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Show HUGE SHORTAGE OF ' COAL FACES THE U;S. . r I i ."Washington, Sept 16. A shortage short-age of 17.000,000 tons of industrial coal for' the coal year to' date isthe situation that confronts the American Ameri-can people, it was learned tonight, with no probable relief from any other source besides economy. ' The dally average "required for tho rest at the coal year from now till March SI, 1919, to make upjhe . deficit between rata of production to date and requirements, is 3,041,-1 000 net tons. Despite the fact that , the report of the last recorded coal week shows more than that, the"av arage dally production f or the coal year thus far sliee April 1 Is 8.8 par cent less than that, with the fae-tor" fae-tor" of weather conditions becoming leas favorable. ' ) Some encouragement Is saea by the fuel 'administration, VowevWSi the speadftr up of the miners th kt Yesulted la produclag bltumhioi eoalte'theamont of ll.itV.OM net tons for the week ended September Sep-tember 7, Including the lay-off of Labor day .exceeded by 1,000,00ft Laer ay ,exeeaaea by i.ooo.oov pet tons the week of July 6, whlek also was limited by a holiday, ax-ceedln ax-ceedln gthe corresponding week af 1917 by "l,287,006 net tons, and av-, eraglng a daily production of 2,110,-000 2,110,-000 net tons which Is more than the future dally average required. I The anthracite production .for. the week Is estimated "at 1,617,579 net tons,- which Is 3 per cent' less than 'the corresponding week of last year. Compared with the corresponding Week of 1917, however, all districts except Michigan report considerable Improvement """ The bituminous mines produced 81 per cent of capacity, car shortage being be-ing lesponslble for 11 1-5 per cent of tho loss. Tho railroad administration reports re-ports for the week ended Septembor 6 a total of 227,070 cars for all coal 1 compared with 204,757 cars In tbo corresponding period of alst T week. The Incrcaso of cars up to and in- 1 eluding tho week ondo Septombor 7, compared with tlio sumo ported of 1917, Is roportcd as 539,438. l. . i'- . |
