The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-12
NORMAL Markets
TOR COAL URGED.
Federal Distributor Spens
Stresses This Point TO Rep
rassntatIve in Falrmont,
tfhe federai fuel dIstributor's Of.

Tbs federal fuel distributors Of.
ies esslnE :1e potnt to coal
pnegatcs that eno-. 4no@lf ba
r.t6eito send coal 10 the normal
os lie particular region
Etps Il being nleda o have .ae
nnsSatps ebnfine bis sh:pmsnta to
fhs action wtlph normally sets
NO b tsoIn that particular coal field
ftle1 than have him rambling all
the country.
cs ID. Junkin, the federal fuel
6.strlhntor's representative in
Northern West Virginia. today re-
esised The following from G. p.
Spens the federal fuel distributor:
Goa producers and coal reeeiy'
efs6can assist 10 very large e3.
tent Producers should load cars
n carving capacity, and should
npt load coal except 10 I'LL orders,
\ ob hand; mother words, they
shonld not have unbliled cars on
ihgrd at mines. which practice "
common under normal conditions.
HpfS should coal ba> billed excepting
- lleaa .ftde consignees. Existing
conditions will not permit Of max
|. ing coal warehouses out OF coal
equipment, Receivers Of coal
should arrange 10 unload cara i'm.
f1ediately upon arrival. So
During the miners strike. the
normal distribution Of coal natural.
II became disrupted, INVOLVING
create hauls, and consequently
si'tstly time was consumed in the
transpoytat!on Of the loads and the
rstpfn ~ the empties. Sow that
pgedncsson Of mines in ali districts
"a been resumed, each mining dis
tFset should, so far as IL can p:ac.
tiesliy do so, arrange to confine It's
eperations to its normal sphere Of
ennEnlnption, thereby avoiding
gross hauling Of Goals, and reducing
the amount Of transportation ser.
NICE 70 "a normal minimum, which
Filt make for a greater supply Of
CAS- Consumers should, II the coal
d available, eonttne their pur-
ehases to the grade OF coal to which
taes have been accustomed.
ut has been suggested that to
sesonpliyh. this program, 1t will be
Heeessary, TO re.establish the zon-
ing plan that obtained during for.
pist; emergencies, We dislike.
sbeweyeT, unless It should become
absolutely necessary. to inaugurate
reatric tiye regulations Of this char
acter, believing that the operators
themselves will appreciate the mu,
t,fai benefit TO themselves, the car
riers and the consuming public, by
as complete a compliance with this
Recommendation as may be practi-
ksesble.
z sCnrrent production only negligt.
bly, exceeds current consumption.
There are no important reserves.
We sincerely trust the existing Sc
rene weather, generally prevalent,
willSIuIl none into sctousnesS
OF the critical situation that might
arise in the event OF an early
change IN climatic conditions"
ThoS 6n Committee.
Mu6nt;tue GULL operators oil the
organised districts Of the United
States meet IN Chicago on Novenl.
hey ~ TO try TO provide ways and
means to avoid another coal Strike
later April j, the following opera.
tprs will serve on the future. wage
scale committee: Ohio = Michael
Gallagher and ]. H. Pritohard:
Northern West virginia-Joseph
Pprsglove and G. II. Jenkins: Ar.
kansas Oklahoma and Texas-M.
afGWilliapns: Wyoming-H. G.
Merchant Western Kentucky-C.
W Taylor and F. c. Rush: Mis-.
souri, ". Lukins and H, n, Tay
Tor; Indiana - N. L. Gould and
Hugh Shirlie; Iowa George HEAPS
! and z. G. Smith: Kansas-L. A.
Johnston and Ira Clemens: Wash,
Z ingtor-J. w. Wallace. The cen.
tgais pennsylvania, western Penn.
.gsylxania and Illinois districts had
not selected delegates at the time.
The miners announcement that
they expected retention Of the