The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-24

Ha8friction of railroad equipmen1
&& tfka movement of war essentials
MmM domestic necessities, which is I'M
M @F n0nsideration by the government
M@KhnkifdeH at Washington, is one of
&M# pr0miaing and encouraging de-
N@Aapments this week affecting the
&4@A industry. If carried out as it is
M@# proposed, the plan gives promise
6E solving in at least a large measure
KN& Berzous car shortage, which in
N tI18 Iast seven days has allowed the
M1a1 mines of the nation to run ap-
pfuxin1ately 60 per cent Of their ca
The need of additional open top
n&rH at the coal mines is growing
NH&xKv4 Throughout the year coal cars
&&w@ been diverted to the movement
#E M1I kinds of freight, much of which
N&m The described as essential
Tr1m a military and industrial view
@8xtitr But not only is it proposed
NNE tn limit these cars to the move
NM@nk of coal alone, but to give them
WraEarred movement over all except
3M&EzHhable and military freight. The
iEHportance OF the government adopt
AnF khis plan without delay cannot be
0warpstimated. and it vitality affects
AvAry community which is facing the
supplies of coal on hand.
supply and Demand Increase
Through cooperative effects be-
&~#&n producers and miners in the
1m&t eight weeks the output of coal
M&@ Increased 100000 tons. AT the
Hanme time the consumption of coal
Xlma Increased 10O, 00o, 900 tons. Fac
kHxf&a. which are running "a hours a
d&y have q growing consumption of
MAA4. &nd the government demand for
&4&1 ha@ jumped from 2,000,0 900 tons
Nn &4000, 0GO tons.
The shipments of anthracite for the
mAnnth OF October amounted to 7,110,-
N50 tons, establishing new record
lfnr monthly shipments, and exceed
iM& the shipments of June, which I'M
tH now had been the greatest of any
rAohth i'm the history of the industry,
The October shipments show an in
crease of 738, 1e4 tons, or IL per cent
&wGF the preceding month, and are
1 &40.T46 tons, or Fl per cent. in ex-
GaaB OF the shipments during the cor
xhnbondfng month last year. The to-
tAl shipments for the first ten months
Rf 1917 have amounted to 64,88s,047
toms. an Increase over the same per-
5Vd in 1916 Of 9.o88,427 tons.
Htatements of producers in this
Tikt6burgh district at the end Of the
@&&k are that the car shortage since
Saturday has caused a loss in output
h&re of 10000 tons. Mines in ILL,
nofs and Indiana have lost 49, 600 ton.
from the same cause. Some of the
Pittsburgh mines are closing dowr
Narause electric power plants severa
mRtles away are unable to give then
NAMntk3cfty because of coal shortage il
their boiler rooms.
Eastern Shortage Acute
MAW York is turning from coal t.
&m& because of inadequate coal. Thu
imnreaRe I'm gas production of on,
company in October this year owe.
hha previous October is 1,734,0eO GU
bio fact
Baltimore is in a similar situation
with terminal congestion preventing
Hn&h Ehipments in transit from reach
N fn& the city. Philadelphia has al
4GUka shortage, and an embargo plac
@d 0n the movement of coal to tn
icitys this week by the railroads prom
&6ad Ito cause extreme hardship an,
@nfkarng The embargo was lifted OIL
Gp&6iffn orders from the governm en-
hk Washington.
The producers Of Ohio are push
AA& tu& po0llng project at CleVeIan
under witch all coal will be place.
Mt the disposal of commission 70
GkHtrfbuff0n, Through this co-opera
tibM NJ is hoped to prevent ghortag
Nhd GreiBss stoves in the state whel
cold weather comes.
ImBuffiGiant car supply caused tn
IuMa OF 100,950 tons of coal from A.
Qfi0 mines during the week endin
November o, Thsre was also lost t
tme market from other causes, suel
MM failure of miners to work, 1880
t1ms The mines which have a rail
~1ad rating of 1900 cars were sup
NtAad with and loaded cut, only 2,92
#MEH, aE n,aTE cars less than their lim
xANd rara@itys
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