Show by uy Winter Coal Now Warns Government t eo a 2 e 4 D i P c 9 1 A c. c 1 r 1 l Ci 2 ola l c c- r i c 4 L 1 1 a Pia el 3 u uel l Shortage Shortage Predicted for N Next L i w- w X a Fall FaIt Cartoon c drawn for or U. U S. S b geological neel o i cal survey illustrating c is g necessity for or buying yb r winter cal now This winters winter's s 1 r is s less F promising ro g than titan 1 last ast y year ar wizen a big bib ry shortage e existed R n i f. f i 11 r W AG Aa m e i i COAL 0 A L YA YAR M 1 1 c I r 1 d R MEMBER TER OF i 1 I r uY COAL J V the title demands The result of or such a situation would bo be an insufficient supply supply sup sup- 1 pJ ply for tor the requirements of oC domestic consumers public utilities and Industrial Industrial Indus Indus- trial users generally It is believed th that t requirements for tor this year reads a a. survey statement to Fuel Administrator Garfield willbe will willbo be bo about tons ton of ot bituminous i i coal of or which approximately 1 30 tons have been used from stocks I accumulated last year car leaving tons to be bc produced Of Ot this I tons tons were produced durin during the tho first five e months Il t I l leaving leaving- 3 tons to be produced I In the remaining thirty weeks or an average of ot tons a week I Thus far this year production has been at the tho rate of ot 8 tons ton a In 1918 production was at the rate rata of or tons a a. week I This production will be difficult of accomplishment The capacity of ot operating op operating op op- f I i crating mines at the present time with labor now on the pay roll Is about 10 per cent lower than It was last year This deficiency may be made mado up In part or wholly If It the tho mines have orders I sufficient to run them tl flee five e or six days das a week unless the threatened exodus ex- ex exodus ex odus of or foreign-born foreign labor occurs I Pence Wage Present wage wago agreements expire between operators and miners with the tho proclamation of or peace b by tho President I A suspension of oe mining operations while a a. now t a wage e agreement Is being I negotiated would of oC course seriously I Interfere with tho the production of oC coal and if Ie it should occur during the tho fall would cause a panic among buyers buyer and consumers of coal I There Thero is no use in gambling upon this or any other contingency fuel ad administration ad ad- administration ministration officials sa say The Tho firm or individual who wants to be bo sure buro of oC I an adequate coal supply next winter can be bo certain b by buying coal now t There is it no other wa way such assurance C can ln be bo obtained Transportation also promises to lo be a limiting factor if ie the flood tide tido o of demand comes at a a. time when t e country's record crops are arc being carried In some districts it would appear certain that notwithstanding notwithstanding standing the utmost endeavors o of the railroad administration and the Ule utilization utilization of or its experience last fall faU car shortage will be bo a cause causo limiting limiting- bi bituminous bituminous bituminous bi- bi coal production and for that reason It is 15 problematical whether tho the expected production of or tons can bo ho attained this N s year Shortage of or labor already Is a factor fac fac- factor tor that Is cutting down the output In some somo coal producing sections according accordIng accord accord- ing In- Into to the tho surveys survey's report The operators oper oper- operators report that to for for- born eign-born minors expect to return to Europe Europa as soon as the they can get passports passports pass pass- ports port and that many h hac icv v re returned re- re turned I If continued this movement will bo ho capable of ot producing but ono one result a result a reduction of tho amount of or coal mined in districts whore where the ino 1110 labor Is largely foreign-born foreign and there thero aro man many s such uch districts district He ho who needs coal should hesitate no longer cr Now Is the time to order coal conI |