Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-08-04

lEtikhl rates on tNdi-t AoNtI rate II
the summer months TO induce move
ment OF that commodity aud higher
rate In the winter months.
Seasonal Coal Rates.
On the recommendation Of Chair
man Edgar f. Clark of the commits
sion and the other members also. a
subcommittee OF the senate commit
tee on Interstate anC foreign COM
merce. the chairman OF which Is Sen
ator Frelinghuysen of New Jerses, re-
ported fayorably a bin establishing
seasonal coal rates. This bill and the
report of the committee are now be-
fore the whole committee and viii be
brought up for consideration when
congress recOnvenes.
Widespread opposition developed TO
the proposed legislation among coal
operators. coal dealers and commercial
organizations. The opposing interests
/ cannot see that the proposed legisla-
! ton would accomplish the desired re-
Sult-that Of inducing the movement
and storage of coal I'm the summer
months 80 that a minimum of coal
would have 70 be transported in the
winter months.
In the opinion of George Otis Smith.
director of the United States Geolog-
ical Survey. 10 allow present cOndi-
lions in the coal industry 10 continue
viii be to invite industrial paralysis.
1.-THE seasonal fluctuatiOn in coal out.
IN demand" he says. 'The consumer
must be hitched on 10 the problem Of
giving the mines more orders for the
spring and early months and of rellev-
ing both mines and railroads of their
extra heavy burden In the fall and
winter months. In normal year the
country over this seasonal inequality
OF demand calls for 30 per cent 10 90
per cent more coal being mined In
November. the peak load month than
In April. the usual month OF greatest
slump IN mine operation. Uneven de-
maud thus requires more mines and
more miners, both working 20 per
cent year. and conditions of unequal
seasonal demand are also bad for the
railroad. especially when combined
with crop movements and winter in
reference with traffic"
Figures compiled by the Geological
Survey disclose that the entire world
Is suffering from reduced production
Of coal and that the production Of
1910 dropped back TO the level OF
1910. The total output OF coal of all
kinds In 1919. preliminary estimates
show, was 1.290.OOO.OOO net tons.
Menace to Rural Life.
How to keep the women down on
the farm Is the subject Of special in
curry that is being made by the depart
ment OF agriculture.
Already the survey Of the farm
home has been made in 30 states in
the North and West, and the deduc-
ton made from II by department spe-
clalists is that waste of woman power
is one Of the greatest menaces TO the
rural life OF the nation.
Records covering more than 10000
farm homes. averaged by taking typi-
cal communities OF the county In
which the survey was made. have al
ready been tabulated by the depart
ment Much of the information was
gathered personally by home demon
stration agents.
Admittedly. the survey thus far
shows only the dark side OF the farm
life OF a woman. Ii does not consider
the many compensatlons that come
with the woman's daily round OF work
for the comfort of the family. and any
one who has experienced the satlsfac-
ton of living in the open country
knows that the average farm woman
Is more fortunately placed than her
average city sister. the department
says.
But what Is TO be done?
Miss Florence l.. Ward. In charge OF
the extension work of the department
OF agriculture under whose direction
the survey was made, answers the
question.
Benefits From Conveniences.
''rhe interest Of the department OF
agriculture in the returns from these
studies as TO labor. working equipment
and compensation Of the farm wOm-
am says Miss Ward, "are as practi-
cai as It's interest in farm studies re-