Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-24
CHICAGO CONFERENCE OF DE.
TENSE COUNCILS TURNS
TO SPEEDING MINING.
BURY RATCHET WITH
OPERATORS OF MINES
Efforts to es Centered .on Securing
Production and Facilitating Delivery
to Retail Dealsrs-Harding Tells
Conference Prices Fixed for Iowa
are too High,

Chicago. Aug. 24.-Governors and
state council Of defense representatives
Of nine states gathered here yesterday,
while stating the presidents maximum
prices on bituminous coal were very
liberal to the operators declared
themselves as satisfied, and forgetting
prices launched whiriwind campaign
to stimulate production and distribu-
ton.
Burying the Ratchet with the mine
operators. they are now out to get coal
and get it quickly. They are out, par
ticularly, to see that the great farm
ing district Of the northwest, now
threatened with a fuel famine, is
beautifully supplied. and to this END
last night asked President Wilson 10
have the recent priority shipment or
der SO amended as to insure 100 per
cent efficiency in delivery from the
carriers-both lake and rail.
Form Permanent Body.
I, To see that the northwest gets its
coal and that the federal authorities
are helped in every way in handling
nent committee consisting of repre-
sentatives of thirteen states was Gre
ated 1t will handle, in cooperation
with Washing ton, ali production, price
and transportation problems which
may arise. 1t also will act as safe
guard to consumers to see that mine
operators DC not again become avar!-
cious.
Resolutions adopted, which were for
warded last night to the president and
governors of all states represented,
embodied these suggestions:
That every possible means be en-
ployed to stimulate production and in
crease transportation facilities. and
that particular consideration be given
the northwest, which, unless it obtains
its fuel supply in the next ninety days,
or before lake navigation closes, may
suffer.
That the priority shipment order be
amended so that 100 per cent Of cars
may be available to Lake Erie ports
to insure transportation of eastern
COAL
That all states represented take i'm
mediate action to facilitate rapid
movement and loading and unloading
OF coal in their borders and to pre-
vent the use of coal cars for other
purposes.
Praise Given Wilson.
The president was enthusiastically
praised in the resolutions for the i'm
mediate and drastic steps he has taken
to relieve the fuel situation.
The campaign to get out coaT and
cease fighting the operators on the
price issue was inaugurated by Sam
uel insult chairman of the Illinois
State Council of Defense, who pre-
sided. and who has been one Of the
doughty trio that included also Levy
Mayer and J. Ogden Armour. repre-
senting Illinois in the hot coal fight.
1.-The president has named coal prices
and we accept them as fair" Mr. In
sull said after several vigorous at
tacks had been made on war profits
still said to be added to profits. There
have been statements made that 16is
cents added to the ton yields profits of
% per cent to the operators That is
unfair
Speaks as Purchaser.
Personally I'm one of the largest
coal purchasers IN Illinois. All Of my
contracts were made long ago and are