The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1920-08-27
Correspondence The sun.

coal during the week of August l4th
rose to the highest point attained in
any week since last January. Pre-
liminary estimates place the total out
put at ll,72s,0OO net tons, an increase
over the last week before the strike
of $4,000 tons. or 8 per cent The
recovery enabled production to pass
1917 once more and almost To- over
take 1918.
Whether this increased rate of pro-
duction can Doe long sustained remains
to boz seen. One element IN the inn
proyomcnt was undoubtedly the ac-
emulation of empty coal ears during
the strike of the day-men.
Tclcgraphic reports from the prin-
cipul cual-carrying roads indicate
that loadiugs on Monday and Tues
day uf the present week were slightly
less than ON the corresponding days
cot last week Production during the
first 1903 working days of the last
four wears has been. boz net tons; 1917.
3ii.ijj.UuO; 1910. 25G.50j.O0O; 1915.
j62g23.uuO; 1920. 32i.s71.OOO The
year 1920. is thus sixteen and a half
million tons behind 1917, and more
than ihiriy-cight million tons behind
1918. but b. lorty-cighi and q quarter
million tons ahead of 1919.
Fairly Good In Utah.
The coal producing conditions In
Utah, except for some slight disahili.
ties nt the mines. remains unchanged
Output reports indicate u production
around 800 per cent, with trunsporia,
ton losses accounting for about halt
the shortage.
Anthracite Figures.
The mine anthracite carriers ~
ported loudings of 36,05s rars Of har,
coal during the week ended Angus
l4th, the largest in any week sine,
June 10th. This indicates q total out
put, including mine fuel aud sales &,
local trade. of 1901 900 net tons. Tn
cumulative production since the be
ginning of the calendar year mo-,
stands NJ 64,il7.000 net tons, an in
crease Of 100000 tons over the cor
responding period of 1910. Prncti
cally all of this increase, IL should b.
noted, was attained during the iirs
quarter of the year. Since the open
ing of the coal year april lStl thi
present season has shown only
slight gain over 1919.
Operating Conditions.
The outstanding feature Of Oh,
week of August 9TH was the hang
over from the switchmen's strike
The week opened with many mine
still down, and although hy Thurs
day work had been resumed Ia mos
districts, losses due 10 labor RENAME,
the dominant factor limiting produc
ton. There was widespread i'm
proyement in ear supply, With thu
clearing-up of the strike losses at
tributahle 10 labor declined from 81.
To 1915 per cent of fulltime. As IN,
transportation loss amounted 10 49,
per cent, labor was still, for the tim
being, the limiting factor, The orde
directing the return of the striking
miners 10 work did not reach the mel
in time 10 effect general resump
ton of operations ON Monday, Angus
I'd, Mines in Indiana were general.
at work by Wednesday, and on Fri
day operations had been resumed a
every mine in the state except fou
where the dispute was local aud la,
no relation 10 the general walk-Oul
The average loss ON account of strike
for the state was PIP per csn,, Al
Illinois losses due to labor decrease
from 95.S 10 Sal per cent of tulitim,
over much ut that state the return q
work was slow, In the Belleyille dis
trict the strike loss was 3l.4 pc
cent; most of the mines in the distric
were back at work ON Wednesday AN
all but six were back on Friday, Il
Williamson county and in Contra
Illinois the labor loss was about hal
of fulltime, In Williamson count
all but two of the mines reportin
were az work ON Thursday, and i
Central Illinois all but ten were work
ing ON Friday, In the Fulton-Peori
region and in Franklin and Salin
count many mines were close
down for the entire week, the loss i
the former district amounting 10 Z
per cent of fulltime, and in the latte
district 10 81 per cent.
Western Labor Losses,
In the states west of the Missis,
ippi, ON the other hand, the strike los
grew more pronounced. la Iowa IA
loss attributed Ia labor double,
amounting in week Of August Ith I
2S.4 per cent In Kansas the labo
loss also increased, rising from -,
10 400 per cent OF tulltime. In III
East little change in the labor situ'
ton was reported, Losses due
labor in Central Pennsylvania WEI
sS per cent in Section A; i.5 pc
cent, in Section b, and 1879 per Ger