Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-07-27
HOOVER HEADS
FUEL. CONTROL.
MACHINERY OF
united STATES
Harding Sets in Motion the
Emergency Organization
to Supervise Coal Supply
During WaIk0uI.
WIRES GOVERNORS OF
THE VARIOUS STATES
Are Asked to Set Up Tenn
porary Organizations;
Daugherty, Fall and Ait
Gibson Other Members.

Washington, July 26 (by the AS
sociated Press President Hard
ing tonight set in motion the federal
emergency fgel control organiza-
ton with the selection OF a central
coal distribution committee of
government officials under the
chairmanship of Secretary Hoover.
The commerce secretary, at the
request of the president, immedi-
ately wired the governors of the
various states, asking them to set
up an emergency state organiZa-
ton for equitable distribution and
maintenance of fair prices for coal
under the administrations plan.
Under this plan" Mr.. Hoover
said, "the distribution for railway
use will be directed from Washing
ton but, with the possible excep-
ton of a few state public utilities
the responsibility for all other dis
tribution will rest upon orSaniza-
tlons set up under state control
Cooperation Asked.
Cooperation of state organiza-
tions was also asked by Interstate
Commerce Commissioner Aitchi-
son, who telegraphed the several
transportation regulatory bodies Of
the states east of the Mississippi
requesting them to act as repre-
sentatives of the commission in
facilitating operation of the emer-
gency service orders. giving pri-
ority to the shipments of coal and
necessities.
The federal coal distribution
committee selected by the presi-
dent consists of Attorney General
Daugherty, Secretaries Fall and
/ Hoover and Commissioner Aitchi-
son or their representatives, under
the temporary Craftsmanship of the
commerce secretary.
TO Add Fifth Member.
| A fifth member is to be added
to the committee later, Mr.. Hoover
said, who will undertake the ad-
ministrative direction while the
ultimate character of the organi-
Zation must depend upon the sit
uation." This was taken at the
commerce department to indicate
that the committee would be all
| elastic body with administrative
aides representing the railroads or
geographical sections, such as New
England or the Great Lakes re-
gion, pressed into service as ex-
pert advice on the needs of those
sections may be required
| TcIegrams to Governors.
!, In his kilograms to the gover-
/ nors Mr.. Hoover. after reciting the
steps taken by the administration
in the situation said:
| 1.-THE agencies and present au-
thority of the federal government.
of course, do not enable it to pro-
| tect the ultimate consumer of coal
within the boundaries of n state
further than such protection can
be secured hy the above means
that coal sold in interstate COM
merce shall be sold to the original
purchaser at fair price, and fair
| distribution between states be OBJ
tanned. The problem of seeing
that the ultimate consumer shall
be protected upon coal now in cir
culation and on resale of coal disA
tributed as above and that equitaA
Bile distribution shall be carried or
must rest with the authority OF
each state.
| 81 am sending this telegram al
the request of the president To
learn that if you feel that you can
undertake to create state organi-
zation under your direction to Sc
cure that this shall be done and
| with which We can cooperate"