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Show COAL PRODUCTION CONTINUES TO GAIN The production of soft coal continues con-tinues to Increase slowly in all parts of tho Lnlted States according to a report received In Ogden today from the l'nlted States geological survey at Washlngon. The total output for the week ending end-ing March 4, the report shows, including includ-ing lignite and coal coked is estimated estimat-ed at 10,536,000 net tons, an increase "f 162000 tons or 1 6 per cent over the week preceding. Production Is still some 2. 80.0,000 tons short of the maxl- ; muin reached Just before the mine 1 strike of 1919, and even a half a mll-j Hon tons less than in tho third week of last ot toiler, when Consumers anticipated an-ticipated a possible railroad strike During the month of February the, total production of bituminous coal 1 was 40,961,000 net tons ( preliminary estimates) or nt the rate of 1,708,000 1 tons per working day. Although smaller than in the boom years. 1916-1018, 1916-1018, thin wan greater than in any year before or since. In comparison with January It was an iscrease of 9 per cent This favorable showing Is principally duo to an effort of con-1 isumers to accumulate reserve stocks against a possible internet Ion of sup- i plj rather than to any marked in- i. ise in the rata at whit " iinji la be-1 " " Ing onsumcd. H During tho week ending March 4. ! Utah had a total production of 60. 5 j of normal which shows that the pro-dUCtlon pro-dUCtlon In this stnto is on tho upward trenl Tho entire loss Is due to no market and mine disability, the re-port re-port shows. |