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Show It: THE NATION'S COAL BIN if- .During tho war period thcro was a ji'l terilblo row bcciuiBO llio government Ik moved coal Into tlm northwest In Kft ' iltiantltlcH while It left Ohio, Indiana H oiij the middle west out In the cold. H 7'roni complaints that uro rcuchlng BS the Interstate commerce commission HI It' appears that history Is repeating It HH fj noli and In consequence priority or- H i t tiers may bo looked for that will dl- H Jl rc' 1o touting and Bhlpments of, Hi ( I coal, us w.-ib dono recently In rolluv- H 1 Ing the situation In New England. HB ' The coal minors nro all at work, H& !LnJ 'or once thoro Is no strike In H that great Industry, Tho recent HB B wage Increases umong coal minora HB H nmountcd to $85,000,000, or an In- Ht Ml creaso of around twenty per cent. B Ak Wbllo tho nward was not satlsfac- B ,0T' to tho miners, they havo never- Hf!B ' utcoa found that It was not well H K 0 for them to carry out their vacation S scheme which was In effect a Htrlke. BBl IT Already they havo aslcod the presl- BB Iff dent to call conferences of mine op- H f crators and minors for tho purposo H :li. ' adjusting Inequalities In tho prcs- H I cnt, agreement. H ,1 Tho rnllorads nro handling tholr H .ju rurt of tho Problem In good shape, H '; and tho concerted effort of tho dlf- B ,f ferent companies to glvo tho public H E moro transportation Is meeting with m m xr'nndld results. There has been H 1 linini small falling off of traffic duo m Tt to tho Increased rates, and reports H fc to the car ncrvlco division of tho K t' ' American Railroad association Bhow H Kft ' that the rnr situation continues to H jKi litfrovo throughout tho country. Tho B pj i illfi'orcnt rnadn aro gradually getting H i tln-!r own rolling stock back, on tholr H u-7 v.'n trucl;s, returning them from the scattered regions where they woro sent through government operation. oper-ation. And as tho cars arc returned homo they aro bolni; put In shape for sorvlco and they aro adding their part to tho equipment at hand. |