Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-26
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To FUEL DIRECTOR

SSNI1A5 ollN
getting it first" William w. Potter
state fuel administrator, charged in
q statement today following his re
turn from Washington, where he
eadaavored to obtain a greater al
lowence OF priority coal for Michi'
gaNs
Mr.. Potter declared the public is
not in control of the distribution OF
coal and that coal is being daily
offered at eXorbitant prices.
Declaring that coal operators com
prise the advisory board of the
federal fuel administration, Mr.. Pot
ter asserted:
when a handful Of men may
throttle the American public and
demand double a fair price for coal
it is time this American public was
taking some action to change the
personnel or the activities Of the
federal government"
MINES ARE OPENING
IN PENNSYLVANIA
ALTOONA, Pa, Aug. 24.-(By the
Associated Prostitution leaders to-
sday were notifying their $4,000 min
ers in the central Pennsylvania field
to return Immediately to the posts
they left five months ago while op-
orators were rushing plans that will
. mean production of 100000 tons
of coal year. This activity follow
ed the signing Of an agreement last
night.
Both sides today heralded the
agreement as a victory. The miners
consider it a triumph because they
4 Ia fIo ~, 1ff 80
ceive the same wage scale as that in
effect March 81. The operators are
! jubilant because they arranged a
district agreement, a condition which
has been strenuosly opposed by
John L. Lewis, president Of the
United Mine Workers of America.
The new treaty provides for the
continuance until March 81, 1923, Of
the wage scale in effect when the
men went on strike. All the provi-
sions Of the old contract with one
exception are retained. The rule
which calls for continuance of work
for 80 days after the scale committee
begins deliberations for new
: agreement was abolished.
NO SOLUTION OFFERED
IN HARD COAL DEADLOCK
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. "a
While both sides were said to be in
receptive mood today, there was
no sign Of a move either from the
operators or miners toward suggest
ing a solution of the deadlock over
the situation in the hard coal fields
which resulted in breaking up the
peace parleys here Tuesday.
John l.. Lewis, president of the
4 United Mine Workers, said that he
did not know when he might leave
the city, although it has been his in
tention to do SO today. He might
stay two days longer "to clean up
affairs" he said.
Samuel D. Warmer, president of
the Lehigh Coal and Navigation
company, who led the operators
representatives in the recent nego-
tiations, held a consultation yester-
day with w. J. Richards, president
Of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal
ana Iron company, and both were
reported to have been in communi.
cation with William A. Glasgow, Jr.,
the attorney appointed by Secretary
of Commerce Hoover to bring the
i opposing sides in the anthracite con-
ISroversy together.
BORAH PLANS TO CALL UP
COAL COMMISSION BILL
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-With
the Winslow bill proposing a. fact.
finding investigation Of the coal in
dustry by commission without rep.
resentation of operators and miners
passed by the house, Chairman b.
rah, of the senate labor committee,
was prepared to call up today his
pending senate bill which, although
dlfferlng in some respects from the
house measure, also has been an.
proved in the main by President Har-
odlng. Senator Borah said he be-
Aeved the senate would pass his bill
and 1t would then be sent to con-
ference for adjustment with the
measure passed by the house.
Passage Of the Winslow bill in the
house yesterday by vote of 219
to SIS followed three separate at
tempts by Representative Bland, Re-
publican, Indiana, to- amend the
measure, so as to provide represen-
tation on the commission for oper-
ators and miners.
The proposed salary Of commits
sioners was cut from $4,000 to 81,
900 and the appropriation for the
cost OF the inquiry was reduced from
100000 to 100000.
29O SOFT COAL MINES
IN FOUR STATES OPEN
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. "a
The cleaning up Of some 290 coal
mines, idle since April /, prepara.
tory to resumption of operation,
started today in the Missouri, Kan
sas, Oklahoma and Arkansas coal
fields. Whistles at the mines today
blew, following the settlement here
yesterday by scales committees of
the southwestern Interstate Coal Op-
orators association and the United
Mine Workers of America of the
strike which has gripped produc-
ton. 1t is prophesied by George L.
Peck, provisional president of the
Kansas miners, and member of
the miners committee, that coal viii;
be oladed in cars by next Monday
and that normal production will be
reached by September /.
Miners and operators agreed to
send Representatives to the confer
ence to be held at Cleveland October
2 to select a fact-fnding committee,
composed Of miners and operators.
Yesterdays pact was termed
supplemental agreement extending
the contract which expired April l,
1922, till April 1, 1923.
Miners and operators estimated
the cost of the strike, which enforc-
ed the idleness in this region of
about 10000 men for five months.
at $10O,O0O,000 in wages, business
and the deterioration of mine prop
erty.
COLORADO MINERS' WAGES
NOT TO BE RESTORED
) DENVER, Col, Aug. 24-Wagcs
Of Colorado coal miners will not be
/; restored to the basis Of last April
lin accordance with the adjustment