Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-05
FUEL Commission
FOR STATE URGED

providing for the appointment of ar
emergency fuel commission, as re
Hquested by the federal fuel contro
organization, to enforce the Goa
priority order Of the interstate com
.merce commission in Georgia, was
urged Thursday, as a relief for what
is described as an impending Goa
shortage situation in questionnaires
returned to the state railroad com
mission by various cities and public
utilities.
The resolution came up for pass
age In the house Thursday morning
out was tabled on motion of it's sup
porters, because they feared ii
would be lost on account of evident
misunderstanding as to its pro
visions. 1t probably will come up
later in the week.
Following a request from the in
terstate commerce commission that
the Georgia railroad commission di'
rect the enforcement of the priority
order in Georgia, Chairman G. Muir
phy Gambler stated that the ques.
IlonnalreS were sent to many cities
ana public utilities, asking for in
formation concerning the amount of
coal on hand and the amount needed
. Tor weekly consumption.
=. There are a great many utilities
e IN Georgia who are short of coal
and they are anxious for some state
authority to direct priority ship.
. ments," Chairman Gambler stated.
answers to the questionnaires in.
dictate there is danger of coal short
age IN number Of sections Of Geor-
Va1n al, T.,
Shortly after the interstate com.
merce commission passed service or
ders No. p and %, providing certain
. priority rights for shipments of food
. coal and other articles, the Georgia
commission was asked to direct en-
. forcement OF the priority regulations
In this state.
Secretary Of Commerce Hoover,
preferred, however, to work through
$ the various state governors III en-
forcing the priority regulations,
Chairman Gambler stated Thursday
and nothing further has been heard
from the interstate commission con-
corning its original request. Mean
while, the missionaries had been
sent out
Local coal dealers expressed the
nope Thursday that the order plac-
ing retail coal dealers fourth on the
priority lists, and giving preference
TO shipments to railroads, municipali-
ties and public utilities and coal
destined for lake movement, would
De modified so as to enable them to
secure more coal from the mines.
THE retail merchants supply
hotels and many other public insti-
etutions," Grover Meinert, president
OF the Meinert Coal company, point
ed out Thursday, land they should
be given more of a show on the
priority lists. The mines will ship
no coal except on the orders approx
ed under the priority regulations"
- The best grade of domestic coal
is selling around SO per ton, it
was stated which is an increase of
,-$1.5O over the price forty-five days
ago. Orders are being taken for flu
~ture delivery, contingent on ship
ments into Atlanta, it was said.
ARMY MAJOR CONFERS
->-- WITH CITY OFFICIALS
Major Talbot Smith, co-ordinator
~of army activities in the Fourth
corps area, conferred with Mayor
Key and other city officials Thurs.
day morning concerning the coal
Situation, stating that he was max.
ling a detailed survey of the coal sup.
ply and needs in Atlanta.
There is no immediate shortage
In. domestic consumption" Major
Smith told Mayor Key, because OF
the fact that domestic consumers
do not need much coal until around
-
coal strikes before that time would
solve this problem.
Some Atlanta manufacturers are
well stocked as to coal supply, while
others are being forced to cut into
their reserve fund because they car.
ried no great surplus under ordinary
conditions, buying as they needed
coal"
MICHIGAN INDUSTRIES
FACE FUEL SHORTAGE
LANSING, Mich, Aug. 3.-By the
Associated Press.)-A number of in.
dustrfes in Michigan face a fuel
shortage that may compel shut.
downs within the next few days.
according to reports to the state pub
lie utilities commission.
The Ford Motor company at De.
troit reported It had fourteen day
supply of coal and that unless fresh
SUI plies coma from unlooked-for
quarters it might be forced to cease
operations. Other automobile com
panies throughout the state reported
they were in a critical condition.
According to indirect advices
from Washington. it appears prob
-lematic whether enough coal can be
sent to Michigan to keep even vital
utilities in operation.
State biologists today continued
their Investigations of the feasibility
of the state taking options on coal
in Saginaw district mines and oper
ating the mines under state dire.
-tion. Such a step has been sane
toned by the state administrative