The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-24
FAIR RiPR|GEA
D|STR|B'U1lON|Q
FUEL | ] |. AGREEDI0N q
Decisions Subject to- AppEov.
al Of Associate ions of y art. 1 1
ious Distric IS.
CONTROL SAN eli ned !
Attorney General Declare
Plan comprehen sives and
Practic al 4
1

gency.
The operators, it was stated
after the conference this morning
had agreed to the generalS pro-s
3posals as outlined by SecretaryH
Hoover, SUBJ Ito Incorporating
their respective districtsss but had
raised some objecti ions to 8theslsss
gal features of 3 the &schemesSI Iha3
legal phases were giYenTthe apss
proval of the SDepartmentSofsJM JMss.
+ tice in an opinion SEN toESecEe-
tarys Hoover bygAtto orney@4G General
sDaugherty while the conferences
was in session.
Immediately ION adj journments
of the first gmeedng, the chars
men OF the commit itteesao ofEoperass
tors representing the TiousSd1sss
tricts went into ssessio ION TIN Mr.
Hoover to draftst he dstaJlsso thas
coal control Ian QShs
submitted teE the fnll; ;conferencss
1t was expected that adetadlsaS
program would sbsSIsadyf SUBJ
mission at another ergmeetingsofSthas
conference this fternoon
Daughertys Eaudss ian
Later the Departn1e Justice
announced that sAttorney#Ge GensralS
Daugherty had submit ittedI Iansop1nsS
ion to Secretary HooYer,ssu susta1nssl
ing every phase Regarding gtheslegs
ality Of the comm eEceMs MsecretarysS
plan Gin come ction wi tn thee ~
shortage and distri tion!:ssssV sVVhilsA
the merits Of the plan we're nots
submitted to- the Sattorneyage generads
he said, 81 desire to say that it, Isl
most comprehensive. and in
Judgment, practical 4 and Isam.sure&
Secretary Hoover because8 hisg
vast experience: and dssHc cap btlitiess
and with the co0pe ofsotheE
governmental genciessssW 81 ~
most effective in gcarryingso out thass
Presidents plans and 5po oliciesafo1s
the material relief toXthes publicstnS
the present mergency
The Attorney General ecIarsd
that he would Join ~ Secretary
tIoover .1and every otherSg
mental agency Aund the direction
of the PresidentSt to relieve Ethessits
uation to the end that coat andS
other necessities may be furntsheas
the Am erican publ lic-.ss
Efforts were to be aim satsfaTm
ing a scheme for emeTgency@coal
control which wou1d notSSIunsc cpunsS
ter to the law! relating foS moHos
poles and onspiraciesSfn srestratntss
Of the trade. ssss1sa:
Ask Railroad servIee
Non-union peratogsSg Sgattsnding
the conference were clinedg toat
tach only one condi ition thefr
agreement to maintain the fair
prices previously fixed, and that
was a Requirement. thai the goys
.ernment5 use every ef ffortt get$
them railroad sserYice.t ltS 1s$ $concsd
ed that the price scales setaofte
profits to all lsofsthespEos
ducers in the n=lnion distr1ct9
even though some mesbuyerssunderEths
pressure of imminent SshoEtagshad
BEEN dding up the r1arkat@IeyeIs
and urging u pom hes prodMceEaM
cash offers farEa aboyest Iaooysrs
scales.
%The producersSasgsrtedsthattffs ~
regular Operation Is HOWEVER, besa
cause railroads In the non;un1onss
districts awheresthssr rai1roadsstrik
has beengaimed tScoaIS Sproduc
were unable keep trafnsSl
alternatingsshut;d downs5a and dgIesump
tions wtlIf fincrease thes costs oEs
their rsoperation,sdesH ssmoralsss
Of Sforceas samd tmaleR
necessary for them to g sell tneilE
coal at tsashigherfi figuresth thanzthea a1es
iyels nowSvolu ntadlys ixed. MucilS
7ofs the West Virginia prcducf1Qn
has been held n strictIya thin the
fair price Limits bI1tt general
reakinga awayEfron these lsyels0
have been reported to- ftciais
the western Kentlcl<y aTeas SUP