The New York herald., 1922-07-29
MORE COAL MINED
Supply Is Increasing as
Result of Better Rail
Service to the Non
Union Fields.
FREIGHT EMBARGO ON
Three Coal Lines Transport
Only Food and Other
Necessities.
STATES AIDING HOOVER
Twenty-four Take Steps to
Prevent Any Prcfiteering
in Fuel.
STATES AIDING HOOVER
Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALD.

Special Dispatch to TIE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. G.. July 2a.
President Harding to-day appointed
Henry B. Spencer of Washington as
Federal Coal Administrator. Mr.
Spencer will assume direction Of the
administrative work of the Presidents
coal committee in directing the move
ment and distribution of available coal
supplies to the nation.
The Coal Administrator is well
equipped by experience for his new
duties. He was reared in the railway
business, was at one time vice-presi-
dent Of the Southern Railway system.
was general purchasing agent OF the
Railroad Administration during Cow
ernment control and had charge Of
national coal distribution when the
Garfield Fuel Administration was dis
banded after the armistice.
Announcement of the appointment
followed an official statement that
I'VE will have coal for all. There may
be some embarrassments and some
hardships. but the nation viii not 10
without coal supply
Administration leaders are confident
that the measures SO far taken will pre-
vent any suffering or shutdown of In
dustry In the nation. Reports to Wash
ington indicate an increasing fuel supply
largely because Of the improved move-
ment on railroads serving the producing
coal mines.
Embargo ON Certain EreiRht.
Three railroads serving the main pro-
ducing coal fields--the Norfolk and
Western. the Chesapeake and Ohio and
the louisville and Nashville-gave notice
to the Interstate Commerce Commission
to-day OF an embargo against all freight
except foodstuffs. livestock. feed for stock
end coal, the four articles carried on
the priority order issued by the COM
mission. This action was taken so that
active equipment could be turned to coal
movement to clear the jam OF loaded and
unloaded coal cars on these roads Tne
embargo will be lifted as soon as the
present congestion is cleared away. The
embargoes are expected to result In an
immediate large increase In prouuctIoh
In the nom union coal fields OF West Vir-
einia, Virginia, Kentucky and border Sec
tions in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Secretary Of Commerce Hoover. as
chairman of the Presidents committee,
is deyoting his entire time to building UP
an organization for coal distribution and
for the checking OF profiteering. The or
sanitation Is being carefully selected.
for II Is realized by Administration lead
ers that it will have to serve for months
after full time mining and railroad OPP
crations are resumed. 1t will take
months to restore normal supply and dis
tribution.
Governors of twenty-four States have
rotified Secretary Hoover that they have
undertaken to set up the necessary ad-
ministration in their respective States to
control profiteering and distribution OF
coal within their borders. These States
are Ohio, Indiana. Illinois. Michigan.
Wisconsin, North Dakota, Minnesota.
Maine, Massachusetts,. New Hampshire.
Connecticut, Rhode Island. New York.
New Jersey. Maryland. Pennsylvania.
West Virginia. Iowa, Oklahoma. Florida.
Kentucky, Tennessee and Louisiana
Far West Unhampered.
Kansas already has the administra-
tive facilities under Its industrial court.
1t Is not regarded as necessary to es-
tablish coal control in the Rocky Noun
tain and Pacific coast States. as they
have supplies Of coal and fuel OIL