Show ANOTHER FAMINE OF FUEl THREATENS S THIS WINTER Sh Shortage of Cars Ascribed Ascribe d das as as' Present Reason for This Menace WASHINGTON June 25 25 U Unauthorized railroad strikes threaten many sections of the country with with a 1 coal famine next winter officials of I the gov government and of the National Coal association here said today The country is tons of at bituminous coal behind its normal production due to the recent outlaw railroad d strike and ana the mine strike according t to J J. D. D A A. Morrow orrow of the Rational National Coal association Government reports show that production production production pro pro- has be been n rapidly climbing inthe Inthe in inthe the last few weeks but this this' upward trend will be halted unless cars can be sent to the mines officials predicted pre pre- There Is sufficient coal to be mined to supply the country and enough miners miners mi mi- ners to assure a surplus of bf coal but the coal cannot be mined unless there are a sufficient number of cars on hand to move it Morrow said The priority order issued by the interstate c commerce commission on open top cars foX for th the mines will greatly relieve the situation Should the present switchmen's j I strike c continue it will greatly hinder coal production especially In the Eastern states Morrow said that although th there re has been more coal mined this year ar than last there was a surplus stock on hand last y year ar Th Tills This s surplus he said has been exhausted Four months of favorable c. c conditions condi and sufficient c cars rs to move the coal from the mines would easily make up the deficit of ot tons he said The switchmen's strike in the the East Bast is virtually the same as yesterday except that a few men returned to work in Baltimore and about went out In Washington according to W. W N N. Doak vice president of the Bro Brother Brother- her her- of Railroad Trainmen Doak left for Chicago today to confer con n fer with other brotherhood officials declaring he did hot believe the men menI would return until the railroad labor abor I board handed down its wage |