Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-11-29
STEPS ARE TAKEN
To CONSERVE COAL
As FAMINE LOOMS
With Production But 30 Per
Cent of Normal, 1t Is NeCeS-
Sary That Economy in Use
of Fuel Be PractiCed.

Chicago, Nov 2S.--Moves for dras-
tic curtailment Of the use of soft coal.
especially In the middle west, south
west and central west, were made to-
day to meet the shortage due to the
miners strike, while operators pre-
pared to announce IA per cent wage
advance, effective December l.
What effect the wage Increase
proposed by Fuel Administrator Gar
field and rejected by the union min
ers' representatives, but accepted by
the operators-would have upon pro-
luction was not indicated tonight
What percentage of the miners might
return to work Monday could not be
foretold.
Although the government through
the fuel administration announced II
proposed to see production resumed
even though 1t were necessary to take
over some of the mines, no specific
action had been ordered.
State and local officials tonight
were considering methods of resum-
ing production and of conserving
stores OF fuel which, in many locali-
ties, were exceedingly slender, as a
condition approaching famine
loomed
A conference of governors will be
called to meet in Chicago probably
Monday by Governor Frederick u
Gardner of Missouri. he announced
tonight unless Fuel Administrator
Garfield informed him that the GOV
ernment will take definite action
looking to production.
To Open Some Kansas Mines.
ON Monday, too Governor Henry
j. Allen has announced he will open
the strip mines of Kansas with volun-
teer miners The governor conferred
with General Leonard Wood tonirht
in Kansas City in preparation for the
undertaking for which about 1000
men have enlisted. The most encour-
aging strike news Of the day was the
return of miners in Wyoming where
the strike apparently had collapsed.
The release of siXty-two miners ar
rested last Wednesday at Carneyvilie
Wyo, was expected The Colorado
Fuel and iron company announced 1t
would grant the a per cent wage adj
vance.
Although soft coal production now
is slightly 40 per cent of normal, the
situation In West Virginia, where
large amount of present actual min
ing Is proceeding in the union ana
non union fields was not SO encour-,
ring today. There were reports thar
the strike might spread i'm that state
Mining to considerable extent has
gone on in Kentucky, New Mexico,
Alabama, Colorado, North Dakota
and parts of Wyoming, and ia the
non-union mines of PENNSYLVANIA, but
the aggregate Of 40 per cent Of nor
NAL has left the country largely run
ming on rations, with industries
gradually shutting down IN many
states and many more in prospect un-
less production is resumed on a con.
siderable scale within a week or two.
Rule Being Adhered To.
AS a result of the diminlshment of
the supply, fuel directors of the cen
trail western and north western rail-
road regions declared today they
were strickly adhering to the rule re-
leasing coal only to essential indus
tries and to to retailers for use of
Omaha's schools were ordered
closed for one week today and street
car service reduced twenty-five per
cent.
In Kansas City the local fuel al
has ordered motion pic
ture theaters closed next week, but
ruled that church services NAV he
held where no fuel is used, and both
public and private schools will be
closed indefinitely
Generally throughout much of the
country electric signs have been dis.
continued and the use OF electric |
power for all purposes greatly re-
duced
INDIANAPOLIS manufacturing plants |
are operating on half time basis.
local board to prescribe fuel con-
servation was established today in
Neb.
The Illinois public utilities commits
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