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Show STATISTICS GIVEN 01 UTAH GOAL Figures for 1918 Show Half ot Production Was Used Wiihm State Distribution stotlstlcB for coal In he western states during 1918 hava been presented to Carl a. Allen, stute iiiir.e inspii tor tor the Industrial com-mission com-mission of Utah, by f. G Tyron. In 1 -tiurgo of fuel Btntlstlcs for the L'nlt- 'i .s.ulf-s k 1 1 survey. I Mr TyOn'a tigursa show that of the 5,13t.0uu tons of coat mined In Utah In , l'Jls. -.684.000 tons were used in this stbte, tne leniulnder going In ninny dl-1 rectio.ns, both eisi and west. During: the war period much Utah coal was j hhippeiJ east, although aa H rule the. M Kt for tnlf product la found to the treatwavrd only Some ri&.noo tons of L'tJili coa that Hear were sold to local trade at the! I mining centers, according to Mr. Ty-1 ron's figures: B(,000 ions were used. I hi tne niines, the amount being com-1 parahvely small owing to the ci-e- irual i ipilpiiient of many of the Utah! mines Toe southern V. yoniing ilelu, NS'hleh has about one-slxtli ity greal .i proauction of toal, us?d iSa.Ouo tono ul the mines. Of the Utah coal, 78- 000 tons were used for converalon to! eo'.;e ai the Bunnystda plant of the 1 tail b"uel company, and l.'.&o.OOo tons wcie shipped by rail to Other places in the nome state. This leaves U,-462(0U0 U,-462(0U0 ton-, slnpptd lo other stales' 1 1 Om t he C tab mines Southern VVyomlng production w..s abl 594,000 ions, of Which, In addl-j I. on to the amount consumed at the! mines, :.i,i'Oo ions were'uaed for local t:sue. und 301,000 tons were shipped! to otner points m s'oming by rail. The distribution of coal io other' srales fioui the two nelds is not seg-l regaled, but the Wyoming eoal in I peace times moves largely eastward to Nei'rasku and Kansas points along the) Union Pacific. The tignrv's pri-pared bj Mr Tyron show that the combined I lields of L'tnh and southern Womlngj 1 a. npped Go4,ooo tons to Calif or nhi. this) am I... luolnjf the gicaltr pnitlonl 70,000 loiiw ah OWn as snipped lo .. f . In . Iil:,hu took n tuir,' ill 44.-1 Confl from the tn fields; KanSaa I . i ions; Sou'h 1'ako.a. i.oouj tuna; Colorado 17,000 tons; Oregon, I i7.IMli k.ii.v; iowa 47 "iO to is. .iOll- LHiui 74,000 ions. Nevada 45,0io lone, ami N iish.neioii LoT,U00 ions. ; o.- the pais iyo ye:vro the geological geologi-cal eurvey und ilie cominiaalon i,n,Ve -,i ui-upoiating In uaaemiilinc tig-i ii on coal in Utah, siii, uocordlng I the state otflcliLia, the arrangement :is avoided duplication of work on! he part of coal operators and bus as- i ed that all thi figures given out pyi ainte ami federal goA'emmental ..ail ie t'ne siime. The geological aur-l a) submitted tht production axatlatlcs ! t tab many months ago und the' ..ale totals weri- putdlsbed by the ln- uatrlal couimlaalofi iong before the ,iiioi sistes geological aurvej was blf to compieie kta leport lor all thr' ilates In the union. This, according to! dr Allen, was a decided benefit to all' no.ie nli'-resterl In the industry. oo |