The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-07-13
No Price-Fixing Power is
Expected to be in the
Plan. :
1ELEGRAHS TO VENTZ
Six Dispatched by Cham
ber Of Commerce Fair.
Car Supply.

the railroad executives can work
out some plan to handle the trans
portation Of coal at a conference
to be held in New York City there
probably will be a return to some
ofrm OF government supervision
for distributing coal in the near
future. The coal operators lffiliat-
| ed with The National Coal Asso-
/ ciation met in Washington, D. C..
on Monday, the session having
been called at the instance Of ].
G. Bradley Dundon, W. Va, chair
man Of the committee on govern
ment relations. They apparently
failed to agree on any set plan TO
offer and the result was that the
committee was named OF confer
with the railroad executives.
Coal operators generally believe
some government agency will take
charge OF the distribution Of coal
but do not know whether II will be
a fuel committee, q fuel admins
traitor or a fuel administration
machinery. The price fixing pow
ers, Il Is thought, will probably be
withheld from this agency, but
with the distribution Of coal IN
the hands Of the government the
prices Of coal will automa1cRil
drop. It Is apparent that there is
|preSsNs6 being tFUIg1E t6 ogaE u
washington 70 force. the o&Eihu-
tion Of coal to New Ens land and.
the lakes. This plan can be work.
ed out providing the railroads can
furnish the cars.
Just what the Fairmont region
will send to the lakes Is problen1a-
teal. This business in the past
was copped by other regions, the
Fairmont section, being outdone
because Of freight diflerentials.
Oepartors naturally expect the re-
gions that got the business in the
past few seasons to furnish the
coal again but the Fatrmont re-
glon in the pinch would help out
rather than see any Of these sec
tions Of the country want because
IIof fuel. -,
| of Fairmont, and j. n. Orr,
Clarksburg attended the meeting IN
Washington yesterday, Mr.. Jenk-
lins returned from Washington this
morning.
In q series Of kilograms today
The Fairmont Chamber Of Com.
merce sent a number Of practical
suggestions to D. B. Wentz. Phila-
delphia, president Of The Nation
al Coal Association, IN regard TO
the inefficiencies Of the, railroads
| in this section as well as some
constructive criticism for the Inn
provement Of the service. Mr..
VENT heads the committee, which
confers with railroad executive
heads in New York on Thursday.
The telerams sent to Mr.. Wentz
we're as follows:
Railroads Of United States
stould commence Saturday morn
ing Of each week and use extraoi
dipary effort to get equipment re-
leased 50 1t can be placed for Mon
days loading. This means they
should release every car by work
ing Sunday. Also in freight sheds.
Understand B. & o., Monongah
Division Is beginning TO work to-
wards that end, but do not under.
stand they are working freight
sheds on Sunday. This should be
done"
ately the hauling Of automobiles
over the countr! is open top cars.
Let them move themselves over
LAND. This would help car supply,
Unnecessary delay to equip
Iment loaded and empty. Is at least
twenty-five percent Of the ca
shortage today. Any rules thty
have / effect, that Is resulting n
this failure, should be abolished,
Immediately.
Investigation Of records Of rail-
roads win show millions Of unvar-
iranted delays, which should be cor
rected Immediately to help car sup
Ns ssAs long as railroads spare ex.
pense and fail to move loads
promptly, you win encounter IN
necessary delays to- equipment
car shortage necessarily follows.
"Railroads should be compelled
to abolish the assigned car method
which Is very harmful to The pro
ductjon Of coal and causes delay
to equipment where as II they
would take their pro-ret2 shart
from each mine At Q fatr price
they would not be short trel end
operation Of mines wu1ld not b
interfered with and equipment
Yould mot meet With deDlurahle de-
1lay account Of assigned cars being
placed In wholesale lots. !. au
sure all prodncen 20 wiling T
cooperate With railroads NneneNal
fConftah1d on NftN &uk1