Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-11-18 | Page 10 | Coal Production Nearing Record of 1918

GOAL COAL PRODUCTION NEARING RECORD OF 1918 Supply Greater Than Demand Demand Demand De De- mand Will Continue Dropping Belief W WASHINGTON No Nov NoIS IS The Th The bituminous bituminous bitu bitu- minous s coal i is s outstripping the demand production promises to reach new high records and prices continue dropping coal men and go government of officials officials of- of agreed today I While a less optimistic view is taken talen of the anthracite situation the belief is expressed here that it also will recover from the effects of the recent outlaw II strike and right Itself by the first of th the Ie j year ear r 0 t I I I 0 Officials of the National Coal Association Association tion of Operators toda today said the supply I of or bituminous coal in steadily improving and production for the present week may set a new record Prices at the mines they sa say continue to drop and there is no shortage except sporadic cases in s scattered localities SITUATION SATISFACTORY At the American Wholesale Coal as ass it was stated the bituminous coal situation is satisfactory in every way and prices continue to decline The United States geological survey to today today to- to day cited figures to show coal product production tion n so f far this year jear Is s rapidly i approaching approach approach- hJ d ing t the e production o at this time In 1918 8 a record year vear when in face of a heavy demand there was a surplus carried over The production this year jear ear has been about tons At this time last year ear it was tons and in 1918 tons GOOD PRODUCTION If present rates of production are kept up the production b by the end of this year jear may equal or even exceed the 1918 figure It Is believed here Throughout October and the latter part art of September September Septem Septem- ber production ran more than tons a week for four successive weeks It fell below this mark only last week due to the Armistice day holiday NO MIDWEST FAMINE CHICAGO Nov 18 There There is no prospect prospect prospect pros pros- of a coal famine in the Middle West this winter according to Fred C C. lIon Hon adl one large lame coal mine owner Honald tOday declared there has been beena a tremendous increase of cars and that coal is Js now moving freel freely I The mild weather has also helped to avert famine Honald any said Thet The rhe fact that we have had little cold weather I has increased the stock of coal on hand SHORTAGE IN N N. N y Y NEW YORK Nov IS Seventeen Seventeen additional adlon ad ad- e emergency r coal o stations where fuel lon may iye iy be obtained e Jen In l pound n lots were opened in New York today Health authorities believed these additional stations stations stations sta sta- would tide sufferers over until December I 1 1 when it is believed the shortage will end Arthur Rile Riley special assistant attorI attorney attorney ney nay general returned from Washington with an announcement that plans have been made b by the federal government for arrest and prosecution of coal prof prof- I