The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-05

materials, minerals and metals states
| Without authority TO Fix prices, the com
mittee has succeeded in obtaining raw
materials at substantial price reduction,
without trade disturbance of real conse
quenee without the legal power to de
| termine priority, il has been largely in,
strumental in many cases in diyerting
output in such manner as to secure the
greatest general benefit Without any
power save that OF persuasion. it has
brought specialized private business eli
cheney into immediate and effective co.
operation with well ordered federal
system
In stimulating the work of the com
mlttee ON coal production, the report
says:
During the week ending Jan q, 1917,
the average daily production of bitumi-
nous coal was $4,000 net tons, of an
thracite coal 2Ss.490 gross tons; during
the week ending April u, 1917, the time
of the creation of the committee on coal
production, the average daily production
OF bituminous coal had decreased 10
l,6s2,0OO tons; of anthracite, TO 223,6s0
gross tons From the latter date, pro
duction progressively increased until
early in July bitumis Dus coal was being
produced at the rate of 1902 1914 tons
per day, and anthracite at the rate OF
PSI 900 gross tons per day, the greatest
output in the entire history Of the coal
industry, an output, If maintained sufii-
cient to supply not only the entire coal
requirements of this country but also
would have created large surplus to
relieve the coal shortage of the allied ma
tions
The commercial economy board has
studied and advised how commercial
business might reduce non-essential ac-
tiyities. The boards work covered re
turns OF rnsold bread to bakeries, waste |
IN deliveries, wool conservation and other |
fields.
The report of the committee on trans
outlines the history of the di- /
-ecting organizations for war purposes
QUILT up - the railroad war board upon |
.he special invitation Of the council of
rational defense. The ton mileage dur
ng April, May and June was l5,500.000,
100 ton miles, which was Is per cent
more than in the previous year.
TO economic in traffic facilities pas :
enger trains making over 24,000.000
niles per year in the aggregate had al
eady been discontinued at the recon-
nendation of the executive committee
his, the report estimates, will result in
he saving of 100000 tons OF coal per
ear, and has released 5000 men and a
number OF engineers for 9TH
r and more important service.
The committee ON labor's report tells ,.
t the conference of organized labor rep
at which they stated their -,
unqualified allegiance TO the republic in
ny situation,
Later a resolution was adopted by the !
approved by the council, de-
airing there should be no departure
ON present standards in state laws or
ate rulings affecting labor, without
aclaration by the council that it il es.
initial for national defense.
In describing work of special commit :
es, special mention is made of that on
ages and hours, which assisted in IN !.
'rporating in government contracts the !.
andards for wages and hours already :
tablished by federal legislation. :
The report says that of 40S persons I
orking continuously for the council :,
Ily 1865 were paid, the greater part be y
G clerks and stenographers, not count i
g a very large number of persons Civ 4
2 part of their time in and out of 3
ashington.. .,