Show Miners Return To Most Of Utah's Utah Pits Coal production In Utah started again Wednesday in the u union ion mines which ha had idle a month and 75 of the United Mine Workers were on their j Jobs bs Their return followed a plea by John L. L Lewis U M W president This report came from B. B P. P Manley manager Utah Coal Operator Operators Operators Op Op- Op- Op and from Price Utah All the 21 major coal mines in Carbon and Emery counties except except ex ex- ex the Lion Coal Co mine at Wattis Carbon county Wednesday Mr Manley reported reported reported re re- re- re ported that some of th the miners ret returned re re- t turned to the he pits Tuesday night Both the Columbia mine and the Horse Canyon mine of the Geneva Steel Stee Co were lack ack in production Wednesday This means a a. gradual step tep up in production activities at att atthe atthe t the e steel plant will begin company officials said N Nerd Need ed Several Se Weeks Several SeV l l. necessary Before the Geneva Steel Co plant plants now confined to one coke cole battery and a 8 a blast furnace tor Eor for ingot production production pro pro- can reach the production figure achieved prior to the coal strike a company spokesman said Wednesday Beginning Monday a second b battery battery bat bat- t- t tery of of coke ovens will be fired and on the next day the slab mill will begin breaking down ingots During the first week in May the plate mill mm will open I Bringing in another bl blast t furnace furnace fur fur- nace nac and operating all three batteries bat bat- teries of coke ovens will take from 10 days to two weeks from now the officials said The 1160 men laid off because of the shutdown will be brought back to work as the plant facilities open up At the Geneva coal mine 72 of the day shift reported to w rk Wednesday About 58 showed up at the Columbia coal mine 90 Back I oL O it was estimated mat o IU vy 01 os the union miners In Rock Springs Wyo which Js included in district No 22 U UM M W V had returned to work Mr Manley announced that that by Wednesday evening loads of coal will bo be rolling out of Carbon Carbou and Emery counties to destinations where coal is needed the most I He said production lost t in Utah during the month long walkout totaled tons of coal per day six days a week He predicted th that t by Thursday the approximately coal miners miners min min- ers will be on the job and Utah production will hit again |