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Show MAINTAIN OUTPUT OF UTAH COAL MINES Tn order to make up for the shortage of coal output due to the ravages of the Spanish Influensa Hie coal miners of many districts throughout the United Stated worked on Sunday, according to ad vires received yesterday from Washington, Wash-ington, and In mnny sections where Pun-day Pun-day work w'as not performed the men have been working nine anil ten hours a day to equalize the output which would have resulted If full forces had worked, in response b appeals by the fuel administration. ad-ministration. It Is anticipated that Sunday Sun-day work will rule throughout the country tn the roal mines net Sunday, as the need of Increased production is reported to be serious. TTp to October IS, In spite of the Influenza, In-fluenza, there was only a slight decrease de-crease in CQa production, compared with t hat of the pi evions week, and reports show nn inrroaue of about 12 per cent over the corresponding week a year ago. The average dully production for that week was 2,058,000 tons, as com caret with 2. 009.000 tons the previous week. It will be necessary. Recording to official estimates; from October 1 to March 81, 11119. lo mine a daily average of 1,084038 tons of bituminous goal. |