Show I IGE SHORTAGE is F IF COAL FACES Ia UNITED STATES onomy Must l Provide Ret Ref Relief Re Re- Tons of t lief f I Fuel Needed i If 1 4 Br Dr ral rul S Sept 14 A H.-A A shortage of of Industrial co coal 1 for tons tone coal year to date I Id the situation i t confronts the American people It ItC itI C learned tonight with no probable I besides other source r from an any UY nom hornY I the thc theL he dailY dally average er required for L f a of the tho coal year from now till t SI 31 31 to mal make up tin the ne deficit I veen Vale rate of or production to date late requirements Is ot 1000 net tons pUG the fact that tho the report of the tho thet t recorded coal oal week shows more moreen arT en enthat that tho the average I dally lally I the coal year ear thus far since Ince for m n n- cent te less than that ril rIl 1 is 32 S- Sper per s I th Lb the fa factor tor of or weather conditions coming less favorable encouragement is geen seen een by the thc Some orne me el iel administration however In the thee miners that relIed re- re hJo by the tho e up lIed Tn In producing bituminous coal the ithe amount I of or I 1 4 net tons J Jr jf r the week end ended d September 7 7 inthe in- in tiding the the off off lay of or Labor day exi ex- ex i Ing by net lIet tons the week f Jul July Jub 6 which also 11 was limited b by exceeding the correspond- correspond g week of or 1917 b by net tons Id d averaging ln a dally daily production of net tons which is more than it future futuro dally daily average n required The production for the thc Mk Uk k 15 s estimated at net tons l ch Is 3 per cent less thai thaT the cor- cor week of last Jast year ear Comred Corn Corn- arid red with the corresponding week ot or 17 11 however r. r all districts except report considerable improve improve- ht nt The bituminous mines produced 81 SI shortage be- be erVent r- r rc c nt of capacity car tf responsible for 11 5 1 per cent of or ore he e loss T The e e- e railroad d a administration reports rt f r the week ended September 6 5 a atal atit tit tal of or cars for all nil coal conI comred com com- red ared with cars In the corre- corre week of last tast year The Inease In- In ease reasa use of at atc c cars rs up to and Including tho ek eck ended September 7 compared Jtb th the same ame period of or 1917 is r re rented re- re tle ted as u 53 |