The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1920-08-13
Cnrresnnndenco ND Sun.

Correspondence The sun.
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Aug. D.
Utah s coal production fell to $50 per
cent for the week, the principal fac
tor IN the shortage being transporta-
ton disability, 80 per cent Labor
shortage accounts for most of the
balance, the shortage on account Of
fiine disability being less than 5 per
cent.
The strike of daymen in the Middle
West caused the production of soft
coal during the last week of July to
drop below the 1910 level for the first
time this year The total output. in
cluding Ignite and coal cooked ut the
mine. is estimated ut 0.3jI,OOO net
tons. a decrease when compared with
the latest pre-strikc week, of 1923
uO0 net tons
Practically all mines in the Belle
Vile district were closed Incomplete
reports indicate that fully three
fourths of the capacity IN the Fulton
Peoria district, and perhaps onc-half
that of the Northern Illinois group
was down. Precise information IL
lacking as to the extent of the strike
iu the rest of the state.
On Monday. july Doth. the strike
wave had reached Indiana, and by
Friday practically al mines ia that
state were closed.
Recovery Il Rapid
Tclogruphic reports of coal loaded
by the principal carriers indicate that
production recovered hut little ON
Monday. August ID, hut that since
then has been steady improvement.
Practically al mines in Indiana. for
example we're back at work ON Thur
dny. August 9Th
The year 1920 IL more tlnn cigh-
itDu million tons hchiul 1917, aud
mprc than thirty-six million tons be-
hind 1918. but is forty-four and a
half million tons ahead of 1919.
Unlike the production of soft coal,
that OF anthracite increased during
the week ended July 3lst. Shipments
originated by the principal carriers
Gin part cstimatcdl amounted 10 &c.
49, ears, the argcst since mid-June.
The total output, including mine fuel
and local sales, Is estimated at l,sIA,-
900 net tons This was 10000 tons
greater than that of the preceding
week, and $1,000 greater than during
the corresponding week of 1919.
Cumulative production since Jan
nary /, 1920, now stands az 50,555,OOO
tons, rs against 47,3O7,OOO tons IN
1919
The principal feature of the week
ut July 2ith was the outbreak of the
dnymen = strike ia Illinois. The
week = record shows only the begin
ming of the disturbance, however ihe
waikuut spread rapidly bat dad not
reach its maximum cXton, until the
following week. cut side of the area
affected hy the strike little change
occurred.
An exceedingly active demand ior
coal persisted. East ot the Mississippi
uo mine reported loss ot working
time Tor lack of orders. West of that
rHer mo- market LOSSES were reported
from four states only Iowa, Colo
RADIO, Washington, and Montana.
Losses attributable Ia labor ros,
from GA Ia o. per cent. The lncreas,
was due Ia the Illinois strike. The
Bellcyillc district was closed down or
the average POO per cent of fulltime
The loss occurred on Friday and Sat
urday. The extent 10 which other dis
tricts of southern Illinois and the On
tire region of Central Illinois wer,
closed down is not known precisely
The strike had reached few minei
in the Fulton-Peoria district on Fri
day, aud by Saturday one-third of th,
mines reporting were down The fig
ures for that district, although incom
plete, indicate clearly that tbs STRIKE
was the dominant factor limiting pro
duction The Northern Illinois fiel'
does not appear "a have been affected
by the strike during the week of judy
path,
The labor losses in Indiana-7.l
per cent-were primarily due 10 dis
putes which started before and wer'
independent of the Illinois daymen
strike. The wave of the larger strik
did not reach Indiana until the fol
lowing week The labor loss reporte'
by operators in Central Pennsylvania
was "a per cent for Section A, o.
per cent for Section b, and 10 pc
cent for Section c. Except for See
ton b, all of these losses We're, how
ever, ascribed by the operators 4
labor shortage rather than strike.
In Alabama and in the Kenoya
Thacker district the strike losses re
ported in recent weeks continued. Tel
per cent of the capacity of Alabami
was closed by strikes, while in TN
Kenova-Thacker field more thar
three-fourths of the capacity wa
down Strikes in Kansas and Arkan
sas were reported sufficient to caus
loss of 10 per cent of tul.time.
Eassd Up Car Sipply.
The closing of mines because o
labor disturbances reduced the de
mand for cars and WAS the urimarl