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Show , Overproduction in Coal Closes Mines! lNTIANAPOUfl. April 21 ifly A. I.VDIANAPOLJS. April tl (Br A. P. t Numerous coal mines will b closed permanently and ma ay miners min-ers will resort to ether work during th next thre year, t.n th opinion of the T'nlted Mine Workers' Journal, Jour-nal, official publication ef the United Unit-ed Mine Workers of America. These two actions will hav sta. bllismg effect en the coal business, for it will relieve the existing con-dltlons con-dltlons of toe many miners and too many mm, according to the Journal. Jour-nal. With the wage question settled set-tled for three years, esrh coal com- pany knows Just what Its labor coat will be. Tho which can operate I and make money will continue la business, while the others will close. , th Journal says. "It hss been apparent for a1ong time that there are to tnaay bituminous bitu-minous mlnea." the article continue. contin-ue. "Ther is a normal damand for approximately I04.too.eeo tons of bituminous coal annually, while th mines now n operation or In existence ex-istence and ready for operation could easily produce nesrly 1.000.-000, 1.000.-000, 000 tons of coal each year. Thus, ther I a rapacity to produce twice as much coal as the market could ahorb. This mum. also, that ther sre more people engaged In mining tha.i are required to produce a sufficient suf-ficient nuantity of coal to meet th demand." There Is a demand for labor li other Industrie and men who ar unable to retain permanent employment employ-ment In the mines can secure work In other Mies. The Journel sdds that Secretary f Labor Iavis hss Informed it the ntlr rourca of that department will help pise tha I men- Secretary Davis said Th dl- rector of the federal employment ! huresu of the department of labor I has arranged to receive application applica-tion for employment and to assist J applicants throughout the country. |