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Show LOOKING BETTEBJ1 CARBON MINES Intensive mining of roul throughout tho spring nnd summer month n u precautionary measure agalnnt fuel shortage In Utah next rail I recommended by U M. Ilalley, executive secretary or thu Utah rood and fuel administration. Ho uggviu that by full time operation of L'tuh'-i coal working throughout the spring und summer an ample supply of coal will bo prodifced to permit bvrry dealer to load hi )unln, nnd consumer their bin to capacity ugulnht tho time when fuel will bo required in tho full and winter. Tho fuel administration admin-istration will probably take up thl question with the mine operator, who just now are working their propertliw little moro than half time. Impression prevails that before another winter the government will provide pro-vide a schedule of ioncs for the distribution of fuel produced within those zone. If thl I brought about Utah will doubtles bo asked to supply Idaho. I Nevada, Montana. Oregon, California und Wushlngton with It product. At 1 prenent Utah I furnishing these ntute with a largo percentage of tho fuel I present Utah I furnishing these state with u large percentage of their fuel, nnd with ft legular fixed xone would be In position to ship more, which would mean the development nf many 1011I mine In Umh, and an Immense ncrcu In production. In 1917 Utah' output of coal wa nearly flva million ton. This year the output, according to estimate mudu by coal mine operator, will be more than u million ton above that figure liureawid demand for Utah coal, through tho establishing or it district Including tlm statin named, would boost tho demand correspondingly. According to John H. Crltchlow. general munagur of the United H tut on J'l'ol company Hale department, ut leust hulf u dozen more mines, producing produc-ing a high grade or coal, will bo In operation in thl state thl full. Ho favors tho establishing of a distributing district not only for the Increased buninesx It will bring to Utah producer, but becaiu- tho plan would rffectuMly ellmlnut.' crosshuullng, thu Having freight und a tleup of rolling tock Thus fur there ha been no concerted effort toward the general atorlng of coal for futuro use, although big Industrie keop a fair supply on hand to meet their tcnulremnnt. Ball I-iko City use about fort) thousand ton or ruel p-r month ut un n nug- fir the year |