New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-09-11
Normal Coal
Output Forecast
Within w eek
Anthracite Officials Declare
90 Per Cent of Miners
Will Return to w ork
Tomorrow; Others Soon
20, 600, 600 Tons Needed
Shortage and Rush Orders
WI ay Continue Until
Late i'm Next Spring
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GILMAN lo1NS DE- DepG. lU.-OOdi
company officials in the anthracite re-
gion expect that production will have
reached nearly "a normal point by the
end of this week. Ninety per cent of
the miners will return to work to-nor-
row morning. The rest will go back as
soon as the mines which are out of
state of repair have been placed in
shape for operation.
John L. Lewis, president of the
United Mine Workers, and Philip Muir
ray, international vice-president, said
tonight that they see no reason why
production should not become normal
very soor. They declare that at least
SO per cent of the miners are satisfied
they have won great victory and are
willing to return to work and stay on
the job.
Rinaldo Capalino, insurgent organ
izer, announced that since the tri-dis-
trict convention saw fit to ratify the
agreement he would stand by the union
and make no attempt to call petty
strike. Capalino was recently deposed
as district organizer by William Bren-
man, president of District /, but it is
understood that as q result Of the at
titude he now has taken his case will
be given rehearing.
While John L. Lewis has not fully
recovered from the effects of the six
months of strain which caused him to
collapse in the convention hall Satur-
Gay evening, he was feeling well to-
day and preparing to sign the articles
of agreement in Scranton tomorrow.
100000 Tons Normal Output
It is estimated that the normal an
thracite production is about 100000
tons per week. At the time the suspen-
sion went into effect SIX months ago
there were 100000 tons of anthra
cite above ground. Within two months
the greater part Of that reserve had
BEEN used and consumers were resort
ing to coal picked from the dumps
and run through the washeries:
AS result of the shortage the COM
panies are estimated to have rush
orders for at least 20,000,000 tons.
Little or no coal will be mined the
early part of this week, and no more
than 100000 tons the week follow
ing. Therefore it will be several
months before the companies have
caught up in their orders, and perhaps
next spring before conditions are quite
normal. BY that time the companies
will be preparing another reserve stock.
A miners mass meeting was held in
Pittston, the hotbed of insurgency, late
this afternoon, Alex Campbell, one of
Capalino's chief lieutenants' presided.
Among the so-called "die-hards" were
George Isaacs and Alex Campbell.
Prior to the meeting the majority of
Pittston people were in highly nerv-
GUS state, as they feared the Pittston
leaders would not accept the will of
the convention, despite the greatness
of the plurality in favor Of the agree
ment. The radical leaders evidently
have learned a lesson, however, and
made no attempt at the meeting to fos-
ter another strike.
Thousands Of Mules Ready
Thousands of mules which have been
above ground for six months, the first
time in years, will be taken from pas
ture in the morning to their barns UNI
derground. Blacksmiths already have
practically completed the shoeing of
the mules and veterinaries have placed
them in first class physical condition.
For the first few days coal cutters
will be used to "run" empty cars down
the slopes and planes to the chambers.
They will also be utilized to help
machinists pack engines which have
been standing idle for six months. An
other duty will be to tear out rotted
timbers which have had no attention
during the strike and replace them with
sturdier props.
In some sections the pumpmen who
remained on duty were not able TO
force water back as fast as it flowed
in through cave holes. In these places
the coal cutters will man hand pumps
and stretch new lines of pipe. Where
flood waters have torn out timbers and
allowed hundreds of tons of rock to
fill headings, gangways, airways, ETC.,
the miners will spend several days
cleaning up. The water also has done
damage to doors, brattices and airlines.
All these must be repaired.
On first thought it would seem in the
face of the great damage to the mines
the strike has allowed it will be many
weeks before production will be nor
NAL. This is not so. The superin-
tendents know exactly where the trou-
BILE lies and with thousands of men
willing and anxious to get to earning
money once more they will put the
workings in shipshape in very few
days.