Arizona republican., 1919-09-12

August ? and August g." Mir. Calla- han said. "This is sufficient coal to supply the requirements of the state of New Jersey for ten months.
 "The difficulty today is trans portation deficiency and not a car shortage alone Coal is one of the few commodities which can not wait on transportation. It is physically impossible in many instances. to hr'ng coal to the surface of the earth and store it for the reason that the pit mouth is on the side of a mountain or hill.
 Many mines are idle today on ac- count of no cars. Two hundred ane eighty-five mines were idle because of car shortage in one West Virginia district during the week ended July 26. This was before the shop mems strike Ninety-seven mines in this district failed to go 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 to the week ending August 9, inclu- sive, was 12,251, ,762 tons, distributed by weeks as follows: June T, 3S8s 996; June IA. 655,1o0; June 21, 936,- 662; June 2S, 644,149; July 5. 385,- 485; July 12, 428,359; July 19, r. 146,075: July 26, l,764,264; August 2, 2,311,402; August g, 3,591, ,1S0. This means 245,000 cars, or 1000 train loads. This is more than six months supply for all of the New England states: and this loss oc- cured in ten vessels only.
 Car Shortage Increases.
 Since July F, this shortage has been increased by leaps and bounds. These figures are based on the Unit ed States Geological Survey reports. which indicate that whereas for the week ended July l9, where Director General Hines chose to close his re- cent report to the Senate. the loss on account of car shortage was "A per cent of full time output. the loss on August g, was 22.5 per cent, this III the face of statements by the Rail- road Administration to the effect that conditions are not now abnormal
 The Director General points out D his report, that 37,000 new cars have been built, of which l7,00O have been put in service. If all of the ST. 900 cars had been in service during the week of August g, there would still be shortage of 34,000 cars during the one week alone; but these cars are not just in service and they are going into service very slowly"
 Concerning the number of cars now in the repair shop, MT. Calla- han said:
 There are approximately more coal cars in bad order today than closed cars. Of a total of l,1S3,490 closed cars, 95,928 or 8.1 per cent were in bad order on July 12, as com pared with 98,l39 bad order coal cars, out of total of such cars of 974,547 or 19.l per cent coal cars in bad order. Repairs to coal cars are being neglected through prefer ence to other cars. Moreover figure of 10 per cent of coal car ownership in shop is abnormal. There should not be to exceed per cent of the tor tai number of coal cars in shop under ordinary good railroad management
 "The country is full of bad order cars. They impede the movement ot freight through railroad yards is certain districts and are backing up the current of traffic.
 Moreover to 10 per cent of the 62,000 locomotives owned by the rail- roads under Federal control are now in the shop for classified repairs These $500 or more engines, accord. ing to indications, will be needed quite er-ly this winter. They could be usvd TOW in avoiding blocking coal mines with loaded cars. If these en. zines are not repaired at once, they may, when required for use, be in just the same condition so many cars are in today.'