The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-10-01
OPERATORS FEEL
HEN CAR ORDER
WILL HELP \ LOT
Full Text of the Order AS
It Was Issued BY
Commission


are anxtously awaiting the eject
OF the recent Interstate Commerce
| commission order, which forces
| railroads to secure their fuel trom
| mines on n six months basis and
also requires the taking Of the to-
| tai output fOT the operations. Tho
now order which Is effective on
| Friday will mean q fatrer di3tribu-
! ton of cars or the Nononsan d.
vision of the Baltimore & chio
railroad.
c. II. jenkins, secretary and trca-
surer of Tho hutchinson Coal Com
pany, who wGs chairman OF the Bpe-
/ Cial railroad fuel committee OF thah
| association, today said: Il have
been and always will be opposed un-
| alterably 10 the use OF assigned or
privately owned cars, but ! think
that this ruling probably will bTing
such car5 under the gutse OF wnAt
might be termed assigned cars.
| Along With the assigned cars hAVe
cropt into certain abuses and inluS-
| tices, which the railroads manipo-
lated for their welfare. The, new
ruling is the common sense inter
put them on q moro Legitimate pas-
them entirely"
Samuel y. Brady, OF the Brady
| interests today said: we thlnR
that the new order will eliminate
| a whole lot Of the iuiuGuces OF tho
assigned cars. The operators have
gained some Of the points OF theif
fight. but not all OF them. THINK
ali OF the obnoxious features OF the
assigned cars will be eliminated IN
time" Mr.. Brady 10 chairman OF
the transportation committee Hi
the Northern West Virginia Coal
Operators association.
c. It. Bell, executive vice pres1S
dent OF the association, today SAID:
II AM pleased with the outcome
of this matter. 1t Is NY frank
opinion that the order will pc the
means OF eliminating the worst
features OF the assigned ca eTll.
Service nIdeS rs of theE AZ seEs7l ..ssl
state GompseSe con "a tss tcll y leIA !
deai5s { "a liy
on the usGSofc assIgned "a 3ls'tsl
been Issued b. George 3. Fgf.Ihay,
secretary OF the conmi!s4 4dss, II
Is as follows: :.
"It appearing, in the opinion OF
the commission that because OF a.
shortage OF equipment and conges-
,tion Of traffic, which continue TO
exist upon the lines OF each and
al! common carriers by railroad
within tho United States subject
to the Interstate commerce acc ana
boCause OF the Inability Cf SAID
common carriers to secure an Q lie
uuate supply OF coal without re-
sorting to the confiscation OF com
mercial coal an. emergency a&ists
which requires immediate action.
at further appearing, that oy
the order OF the commission enter
I'd the 18th day OF April, A. D., 1920
and described Notice to Carriers
and Shippers rule OF Railroad
Administration Car Service Sec
ton Circular c. S. (roVisedl was
amended so ps to provide that
! private cars and cara placed for
railroad fuel should be designated
as assigned cara In accordance with
tho decisions OF tho commission "a
Railroad Commission OF Ohio va.
II. v. Ry. Co., II l. G. c.. 39S, ana
Traer vs.. c. & A. 13 l. G. c.. 45 l.
1t further appearing, that rule
s OF Railroad Administration Cnf
Service Section Circular G. S. 81
(reYised) as amended by the said
order has been and is being applied
by particular carriers in q manner
inconsistent with and contrary to
the principles approved in tho
Hooking Valley and the Traer cas-
es thereby causing confusion, un-
certainty and undue preference and
prejudice.
II is ordered, that effective Oct
ober /, 1920, and until the further
order CT tho commission all COM
mon carriers by railroad hereinbe-
fore described be, and they are
hereby. authorized ana directed to
establish and observe the follow
ing rule which Is just and reason
able and shell be governed thereby
| In the assignment OF cars:
Private cars and cars placed
for railroad fuel loading in &C.
cordance with the decisions Of the
Interstate Commerce Commission
in railroad commission. OF Ohio, ct
al.,. vs. H. v. Ry. Co., IL !. c. c..
398, and Traer vs.. Chicago & Alton
Railroad Co. ct al, IS /. c. C.. 4b1,
will be designated as assigned
cars. All other cars will be des-
Ignated as unassigned cars. Pro
yided that common carriers by rail-
| road may not assign cars for their
! own fuel and fail to count such
cars against the mines distribu-
tive share unless the entire output
OF such mine Is taken by such a
carrier for a period OF not less than
six consecutive months.
'It Is further ordered, that any
contract or arrangement for the pur
chase of coal made by, carrier on
or before November l.. 1920, which.
terminates at the expiration OF tho
coal year ending March 81, 1921,
. shall be regarded as; a compliance
| with the rule herinbefore pre-
scrihed.
ut is further ordered, that all
rules, regulations and practices OF
said carriers with respect to car
| service, be and the same arc here
CONTINUED on phge four.)