Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-10
Coal to Be Ratt0v.ed !.
Here and Price Fixed

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the courtesy of the Chan her OF OS" !,
merce, in Philadelphia and Pittspursn.
The seven members Of the fuel CON CON
mission are Mr.. Ainey. MIR. Benh, ,,,,,ta.
liam G. Furey. president OF ths Ma.orC
burgh Chamber of Commerce Dus hor
FELTON,, Haverford. who was nntanse: ,ns.n
of the Council OF Natiqnai Daw,
% con- Scranton: s. B. Crowell. OF TINS
city. president of the Pennsylyanla W. ed
tail Coal Merchants Association, "nS ~
William !. Stern, former Mayor VI
Erie. who was connected with the rue'
Administration during the war.
Joint commission of Federal anu
stoto of4ic;ols TO exercise absolute con
troll over anthracite production ana I'D l..
tribution will be established IN u lew
days. according to information i'"'
Washington. ,..r
This organization is TO function ni.es .,,
| the manner of the anthracite Wv IT,
Of the Federal Fuel Administrator uu
ing the war. It Is said. ana WI, ree
IT'S beatlouarters in the anthracite
aior occordinp TO present plans. III Is
Understood several names were sugses.eu
| for the commission at conference yes
terday. but no final conclusions were
reached.
There is definite understanding.
however, that when the cominissloni
| named, it's authority Is to be apsoiu1
so far as anthracite Is concerned. ~
| will Determine the division OF prouuG-
tion, when resumed, between femhss
ynnin and other States, anu aiiv'ue @
all coal produced in the hard coaI
gion, treating 1t as natiohhi '"'"''
than a local problem.
These arrangements are to stand IN
definitely. officials here say. owing 10
tbe prospect of n fuel shortage next
winter even though the strike should be
settled meanwhile.
State Supreme in Soft Coal
Under this agreement. while bitumi,
nous production in Pennsylvania VIII
be under the joint control of the State
and Federal commissions, the stare
commission will lbe supreme in strictly
intrastate problems, including prices
at the mine. Questions involved in In
tcrstate distribution are to be deter
mined jointly.
The decision to treat anthracite as q
separate problem is one of the most
important reached since the strike was
called. Officials in Washington say
the step Is necessary to provide for the
equitable distribution of such supplies
as become available when production Is
resumed.
1t was said today the joint commits
sion probably would contain either two
or five members: the Pennsylvania rep
rcsentatiIes to be named by Governor
Sproul. the Federal commissioners by
Hoover and Spencer.
Other features of the agreement be-
tween State and Federal officials, it
was revealed. include:
Federal priority orders giving prefer
tncc to railroads, public utilities, hos
pitals and public institutions will gov
crn coal distribution within the State
MS we'll as coal destined for interstate
shipment.
Priority groups Of consumers in
Pennsylvania will receive first consid =
GRAFTON In the distribution of coal pro
duced in the State; similar groups in
other States dependent on Pennsylvania
for fuel will come next in the distribu- :
ton of such supplies as are available.
1t was said these decisions were
agreed to unanimously by State and
Federal officials and the operators rep
resented in the conference. The pril .
cipal differences developed from the dis =
cussiOns related to prices and penalties
for proftcering, 1t was declared.
There were indications that the con
ferences were hOpelessly divided on this
point and that Federal and State agen
cies may find profiteering in coal one
OF the principal problems to be dealt
with ii the strike continues.