The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-08
REGULATION 0F

Is ae consensus Of opinion Of ppelslt-
Cfs. But this, is believed Wi oe
lof d constructive nature, as elltl g
E3huyscn Is no radical on the subject.
The proposed bin for the regulation
| ct The industry will be attached % the
ICummins railroad act. One Of the
suggestions that has been made IS
/ that all operations at the beginning
of each month must specify a price
and at no time during the month
may the price be more or less. This
Is Just one Of the many suggestions.
Three more suggestions were made
at the meeting for the activities OF
the National Coal Association.
Propose a bill patterned after tho
ideas Of the operators, who are now
more familiar than theorists and sta
tistical department heads, who have
IAN axe to grind" follow up every
sessto nof the Frelinghuysen coal in
quiry committee or let the Freling-
huwsen coal inquiry committee or let
the Frelinghuysen bill be drawn and
then proceed to act.
The discussin was free and spirited
and the majority of the operators IA
vored the plan presenting bill drawn
by the coal men.
Some q the operators believed that
steps should be taken to stop the
ruthles mining Of coal so that future
genera sSns might be benefited by
fuel.
Attorney Rush V. Butler counsel
for the association expressed .:imself
before the bdy that he believed there
would be an adequate car SUPPLY OF
coal mined and transportation proY!d-
ing the rtNlroads could supply the
necessary cars. He also dropped tho
suggestion that consumers should or
der their coal supply more uniformly
which would aid in meeting the emer :
gency.
There was quite little time spent
on the clearing house" plan that was
suggested in connection with the Frel
inghousen inquiring, but numbel OF
operators pointed out that as the dill
ficulty Of furnishing production cost
because it varied in different regions
from $1,75 any where to $2.75 tue
sale price would be far more availa-
Bile. The matter was finally referred
back to the committee on government
relations.
A letter will be sent to pwder COM
PAM d directing them to sell their pro
duct direct to the purchasing agencies
and superintendents rather than to
attempt to have miners organizations
endorse certain kind OF powder to
be used. In some instances variance
as to this matter has ceused miners
to strike.
Up until noon the miners wage de-
mands had not been discussed but 1t
will probably come up in executive SEES
sion tomrrow morning.
In the report Of the reorganization
committee w. B. Reed, accounting
secretary, formerly controller OF the
reorganization committee w. B. Reed,
accounting secretary, formerly con-
troller Of the New River Company,
Mount Hope, W. Va, was suggested
as the logical person for secretary OF
the association. Adoption of the re-
: Fairmont region operators present
are c. H. JENKINS, Frank R. Lyon, j..
NJ. Orr, Clarksburg; A. Lisle White,
Clarksburg; A. Spates Brady, Elkins;
q. S. Mccullough, Labor commission
.er; T. w. Arnett, George T. Bell and
George s. Cornell, Beechwood, Monon-
gala county, w. Va.
Messrs. Arnett, White and Bell will
probably go to Baltimore with sec
eral others for conference tomorrow
with Baltimore and Ohio officials in
regard to inadequate dumping facili-
ties at Curtis Bay. U. H. D.