The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-20
HEAVY PRODUCTION.
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ton of both bituminous and anthracite
coal is shown during the week ending
September 8, according to the United
States Geological Survey, the figures
on the output Of bituminous coal being
put at $3.50, 900 net tons, a decrease OF
7.6 per cent. as compared with the pre-
ceding week and anthracite at ], 4sl 900
tons, a decrease OF 465,000 tons, or "a
per cent. as compared with the pre-
vious week.
while the actual production Of BIZ
luminous coal went down, however,
the rate Of production appears to have
gone up" says the Survey. "Studies
made in 1918 and 1917 indicate that
considering the country as unit, La
Dor LAY counts for only 0.S Of an ordi-
nary working day. Assuming that the
same ratio will hold true for 1919, the
average production per working day
during the week of September would
be 1,823,00O tons, as high an output as
has been attained this year. Whatever
the precise level of the daily aver
age, the conclusion appears warrant
ed that production is at least main
taing~the mark set in late August"
Available Coal Land.
A total Of 4O,426,OO0 acres of coal
lands have been withdrawn from pub
lie entry and would be subject to
disposition under the bill which has
passed the Senate providing for the
leasing Of public lands having deposits
Of coal, oil, gas, phosphate and sodium
accordtn gto a statement by the United
States Geological Survey. The state
ment has been inserted in the Con-
gressional Record by Senator Walsh,
as part Of his remarks in connection
with the recent debate in the Senate
on the leisang bill.
The total acreage of coal lands that
may be disposed of under the bill is
divided among the various states as
follows: Arizona, 1895; California,
1858; Colorado, 4,509,511; Idaho, A.
761; Montana 10,610,126; Nevada, 49,
1888; New Mexico, $3.50, 2OS; North Da-
kota, 10,902,615; Oregon, 1851; Utah,
5,S13,S36; Washington, S24,074, and
Wyoming, 2,437,72S.
Hines Gets Busy.
Aware of the fact that car supply
and transportation matters generally
are placed heavily upon the railroads.
Walker ID. Hines, director general, has
issued the following instructions to
regional directors: To speed up road
and yard movements; to secure reav-
Ter loading of equipment: to estab-
hsh'and maintain complete and accur-
ate yard checks; to reduce the num-
Der of bad order cars; to make prompt
delivery to connections; to effect early
deliveries at freight houses and team
tracks; and to expedite the movement
of grain cars in terminals.
Instructions have also been issued,
for the establishment in each impor-
tant terminal of committee Of Of !!
ficers of the Railroad Administration
whose duty it will be to study and ex-
pedite the movement of cars, empty and
loaded, in their respective terminals.
Every effort is being made to speed |
up the construction of the 100000
freight cars ordered by the Railroad
Administration last year and to place
in service such of these cars as aret
still in storage.
Hutchinson Man On.
The bituminous coal industry will
be represented at the International
Trade Conference to be held at Allan
tic City September 30 to October s, by
a special committee Of seven of the
National Coal Association, to BIZ
known as the Rehabilitation Commit
tee" of which F. ". Wiltshire, of the
Consolidated Coal Company, New York
City, will be chairman, according to an
announcement which has been made
by Harry N. Taylor, president Of the !
association. The appointment Of the
committee is pursuant to the action OF
the executive committee Of the Nat
ional Coal Association at its last meet
ing.
Besides Chairman wiltshire, the
committee is made up as follows: ].
P. Walsh, Pittsburgh Coal Company,
Pittsburgh, Pa, Raphael Rios, Berwind |
White Coal Company, Philadelphia, Pa.
L. NJ. Burrows, of Castner, Curren and
Bullitt, Norfolk, Va; T. F. Farrell, Po-
Fuel Company, Bluefield, w.
Va, c. q. Bockus, Clinchfleld Coal
Corporation, New York City and Lind
say McClandlish, Hutchinson Coal Co.
Philadelphia,
Screened to Slack.
Recently Pittsburgh newspaper
ran an advertisement from German
firm asking for quotations G. 1. +. Ham.
burg,