The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-09-08

nave " run SiA OF seven tlpfskT> III
the year at no profit, and then have
a peak load at profit which leais 10
the howls ard condemnation OF the
scsl industry which we have in the
fall ard winter"
Constructive Suggestions
Questioned as to whether be had
arv constructive suggestions tc make
that would tend 10 produrc fairer
arrangement OF prices and one tifa.
would not permit the government 70
get cheap coal al the expense of ths
small consumer Mr.. Taylor said:
-.As matters nq}y stand there IS
always q time every summer when
the railroads sidefrarks are full OF
empty coal cars. when others are
lying idle and the men who make
their living in the mines arc out of
employment because the mines have
no orders fer their proj.,ct. The
railroads rsel as said before. pfac-
ticassy thirty per cent of the bitumi
reus output W.ler there is no burr
ness in the mines. hey naturally
have no business for their coal cars
OF that class Of euuipmen. that is
REGULAR to the coal business. II the
railroads could arrange to take their
coal surply a. the time OF the year
when their equipment is IDLE. AMI
when the Inires are idle. they would
accomplish three very important
things
IN tire Srst place they would get
their supply Of coal into storage
They would use thst die cuuiprtsnt
and would keep the men at ste mines
employed ard would relieve the labor
unrest As il il now. the men are
thrown into a Period OF idleness FOR
three. or four. or Eve months ever
year. II their employment could be
more regular il would not be so
necessary to make demands for
higher rates per ton IN an efcrt tn
get whole years living cut OF
few months activity. in other words,
the more regular employment would
largely Offset the labor unrest. l..
would use the idle equipment that Is
coing nothing but lying or side
track. 1t would tring the coal in
st time Of the year when u was
possible 10 d,g IL and il would re-
iieve the equipment for the use, OF
The public in the fall and winter time
when the public 50 badly needs coal
An equal distribution of the coal over
twelve. months instead OF over six
mouths would have tendency TO
lower prizes ard rake less labor
unrest. II would also make better
use cf railroad equipment and would
stabilize the industry all along"
1ht Resi Probaem.
Mr. q. 4. Morrow, Vice Presi-
cent OF The National Caal Associa-
iiun. who preceded Nr, Taylor before
the Ccmmi.tce. said that the essen-
tial problem. as the operators see it.
is that Of getting enough coal pro-
GurcG-
However" he added. .thereS is
some general idca in the mind 0! the
public which has been advanced
hy people. who. perhaps, Seci
thar they are well informed, that
there is somc kind cf continuation in
The hituminc1s coas Industry Ne
ncns 10 state fatty and cmphasirsI-
maintain prizes or to restrict procur-
fipn or m arv other WAY 10 inter
frrp wlth the natural Influences upon
The .ronditsons ~ TIE production and
niarscsiEC of bituminous coal We
90 further and say that the -onci-
iicns IA the business are such that
II wopld be impossible for anybsdy
- form sasch a con- bination even IL
lie would try.
There are about 5000 separa.s ,
commercial rroisc@rs operating sp-
bssxisnAtely sssou anisi-s. from ~'hien
bitulnircsls scal Is regularly shipped