The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-06-27
Nay Be Repetition Of l:l-
Conditions Next Winter $,
Geological Sure.
MINES IDLE WITHOUT OaD.|
Those Who Delay Or:
Longer May Not Get n.
Fuel Later On.

age next fall and winter n.
nouDcemcnt Is haSel. ~ =
states. upon q nation wide 80
conditions In the b.r-r -.-.
Unless steps are taken 4, 80
Survey says. 10 place fLs -.,-,
q basis % Increased P-..sr-.o. =,
IL every prospect 81 F-rer.r
some degree % tie s.fratoa ris-
vailed in the United Si-res tu-
winter q l9IT-IS
The only Way production can 70 :
ulaied az the present time. Il T.
hy placing orders wl'h the MIA
coal which VIII be needed ia,s-
Production during tiie frs, i've
q Tire year. reads tie staten
51-=-Oo0 nes tons. OF apron
80 below Production during ~
i've months ~ 1918 Mines are r-.
inc coal now NJ the rate u fro--
CO.. 20 $4,000 tons week. AZ
a-e output ~ lO.-r0D0 rors "
must b. maintained from f-rs
January next n The counrrys
mateI needs - Ia-aO01. Ia ;o-s
year are 10 be met
EVIL Of oeizye5 Orders
At 10 time during this year 80
rate % production epproaehe1 -
quiret tonnage The Tendency
part % buyers to hold on PLACING q
orders Is limiting T.roduct.on. 1.
mines cannot store coal al the rsr
production. and when tie r-s
orders Tor the winters NEE. -
next fall there j. grave danger q
the mines. with def.leiei Is.a- 2
ana the probability 81 s ii-as
transportation. vii - OF q. u-
the demands The result 20 .-,t ! >
uatlon would b. ar insult 80
Tor the requirements - tsues-f
sumerS. pubic utilities and 1.-s-.
users generally
1T j. believet that recgIreme-s-
this year reads q Survey srl-sus
20 Fuel Administrators Carried II
BE about 5aoup00c0 toas - h.i-r
coal. 81 which approx friaf.1v rii's.
tons have been used fra. So.
Taular.-d last year. ie1sil- s''''
tons % BE- prod1cst ~ -A.s ~
90 tons 7SCa.9o1 fous veTe T-.
ed during the first i've months -t
322cco.OoO tens 70 - pn-iuo-i 4
remaining % weeks ~ an lsrl---
lO.70u.0 90 tons a veek-
Thus Gar this year proilr- q
been AZ the rate 81 S-ftpn ---
week In 1915 nrod1ciior sis @
rate 81 1880. 30 tons a u~k
This production viii b. ti-r-.tff
conpliShmenf- The capac-E g ai-r-
Ing mines AZ the present i.r- u.'- .-'-
noE on the payroll = sio-l ir -
than II was last year rs lraf--
may 80 nude up IN Tari n- ul-4
the mines have orders sufr rui 20 q
them Eve ~ six days \ we,-k ua.rs-
threatened exodus OF fOreiEu-lorl -al
occurs
May Sc Car Shortage
present wa-e Agreements te-W-
or.rafars and miners expire
The proclamation % peace ~ ihs p
ideut A suspension of mining
ations willie a new wage a=re,tns
being negotiated would. q cOurSe. y
ously interfere With the prss.irtio-
s..sl and II il should cccur DARN
fail would cause a panlc afnv'g h-l.
ami cousumers ~ coal
There J. m use In rarrhl.r- r
this or any other consingeusy
rnIniStrntI0n officials say. Tlr t~
individual who wants 20 ~ sn
adequate coal ~rTriy next uairf %
- certain by buying cpai ner TN
is 10 otter Way -Ech g.
can he obtained Trang.or-a
promises 20 - a lirnir.ns .-
firod tide 81 demand con
when tie counfrys rcc1rl ri'
being carried. IN SINE ui>f
would appear certain that e"
standing the utmost endeaH"-> ~
railroad Administration anG The
izafion OF its experience last fal-
shortage viii BE- q cause liusitir-
rrinous coal production. and inr u
re.rson IL Is prohlemsticai ~.,ei'ifi I
expected production 81 ltcts'''''' =
an Re attained this year.
Shortage Of latOr ALREADY = Z
tor that i cutting down ihe o-'l-'
some coal producing Sectio-lS- aft'
ir- 10 the SCT ey's report TIE oi.-
tors report that from 3sVt1 %
forcixn-b0rn miners exT-ect q" ~ lf-
Europe as soon as they can ~
ports and that many have ALREADY
turned IL continued this MOI
~igI ~ capable Of producing bui =
results reduction q the atno-i'
caal mined IN districts where The M
I1l,or II largely foreisn-boEn- and "
are many such districts
Tie WHO needs coal should hesil'
80 longer. Now Is the time 10