The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-09-08
AS II. SHOULD be,

cars must be ready when the coal le
brought out CT the ground. This Is
absolutely essential.
MANY mines are idle today on ac-
count Of no cars. Two hundred and
cighty-.ive mines were idle because
Of car shortage in one West Virginia
district during the week ended July
&c. This was before the shop mems
strike. Ninety-seven mines in this
district failed to 70 to work in one
day while many others only worked
part time that day.
..The total bituminous coal lost
through lack OF railroad cars at the
mines from the week ending June z
% the week ending August 3, inclu-
sivc, was l2.g5l. 1852 tons. distributed
hy weeks as follows: June z, $685.
S96: June IL. $3.50: June 81, $685.
&C.: June 2S. 644.i4a: July 5, $751;
4S5: July i2. 4sS.359; July 10. 1,146.-
o.5: July 26. 1.-6l.264; August :.
2.3ii. .402: August ., 3.5oi. .1S0. This
means aA5,000 cars, or 1000 tram
loads. This is more than six months,
supply for all the New England
states: and this loss occurred in ten
vessels only.
Car Shortage Increases.
.Since July IL. this shortage haS
been increased by leaps and bounds.
These figures are based on the United
States Geological. Survey repofU.
which indicate that whereas for ths
week endec July IL. where Director
General Hines chose to close his ~
cent report 10 tn. Senate. the loss On
account of car shortage was ~ per
cent Q. fnn time output, the loss on
August s. was 22.5 per cent, this IN
the face Of statements by the Rail
road Administration to the effect
that conditions are not now abnormal.
In 1.her words. the loss because Of
no cars at mines mas trebled in three
weeks. and Il now on a parity with
the ORDINARY shortage during severe
winter months when the Railroads
are handicapped by congestions and
engine failures.
The Director General points nut
in his report, that $1,000 new ears
have been built. Of which II, 400 have
been put in service. If all of the Sd
GOO cars had been in service during
the week Of August 8. there wcuid
still be a shortage Of $4,000 cars
during the one week alone: hut thess
cars are not vet in service and they
are going into service very slowly"
Concerning the number a. cars
nov. IN the repair shop, Mr.. Callahan
said.
There are prcportionately more
coal cara in bad order today than
closed cars. OF 4 total Of 1854
closed ears. 95,92S or 81 per cent
were in bad order on July -. as eern-
psred with $3.50 bad order caal
cars, out of total Of snci. cars 81
ss4-547 or l0.l per cent coal cars~ih
had order. Repairs tc coal cars are
being neglected through preference
to other cars Morcovc: y;gIrc ~
10 per cent Of coal car ownership j.
shop is abnormal. There should No
be TO exceed per cent 81 the tc41
number Of coal cars ia sop urAp
ordinary good railroad .osnsgsmeN.
The country is full. .: bad osAsr
cars. They impede the n:syazzcn: -
freight through railroad ysl6s n
certain districts and afo backing up
the current Of traffic.
Moreover to 10.uef cent u 49,
62,O00 locomotives owned BY shs rad.
roads under Federal control ar. zccs
ia the shop for cIsaifieti reraiip.
These $500 or more engines acsu-
ing to indications. will ~ upeo
quite early this winter. They CO
be used nov in avoiding hlockins -
mines with loaded cars. II -
engines dre nos repaired ak 60
they may. when required fer use. ~
IN just the same condition SO q: =
cars are ~ to-day"