The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-07-25
PRODUCTION Of
COAL FIRST IN
NATIONAL PLAN
Government Takes Steps to
Secure Fuel in Short
Order.
PRoFITEERING Is TABoOED
Secretary Hoover Authorized
to Deny Car Service to
Offenders.
PRoFITEERING is TABooED
By ROBERT j. BENDER,
United NetPs' STAFF Correspondent.


WASHINGTON, July 25.-Immedi-
ate steps for acquiring a maximum
production of coal from non-union
and strip mines. adequate distribution
Of the supply through Government
control Of coal cars and preventives
against profiteering. have been ef-
fected by the Administration. Secre-
tary Hoover will be virtual fuel die
tator.
The big thing now, officials say, is
obtaining and distributing maximum
production of non-union coal at fair
prices.
Details of Program
Details Of the Government pro-
Aem are these:
-. Formation Of associations under
Hoover's personal direction, whose
combined purposes Will be TO produce
coal, pool it and stop proflteering.
2. Application to the Interstate Com
merce Commission for rules govern
ing car distribution during the short
age so that available equipment can
be placed at those mines affording the
greatest opportunity of service and
willing TO charge no more than a
fair price.
3. Favored treatment for those
mines cooperating on a fair price ba-
sis by refusing to divert cars to those
operators who attempt to profteer
during the emergency.
Hoover Price Authority
Hoover will determine what consti-
tutes a fair price for fuel at the
mines and his will be the authority
to serve or cut of car supplies at the
different mines. according as to
whether the operators cooperate with
him on a fair price basis or attempt
to profteer.
In passing legal opinion on
Hoover's proposal. Daugherty re-
vealed the Administrations concern
over the dangers confronting the ma
ton through the waning fuel harvest
Numerous industries threatened with
paralysis" cities left in darkness"
because of suspended lighting plants.
misery, suffering. distress and even
famine and death" took their part in
the picture Daugherty painted Of the
outlook
Here is the tentative plan now
under discussion which vii be sub
nnitted back to Daugherty for final
approval and TO all parties concerned
~ its administration:
Personnel of Committee.
L. A committee in Washington. to
be appointed by the President, or rep
resentatives Of the Department Of
Commerce, the interstate commerce
commission. the Department Of JUS
tee and the Department Of the In
terror. TO be designated the presiden-
tial committee. This committee to
have general supervision and author
itv.
%. The administrative committee.
comprising representatives of the
presidential committee together with
representatives Of operators. repre-
sentatives Of the railways. and, where
necessary. representatives Of the
larger consuming groups
20. The presidential committee viii
establish representative in each coal
producing district.
Committee of Operators
4. The presidential committee will
appoint q committee OF operators IN
each district 10 be nominated by the
District Operators Association or in
dependent operators lin case OF fail
IRE Of the operators to take sucn &C
tion the presidential committee may
appoint such operators as they see fit
on such conrnittee). The members of
these district committees may be
-tsrs,e5 au determined 11nO0 nv the
presidential committee.
IS. The presidential committee will
cooperate with the interstate com
unerce commission in carrying out
preferential orders.
"a The governmental represent
sves in the districts with the CO
operation of the district committees
shall advise the agencies Of the in
terstate commerce commission as to
local -ar movement.
u. The operators will proceed with