The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-23
Bituminous Increase $780,.
600 Tons Week of April
Il Over Previous Week
MIR. GARFIELD is
MUCH ENCOURAGED
Emphasizes Need of Keeping Up the
Pace-Again Urges Early Ordering of
Next Winters Supply-Do Not Elk
pect Complete Deliveries.

WASHINGTON,sApril 23.-Reports from
the principal bituminous coal mines Of the |
nation show that production increased |
about $3.50, 900 tons for the week Of April
10 over the previous week Every effort
is being put forth to obtain an even great
er production.
The Jump brings production to approx
mately 100000 tons above the. week ended
March so. 1t made up that amount of the
severe loss for the week ended April 6,
a loss which fuel administrator Garfield
said, threatened another fuel famine.
| The fuel administration accepted the IN
crease as a hopeful sign, but emphasized
the fact that the most determined methods
must be adopted to accomplish a steady
increase, il needs are to be met 1t is be-
| leved that the plans now being prepared
to take away from the railroads the power
to obtain cheap coal from certain mines
in return for 100 per cent car supply and
to substitute a more equitable distribution
of the cars will prove a big factor in soly
ing the problem
Reports received since the decision to
reform the railroad methods which have
caused disturbance of labor at the mines
indicated that the situation was much
more favorable for increased production.
1t IS probable that the new plan viii be
put INTO effect within few days.
The geological survey gave these figures
10 show the state Of production 81 bitum-
nous coal Week ended March 50, l0,SSS,
000 tons; week ended April G. 93l7,0o0
tons: week ended April r, l0947 600 tons.
This comment was attached:
Production Of bituminous coal increased
100000 OF over Il per cent, during the
week ended April ID, compared with the
preceding week The total production .;
bituminous coal Cincuding ignite and
coal made into coke is estimated at 10
9i7 600 net tons an average production per
working day 81 t,834,h00 net tons com
pared with an average OF LII 900 tons
for the past year, and l,6S0,0o0 tons in
April 1917"
The fuel administration announced thai
il was greatly encouraged by reports frot@
! many parts oil the county concerning tbs
progress of its campaign for the earh
! ordering Of next winters coal by botl
domestic and industrial consumers. par
ticnlarly IN the East, including New Norl
! city and other large municipalities
a food Of orders for next winter
: coal supply is reported" statement read
Both coal producers and retailers report
orders filed vastly in excess OF the suppl,
available for immediate delivery
With millions of tons ordered it is 0
!. course been impossible to effect full de
:. liveries This has given rise to some com
; plants among those who are patroticalll
responding to the requests oil the fuel al
ministration and have sought to lay il
their winters supply Il will be readil,
appreciated, however that the mines can
:, not produce and the railroads cannot de
liver the whole annual coal supply 81 tin
country within few weeks. The fue
administration, however, will exert ever,
. effort to expedite deliveries and to etfec
the distribution of maximum amount 0
coal during the summer months
With the country 5 coal supply largel,
. ordered ahead the administration will b
in position to act promptly and faciitat
the movement OF an adequate supply Q
coal to meet the demand The railroad
. will he enabled to Judge OF the traffi
4 facilities which must be made availabl
II for aiding coal production and for distribu
ting the supply.
The fact that consumers cannot secur
a immediate delivery should not deter Their
IS from placing their orders at once Thes
y early orders, once on the looks, becom
. the basis for the determined drive to Sc
II cure adequate production and prompt dis
tlibution
'Promptness in ordering and patience i
= awaiting deliveries are needed as a basi
"A for the cooperation Of the whole countr
D. with the fuel administration in its effor
to do its share Of the nations war work