Show 1 Coal Promise For Areas I facing Acute Shortage The coal oal shortage In the Park City and Tooele areas threatening to result In a II shutdown of ot vital metal mine and smelter operations In those areas Is expected ex ex- to be alleviated immediately by a redistribution of ot coal by coal operators Joseph S. S Meyer Utah director for the war man mats power commission announced Thursday following a special meeting called to probe the problem says the I Salt Lake Tribune Although faced with a tremendous task of meeting a n coal demand which Is about tons over production the coal operators represented by B. B B P. P Man- Man Manley ley executive secretary Utah Coal Op- Op Operators Operators' craters craters' association as agreed to work out I an immediate solution to the problem Mr Mayer said Tho The coal co l operators will attempt to work out the distribution so the tho least hardships will bo be experienced by coal users Mr Mayer declared However un- un unless Unless less additional man power Is secured and longer working periods Inaugurated tho the coal that Is 15 being produced and will willbe willbe I be produced will have to be spread pretty thin and conserved to the utmost by byI users In both the domestic and commer commer- commercial commercial I I cial chat fields Needed l In Plants I Supplying of ot coal to Park City and is of or utmost importance Mr I Mayer pointed out as operations of ot the metal mines and smelters in these two I areas are vital to the nations nation's war pro pro- program gram Although coal conI In utah nt Is la I I I I above normal l the shortage Is a result i i of ot tremendous demands by military establishments and war Industry he ex ex- ex 1 I Demand for Utah coal Is especially especially ally high because of ot the high grade coal that is produced he said Utah produces a a. high grade c l especially I good for tor bunKIng ng and also an exceptionally exceptionally high grade coking coal he explained He Ho commended coal operators for the splendid Job they are doing in an effort to allocate the coal production fairly so all commercial and military establish establish- establishments ments meats as well as domestic users are able to secure a fair share without en en- enduring enduring enduring during hardships In Salt Lake City the principal pro pro- problem problem problem blem is ie that of distribution he said with a shortage of man power prevent prevent- preventing preventing ing lag coal dealers from Irons fining filling their orders anywhere near schedule Man lan Power Campaign I A solution to the coal roal problem may maybe maybe maybe be found through the war man power commission campaign to recruit Individuals individuals I duals for tor extra time part employment replacing individuals in nonessential in industries in- in industries industries I for employment In Us the tb mines he said I In man power recruiting nonferrous I metal mines and coal producers are given I II i first priority with the tho Utah Oil on Refining company high octane gasoline plant as I second Mr Mayer declared i Attending Thursdays Thursday's meeting were Mr Mr Manley A. A G. G Mackenzie manager manager of the Utah Metal Mines Operators' Operators association association tion Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Tierney executive officer of ot the labor division Ninth service command Theodore R. R Maughan Chief of division of placement war man power commission C. C E. E Mc Mc- McGregor McGregor McGregor Gregor mining representative U. U S. S em em- employment employment employment I service Ralph E. E Bristol war production board and other W V P B re re- re rei representatives i |