Arizona republican., 1917-08-25
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 WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-Cheaper coal for the American householder will be one of the first aims of the new fuel administration as set forth tonight by Dr. H. A. Garfield, it's head. A scale of prices for the dealer was suggested for an early place in the governments program for control of the coal indus try. If the price-fixing plan fails the government will not hesitate to enforce the provisions of the food bill giving it authority to requisition coal at the mines and sell it to the public gen. ,erally.
 All the machinery given me will be used to enforce the prices named by President Wilson, said pr. Garfield Our pupose will be to secure all the benefits contemplated in the act and the fuel control put in force will insure reduction to the consumer Any person who thinks this will not mean a reduction in retailers profits will find he is mistaken.
 Each possible remedy under the bill designed to remedy present conditions will be studied and we will be ready to put into force any of its provisions
 The government it was learned to- day, will not permit coal dealings at prices higher than those named by the president on the grounds of existing contracts unless it is proved that the contracts are bona fide.
 The regulations governing coal transactions probably will be made public within a few days. They will provide for licensing system for op- orators and jobbers and for an eX- tension of the system of retail trans actions if retail prices are fixed.
 Some officials still are of the opinion that it will not become necessary to fix retail prices and that the situation can be handled satisfactorily with prices set flor operators and jobbers. They believe the government has done enough when it fixes prices down to the communities and that communities can care for the situation as it applies to them.
 The coal regulations to be issued will carry specific measures to deal with distribution and apportionment problems.
 The intention is to distribute coal first in communities in which it is most needed and to prevent the prac- tice of duplicating freight hauls. Pur- chasers will be required to buy coal at the mines nearest them in order to eliminate long freight hauls.
 Dr. Garfield conferred today with representatives of the coal industry and received suggestions concerning the situation and the operators ideas as to how it can best be handled. It was made clear to the operators that inefficient producers in the in dustry will suffer and that some indi- viduals will be forced out of business but that the position of the govern ment as set forth is that the industry itself and the public will benefit thereby.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 24-The fact l that the food administrators grain corporation will purchase wheat for | millers as well as for the American and the allied governments was re- vealed in statement issued tonight ] by the grain price fixing committed l headed by Dr. H. A. Garfield. The announcement which told of a
 plan for furnishing seed to farmers and set forth that wheat will be pur- chased by grades, follows: When announcement is made of a reasonable price for the 1917 No. 1 l spring wheat the food administration
 will at the same time state the basis | on which the grain corporation will 1 buy the different grades of wheat in
 the principal grain markets.
 "The expense of the grain corpora | tion will be met by voluntary fees paid
 by the millers and export buyers and 1 will not be deducted from the price | fixed.
 "The food administration, in co-op- 1 eration with the -agriculeural depart ment is providing for the establish ] ment of suitable stocks of seed wheat
 which it proposes to sell to the farm 1 CT without any profit.'