The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-07-24
|OOVER PLANS
no BEGIN COAL
DISTRIBUTION
Scheme TODAY
orators of Six States Will Be
Asked to Cooperate With Gov
gnmcnt and Roads.
lTERSTATE BODY
TO BE THE TRIUMPH
CARD IN MOVEMENT
bal to Be Pooled and Cars Dis
tributed Under Preferential
System.

WASHlNGTON, July 23.-Operators
,n the coal producing districts of six
tos will be asked tomorrow by Sec
ary Hoover to cooperate with the gov
nment and the railroads in a plan to
sure the distribution Of fuel to the car
rs and public utilities and to prevent
ohteerng during the strike emergency
All Angles Complete.
All angles of Mr. Hoover's scheme,
ch contsmplates the formation of a
rual producing committee to operate
rough local committees in ethe produc-
i districts of Virginia, West Virginia,
|messee, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and
ltama were threshed out today at a
lies Of conferences of the federal agen-
|s involved. Before the opening of the
leng tomorrow morning, Mr.. Hoover
have from Attorney General Daugh-
h report on the powers accruing to
goyernment in the emergency through
70 -operation of the interstate com
|rce commission and it's authority un-
the law regulating interstate COM
Irns, -..,.s
emergency macfins.
Ha general Mr.. Hoover's program was
tderstood to contemplate the creation
an emergency machine with the COM
.Hee composed of a representative from
j. department of commerce, justice, in
r.or. and the Interstate commerce COM
ssion. with the commerce secretary as
lalrman. operating through the local
1mmittees established in the producing
I,,rlcts at the time of the voluntary
sresments fixing maximum fair prices.
Pooling Of Coal
Pooling Of coal in the producing
strlcts and the distribution of cars
nder a preferential system to be in
tutcd under authority of the inter-
tate commerce commission, is planned
permit of the marshalling of fuel
/ the most available points for quick
5pment to the destinations where
rost needed. Cooperation between the
sIroads and the Interstate commerce
snmission would make possible ade-
gate supply of cars and establish
rent Of freight embargoes. II neces-
Rry to facilitate fuel movement.
Drafting Aides
representatives Of the operators ana
be railroads are to be drafted into
eHce as administrative aides to the
mrai committee to provide direct
outaot with those industries.
Price maintenance is to be sought
Mough efforts to obtain a more gen
ral observance on the part of small
perators Of the voluntary price agree
rents already in force and by cooper
uon on the part of the railroads to
tevent competitive bidding sendlng
pal prices skyward, ..t''' '.
Triumph" Gard
While Mr. HooVer's scheme was de-
Jared to be based on the corporation
[ the parties at interest in continu-
Pc the distribution of coal, the au-
lorly of the interstate commerce
ommission to act in emergency in be-
"1 OF Interstate commerce was held
10 be the governments triumph"
ard. '''. ''.' e.
20 this end appointment of repre-
of the commission to local
.'"ilitees was considered as enao-
avg the operation of the program
s'ouId cooperative efforts in any
~s"Ici fall short.
FHmarly Mr.. Hoover has indicated,
of coal supplies to the rail-
,.@'S in the object Of the distribution
,"efne' with industries producing
.'yeSslties, public utilities and similar
,,'"Sumers to be taken care of as their
'tdS become imperative.