The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-01
SUGGEST FIIFI BOARDS
Compltla Administrations in
Each commonwealth Would
Take over Situation.
HX A FAIR DISTRIBUTION
All Plans Declared To Be
Only Cooperation Until
Government Can Act.

CHICAaD. nov. 30,-doyernors OF
,,yen soft coal producing states at
, conference hero today agreed that
IN, state r1yernments should take
.,I noss.l.g' steps to obtain the
n,otuclion ~ coal and recommend
10 ,he federal government that "A
complete flrI administration with an
sdministrator for each state. rechn .
mended ,y governors, be perfected
Immediately The state executives
also requested equitable distribution
Of coal under uniform and rigid reg
ula,ions In all states,
The governors participating In the
conference, en- led by GOV. Frederick
d Gardner Of Missouri. announced
that they had adjourned to meet In
~ louis next sunday 20 await the
orther development OF the federal
sNyernmeuts plans for hrining about
ylumpton Of production OF coal.
Niles c. Riley Of Madison, WIS, sec
reiary OF the conference, was In
,ructed TO proceed to Washington
10 remain there temporarily as the
governors rcpreee and to
present to the authorities the serious.
ness Of the situation IN the states. "
Tn To zach Governor.
Governor Gardner, following. the
conference. said Il was the sentIrfNr<
Of the conference that the governors
should use eycrv effort to have the
stats governments meet the coal sit
uation In their commonweallhs. II
was desired 10 cooperate with the
federal government, and until the
government had further time TO put
It's plans for Increasing production
into effect no further action by the
governors conference would be tax
en- until he meeting one week hencs
In 81 Louis
The statement made public at the
conclusion Of the meeting announced
the conference had unanimously
agreed" on the following recon
nendations:
That a more complete fuel ad-
minxtration organization for the
country be perfected by the appoint
ment At once Of fuel administrator
in each state 10 be recommended by
the governors, TO be compensated by
the federal government. and to have
full charge and control OF all coal
available for hisestate,
In view ot the statements by Di-
rector General Hines 10 the eftect
that ths production OF soft coal II
now 10 10 80 per cent Of normal ana
IN view Of reports from other sources
2 the effect that the production OF
rd coal rs now above normal, an
!. al mined and IN stock In the United
Yates, both soft and hard. should
ee distributed equitably among the
u states on the hasis of their needs
o. developed during the war, regard
Ass OF the state where mined.
@Enforc Rigid Cpnscrvation-T
That rigid and uniform rules and
regulations for the greatest conser-
auon Of coal throughout the union
be forthwith established, promui-
gated AMI enforced.
rha, the respective state govern
henh take all possible steps TO Sc
cure the prod .rtiau Of coal.
=. That Niles g. Riley. secretary OF
ID. governors conference be direct
sc tand delegate proceed 70 WASH
lhglon 10 ps.s.u, 10 the authorities
The s.riousnrys OF the situation In he
,u'es And .p rrwaln IN that city TEN
potaIily M q preventative Of the
governors
= Attending rhc conference were
uo'ernors Frank o.. I,owden Of mi
ny" Jane g. Goodrich OF Indiana
Ia Hardin NJ Iowa: Gardner OF
y~oln, Robertson OF oklahoma, A
houer'# n' Tennessee. and At
ksnsu r,ssa,,i,, rawsr,or ~
Henry J N... ~ '