Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-11-21
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PACKING PLANTS " 81
OF CHICAGO HAVE
VERY SMALL SUPPLY
Immediate Future of Steel
Industry Causes Much
Concern.
HINES TOlLAY FACTS
BEFORE THE CABINET
Little Change is Noted at
the Mines Today, Say
Officials. y 3

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Chicago. Nov. 21.-The increasing
coal shortage had begun today to ];
menace additional industries and
threatens slightly the nations food
supply, with the further prospect OF
a sweeping curtailment of passenger
traffic within twenty-four hours.
AS the 423, 900 bituminous coal min {
ers rounded out three weeks of idle
ness it became known, through
statement here by the regional coal
committee, that the big Chicago pack
ing plants have about two weeks
upply'' of coal left, and that when
will not be able to release any coal
to them"
The immediate future Of the steel
industry today was causing concern,
according to one Pennsylvania manu-
facturer, and in the Chicago. district
the Corn Products company an
nounced suspension of its plants q.
Pekin. ILL.,, and Argo, Ill. The region
al coal committee indicated It expect
ed extensive shut downs during tho
next ten days unless production on
large scale was resumed. b 5s3 s,,,5S II. Ia
Walker d. Hines. federal director
of railroads, announced, II became
known today, that he eiwould lay the
facts of the coal situation before the
cabinet SO that he might be relieved
Of any personal responsibility for cur
that. many of the federal railroad
managers here said they & expected
sweeping reductions In the number OF
spas1enger trains Hithin ~ hours.
Little change wAt apparent 1T the
minsss today, indicatiops pointing 70
no Increase n prod Hon 81 sss 81
AftieH Of khe operators at WAahsa
ingtbn IN offering the miners N ins.
creabesof II cents a ton for icoal mineAa
and 20 per cent increase Tor day
workers while being regarded BY the
miners leaders as Of no consequence
as a forward step in the negotiations,
was looked on by Washington author,
tiles with optimism. More practical
negotiating was expected to follow
that concrete offer.
The weeks supply ration for Chf-s
cago and the northwestern region,
which extends to the Pacific coast,
was in effect today. This followed
an order placing the southern states
east of the Mississippi river on = ra-
ton basis which limited purchases for
home use to one ton.
Situation Serious.
Charleston, w. Va, Nov. z1.-Of.
,ficials of district No. II. United Mine
Workers of America, announced early
today that reports from the New
River coal fields. where many miners
quit work during the past two days.
indicated that the situation in that
region was serious" and it was de-
clared that further spread Of the
strike was probable. On the heels of
this announcement came statement
from representative of the operat-
ors that the new strike would change
the present policy of the companies
to abolish the "check orr system Of
collecting union dues, which action Is
said to have caused the miners to-
walk out.
situation similar to that existing
in the New River region developed
late yesterday in the Moundsville dis
trict, according to reports today.
News from the PARIS Run mines near
Moundsville was 20 the effect that
400 miners, who had voted to return
cording to the men. company super
intendents told them they must re-
nounce union memberships before re-
entering the mines. Operators said
reports from all other mining fields,
especially those in the northern sec
ton of the, state. were encouraging
and that the men were rapidly re-
turning to work.
Steel Mill May Close.
Youngstown. Ohio, Nov. 21.--hGills
of the Mahoning land Shenango val :
, leys, forming the second largest steel.
producing region in the country, to-
day faced possibility OF 4, closing on
account of coal shortage, following
/ orders by F.. T. Murray, local fuel
director, cutting OF supplies to all
factories saai ~ 49,