581.    COAL AGE.  Coal for Synthesis.  Vol. 54, No. 1, 1949, pp. 66-67.

      Brief review of development of a synthetic liquid-fuel industry and the part that coal is playing therein.  It must not be assumed that natural and synthetic gaseous and liquid fuels are or will be capable of supplying the nation’s energy demands.  Coal has its present competitive difficulties, but from the standpoint of reserves, availability, and cost it is in the best position of all fuels to undergo substantial expansion.