Arizona republican., 1921-10-15
Corn as a Fuel

We do not why there should be so much excitement the prospect of burning the northern and northwestern states. Attention should lbe given rather to transportation and marketing conditions which make corn in some parts of the country. however badly it may be needed for feed and food in other parts of the country. cheaper rfusl than coal grower would be foolish sort of person sell a ruinously low price In order to that he might get money to coal at n ruinously high price.
 If the coal operators insist upon price for coal and the railroads insist upon a rate which brings keOal in the remote belt to s115O ton, where corn Is worth little less than half much could hardly expect the corngrowers make the Schange.
 The coal marketing system needs overhauling just as freight rates readjustment. There too many additions made to the price of coal at the mine mouth and among them is the commission of I3the broker.
 We know broker in midwestern city of 9oo0o who a year ago in control the market not Fonly of that city but of the county. He had only kcoupe of dseks in rented office space. All coal whether by dealers within jurisdic- Zrion could be bought only written authority Shim and his commission believe 50 cents a bon. He handled coal. He had nothing invested.
 Is easily perceived that such commission the tonnage consumed in a territory would be enormous. surpassing by much the salary of the president the United States all the members of his cabinet Of course it cannot be be- ieved that he left in enjoyment of it. but much f it. the greater part it by far. 1t may be sus- ,ected. turned back to the operators who must have been in collusion to permit such useless and wasieful appendage to the coal marketing system. n this way the coal companies received for coal Fomewhat higher price than in the face of fuel control. public opinion than they dared charge at the mine-mouth
 It was only another and new way of biking he public, in which the coal operators have long been adept.
 IL strange that government which is fairly expensive almost luxurously expensive protect citizens against ourages which Ire practiced upon them. Within the last year the mail wagons of the government have been held up by bandits in more than of cities and vast sums have been stolen These bandits have been energetically pursued and many of them have been taptured and punished. Within the time banks have been held up their messengers have been in hundreds of cities and towns and a huge amount in he aggregate has been taken. The government has hot been lax in the pursuit of these bandits
 Yet all that has been taken from mail wagons
 Ind banks is a small compared with that of which the people have been mulcted by various
 devices employed by those who control the neces- ities of life They almost openly held the
 public by the throat and compelled it to disgorge. They have manipulated the markets. they have
 tagged conspracies against the public and, they
 ave got away with it."
 It is the laxity of laws against this of ,anditry will it necessary for many locali
 ies. while in other communities men cattle pungry. to burn for fuel which God intended or food.