The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-07-02

ability of another general Goa. short
nouncement Is based, the Survey
states, upon Il nationwide study of
| conditions in the bituminGus field
[ Unless steps are taken at once, the
/ Survey says, to place the mines upon
Il basis of increased production there
is every prospect Of a repetition to
some degree of the sltuat ton that pre-
vailed in the United States during the
winter of 1918.
The only way production can be slim
uated at the present time, 1t is said is
by placing orders with the mines for
coal which will be needed later on.
'Production during the first five months
of the Tcar," reads the statement, fell
| 5G2G 900 net tons, or approXrlntely
$3.50 below production during the first
five months Of 1918. Mines are produc-
ing coal now at the rate of from 5000
900 to $50 900 tons Il week. An aver
age output Of 10,1G0,000 tons Il week
must be maintained from June to
JanuGry l next if the country's esti-
mated needs of 500,000C00 tons this
year are to be met"
Evil Of Delayed Orders.
AT no time during this year has the
rate OF production approached the re-
Quired tonnage. The tendency ON the
part CT buyers to hold OF placing their
orders is limiting production, as the
mines cannot store coal at the point Of
production, and when the rush of
orders for the winters needs comes
next fall there is grave danger that
the mines, with depleted labor forces
ana de probability of less adequate
transportation, will be unable to meet
the demands. The result Of such a sit
uaton would be an insufficient supply
for tie requirements of domestic CON
sumera. public utilities and industrial
users anerally.
at * believed that requirements for
this year. reads Sulwey<sta1m
to T-al Administrator Garfield, "will
ne aoo"t "9Vovo'o10 "i piuih'hous
coal g Whlch appfoNmately -oOOo,0oJ
tons have been used from stocks acor-
mulaled last year. leaving 5000C0 900
tons . hc produced. OF this 500 0oo,-
QUO t'@'s I!ooV'o : tons were produc-
eu ot 1S tHe iitSt I'VE lloHiils' leaFih%
5-2'V' 2 wv tons 10 De prooaced IN the
| reflA y ~ 5o-WeekS' or an average OF
~, - ~ tpHS q "eeN'
4Ae' lar inns year lFouuctloh mas
neeli at lhe rate Oh o,-"V'o'o tons Il
! Vice. l1-lo4o pFoulttloh WIS at the
rate q l4'"oo'0oo 'o.s u Wees
Ih.S pFouuct!ea "iii % 'lhicuit Oh ac-
com ~ lileht. A+.e eapAc''S on ope!"t-
my lt~1S az tiAe }iSse.'' eiNis Wtl' '"''o'
no" on ine pa%roii ~ an.ut ioIo rover
'''ah y was iasl Se'.r. ms "e.'c,elSs
/ may re ''nue ~ ~ k''ft VI "ii""! Il
,lie "a ne" nave oi'e1s S"'"c'Ni', 20 run
'ieii n'0 u ~. w. - ''''i''' 'A's
threatened exodus o. ioFeis'ii-ooi1i 'aoof
occurs.
| nay BE Car shortage.
present wage agreements between
operators and miners expire Will,
the proclamation of peace ~ the Pres
! ident. A suspension of mining opes-
ationa while Il new wage agreement is
being negotiated would t course, seri-
ously interfere with the production of
coal and if it should occur during the
| fall .ould cause a panic among buyers
| and consumers of COAL"
There is no use in gambling Upon
this or any other contingency, fu9, ad-
minlstrntion officials say. The firm or
individ Ial who wants to be sure Of an
adcQpale coal supply next vii ter can
be certain by buying coal nov. There
is no other way such assurance
can be obt.ined. TRANSFORMATION ais
pronlis.s TO be limiting factor if thp
flood J'lc of ea,sard eo,aae at a tin
when tta couptry's record crons ore