The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-06
REPRESENTATIVE AVIS RECEIVES
MANY AND VIGOROUS PRO-
TESTS AGAINST BILL
operators Denounoe II As M~anifestIy
Unfair, Unreasonable and I'm.
possible OF Enforcement
(ey Charles Brooks smlth.l

WASHINGTON. ID. c., Jan r.
Many and vigorous have been the pro.
tests received by Representative Avis
rom the coal men doing business in
me Ihird n Fifth congressional dis
trlcts OF West Virginia against the
Dill introduced by Representative
Treadway OF Massachusetts. nrovid.
ing Tor a new and complicated system
OF coal analysis. The gist OF the nro.
visions OF this utterly inioritous hin
has been given several times hereto
Tore. and West Virginia coal men are
by this time no unacquainted with its
intent and purport.
The lengthiest and most formidable
argument against the bill is con.
tanned In n letter TO Representative
Avis from John J. Tierney. who. with
his brother Lawrence and others. is
one or the leading coal men In south
ern West Virginia. Prefacing his
analysis OF the Treadway bill. which
IS TOO long 10 be published. Is this
paragraph OF surprise and disgust.
After reading the bill I was forced
10 exclaim 70 myself. My God. what
next" IL seems that this IS one ex-
ample OF the kind OF legislation that
Is going on at this time. and n also
seems mat these measures will make
trouble In various Industries through.
out the country. In looking over he
bul ] cannot understand why IL was
thought necessary by Mr.. Treadwnv
70 formulate such a bin. II he under
stood sales OF coal. | do not see why
no would want such a bill presented.
especially n he thought the measure
would be made public. and some 10
the attention OF the people who were
directly Interested In the business. as
they would be forced to acknowledge
that the person getting up such a hill
certainly had no knowledge Of The
subject which he wished TO control %
The author the bill frankly admitted
10 Representative Avis. as has been
heretofore stated. that az n matter
% fact he possessed M such knowI-
edge. which n reading Of the bin bv
practical coal men caused them TO
suspect1
What Operators Think.
O. IT. Caperton. president ~ the
New River Coal company. saws OF the
Dill. - can SEQ no good that can be
accomplished by such n a and
o. would entail a tremendous amount
NJ work and unnecessary additional
cost 20 comply with the same 70
would further have the effect OF bar.
ring low grade Goals from the mar.
kef and iniurinF the low grade Goals
10 such an extent that ~ would be-
impossible N mine them ~ q proa'
Who is this mar Treadwav. from
what state docs he come. and what
business does no follow The whole
thing seems so ridiculous that can
hardly credit 81 az being offered in
good faith
W a. Brown Of 1awton. Favotfe
county. writes ~ the bin. ~ think
- VIII do much harm and We certain
Iy are in such condition af present
hat an business needs n rest What
is mo scheme anyhow
John q Dickinson Of Charleston
sty "It looks % mo as % 81 is q
rIEht serious matter and particularly
mar Do is q step ln tho wrong dirar
non. To would almost be- impossible
o comply with tho BIN and ~ would
he particularly hard upon tho worry
small n%r0frrcra ~ coal"
r. e. rIcry ~ ra-oife rr1rfr de-
'Ifr0a The hiI f0 Doc drarfIr ovid OK.
0rodirrlv unfair. rrf f-rrrrrfI..bIa
ut enforcement "T0 mako o. correct
analysis ~ coal erya SIR Uarrv
should DO By fakirr o. sample
from Tho face Of tho coal This has
NOT been done excepting ln n very few
.asee eo far ne my knowledge Zoos
nm" ~ fn0 results OF such n law os
proposed would bo f0 bring about
'0niroFereE among tho mines. dealers
and consumers. making claims that
Oh" c01i on i'a receipt did NOT come
ip i' OBJ" standard analysis which
"n f'7ro' %rurrnufao duo 20 some
.'I' go matter EeftiuE mixed ~ With