The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-29
PRICE OF COAL
Continued from First PageJ

the current contract price ol >",n" ~
$500, and Illinois and Indiana reducFa
their prices to $50 for coal DIS IL
came from the mine.
Alabama. which mines un'is" hihI"Iil
conditions, with Sp", inl expenses. rcin'-
ed it's prir.' from SJ.i" /" 81 III IN" "a"
~, and - ~ tn" highest Mary lai.u
lowered lis "elimat" from E".'" I" 'h'
standard figures. So ami $3.J".
All tho remaining districts 'a>i 81
IlIInuis TINT were represented also
agreed In IN. new figures uA""pt ON or
Two with Special r"ndiii"nS. where de-
risionswrrv deferred for further con-
Sideraliun.
Only tho districts vest IT Illinois,
Iowa wyoming. Colorado. tkiah"ma ana
lh,, Snuthw"st-Wcrr NOT Icpr"S' nlrd.
ana remain vel To III a"""lInl'l Tor. hu'
there Is no d"Uht IN TN" mitnis at "!-
n,ialS that lhrS" districts Will GSr"C l"
the price reduction.
Tribute to Operators.
The figures m"t tn" entire at'NrhNai 81
Chairman Peabody. If III" d"fruSe c"uh-
CHS committee, Secretary Ian" IN"
commissioner Fort. In S.i"rHi inStanr"S
thcv discussed frankly ~" SITUATION III
certain districts with III" representa-
,iycs from lh"$" districts. while asking
for lower figures. and III "hch instance
they met tho hearty cooperation 81
operators.
Tho urircs ,in NOT aurly I" coal f''r ~.
port or for huukcr-. ami "f course II" nri
affect contracts ON salts mad: before
July !.
NS tn" confer n,c~ W." closing S""-
yrlarv l.nr: paid 4 lrihut" I" In" "p"r'
HtnrS for their manner VI Responding L"
tho call upon them.
This IS u distinctly nnEc' NrC"'"d'
irg' hc said. YOU ar" pioneers IN 4
gend u",r. We look back with respect
ami HdmirI ion upun thnS" VINO Tr"SS"fl
The hard and stony and waIrrlrSS places
and picked up tn" richer spots beyond.
] hnp" that you Will H.. ll"Erd upon NOT
unly hy those VIII" succeed YOU IN IN"
coal business. hut u! !he industries ~
III" United States, with respect ana al.
miraliun tor m" manner in which +"U
have acted III this '"'nfvr"n'r. You h't'"
responded "a |" 4 call by The l'""ri" 81
,hr l.nilrr! SIai"s. Yea ara M, -
mrv.d class YOU an. business nI"n.
You h,lun. In the people. You maze
shown sympathy w!th lhr people anu
un!rrSl Inl;mg of your rclati"n ~ them.
That Is everything ~ Il h"mncracE"
Maurer's Vision.
While tn. coal operators wCr" aSrC"-
ing. IT. th' great Ell III their pr"ntS m"
S"nai" Im1"r-tai" commerce "nn.ulliic"
cont inu.,i It's hearing "u IN" I"u'iIns
ruiSl:tl ION pr"p"SIrG price tiAlnH Oh r'';1l
and other raw materials.
g. r.. MHurcr al cleV.ian told IN"
CrInmttI" III h'im we'd To- mines could
urmIII,.. iun ma u"" ttrI$ al cuai this
year. aduIm. i .h"r" were ample car
facilities. 'vr', ,-'Eid cover this country
with r"ui ana lnal would control the
prices
William /; En4lrr. ri The fedora!
trade committee. said nirepucnt en-
ulul M, MT was badly disurEaniZtmg the
miners. H., >aiu III" committees plan
for Cove .nmrnt I"ruIius Of the outpu'
would maxi w'SSibi" steady employ
mrul fair compensation To labor and
capital und Hiur" equal distribution and
STAPLE prices He declared the supply
Of coal iu the northwest. which is sup
piled ordinarily b. rail and lake shin
mrntS. is diminishing gradually until
now thr stock L. less than lhh,pgO tons
and that :. calamity is impending.
Th.. practice 'of man" railroads Of
hauling shipments ~ coal an unn""-
rSsary distance before turning II over
tn a connecting road was blamed by
tn" witness for much Ut tho difficulty
Of the coal situation
Commissioner Fort told the commit
tee thut War had affected labor NJ many
mines and that ne had suggested tn the
secretary Of war that means he taken
either through congress or OTHERWISE 10
inform The miners nf the country thAt
their services arc more needed at the
mines than III the trenches. He out
lined the pooling al iihn"hl"r plan
rurtDulHIri ", III. commission. ny which
ir SAID nc MAS. SURF wuuld be Succc&S-
Iul.