The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-07-06
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waters coal famine. which be PIE
dicted unIess the cause y speedily
remodied Given that. ~ held that
the labor problem, . resultant Of lack
Of uniform and adequate tranSDoFta-
tlon, would satisfactorily adjust r.
self. That With that remedy supplied,
the coal mines Of the country could
furnish an the coal that the United
States and her Allies required. He
was very emphatic on that.
Mr.. Dawson explained 70 the com
mittee that charging improvements
No % profits. was certainly not an en-
couVagemept TO production. but a def.
Timent. The coal prices are fixed by
the government, not By the law OF
supply and demand. though everything
that Il bought new By the operator to
deSeloD his mine be must buy In the
open market At prieea that are govern
90 by the law Of supply and demand.
Equipment Is practically q dead loss
when . mining operation Is worked
out The operator does not know TO-
day what price he may be getting for
his coal 90 days from now. The eie-
ment OF speculation which enters into
the coal business Is different than the
general run OF businesses. There was
no permaney to TIE present market,
and heavy investments In equipment
that may in y reasonably short space
of time be both use.e-- and valueless
were necessarily hessTc.v-. The c3al
situation was not such as , stimulate
heavily increased prodaq.on. All
OF those things which tas coal men
ere PURCHASING nov with the hope o.
increasing production OF coal. and
which increase the production o. coal,
should be charged TO the cost OF the
coal. or the coal men should be per.
nitted to charge war prices for coal.
one or the other. prefe- the former
mctkcd. because ti.t would be cb50-
Irte Justice and nothing else" said
Mr.. Dawson.
M. Dawson. Take the case Of the
n.ae-cor manufacturer who sells
ca today for 1850 and who sold u be.
fore the war Tor s45. I know enough
about the manufacture OF cars to know
that that is q profit Of 100 per cent.
Mr.. Gamer. n We took all that 100
per cent profit, with the exception Of
: pr cent. th.I would be gettin;
..-', p~shl for the government.
- Dsv son. That is true: end Y
- II that coal operator earn
y par cent. he will not be ;
go. Ell; my c,2.-1ion. II you
8 - ;'s CO. ,pr",tor should
I 10 ms tie same per.
r ST rs as;y other in
yr-5 Thcn Lei 4
.. T. II thinks b.
g. pSint gensrclly 20
Y s,iy otheF. tn.
al ,oi TIE co..
-: il. Is nc ct OF the
as ; de- ~. All o.
thu ;'s uuert'ty Of
/. Dc ,cry Urge
'1-l = : j.b.e or spccG'Gtive
II -.
II. t',are'rs you r;p.:ve the cos
n Of sp-s p:s,'t-, y,u deD-iys
- c:ratry OF 4 greet 'cpn &c. and J
the. a greater tonucgc in the
Il St7ts; Is OF more Importance
anything cisc That confIonts ~
r'.':p.iag wfeat, shpyIrds. POI
c,;.,g-. or slythiny else. VI.
C; the Kaicer without any C
: other III ms. hut y1a canos u. !
3 iciseT wi,icut c;.'. That Is all
~ inps5 ibi'iw. al wa''c VIC src
..s=; de7i T. ircrcs the p~o-
ION o. practically every otds"
re necdo1 tho pr3drct.on OF cal
i fctrsry decre2g.Eg. which would
;ot - true II YOU would permit the
Cscl cpc.: ,ors to do business on the
cme bs'is that would permit these
ether things 20 be done. I am no.
c3ntsnGins for any greater profits.
You'd not Gaze II you passed law
t.s.oc-cw. II 1t were necessary TO lick
=, X. or one day earlier. to confiJ.
&C every dollar ia the United States.
iIc.liing M own. would not care
? particle; but II you confiscate mine,
L.. US confiscate the other fellows.
Fosimaster's commissions have been
issued to Waiter D. Earnes at Far
ley; Henry r. Garress at Hellner. and
Ord X. Sizemore At Juverne. The last
two are newly established offices, He'll
mel in Mingo county and JuvernO in
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