The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-01
EACH ADMINISTRATOR
FEELS HIS WORK IS
THE MORE IMPORTANT
Hoover Protests Against Priority Or
der ReinS Issued in Favor of
Coal Shipments

Washington, Nov. sO.--The FIRST
clash In President Wilson's new
American war council less than a
week old, came tonight HeYFert c.
Hoover, food administrator. openly
took issue with pr. II. A Garfield,
fuel administrator on the question
OF priority shipping orders for the
railroads o. the country. Mr.. Hoover
ways nothing should be placed ahead
Of food.
Or. Garfield OF wednes Gay asked
Judge Lovett, priority director. for AT
order calling on the railroads 20 han
die coal and yoke ard empty coal and
coke cars in preference 10 all other
Sreixht commodities. He based the
request on tbs fact that tho Cuuntry IS
reported 10 rave only about i've or
ak days supply az coal shead ot me
dav-to-dsy needs AS soon 50 he had
maze the request he wired n a W
Thorn rsCn, chairman ~ the railroad
COMMITTEES handling traffic problems
fn The East, 81 PittsburK ASKING that
the committee iram ediately give coal
and coAe precedence, without wait
fng for the priority order from Judge
Lovett.
Tonight Chairman Thorn pSon wtreG
thai Dr.. GsraeId's wishes were being
met. all railroads having been direct
sd 10 give fuel precedence as FAR ~
possible Dr. Garfield. expressing con
hdence that The railroads would scon
give the mines enough cars 20 enat'e
them to operate 70 capacity an
rounced Mr.. Thorn son's m essa se- Il
follows.
'~yye have ADVISED all interested
tines that preferences must be give# 70
coal and coke, and empty open eers
returning 10 the mines, TO the fullest
possible extent consistent with the re-
lief OF the terminals and junction
points"
Hoover Disapr~nv~s,
A few hours after X became known
that Or Garfield had practically
taken over the railroads in hts deter-
.nined effort TO avoid an actual coal
famine, Mr. Hoover issued Il statement
dasa pprovfng any priority order that
gives coal, coke or any other com
modify absolute right Of way over
foodgfutfs On tha railroads
Judge Loyett had not iasued an or
der granting Or. 9araeld's request
nor Indicated that he would dc 50
No priority orders are issued until all
the facts bearing on the case. with
shs possible effects If the order have
been Investigated
1.-THE United States food admins
xration has protested TO the priority
hoard against any priority being given
TO coal or anything elss over the
movement OF essential fooastu9e- The
necessity Of moving live stock and
pertshahles and corn, oats and ami
NAL feeding SUITS generally, Is pre-
eminent or large amounts OF food
would be lost
Corn Requires Rapid Movement.
The car shorfaFe 10 a marsel ~
v1se most extreme anxiety, especially
new IN respect 10 the coarse grains.
The corn crop is softer than normal
and requires rapid movement TO the
exryfng eHtabliahrn snts at the termi-
mails II II is to he saved. The prices
Of Germ ana of feeding FtufYs are an
solutefy dependent on the nsore
rapid movement Of the crops. More
ever. II Is OF no interest to the farmer
to see large prices OF corn at the ter
nntnals IL he cannot ship.
saCar shortages work TO The benefit
Of few producers and TO. the loss Of
the majority Of producers, and 70 al
consumer with a free movement Of
corn the prices should recede rapidly
for the crop is large, and In fact
larger than can he consumed ht the
mum her Of animals there are 20 eat Il
Coal prsc@s Up 10 President
Ths question OF higher prices for
anthracite coal tonight is UP 70 Presi-
dent Wilson. DR.. II. A. GARFIELD. fuel
administrator, submitted TO the preat-
dent data covering a request @om an
shractte operators for higher prices.
Some weeks ago anthracite N>lnerf
demanded higher wages OF the Penn
rylvanis operators The operators
agreed TO All increase Of practically rs
Der cent. The men are satisfied,
The operators then petitioned Or.
Garfield for permission to raise the
price Of coal Or. Garfield caused ar
investigation Of mining costs 20 he
made. FIe placed the results OF this
investigation, with the request of the
operators. before President Wilson to-
night