the United States. There is, however, one advantage about these cold spells, and the warnings concerning coal shortages, that it is making Canadians think of developing their own coal resources, and other sources of heat, in a more thorough manner.
It would only be burdensome to give you a mass of figures as to the venture, but they are very large in coal, peat, and water power for electricity. The question of wood as fuel might be considered, but the probability is that this will, generally speaking, be too valuable in other ways to be used for this purpose. Lignite exists here huge quantities and in the form of briquettes it is expected will be found a good substitute for coal.
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