The New York herald., 1922-08-06
Mines FAIL TO ADD
TOU. s, COAL SUPPLY
Production Increasing, but
1t Is Due to Roads En-
forcing Embargoes.
CONGESTION CLEARED
Geological Survey Reports
Disappearance of Stored
Stocks in Cars.
CLOSE PRIORITY CHECK
Actual Necessity Must Be
Shown Before Fuel Is
Distributed.
CLOSE PRIORITY CHECK
Special Dispatch to THE New YorK ItEsaLn.
view lOrH ncrtlu DuFcau,
Washington ID. c.. Aug. 3.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW YoEK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. C.. Aug. 8.
Official reports made public by thu
Geological Survey to-day show that
mines responding 20 the invitation to
resume operations have added little to
the coal supply of the country"
Coal production Is increasing and
for the last week totaled 4,2S0,000
tons, but this increase was due to
clearing away of congestion on some
of the primary coal carrying roads in
the southern Allegheny Mountains
through declaring OF embargoes on
these roads.
The coal shortage is becoming
steadily more acute. The Geological
Survey reports the disappearance of
stored stocks in cars at the mines.
To make the available supplies go as
far as possible Federal Fuel Distributor
will be kept on all coal distributed under
priority plans. In n letter to Gov Mill
Ter OF New York and executives of
twenty-eight other states which have
pedged cooperation Mr. Spencer gave de-
tailed plans OF distribution and All out
line of all forms to be used Actual
necessity will nave to be shown before
any coal Is shipped on Government
priority and payment for the supply
sent will have to be guaranteed.
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developments and probably will make
no new move in the coal strike until
the transportation tangle is in fair
way toward settlement.
Coal Production.
Coal production and details of mine
operation in various districts are shown
by the following report from the Geo-
logical Survey:
"a slight increase In output has
marked the eighteenth week OF the coal
strike July 3f-August 50. Preliminary
returns indicate q production of $3.50
600 tons of soft coal. against 3.333,O0ol
tons in the week before. The increase
is duo to improved car supply N the
Middle Appalachian fields. rather than
to rcopening Of mines hitherto closed by
the strike.
In spite OF the increase in bituininous
output. the eighteenth week finds pro-
duction still about 100000 tons snort
OF the level reached before the shop
mems strike.
"Production OF anthracite in the eigh-
teenth week will be barely 10000 tons.
The total output OF all coal. antnracfts
and bituminous, is in round numbers
42s0,0O0 tons. In the corresponding
week OF 1921. 1890, 900 tons OF bitumln-
ous and l.750.000 tons of anthracite
were produced, making total OF
s,o7o, 900 tons. and tho year before thai
the total OF all coal produced was ~.
2s3. 900 tons. The present rate of out
put is therefore from 100000 to 6,oOO,-
600 tons below normal.
Mines Add but Little.
Detailed records OF shipments from
each district indicate that UP to the
present mines responding TO the invita-
ton TO resume operations have ADDED
little TO the coal supply>o the country
There has been practically no increase
in output in any Of the strongly organ
lied districts. and the increase IN snip
ments from Pennsylvania and from the
Fairmont and Kanawha districts has
not been large.
with no break in the deadlock be-
tween miners and operators in the an
output during the week ended July 20.
The total output is estimated at $4,000
net tors. In tho corresponding week OF
1921 the production was 1,7b0.0OO tons.
"A certain amount of anthracite con-
t,nues 20 go forward from the storage
Yards OF the producers. In tho week
ended July 20 total OF 4,503 cars of
cx-storage coal was shipped.
THE number of unbilled cars at the
mines hrs become so small that 1t Is
no longer a significant factor In the re-
serve OF coal abovs ground. In the week
ended July 20 the average daily number
of unconsigned carloads of bituminous
coal was 900. equivalent 10 $4,000 tons.
This includes all the unbilled coal held
by all carriers.
THE all rail movement of anthracite
TO New England through the six prln-
cIpal rail gateways over the Hudson In
creased to 40 cars during the fourth
week in July. Bituminous shipments.
however, decreased to 436 cars. In addi-
tion 10 this 2S cars Of soft coal were
forwarded through I,ouses Point.
Exports show Decline.
"Tho decline In weekly shipments OF
Lituminous coal through Hampton Roads
was checked In tho fourth week OF July.
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galnst 2a4,563 tons In the week pre-
ceding. Shipments 70 New England and
ether coastwise destinations Increased
somewhat. but exports declined.
Lake shipments. which have steadily
declined since the end OF June. increased
slightly during the week ended July 80.
According TO reports from the Orc and
| Coal Exchange total OF 153.seo tons
was dumped, against IA 952 tons in
tho week preceding. OF the total
dumped 130.9g2 tons we're cargo coal and
| 32S9s tons were vessel fuel. The pres
ont rate OF dumping is but 21 per cent
| Of that in the corresponding week a
year ago, when 745.i73 tons were
tumped"
Fuel Distributor Spencers letter. out
lining In detail the plan OF distribution
Of available supplies. reads:
"As the plan for fuel distribution in
accordance with Secretary or Commerce
| Hoover's wishes has been approved by
you and as It contemplates collabora-
tion between your State committee and
my organization. and In order that VIC
may work most effectively and that
methods shall be rs much alike as pos
able Ia all the States, ] respectfully