The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-07-25
COAL DISTRIBUTION
BEING CONSIDERED

Washington, July 25.-The govern.
ment's emergency coal control pro.
gram will begin ofunction within 4s
hours, said Secretary Hoover in max
ing the announcement today. He said
the ratification of the emergency plan
for distribution and the restriction of
unfair prices by the Operators Asso-
citation are expected within 4S hours
but if cooperation is withheld in any
district tn government would proceed
to appoint the necessary local COM
mittees. The emergency control plan
Hoover said, is intended to apply to
all coal produced, whether in the union
or non union fields.
Washington, July "a (By the Asso-
ciated Press upon a
tentative plan for distribution of coal
and for restriction of unfair prices
was announced tonight by Secretary
during the day with representatives
of producing operators, the railroads,
the interstate commerce commission
and other departments of the govern
ment.
The plan which was described by
Attorney General Daugherty in an
opinion as "entirely legal" is to be
discussed further tomorrow ~ the
conferees and the agreement of the
operaotrs present is dependent upon
the approval of their various asso-
Citations. .s.
Under the proposed plan President
Harding would appoint committee
which would have general supervision
of the measures to be adopted for
emergency fuel control designed to
safeguard the public from an i'm
pending coal famine. Application of
the laws governing interstate COM
merce, through the interstate COM
merce commission, would enable the
ALLEGATION of freight cars to be gov
erned by the maintenance of fair
prices for coal among the operators
The tentative plan follows:
"A committee in Washington to be
appointed by the president of repre-,
sentatives of the department of COM
merce, the interstate commerce COM
mission, the department. of justice
and the department ef the interior
to be designated the presidential COM
imittee. This committee fb , have gen
eral supervision of the measures to
be taken hereunder and to author
ize the execution of such of these
measures as may be necessary from,
time to time.
"The administrative committee
comprising representatives of the
presidential committee together with
representatives Of the operators, rep
resentatives of the railways and
where necessary, representatives of
the larger consuming groups.
"The presidential committee will
establish a representative in each
coal producing district.
"The presidential committee will
appoint a committee of operators in
each district to be nominated by the
district operators association or in.
dependent operators Tin case of fail.
ure of the operators to take such ac-
ton, the presidential committee may
appoint such operators as they see
| fit on such committee).
"The members of these district
committees may be changed as de-
termined upon by the presidential
| committee.
"The presidential committee will
cooperate with the interstate com
merce commission in carrying out
preferential orders issued by the
commission.
"The governmental representatives
in the districts with cooperation oi
the district committees shall advise
the agencies of the interstate com.
merce commission as to local car
movements to effect the purposes Of
this plan.
"The operators will proceed with
their usual business until they are af
fected by preference orders.
"It is expected that the district
committee under authority of the
presidential committee will recon-
mend the allotment of cars on the
basis Of those who conform to fai,
prices to be agreed upon with the
presidential committee.
when the operators demand, ther
suitable guarantees shall be given
for payment by persons buying un.
der priority orders.
"The railroads will be requested
to appoint representative to deal
with purchasers of railway fuel.
"The basis of prices agreed upor
between the operators and the sec
retary Of commerce on June are tc
be maintained except where varied
by the presidential committee and
this same basis of price determine.