Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-01
GOVERNOR RECOMMENDS REDuc.
TIohs IN LUMP PRICES TO BE
CHARGED. Ar MINES.
URGES STEAM COAL PRICE
BE FIXED At SIPS
Government Price on Steam Coal Pre-
4, viousIy Fixed at $2.45-Fuel Admin
istrator Making Survey Of Coal Now
in Bins Of Large consumers-EarIy
Buying Advocated.
,pecial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Oct. &c. w. Webster,
state fuel administrator, will attend a
conference in Washington Tuesday,
where it is expected further adjust
ments of the price of coal will be made.
1t IS the plan to fix both the price at
the mine and to the ultimate consumer
by determining what the dealer shall
get for it.
Governor Harding returned Satur-
day from Washington where he was in
conference with Secretary Garfield on
coal prices and other matters. The
governor states that the prices In Iowa
are to be fixed by natural districts, that
is with reference to the distance must
be hauled to reach the people. The
governor recommended to the Wash
ington officials that forty cents per
ton reduction be enforced on lump
coal at the mine here in Iowa and that
steam coal be cut from $2.45 per ton
to $1.75 at the mine.
Iowa people should buy Iowa coal"
said Governor Harding in discussing
coal conditions. Because of the short
age in cars aud the congestion in
freight the cars for the shipment of
coal will be exceedingly hard to get.
1T is necessary also that people buy
their coal and store it If possible, If
they have not already done so. The
demand. will be such that it will be
hard to get 1t is not only the part Of
wisdom but a patriotic duty to buy
coal early"
Fuel Administrator Webster IS send
ing out inquiries to coal dealers In
Iowa, to manufacturers and big
consumers asking how much coal they
have on hand, how much in transit
and how much contracted for. He also
asks as to the cost the selling price.
he amount of coal handled or used as
The case may be- from Sept. l, 1915 to
April I, 1911. and the estimated amount
needed for this coming winter.
Governor Harding reviewed the Iowa
troops at Long Island. He reports that
the Iowa regiment is ranked as one OF
the best in the Rainbow division. He
says the boys have a fine place to
camp, that they are in good spirits
but are anxious to get into action.
Visits Inferno Camp.
State Labor Commissioner A. L.
Urick, who has returned from attend
ing the annual convention of govern
metal labor officials of the United
States aand Canada, held at Asheville,
". c., reports he saw the German
inferno camp at Hot Springs, N. G"
where the Germans taken from the
ships in southern harbors at the time
war was declared are informed.
'"The Germans seem to be enjoying
themselves" said Commissioner Urick.
1.-THE officers were playing tennis,
chess andrsimilar games. The men are
in stockatle with a high wire fence
about it. They appeared to be hav-
ing good time. OF course the men
are guarded altho the officers seem to
be placed on their honor.
AT any rate it would be a hard place
to escape from for it Is in the heart Of
the mountains"
The next annual meeting of this
organization flabor officials is to be
held Des Moines. Only one Canadian
was able to attend this year owing to
the restrictions placed about coming
into this country or crossing any Of the
Canadian boundary lines.