The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-05
For the Fiscal Year 1919,
Excess of It's Income
Was $2,342,851
FACTS TELL STORY
OF ACHIEVEMENT"
He Adds That the Depart
ment Stands Squarely
on It's Record"

nors of at least 10 states to have suf.
fcent coal mined to provide for do
nestle consumers and absolutely es-
sential industries marked the progress
to-day of the strike of bituminous coal
miners.
Restrictions had been placed on CON
sumption of fuel throughout the coun-
try from New York City to the Sierra
Nevada mountains as the general sit
uation at the mines showed virtually
no improvement and the miners main
tanned their attitude of hostility to-
ward the proifered IA per cent wage
! increase.
Effective at midnight Sunday night
the most sweeping reduction of railroad
service in history in pas
senger service of one third in train
miles" on all railroads diverging west
southwest and northwest from Chicago
had been ordered. Regional director.
| of the central western, southwestern
and northwestern regions estimated
that that step alone would save ,00C
tons of coal daily. Other curtailment,
of railroad service were being consid.
cred to-day
Additional industries faced shut.
downs and more drastic conservation
rules for cities that would bring them
on a parity with Chicago and Kansa:
City, were in prospect. The strict SUI.
pervision Of the use of fuel and pow,
er first ordered at Kansas City to-day
was surpassed at Chicago, which went
on 61s hour business schedule Full
force Of the new restrictions here was
expected to be felt to-day after much
confusion yesterday when they were
only partly observed.
AT the mines the situation generally
was unchanged A small addition tc
the net production was looked for, how
ever, when Oklahoma put into effect the
Kansas idea that daily is producing
many carloads OF coal volunteer oper
alton of mines under military protec
| tion
Preparatory TO state operation, IF
teen Missouri mines had been seizet
under gubernatorial proclamation.
In Arkansas volunteer operation Of
mining property was promised by tht
governor by Monday.
Looking toward possible settlement
of the coal strike on state basis, The
governor Of Ohio has called confer
| ference OF representatives Of the OPP
orators and the approximately 42,0B
Ohio miners Should the strike con
tinue another ten days il would throw
out OF employment 100000 men il
Ohio, it was estimated
In Tennessee Governor Roberts haC
called meeting for tomorrow Of OPP
orators and miners to consider step
to end the strike without state seizure
of the mines.
Relief for domestic consumers il
Montana, where possibly the most act
ual suffering has been reported, was il
sight with the announcement that Goa
was en- route from Canada Portion
Of Wyoming and Nebraska still wer'
without promise Of immediate relief
however.
Except for the order cutting Of
bunker coal from ships flying foreign
Hags the Hfst conservation measures
along the eastern seaboard, were il
effect to-day with the curtailing Of tn,
use of electricity at New York N
trains in the eastern region will b,
taken off unless absolutely necessary,
A. T. Hardin, regional director an
nounced.
Chicago's downtown streets at nigh
resemble those of village so far a
Illumination is concerned Only stree
lights are turned on The confusion
prevalent yesterday due to misunder
standing Of the 61s hour business da,
rule was expected to be missing to
day, when virtually all business house
were due to open at / a. M and clos
at $50 p. M Office buildings were per
United to remain open only between
Q a. m. and 1880 p. m.
Theatre box Offices reported increased
applications for seats They ascribe,
the added business rather to the fac
that many workers would not have t,
report for duty until late rather thar
to the fact that the number of per
formances had been cut to six week
five evenings and one matinee.