The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1919-05-16
CHECKING THE LOSSES
OF MINES DURING
THE war
UNCLE SAM TO THE RESCUE OF
METAL OPERATORS.
War Relief Committee Leaves INA
tional Capital In Early June and
Later will Come to Utah And the
West - Coalmen Have Protection
Through the Fuel Administration.

Through the Fuel Administration.
The Sun
WASHINGTON. H. G.. MAY II
Production of bituminuus coal M the
United States during the week ended
MAY 3d is estimated at S.Ojl .OOO net
tons and is considerable improvement
over the output of the week proceed
ing. Compared with the same week of
last year. however, the current week :
production tell 3.32iOOO net tons ar
~ per cent behind. For the calendar
year to date the output of biwminous
coal is estimated at ll3.TI3.OOO net
tons ~ compared with lSp,ii1, 900
net tons during the same period of
1918. The daily Ecrage production
during the week ended May 81 Is est.
mated ut l.3i2.OOO net tons ~ com
pared with l.3j6,OOO net tons during
the period January lst TO date and
!, 49, 600 net tons during the cores
ponding period of last year
Production Of anthracite during
the week ended May 81 Is placed NJ
$4,000 net tons ~ against l,i0l,-
OOO net { ons during the week ended
April 26th and l.gGO.OOO net tons
during the week OF May >, 1918. For
the calendar year Ia date the pruduc-
ton of anthracite is estimated nc %
$4,000 net tons and h approximately
- per cent below the output during
the same period Of last year estimated
lat 33.iJlOOO net tons. The daily
average per working day dur 2 the
current week is estimated Mt 3s2,.
900 net tuns ~ against 23i,000 during
The week proceeding and 10000 for
the calendar year to date.
The mines of the country were opcr.
ntcd during the week ended April
18th ut SOS per cent of their full time
~ compared with iD.I per cent during
the week proceeding and ~ per cent
during the week of April ~. 1918
Operating conditions we're approx
matcly the same ~ reported for the
week ended April 10Th. total losses If
full time amounting 10 an per cent.
Of this total 40 per cent h nttrihui.
81 Ia lack of business aud 80 o. labor
shortage
Utah Coke Improves.
Production Of beehive coke IN the
I 'nitcd States during the week ended
MAY 81 h estimated ~ 2lG, lG3 net
tons, and h un increase of approx
matcly $4,000 net tons or ~ por cent
over the production for the week pre-
cccdng. However, production during
the week ended MAY "a Is hut ~ per
cent at the output Of the correspond
ing week oi last year During the
current week improvement occurred
IN production M Pennsylvania, West
Virginia. Washington aud Utah, while
IN all other states the output tell even
below the uiput during lhr week
ended April 10Th For the calendar
wear to date the production ut bee.
| hive coke ia the United States is csii,
mated ~ 1.lns.21n net tons AZ cum.
pared with lO,usG,ijl net tons Tor the
same period IN 1915. The daily aver
age Tor the coal year to date b. est,
mated at 1O,T3s net tons while for a
similar period last year % Wa, rr.
corded al o. net tons.
Shipments ot hiiumnous coal from
THE lideWaier hnrhors tn all paint,
during the week ended May "a. an,
estimated at 300. Gsl net tons rs com
pared with ihl,O14 net tons duEjng
the week proceeding, Decreases oc
currrd during he week at all hnrhor
with the exception of Baltimore, al
which hnrbor thelncrrnsc was slight
Loading nt Hampton Roads Tell be-
hind the most approximately thirty
seven thousand net tons or 80 pei
cent
Tidewatcr shipments o. New Eng
land during the week ended Nav 3,
are estimated az si,OG6 net tons az
against lO2,1A1 net tons for the wcrl
ended April 2Gih. The decrcatp i
entirely attributed 10 the falling of
IN tonnage loaded az Hampton Roads
the current weeks loading amounting
Ia but 2S,l net tons as against %,
AS net tons during the week pre-
ceeding. During the same week %
! 1915 total tideWater shipments lo Ne,
. England amounted 10 3ll,47O net ton,
b Bituminous roal dumped at lowe
, lake ports durgg the week cnde
April 18th is estimated al 3s5,i7i ne
tons and is slightly Ia excess of th
tonnage dumped during the same wee
!, of last year, estimated az 31O,2Oi n,
lions. For the season 10 date hltum.r
} Gus coal dumpings amount Ia 95s 40
b net tons, and Is nearly 90 per cent /
excess of the tonnage dumped duru
, 1.-The same period IN last year
u MINERS MAKING COMPLAINT
n 10 DIRECTOR GENERA
d INnIANApOLlS. Ind, MaN IU.-I
la lengthy Telegram from John