The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1919-06-12
TOO MUCH
COAL. PRODUCED
MINES WORK
PART TIME
SURPLUS OF
CARS GROWS
(By d. II. Pape. Former Assist
ant District Representative
Of the U. 8. Fuel Ad-
ministration)

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The overproduction Of coal in the
United States during 1918 when all
war industries were going at full
blast was nearly 100,O00,000 tons
in excess of prewar production, and
now that the war is over and war
Industries closed, the mines of the
United States will again drop down
to prewar production figures.
This means that, with sufficient
mines opened in the. United States,
to provide an even greater tonnage
in 1919 than was mined in 1918,
there is q pot lible overproduction
from the war situation of more than
100000 tons.
In the intermountain country
there have been opened in Utah and
Wyoming some ten or twelve new
mines which will mean an increase
over Drevar productive Of eight or
nine thousand tons q day.
MINERS WORK HALF TndH
because OF lack of demand for
(. cosz ths aosi Hissm sf the United
States are working only half time.
CAere were employed in 1913.
sae.ee0 miners. against 100000
sinners in 1915. Nov that the war
id over another $4,000 miners will
return to the mines from the army.
The fuel sitsAtion Is sucn that
the shipping board has turned tho
entire merchant marine of the Unit
ed States into oil burning ships. and
the increase In the production of
fuel oil is such that large numbers
of factories on the eastern coasts
are changing their coal burning
plants to oil fuel plants.
With the war over and ships be-
coming more plentiful. Australian
and British Columbia Goals will again
become available, for the western
coast, and Canadian coal for the
northwestern markets through the
Spokane gateway.
RAILROADS USE LESS FUEL
During the 1918 season because Of
the great amount of traffic due to
war conditions, the railroads Of the
United States burne 80 per cent Of
the total bituminous output of the
country. The decrease in traffic has
become SO great that the railroads
are using less than two thirds of
the coal they did in 1918. Metal
mining operations in the intermoun-
tain country have decreased to the
point where they are consuming only
two thirds Of the coal they did in
1918.
All Of these conditions point to a
vast overproduction.
The transportation facilities on the
Uaion Pacific railroad In 1918. de-
spite the strain due to war condi-
tions, were such that for the first
time In ten years the Rock Springs
mines had full car supply. With
the last lap OF the double track on
this system finished and decrease
in traffic because OF the cessation OF
the war. officials OF this road assure
the Rock Springs operators that
.$here is little possibility of a car
= shortage in the Rock Springs district
THIS coming year.
RAILWAY AIDS MINES
In the Utah fields prior to 1918,
only one railroad served the Carbon
county coal district. In 1918 the
Utah railway began operations and
with large purchases of new coal cars
this road relieved the Titan coal
mines OF any car shortage. THIS
was the first year this railroad oper-
ated and II is reasonable to assume
it willg ain in efficiency as time CON
tinues.
quote the following fro mthe Ea-
tional Coal associations Weekly d.