Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-03
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business by the operators. then pri-
ority buyers under the interstate
commerce commission service order,
number twenty three will gradually
cncroach upon operators business
and finally, coal orders placed
through the federal fuel distributor
will absorb the entire output Of the
mines.
| Provision has bcc1 made for the
establishment of district committees
| to represent the federal distribution
administration in the producing
fields with special arrangements for
supplying the great Lakes section.
! Detailed instructions were drawn up
| today for each of the states which
| included the fixing OF the response
| bility for the payment Of all coal
! shipped icto state upon the COVER
nor's committee
| District committees set up in the
coal fields are to consist Of 4 naval
officer, representing the federal fuel
distributor, n representative Of the
interstate commerce commission, 4
representative Of the railroads and
representatives of the coal operators
District headquarters have been
established as follows: Norton. Va,
for all Virginia mines except TO pOca
hontas district; Blucfeld W. Va, for
the Pocahontas; Winding Gulf, New
River, Tug river and Virginia dis
tricts; Huntington, w. Ma. Kama
waha, Logan. Williamson and Big
Sandy districts; Knoxville, Tenn,
fields in Southeastern Kentucky out
side of Harlan and Hazard and all
mines in Tennessee: ouisvillc. Ky,
Harlan, Hazard and fields on tho
Louisville and Nashville and Illinois
Central railroads and birmingham,
Ala, for all mines IN Alabama.
Distribution Of fuel for the rail-
roads is 10 hC gradually concentrated
in tho hands Of railway coal COM
mittcc composed Of coal buyers from
the dicrcnt railway groups as follows:
p. =. PHILIPPE Of the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad and representing tho eastern
group, chairman; T.. A. Cliord Of tho
Santa Fc railroad, for the western
group: r. II. TcctiS Of the Atlantic
Coast Limo for the southcrnC rOup and
". 6. OJ'allon Of the Terminal Rail-
road association Of st. Louis for the
southwestern group.
Statcf uol committees arc 10 rcr0rt
at onco the consumption Of coal in
thojr territories ~ utilities. house
hold users and industries, together
with a list of those who's h0uld re-
ceiNe prioritce
TO set IN Il single consgncc in
each state" statement issued after
the conference said. "on behalf or all
coal shipped into that state on orders
from the governors committee,
through the federal fuel distributor,
the governors committee viii be-
come responsible for payment OF all
coal shipped into that state ana viii |
put in advance BANK deposits to
cover Same which depository viii |
honor, consisting Of a sight draft |
with 4 weight certificate car num- |
bcr, etc, this being practically an /.
+. q. i. sale.
Governors committees were r.adc .
entirely rcsponsihlc 1or the pre- /
ventiOn Of profltccrlng and eXtorticn !
IN the sale and distribution Of coal
within the states and will distribute .
coal made available to them, accord
ing To their Judgment
"ShipmentS of coal hv tho lakes
the statement continued, TO the
states Of Minnesota. North Dakota.
South Dakota, Northern Wisconsin.
Northern Michigan and Canada shall