Evening journal., 1918-02-25
WILL ALLOT COAL
SUPPLY BY april
Definite Programme for Dis
tribution in 1918 is
Worked Out
HOLD CONFERENCE
ON NEXT FRIDAY

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2J-Thc FIRST
conclusive action OF the Fuel Admins
iraiion in apportionlng The nations
coal among houscholders and indus
tries for The coming year Will Doe taken
next Friday. Fuel Administrator Car
field and q. \. Snidcr. director of trans
poriati0n. j. ID. A. Morrow, director ~
distribution and appOrtiOnmeni, and 4.
". Galloway, director or hituminous
coal supplies for the Fuel Adminisira-
lion. will meet special committee OF
railroad executives and blumin0us OPP
orators that day.
AZ the conference a definite policy
relative TO the amount and character
Of coal 60 be supplied the railroads for
fuel will be adopted In effect The con-
ference Will decide who Is 90 have
i75.OO0OOO tons Of coal.
The conference will be- ihc first at
tended by Mr.. GALLOWAY His post
during the coming year will prove one
Of the most important in Che fuel adj
minisiraiion. since Doe viii determine in
q measure the policies by which the
nations industries Will be prevented
from interfering with the war program,
Mr. Galloway is president Of the Davis
Coal and Coke Company of Baltimore
and the Terminal Railroad and Coal
Company Of pitlsburg lie is widely
known i'm the coal industry end bis
appointment rounds ont the board OF
advisers and directors chosen by nr.
Garfield from the ranks OF practical
coal men
one of the big questions Go be taken
mp al Fridays conference Will be the
necessity 81 denying 90 several rail
roads coal Of type 10 which their
locomotives are now adjusted 10 is
held That the railroads can successfully
carry through the years transportation
program with coal from fields previ-
ously disdained.
The navy and transport service and
several war industries are in Mood 0f
ihe type OF coal which these railroads
have used and % b. planned 20 meet the
direct war needs OF The country first.
Tho change contemplated may call for
some mechanical work among the fire
men. bui 30 is believed the railroads will
recognize the wisdom OF &c adjustment
With the il5OO0DO IONS Of the "a
pccied G0OOOOO00 tons output of the
year disposed o. The Fuel Adminisira-
ton win turn ils attention to siloiiirs
coal TO other great consumers several
Industries already have agreed To- cur
iailmcnis and a voluntary agreement
viii be made by others Tho entire 1918
distribution program Of the Fuel Nd
ministration is laid out and awaits only
the results of several major conferences
before it can be announced TO the pub
lie.
Fuel Administration oflclals are con.
ndeni that this announcement can b'
made at least week i'm advance o.
( April 4. 10 is understood that the pro
gram has been worked out in suci
detail that the public viii know oX
/ actly where ~ stands and that eyer'
manufacturer will Doe given a definite
/ basis upon which TO plan his produc
] ton for the next twelve months.
10 is said that nr. Garfield. who i'
known to have insisted That every pos
+ sihle means be focused ON perfecting
/ non-sinkable program for i9is-i9 Is
confident that De will present 10 th'
public survey and plan which Wi
/ guarantee a fixed amount of coal TO al
users and silence criticism of his ad-
4 ministratiOn