Show I I Geneva Steel Steell I Slows Up Up 11 To Save Cod Coal Telegram ram Leased Wire PROVO Feb 15 Geneva 15 Geneva Steel Co Wednesday morning morning- geared down production by one third in three divisions of its two Utah county plants to conserve its dwindling coal supply The move ordered Wednesday by company officials came as stock piles fell feU below the margin of safety in view of pr present sent cir circumstances cir cir- Less than three weeks' weeks fuel supply is reported on hand at the Geneva plant and for one week at Ironton The measures were undertaken taken en enin in an effort to conserve stocks in both plants with an eye to assuring assuring assur assur- ing heat for protection of plant equipment against deterioration should the strike in the mines continue continue continue con con- past the time the coal stock stockpiles stockpiles stockpiles piles at the plants are aie exhausted it was wab stated The announcement came in a statement issued by R R. G G. Glass company vice president Cutbacks at both the Geneva I and Ironton plants began Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day because of the continuing coal strike By Saturday of this week operations in the coke colee ovens blast furnaces and open-hearth open furnaces will be reduced by one third at atthe atthe atthe the Geneva Gene plant Operations in m the Ironton plant also w will 11 be reduced by one third No change in the rolling schedules in the plate and structural mills at the Geneva Gene plant will be made at this time A spokesman added that no layoffs layoffs lay lay- offs due to the curtailment arc are imminent Production of iron coke and steel will at about of capacity he said Geneva company coal is supplied by the Columbia and Horse canyon I mines in Carbon and Emery coun coun- ties Workmen at both mines have failed to report for work |