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Show fUELCilTIOiF EASTARE CRUCIAL January Coal Output About One-third ; Storms Impede Im-pede Traffic. W ASIUN i'J T O N . Jan. o 1 . A n p w "m 1 Minrrie :is a.-ntr u th.it which two v wn ,i m brought u pnvertmient nnlm i ioiiir: il ii induct vy reya rded a3 iiM-vt;il.l by th fu.-i fidmllstnitton of-Cl;tal of-Cl;tal tonight null ..s tlire Is an liniiif - K.iU- I !ni'io onit-1J1 in weather condt-Hon. condt-Hon. foal prodtitlon iin. month irl! off Ifi.-(iOni(iiv, Ifi.-(iOni(iiv, tns about one-third of tho normal nor-mal nionthly run put according to reports re-ports to the National Coal a sfioria Hon, and miow and We liave so restricted railroad rail-road movement that the entire ej.t. oiii-I'iais oiii-I'iais admit, faces a rrtticil situation. I'nder preferential orders l.ued Ht the time t he closing decree vaa put Into force, coal 15 moving firt to ship.. househoM.". public institutions and a preferred H -t of war Industrie. Other InductrieM, It 1 admitted, will suffer severely unless there Is an Immediate- change in weather conditions. con-ditions. The It?, 000. 000. ton loss In production in January was due. the National Coal association as-sociation sets forth, entirely to car s hurt -aue. Th output has been curtailed, It is declared, to an extent unequaled In years. For the four h$ from January ".'S to CI. (ni'lusive, the los is put at 'J.-iOn,. , 'a tons. The car slmrince has been fe!t , chiefly In the hi? producintj fields of West Virginia. There thousands of men , are Idle and somo cars have been awaiting await-ing movement, for a fortnight. Benide delain: the return of empty; cars to the mines and thus retarding pro- duet Ion, the weather has .Mowed up t ho delivery of loaded cars and many cities: j in the eabt aro almost entirely without supplier. Fuel Administrator Garfield today took j steps to put a. stop to the issuing oi 1 widely different rubles by btate and local fuel tf fiidals in connection w Uli the en- j force me nt of the. Monday closing order. Hereafter, before making ceneral Interpretations, Inter-pretations, the local officials must consult con-sult with the national administration and obtain permission. |