Show Mountain States Fac Face Shortage 1 Of Coal Survey Discloses Utah and neighbor states depending to a large extent on L I coal supplies from this state face a shortage which could increase in seriousness if there is failure to take i steps steps to boost production to r nearer an n unprecedented n e d demand and a ed s survey disclosed Friday Operators it was shown are are producing more more coal than ever before before before be be- fore but contend a longer work workweek workweek workweek week is the only means of ot increasIng increasing ing output and nd with state officials are awaiting results of requests that John L. L Lewis head of the I I United Mine Workers yorkers of ot America I authorize an hour eight-hour or nine- nine f hour day and a six-day six week Sunda Sunday Work Authorization already has been given for work on Sundays and holidays at time and a half pay but but operators contend one day a week is needed for repair maintenance ance and safety work B. B P. P Mariley fanley executive secre secretary secretary secretary tary of the Utah Coal Operators' Operators association said the supply is short for the Pacific northwest area and that hat Utah producers are at peak capacity under present conditions Not only is a fresh labor supply lacking but the present one is di diminishing diminishing diminishing di- di by workers going into defense industry he added Lack Lad of Transportation Distributors in effect are rationing rationing ration- ration ing ng coal with lack of transportation tion ion facilities being one reason and old customers are being supplied first and urged to restrict orders to o a few weeks' weeks supply J. J Edward Taylor secretary of the he Retail Fuel Dealers of Utah Utah- said aid stocks are limited in Salt i. i Lake k City Ogden and Provo but that no hardships have resulted The industry listed seven major factors actors in the coal situation One Curtailment of fuel oil supplies to the Pacific northwest because of transfer of ocean tankers tankers tank- tank I ers rs to other areas and transfer of tank ank cars to the east Two Two Lack Lack of the usual supply of f wood and sawdust fuel used in inthe inthe the he northwest Three Three Shipments Shipments to Alaska Four Four Four-An An increased demand for fueling ships on the west coast for transport of lend-lease lend goods Five Five Establishment Establishment of new war industries and military posts Six Virtual Six Virtual elimination of coal trucking rucking and closing of t truck r rue u c k mines Seven Seven Increased Increased population in Utah and the northwest |