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Show March 5, 1943 The Western Mineral Survey, Salt Lake City, Utah 7 Heavy Demands Made On Coal needs of the Pacific Northwest constantly increasing to keep the expanded war industries going. We will have enough coal to meet all our essential needs, but only if we all cooperate and plan ahead in order to keep the mines and transportation facilities going the year around. If all buyers of coal from the small private consumer to the big manufacturer Utah Mines Face Huge Tasklnl943 Utah and other Western states have come close to their peak coal production under present conditions and the problem of meeting the increasing wartime needs resolved itself largely to one of management and planning, according to B. P. Manley, executive secretary of the Utah Coal Operators'. Association. The question is not primarily one of shortage of. supply .but of manpower, and the manpower situation gives no indication of improving as the war goes on. And until there is . either more available labor . or else less - demand for . coal, everyone will-havto cooperate if we are to make the supply go around. Utah coal production in 1942 did not reach the figures recorded around' 1920. when, there were more mines being worked, but it is certain that production was very close to 100 per cent of the possibilities under, the existing circumstances. Production in 1934 is not likely to be much greater than that of demands-arlast year, although still increasing,- - sc the problem of planning takes oh even great-e- r importance. "Demands for Utah coal in the first war year from the Pacific .. Northwest alone were Just about 1,000,000 tons more than in 1941 about 3,500,000 tons as compared to 2,500,000 tons," - Mr. " Manley out. This year they, Sointed be even higher, with the and the government itself, would plan their buying through, the entire year of 1943, then we could about-mee- been endeavoring all through 1942 to arrange for an in the coal mines on a basis in order to increase ' production. but so far the proposals have met with adamant refusals from John L. Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers. "The miners themselves are six-day-we- the demand. On just the other hand, if everyone waits until the end of the summer to order coal, then inevitably we are going to get in a jam ihat will t -- leave a lot of people and Indus-trei- s short of coal." ' Coal operators in the West have - , e e Th. above picture shows the importance of Utah's coal mines, to the entire West. With the tremendous Increase in industrial activity in 1942 came a corresponding increase in coal demands. should be enough, coal if all buyers Demands are expected to rise still higher in 1943, to order. minnte last ahead the until instead of waiting plan hut-ther- ... WIHIAT POiS YOm FUEL iNaiNllilil& DM AM AiOUf I Mr. Mine Operator - He dreams for return of the day when hell he ahle to get the kind of coal that suits his particular needs . . . instead of having to be satisfied with the kind of coal'he can get. When his dream comes true and that day returns, hell find the answers to his prayers in one of these new coals s CASTLE GATE, CLEAR CREEK, SUNNYSIDE, all of them washed and scientificits own field. ally prepared, and each superior in FUEL COMPANY UTAH ' JUDGE BUILDING SALT LAKE CITT |