Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-09
COAL LICENSES
BEING SOUGHT
Dealers in indianapolis APP
parently Not Worried.

Retail. wholesale and other dealers IN
coal apparently are not worried over the
confused aspect II tho coal commission.
as applications FOR licenses are beginning
10 pour into the Offices Of the special coal
and food commission.
SIX miaes today applied for licenses 10
operate. while the retail ers' applications
viii number close TO forty
A few wholesalers also made appliea-
lions for licenses.
The majority 81 coal dealers remain
confused over the condition surrounding
the sale OF coal Row bound by contracts.
one retailer had contracted for coal
from a mine for period OF FIVE years,
and Is anxious to secure some authority
on his contract
The contract has been in effect for n
year and half which IL evidence OF
good faith OF both parties, yet the re-
taller Is anxious to get the information
which viii permit him either to continue
hN husIrcss under that contract or else
force him to operate under new condI-
lions q the new prices established by the
orders Of the commission.
Another operator is working miue
with two hpples
whea cars are available he may load
them at - cents. but when ears are not
available he is required to load wagons
e another tlpple at a cost OF about
$3.50.
The order OF the commission does not
cover hie case. according to his present
classification. and the commission viii re-
arrange the prices on that particular mine
possibly by Monday.
The applications for licenses in the Of
flee of the commission since the orders
were issued practically show that the
retailers know what they are going to
do, and that they are anxious for the
permits TO operate.
Action Of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission in alloting cars to various coal
districts presages the end OF the coal
crisis says Jesse +. Eschbach. chairman
off the special coal and food commission.
Two hundred cars will be sent to In
diana for coal distribution.
Figuring on the basis of 200 cars OF
coal week TO be distributed in Indiana
the emergency will be passed in northern
Indiana in two weeks time Mr.. Esch-
bach said
ION the basis of ffty tons to car,
10000 tons Will enter the State each week
and be distributed to approximately
10000 families.
"The distribution Of the 10000 tons Of
coal will be arranged by the coal com
mission and viii go to the emergency
orders listed with the commission, II the
work of distribution is LETT in the hands
Of the commission" Mr.. Eschbaeh said.
An increase in emergency orders has
been reported.
Attorneys James w. Noel and Howard
Young, counsel for the state, coal and
food commission declare that under the
law contract coal comes under the juris-
diction of the commission and indi cafe
that the entire output of State coal is
subject to the price-hxing orders.
Any one fixing higher price is deemed
as guilty Of n misdemeanor, according to
the laws, and shall be punished accord
ingly, the attorneys stated.
Operators contend the orders of the
coal commission apply to- free coal'
only, and say there is little free coal on
the market.
r. j. Smith Of the Princeton mines ap-
peared before Chairman Esehbach today
and arranged for a hearing bearing on
his mines, which he contends should be
placed in another class.