The New York herald., 1922-09-21
LOOmis Announces New
Union to Replace Strik-
ers' Organization.
COAL OUTLOOK BRIGHTER
Bituminous Loadings Close to
Record of Years Are Made
Monday.

Encouraged by ther successful set
tlement of the shopmen's strike with
the New York Central Railroad. b. NJ
Jewell and W. II. Johnson. spokesmen
for the workers. started their drive
Yesterday to obtain agreements with
other Eastern railroads. 1t was re-
ported they had opened negotiations
with the officials OF one road, but that
was not confirmed officially by either
side.
The representatives Of labor met
prompt rebuff from the Lehigh Valley
Railroad officials. +. =. Loomis. head
that system. announced that he
not negotiate with Mr.. Jewell.
hat this company had formed
nany union TO take the place
neWsonA ems and TO be known ne
!. -. s"opA o. Maintenance OF
oyees OF the Lehigh
Equipment EnnpA
Valley Railroad. ~ ~ no,,,,o
l.. +. Loree. presiGcn>
and Hudson. again s,ateo had no IN
confer with Mr. Jewell anA sal for an
tention OF taking UP any prop 4, on his
individual settlement Of the stri. men
road. 1t appears that the labo. road
are willing to meet any rak
executives who wish to talk peace.
Loomis Defines stand.
Backing up his statement that he
would not negotiate separate peace.
Mr. Loomis OF the Lchiga made public
the following notice to be posted to-day
In all the company shops
''E l.. Looniis. president Of the Le-
high Valley. announced to-day that his
company would not join with other roads
in making individual settlements with
striking shopmen.
THE Lehigh Valley is not party to
any agreement which may have been
made in chicago. The pledges we have
made to our employees who continued
working after the strike was called. az
well as TO the new men who have entered
our service since that time, to say
nothing of our policies to our super
visory Offices, make II out OF the ques-
tion for us to accept any such plan as
is proposed.
''The Lehigh Valley employees are
row forming an association Of their own,
started OF their own initiative. and we
have promised to cooperate with them In
every way. Go not see how railroad
organizati ton on any other basis
Coal Loading Heavy.
Marked Improvement Is shown in the I
coal situation. according TO "A statement \
issued yesterday by the Association OF I
Railway Executives who said that more I
cars we've loaded with bitumincus coal (
on last Monday than on any other day in (
two and half years. excepting for three
days The statement continued
The total on last Monday was $3.50
cars. The only time this has been ex-
ceeded th!s year was ON March - and
2s Loa9ings on Monday exceeded by
i.522 cars the previous high mark for
the period since the miners strike began,
fon April last. which was reached on
ASepte.nDer IL. at which time 35,S0S cars
! were loaded. The total loadings for last
Monday are equivalent to a weekly pro-
duction Of 100000 tons OF bituminous
coal
"A new high record for the period
since the settlement OF the hard coal
strike was also made on Monday. at
which time 5.17s cars were loaded with
anthracite coal. This was an increase of
ia7 cars over Saturday This also was
within l12 cars Of the average daily
loadings for September last year. Mon
days loading was equivalent 90 q weekly
production OF $4,000 tons Of anthra-