New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-28
Big Gain Shown
In Coal Mining
ByU.S. Efforts
I3.O33 Cars Loaded ON Mon
day. as Compared With
9.860LasiS Saturday; Heav-
Ter Production Promised
Hoover Plans Resumption
Secretary of Commerce De
votes Himself to Starting
Emergency Digging Corps

WASHINGTON. July p (By The As
,oe,ated Press. Favorable reaction 10
the governments efforts 70 stimulate
coal production despite tho miners
,,rite was seen to-day In figures as
,embled by tho railroads, showing that
,oosq cors Of coal were loaded on
Monday M operating mines, as com.
,,red with q 500 cars last Saturday and
with n daily average Of lO'slE ears
during the six working days previous
Pro5uetion Tor Monday, although an
i,creaqo over last week. still wPs below
tbe high point Of tho strike period
vhich was 1900 cars The average
dailv loading Of cars IN June, ls1l'
when there were no important LABOR
troubles. WAS 2S,3s2. D.,
The figures made available to-day
are unofficial but arc compiled ny raj
road organizations for report 70 the
Geological Survey. which uses them az
a basis FOR its weekly report on coal
Government officials generally cN-
proescd satisfaction with tho showing,
and i'm some quarters 10 was predicted
that with the Federal machinery for
emergency control Of coal distribution
which was set In operation to-day pro-
duction would be further stimulated
More Cars Available
Reports received by the railroads
mere that the Norfolk & western,
which has lines extending into the
large non-union bituminous district OF
Wcst virginia, was able to-day 20 FUR
nish moro cars than 20 any time since
The rail strike began. The Chesapeake
& Ohio. another Of the larger coal car
ricrs In the non-union region, was,
however. about on the same basis az ~
has been since July ]. and non-union
mines served by 10 were reported 90 De
getting only about half the cars nee
essarv for their continuous operation.
Promises OF cooperation from gov
errors received by Secretary Hoover
to-day I'm response 20 h.s kilograms
asking the organization OF state emer-
gencv coal control committees included
replies from the governors Of New Jer-
sew. Connecticut, Iowa. Kansas, Mime
sofa, Ohio. West Virginia and Penn
Every effort Is being made. Mr.
Hoover declared, 20 whip into shape
the necessary organization 20 enable
the Presidents coal distribution com
mlttee 10 function as quickly as pos
slble. The priority service orders is
sued by the Interstate Commerce Com
mittee. he explained, cannot be made
TO work effectively until there is an
organization formed under the Presl-
dents committee.
Mr.. Hoover said he had dispatched
more than forty kilograms seeking the
aid OF various individuals while Off
eials Of the various cooperating gov.
eminent agencies were being utilized
as needed. He added that he had lad
aside all other work 90 devote himself
10 the formation OF the emergency or.
ganization, which would be completed
as soon as possible.
Carl Young. state Labor Commits
sioner for Michigan, and Perry Ward
deupty commissioned informed Seere-
tary OF Labor Davis to-day that me
coal shortage in their state was so
acute there appeared 20 be a kelihood
that the state institutions shortly
might end themselves without fuel.