The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-07-21
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Railroads Agree to Rush
. Large Quantity to
the Lakes.

| WASHINGTON, July 21-An in.
/ tensiye drive to relieve the Goa
famine current in the Northwest
! which Is growing more serious ey
ery day, was started by the issu
arce By the interstate Commerce
Commission Of priority and embar'
| 20 orders to assist 10 the produc
lion Of 100000 additional ton!
Of bituminous coal within the ner
four weeks.
The orders Of the commission
seek TO insure that this coal vii
be moved while the lake navisa
Iiion season Is open 10 the district:
!. threatened by famine.
The order becomes effective
July &c and continues indefinite
ily, though It is known the coal op,
orators believe that Il the effort !!
entirely successful the order need
not be continued after four weeks
The order Is intended to have
the following results:
Firw-To secure a weekly In
+; crease in production at bituminous
! coal mines in Western Pennsylya.
/ mia. Ohio, Indiana, Illinois. West
| Virginia and Kentucky OF 100000
! tons Of coal.
! SecOnd-to assist the railroads
10 supplying 10 these coal mines
| 1000 cars each day to enable this
production and to insure that The
coal Is moved promptly TO ports
| on Lake Erie for transhipment By
| water to the upper peninsula Of
! Michigan. to Wisconsin, Minnesota
| North Dakota, South Dakota, Mon.
!! tana and Canada.
The order Is made on the rail.
/ roads serving the bituminous COS!
mines in these States. making It
mandatory that a priority be given
| BY the roads TO cars neeoed fof the
production and distribution Of this
amornt Of coal and compelling al
so that this coal shall be moved to
I: the lake ports for the CONSUMERS
suffering from the famine.
! Work on organizing this effort
is already begun. The Ore and Goal
! Exchange OF Cleveland. Ohio, Is
empowered 10 determine what
| amount OF the 100000 tons each
1 mine in the district must produce
each day and to supply figures 70
the railroads so cans may be moy.
ed to the mines in accordance with
the demand made upon them.
The operators, after they have
filled the special reluisition Of the
Ore and Coal Exchange each day
are permitted then 10 load coal for
| other consumers.
The coal mined especially for the
Northwest may not be diverted BY
consignment except under s2e.
/ cial permit and then only with the
understanding that under the re-
consignment orders It will be NOV.
ed 10 some other lake port.
Coal operators aud railroad eI-
ecutives are preparing to hold fur
ther conferences in New York City
to assist In carrying out the order.
The lake navigation season clos.
es about November |. but the drive
, must be pushed with the greatest
vigor during the NEXT four weeks as
the movement Of cost over the
lakes after the fall season sets In
is handicapped by the weather.
Though the effort is a trench
Gous one in view Of the existing
state OF the transportation sysems.
it is known that both operators and
railroad executives are sanguine Of
SUCCESS.
The order in no manner will az
feet the production and distribu-
! ton Of coal for other territories.
| Coal now being produced and mov-
ed to the Atlantic sea5oard will
i continue, and effort is to be made
to speed up the movement II poss-
ible. The Northwest is TO be sup
piled through the increased pro-
duction.
The railroads n.ueo m the or
The Baltimore and Ohio, from
mines west OF Grafton. ". Va, and
Myersdale, Pa; the Pennsylvania
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