Show JINES ON Al CAR CARt A At t t H E ENot tail ail Director Tells Senators SenatorE lii Is Not Enough lo o Justify Much luch Higher Prices for Coal in U. U S S. S nt Dr 1 xi Aug ug 13 fl Reply Replying y ing t. t to a Senate resolution Dictor Dictor Di- Di actor General of Railroads Hines in- in ormed the thc Senate Senale today that while whilo h here re had been some sonic car shortage in inIe inc he Ie c bituminous coal conI districts he lie did didot didt ot t anticipate any shortages in F UP i t fe U a ny Rise ns e exceptional l or abnormal or inch will justify oppressive prices or r r coal coat great danger that confronts th th In this matter the director asserted d Is Is that any shortage Ither In production b by the mines or orri ri ii transportation may bo ho he exaggerated a. a as all to serve ser as a pretext for Cor or hea heavy increases In the thc coal prices which In Iny Iny y iy y opinion arc alread already hl high h. h generally i peakIng It Is 18 worthy of serious Herlous consideration hether con congressional action can ho bo boken hoken ken to protect the public under these from excessive coal rices Senate resolution to which Mr l lines replied was Introduced by Uy Mentor Sentor Men Sen ent en- en t tor tr r Ohio and asked epe- epe lI for or Information as aH to the num- num cr r of coal cars available and whether he coal car situation could be held re- re for fOI an any possible shortage e of oC on oni oal There has at no time been an any of or cars cart for tOr anthracite coal Mr limes Hines said ald in reply about July 1 15 1919 coincident Ith Sih a marked upward trend In pro- pro cllon there ha o been some short short- Jes of oars cars ars for loading with ous coal l In some producing districts In cm eastern tern Ien Kentucky uck Virginia est Virginia Maryland and pen Pennsyl- Pennsyl anla rila and usually In districts ig g th the hl higher r he-r grades of oC coal A strike t workers on coastwise ships and find other OI operating raUn difficulties n c c contributed to thc those e shortages on tern po ra n e 0 U S I b however ow cv e r t thero hero theroa's las as as a's been slight Flight ht surplus of open top topas as s In some omo sections principally in the tho est Hr Mr Hines called attention to a re- re tart r of the geological ical sUr e survey show show- g that up to Jul July 1 12 the loss on Account c of ot car shortage e was a very nor Inor one and anti relatively much less lessa lessan a an n that from froni mine causes causes' an and no noa a I ri d do not believe he continued h hat hM t further urthel action b by Congress will willIn willii ii 11 In itt meeting the thc demands f fur r the of oC the coal which will needed durhl during the thc remainder cC of this Ibis lendar year ear Mr r. r Hines said however that if it the 1 1 demand clemand amoun amounted ted to to OOOO OOl JIB aH predicted by lir the National l' IJ there promises to bo he not notly ly Iy substantial difficulties fn In the tue of coal coni but hut also alst In the thc lon by hy tho mines of or the lall real cal l Ich h can be transported Pot Contention Congestion The me transportation difficulties he hc de ded will not bo ho principally I or pria rUy a shortage e of or cars hut but th the fact act at t the he entire mil railroad road plant will ill b be occupied In handling a erv cn J c. c of f all sorts that an an abnormal of or an any particular business such coal oal wilt inevitably lead to con con- Iton tIo and delay s the united unified control of or orr e r railroads will iii admit of or specializes J es g ton O on tho transportation of dC coal t 16 to a. a C er extent Is Js absolutely n j ii to Prevent actual hardship the tho car tar sUpply Mr fr th t ere TT Were open top cars p e C United d. d States rc c that about out care r e C suitable for Cor coal loading |