New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-09-08
No Anthracite
L anime, Hoover.
Assures Public
Supply Will Be Ample for
All Needs of Household
ers, He Asserts After a
Conference With Leaders
Five States Represented
Advisory Board TO Regulate
Distribution; Promises
Aid to Keep Prices Fair

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PHILADELPHIA, Sept IA pledge
of enough hard coal to meet all legiti-
mate fuel requirements of American
householders Yas made to-day in this
city by Secret of Commerce Hoover
sitter secreS Inference with fuel ad.
ninistrators afom i've states, as 8 re-
suit Of which machinery will be set up
to- direct the distribution OF every ton
| Of anthracite produced after the rniales5
go back to work
Operators representing both railroad
and independent companies were named
to the membership of an anthracite ad.
ylsory committee to the PENNSYLVANIA
FGoaf Commission at the conclusion of
the meeting. In addition to controlling
distribution they will discuss the ne.
cessity OF fixing and maintaining fair
prices.
Fuel administrators, operators and
railroad officials met at the call of Sec
Fefary Hoover. Among them was vii
nam I'll. Woodin, NewYork Fuel Admins
TRAITOR. Prior to the meeting the Secre-
taFy safd it was not his intention to
olscuss price fixing. The question was
brought up at the gathering, however.
ana Mr. Hoover explained his views
Price State Problem
As ne outlined the problem, later.
fair price maintenance is primarily a
matter for state authorities. He said
that he had pledged to the state ad-
mlnistrators all the aid the govern
ment can give under existing legisla
ton and measures now being scheduled
foF passage, to prevent profteering in
any held of coal mining and distribu-
ton.
secretary Hoover revealed in answer
TO questions that retail dealers in some
parts OF the country have been ret,
ting far higher gross margins than
those iixed by DR.. Harry A. Garfield,
Federal fuel administrator during the
war. He was told that instances had
been brought to light of dealers get
ing from 81 to $1.25 above the Gar
field margin.
There are some cases a great deal
worse than that" he said.
Under the plan worked out during
the conference, all anthracite produced
will be under the control, for distrjbu-
ton purposes, Of committee headed
by Samuel D. Warriner, president Of
the Lenlgn Coal and Navigation Com
pany. He was spokesman for the op-
orators during wage negotiations with
the United Mine Workers
Others ON Committee
Other members of the committee are
w. L. Conneil, independent operator,
WI. Richards. president of the Pk,la-
delphia and Reading Coal and iron
Company; Alan G. Dodsen, w. H. will
liams, r.. C. Morse, e. W. Parker, j, r.
Birmingham and w. B. d. Ainey,
chairman of the Pennsylvania Coal
Commission.
A representative of the Federal gov
ernment is to be named to the com
mittee by Mr.. Hoover in Consultation
with the Interstate Commerce COM
mission, which was represented at the
meeting to-day by Clyde P. Atchison.
Henry b. Spencer, Federal fuel dis
tributor, also was present at the
meeting.
Zone thing is certain" said Secre-
tary Hoover after the conference, "and
that is that the American householder
is TO be protected and he Ii to gel
enough coal for his winter fuel. All
(Censinasa on aaxt pase,