The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-10-22
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allowed each householder every two
weeks Londoners are picturing a
dark, chilly winter with little or no
fire in fireplaces. Ireland is burning
peat instead Of coal.
Italy and other continental coun-
tries which, in normal times, got coal
from Britain are rationing It,
Brazil Cuts Rail Traffic.
Even countries as far from Eng
land as Brazil are feeling the effect
of this strike. The Central Brazil,
one Of the most important railroads
in South America has suspended all
freight trains except those transport
ing food to Rio de Janeiro. Lack Of
coal for their locomotives, formerly
supplied by British miners, is the rea-
son. Reports from other Brazilian
railroads as we'll as those of other La
tin-American countries say that the
British miners strike is hitting their
services hard.
One thousand different ships, of
course, will not be used to haul North
American coal to fill orders already
placed. A number win make two and
three different trips.
But It is safe to say that at least six
hundred different ships will visit the
five ports from which coal is being
shipped to break the British strike.
Great Fleets In Harbor.
Many Sunday visitors are attracted
to the waterfront both here in Nor
folk and Newport News, the twin
Hampton Roads ports, and in Balti-
more. Before them are scores of ships
flying the flags Of nearly all the mari
time nations. Row on row Of these
vessels at anchor await chances to
load coal. Their shippers do not relish
the delay. Cursing captains and damn
ing shipping agents bewail the fact
that toilers in Americas mines and
on her railroads are not supermen-
able to work without sleep or rest.
AS 1t is the mines are working full
speed and the railroads using all the
coal cars available.
Two hundred and thirty-three ships
are expected here within the next ten
days. They will merely swell the
total now awaiting cargoes.
Almost half this number of vessels
is due to load coal in Baltimore with
in the next two weeks. That port is
also congested with boats awaiting
coal cargoes.
Hampton Roads, Baltimore, Phila-
delphia, New York and Charleston ex-
pect to break worlds records IN Octo-
Der for export of coal.
Beat New York City.
Business mere here boast that more
ships cleared from Hampton Roads
during September for foreign ports
than departed from New York City,
the worlds premier port. This figure,
of course, does not include passenger
steamers. ef
Four hundred and twenty ships
cleared from Hampton Roads last
month. Nearly all carried coal car
goes, most of them going to the Brit
ish Isles. September coal dumpings
totalled 2,71O,992 tons, and most of
this coal went to help Commander"
Baldwin battle Britain's miners.
BaItimore's Record.
Baltimore's September coal exports
passed those for August, with its ad-
ditional day in which to ship. One
hundred and twenty,four vessels car
ried 769,759 tons Of bituminous coal
to thirteen overseas destinations.
September bituminous exports from
Baltimore were nearly four times the
combined total for nine months of
1925. Eighty-six of these ships car
ried 565,322 tons of coal to England
and Scotland, nine ships left with
44,560 tons for Ireland and two ships
sailed with 1909 tons for the mining
sections Of Wales. The other one
third Of the coal exported from Balti-
more went to other markets hereto
fore supplied by British mines.
For the first eight months Of this
year Baltimore exported 2,524,565 tons
OF coal on 404 vessels, as against
290,SS7 tons shipped on sixty-four
vessels during the whole twelve
months Of last year.
Philadelphia and New York.
Philadelphia, which entered the list
OF scab coal shipping ports somewhat
late. shipped 24S,4s7 tons Of coal to
foreign ports during September.
New York City got into action
rather late. But II will hold its re-
cord for business" when the October
figures are announced.
Charleston, South Carolina, a much
smaller port and much farther south
than any other coal-exporting port. is
handicapped by lack of accomoda.