New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-06
Hoover Urges
Governors to
Aid Coal Plan
Federal Fuel Administrator
Spencer Indicates Method
for State Executives to
Concur i'm Distribution
Fair Prices 10 Prevail
Applications for Essential
Purposes Have Priority;
Will Prevent PrOfiteering

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-Governors
Of the various states were asked to-
day by Federal Fuel Distributor Spen-
Ger to concur in the steps outlined by
the Federal government for the emer-
gency distribution Of coal
Letters sent to the Governors to-day
by Mr.. Spencer carried the central
committees plans and "the Federal
fuel distribution form No. So" to be
used by state committees in applying
for emergency coal.
Of You have not already informed
of your intention to comply with his
wishes in the matter of the distribu-
ton Of fuel, presume you will do so,'
Mr.. Spencer told the Governors, "and
as the plan contemplates collaboration
between your state committee and my
organization, and in order that we may
work most effectively, and that meth
DDS shall be as much alike as possible
in all the states, respectfully request
your concurrence in the steps described
which, it seems to me, we must follow
in our intercourse"
Forms Cover Details
Various forms were inclosed by the
fuel distribution covering the various
details of coal ALLEGATION and the Fed
eral plans as announced earlier in the
week
Governors committees we're re-
questcd by Mr.. Spencer to apply for
coal produced in other states only
J., I'LL
at Washington and not to order any
coal from, Federal fuel district COM
mittees nor producers outside of their
own state,
There is no anthracite coal avail
able for distribution by the Federal
fuel distributor" Mr.. Spencer said.
"Applcation for emergency coal to
the Federal fuel distributor should be
made only for current use and not
for storage. Application for emer-
gency coal should be made only for
the most essential purposes following
the priority classes established by the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
Coal Placed at Fair Prices
Emergency coal supplied on these
applications made to the Federal dis
tributor will be placed f. o. b. railway
cars at the mines at the fair prices
approved Tor the producing district by
Secretary Hoover. 1t will be the en-
deavor of the Federal fuel distributor
to place orders for emergency coal in
those districts from which the supply
is most available to the applicants"
Federal fair prices for coal now are
effective in IS per cent of the produc-
ing fields. Secretary Hoover said to-
day. Western Kentucky operators, he
added, have come into line and have
accepted the agreements fixing
maximum Of $3.50 ton at the mine
with adjustments.
100 Per Cent Price Control
Within a week Or ten days. Mr..
Hoover declared, all the coal produced
in the country will be flowing through
the Federal fuel administrators Office
In Washington, and price control will
operate 100 per cent at the mines.
When coal reaches the states, how
ever, the Secretary asserted, it will be
up to the Governors to prevent specu-
lation by resales or profteering by
retailers who already have stocks on
hand. There is little likelihood, he
added, of speculative resales by rail
roads or public utilities, which will
need the coal they obtain for oper-
ating purposes.
Governors of all the states have in
dicated their willingness to cooperate
with the Federal government in the
emergency distribution of fuel, but in
the extreme Western states such ma
chincry is unnecessary as yet, Mr.,
Ho0v( said. New York and Massachu-
sets, he added. already have their
state fuel committees functioning.
Coal Production Increases
Coal production for the week will be
about 317 1000 tons greater than the
previous week and will total about a.
100000 tons. the Geological Survey es-
timated to-day.
The increase was due to improved
railroad conditions in the non union
fields, the survey said, rather than to
reopening of mines. The total weekly
output is still about 100000 tons
short of levels reached by the non
union output before the shipments
strike.
Ehere has been practically no in
creaN< in output in any of the strongly
organia>d districts, and the increase
in shipments from Pennsylvania and
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