Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-07-25
PLAN
Of TROLLING
SUPPLY Of COAL
IS AGREED UPON
Measures for Restriction of
Unfair Prices Are Also
Worked Out During a
Series of Conferences,
FURTHER DISCUSSION
WILL BE HELD TODAY
Harding Would Appoint a
Committee to Have ST.
perViSion of Control De-
signed to Guard Public.

Washington, july "a (by the AS
sociated Press )-Agreement upon
a tentative plan for distribution of
coal and for restriction of unfair
prices was announced tonight by
Secretary Hoover after a series OF
conferences during the day with
representatives. of producing opera
tors, the railroads. the Interstate
commerce commission, and other
departments of the government.
The plan, which was described by
Attorney General Daugherty in an
opinion as entirely legal" is to be
discussed further tomorrow by the
conferees and the agreement Of the
operators present is dependent upon
the approval of their various asso-
Citations.
Under the proposed plan, Presl-
dent Harding would appoint COM
mittee which would have general
supervision of the measures to be
adopted for emergency fuel control
designed to safeguard the pubic
from an impending coal famine.
ALLEGATION of Cars.
Application of the law govern
ing interstate commerce, through
the interstate commerce commits
sion, would enable the ALLEGATION of
freight cars to be governed by the
maintenance of fair prices for coal
among the operators. The tenta-
tive plan follows:
"a committee in Washington, to
be appointed by the president, OF
representatives. of the department
of commerce, the interstate COM
merce commission, the department
of justice and the department Of
interior, to be designated the presi-
dental committee. This committee
to have general supervision of the
to be taken hereunder and
to authorize the execution of such
OF these measures as may be neces-
sary from time to time.
The administrative committee.
comprising representatives of the
presidential committee together
with representative of operators,
representatives of the railways and.
where necessary, representatives OF
the larger consuming groups.
"The presidential committee VIII
establish a representative in each
coal producing district, and will ap-
point committee of operators in
each district to be nominated by
the district operators association
or independent operators Gin case
of failure of the operators to take
such action, the presidential com
nittee may appoint such operators
as they see fit on such Committee).
The members of these district com
mittees may he changed as deter
mined upon by the presidential.
committee. which will cooperate
with the interstate commerce COM
mission in carrying out preferential
orders issued by the commission.
"The governmental representa-
tives in the districts which, with the
cooperation of the district COM
mittees, shall advise the agencies OF
the interstate commerce commits
sion as to local car movement TO
effect the purposes of this plan.
THE operators will proceed with
their usual business until they are
by preference ord ers.
"It is expected that the district
committees under the authority o.
the presidential committee will re-
commend the allotment of cars ON
the basis of those who conform 20
the fair prices to be agreed upon ny
the presidential committee
Basis of Prices.
"When the operators demand
then suitable guarantees shall be
given for payment by persons buy
ing under priority orders.
"The roads will be requested TO
appoint a representative 10 deal
with purchases of railway fuel.
1.-THE basis of prices agreed upon
between the operators and the Sec
retary Of commerce on June l are
to be maintained, except where
varied by the presidential commit
tee, and this same basis Of price
determination shall be applied To
all districts which are so far not
'"The whole of the above is tenta-
tive, pending further consideration
by the interstate commerce COM
mission, the department Of justice,
of interior AMI the de-
partmsnt of commerce"