The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-08-18
No ACCORD YET II
RAILpEEACE: / I'LL
Brotherhood Mediaf0Es I'D
Executives Recess.
WARNING BY STRIkt He'd
jewell Insists That Coal Situation
Makes Immediate Settlement I'm
perative-Gives Alleged Coal Car
E;GureS

Makes Immediate Settlement I'm
perative-Gives Alleged Coal c7r
Figures.
New York. Aug 1S.--The conference
ap.d between railroad executives and
,eaderS Of The running trades to effect
| settlement of the naiiom-Wlde >h~p-
mems strike adjourned without reactt-
ing ii definite conclusion.
\ statement later issued by /. de-
wifi Cuvler president of the AS>"cia-
lion Of Hallway Executives, read:
"A conference WAS held between
committee of the carriers and The
heads of the five train service or&ani-
latinnS, who wished it L" be distinctly
uniiel stood that they appeared IA he'-
liatorS III their own motion.
Il discussion of the present railroad
situation. 50 far a> il rriute; l." .ire
shupclaftS' strike. took place. i'it
questions involved We're ,i~'i;>>t-d N!ih
The honest desire TO arrive ii 4 &"l-
ton Of the problem ii p"~siie.
No definite cvn.iuS:on WAS arrived
at
At the saline time .Sert NJ. Jewell,
head Of tire railway labor dei'al ...i.'.It
of the American Federation Of ;t',of
iSs ieH d statement.
Tile settlement of the coal strike
will 10 Il large degree. determine The
settlement of the railroad strike, said
JeweIi The resumption of coal lIltl-
inc and the vastly increased demand
for cGal resulting from depleted stocks
will force the railroads To move more
coal in the next few weeks than ever
before in history.
This means Il reJOrd-breiklhg de
mand for cars" continued the Jewell
statement In the face Of this de.
m;md there is at. the present time Il
record-breakiug shortage OF guod-order
equipment. The railroads will be re-
uuired by urgent necessity To repair
their coal cars in the shortest possible
time.
This will bring the most insistent
kind Of pressure upon the roads TO get
ii maximum number of skilled mech
anicS into their shops. 1t is safe 10
say there will he places for one and
oue-half times the normal number Of
men in coal car repair shops The
abnormal number of cars now cut of
service will raise the weekly shortage
close to 100000 cars. This means that
80 per cent of the coal mined will be
withheld from the consumer through
lack of transportation facilities. The
maximum mine production is about
10000 900 tons Il. week. The average
coal car capacity is about ~ tons.
"rhp normal number of ears suitable
for moving coal i'll need of repairs is
about ) per cent Of the total number.
Even before the strike there was an
unprecedented proportion of had-order
cars. The American Railway A>>oci-
alton figured THAI on July l, l412 per
cent needed repair. On July Il, II l-3
per cent needed repair.
These are the latest published tts-
ur. :. but We estimate taht at the pres
EN- time there are from 20 TO % per
cent of all coal cars in bad order, or
about 20O.000 cas-. We estimate that
there will be Il shortage of about 10
600 cars a week the moment the strike
is SeWlyd.
"A shortage Of 100000 cars wall
therefore prevent 4.IU00uO tons OF
coal Il week from reaching the conSilm
er"
Jewell said his train was one hour
late and called this Il concrete illus
tration of the inability of the Penn
syIvania railroad TO maintain its train
schedules.
That there were no prospects of &C |
cord in the negotiations was indicated
by Julius X. Kruttschnitt. chairman
Of the board of the Southern Pacific,
when he left the conference chamber
at headquarters Of the Association of
Railway Executives 10 keep another
appointment.
KruttSchnitt, in reply to questions
said that executives AID representa- |
tiveS of the running trades, who had |
volunteered to serve as mediatorS in |
the dispute with stationary workers. |
were "nuwhere near Il conclusion as |
to the basis on which the strike could |
be ended.
Asked if the confereeS had failed |
absolutely to reach an agreement. Mr. !
KruttSclntt replied that there was |
no indication one way or the other, |
and that nothing had occurred ut S1e |
conference to warrant Il reply TO the |
question.