Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-10-30 | Page 15 | Coal Production Shows Increase

I COAL PRODUCTION SHOWS INCREASE Director General Hines Gives Facts on Mining of Fuel in U. U S. S By Associated Press I W WASHINGTON Oct 30 Production 30 of ot bituminous coal since September has exceeded the average and the Increased in increased increased In- In creased available supply has been taken care of ot by the railroads Director General Hines Ulnes announced last night with the result that the country enters a coal strike in far tar better shape than had the walkout occurred during the six months previous to September The first six months of ot 1919 he said in a a. formal format statement saw an abnormally abnormally abnor abnor- mally small amount of ot coal mined and transported ti because of ot lack lak of ot demand The highest production that had eves ever been made in a J. J week weel he lie pointed out was tons the highest that had been averaged for an any considerable considerable con con- period of ot weeks was something something some- some thing tiling over tons Up to September his statement said said not exceeding tons of ot bituminous coal had been transported per pel week The railroad administration early in September instructed that the railroads endeavor to provide transportation transportation transportation tation for tons per week The result has been ss as follows Week Weekending ending September 13 tons sept September timber 20 tons September 27 37 J tons October 4 tons October 11 11 tons October 18 18 estimated tons tons Oc October ober 25 estimated On Thursday October 16 the director tor or continued instructions were issued J for railroads serving coal mines to tomake tomake tomake make preferential efforts to furnish coal coat mines with empty coal cars up to the ability of ot the mines to load dally daily and for Cor loading railroads to commence immediately to deliver daily dally to their nearest coal loading or coal route connections empty coal cars up to the maximum ability