Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-11-26
OUTPUT Of MINES
GUT 50 PER CENT
BY COAL WALKOUT

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Washington Nov 25.--With less
than 40 per cent of the poraml output
of bituminous coal being produced, |
the nation is facing its most serious
period since the strike of soft coal
miners was ordered, according to re-
ports received today by the railroad
administration. In scores of cities the
number of industries in operation is
rapidly falling while the nations
coal bin continues to dimish.
Officials held out only a ray of
hope for increased production. While
last weeks production showed an in
crease over the previous week and in
dicatons were for production of
about so per cent of normal this week,
j officials said they could not expect
sufficient production to check the
drain on the national supply until all
differences between the miners and
operators are ironed out by the con-
ference here.
Temperatures Have Dropped.
Meanwhile, temperatures in the
northern half Of the nation have
dropped, and the cry for coal for
household purposes grows louder, So
far the supplies have been dealt
out rather literally to meet this de-
leases of coal must be limited, If the
nation is not to face a serious tie-up
of industry as well as transportation
before normal production is again
reached.
Ranks of the soft coal miners, while
showing some losses in men returning
to work, still hold firm. In some
districts, it was said, men have gone
back to their jobs in large numbers,
but in many mining areas the union
ties have continued to keep the mines
closed.
Reviewing the coal supply situa-
tion the railroad administration re-
ported that 22,000,00O tons We're UNI
der its distribution system on Novem-
Der q the second day of the strike.
Since then these stocks, together with
current production, have been drawn
on to supply fuel for the railroads,
ships, public utilities, essential indus
| tries and public welfare institutions,
as well as for the household uses,
Mnny Carloads Held at Ports.
The railroad administration CEN
trail committee still is holding thou
sands of cars of export coal assem-
bled at Atlantic tidewater ports. Of
| ficials declared that, contrary to re-
port conditions were normal at the
ports where this reserve supply Of
coal is held, and that no car con-
gestion was being permitted
| The railroad administrations state
fment said:
an the first week of the strike the
! average number of cars of bituminous
! coal loaded daily was $685. or 26
| per cent o fthe pre-strike average;
! in the second week loading was at the
/ rot a -
! the normal rate a gain over the first
week of Ia per cent Last week, the
third of the strike, production stead
| lily increased and reached nearly 40
per cent of normal The present week
! promises so far a still better showing.
/ No Output in Central States.
1 productiOrhtnow is mainly in the
east, in the south and in the Rock
mountain regiqn. In the central
states, where bituminous coal is so
/ largely used, there Is little or no pres
ent output The railroads have the
! difficult and unusual task of moving
large part of the production of such
fields as the Pocahontas and Pennsyl-
yania field that normally moves east.
The 100000 tons the railroads had
ON November | was as evenly divided
i as possible over the country, but in
the section where there had been no
production, supplies have become de-
i pleted and coal from the eastern pro-
ducing fields has been and is being
sent to fill these needs"
Sub-Scale Committee Meets,
The sub-scale committee held per-
functorv meeting today, at which DR..
Garfield's statement of principles was
4 discussed Pending word from the
i cabinet. adjournment was taken until
tomorrow.
Neither operators nor miners were
hopeful tonight of settlement be-
4 fore next week. While the sub-scale
ecommittee plans to remain in session
many operators have arranged to
spend Thanksgiving day at their
homes
Charging that Secretary McAdoo
had been "studiously ma 'cious,"
George II. Gushing, managing o.. ector
Of the American Wholesale Goa! as
ISOLATION, in a statement tonight ex-
planned that the 1000 per cent Of
which the former secretary complain
ed was not figured on either volume
of business or capital stock This
percentage, he said, was made in the
case of abandoned mines worked on
cooperative basis, where the only
capital consisted of tools and sup
rIias