Evening star., 1922-05-16
LABOR BODY INCORPORATION
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Eugene McAulife Would Subject Unions
to Rigid Laws Special Group
Takes Up Coal Problem

national responsibility and national
reward.
Goodwill a By-Product.
the building OF goodwill for the coal
trade in general. A kindlfer attitude
on the part Of the public, which
makes your present, investment In
mines, mills or factories the more
stable and the more continuously
productive. The elimination OF waste
from excessive concentrated credit
losses (the maximum dissemination
of the credit risk providing a rea-
sonable basis for credit insurance) 4;
the uniform and simplified system
of accounting, credits and collections:
the development through research of
the best methods Of preparation and
(Who can value-the research work Of
the Bell Telephone Company?) The
development of new ideas in the
8. 8 laboratory regarding home util-
ization of fuel which is in a most
fered. An idea on preparation which
has just been promulgated would
have saved the American people on
their anthracite coal bill alone $l,500,
100000 since the first utilization of
anthracite. These ideas must be
hastened and they can be financed
only by a company who has the maxi
mum daily contract with the public.
as we'll as the sure reward through
Its universal complete mines to fur
mace program.
I'm many states and towns the two
or three dealers in coal and building
men from ten coal houses. a like
number of cement companies. lumber
statesmen and q countless number, an
army Of perhaps 200 men per month.
and the business Of the town will not
pay the expenses Of six of these men.
able to the distribution Of all bulk
commodities, certainly all commodi.
ties which cannot be delivered, in the
manufacturers package. Such COM
modfties are not susceptible to ma
tional advertising unless distribution
Perhaps the joining Of lumber, ce>
ment and coal for economies Of dis
,tribution Is not too far in the future
Ultimate Goal to Be Reached
Its ultimate aim must be the goal
reached by the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company. The public.
its customers, must own its securi-
ties Have you bought the telephone
stock. the income from which will pay
your annual telephone bill? Many
people have, and in the fourteen
years next in front Of us we may
find your fuel bill is funded in just
the same way.
This will be the development il the
combined ideas of Woolworth and
q Vail. and a Carnegie be applied in
fuel as in the other lines. Each one
had an, idea, but with each the ideals
were the same. and an idea In coal,
which combined all three and did not
depart from their ideals, Is just as
bound to succeed as is the sun to
rise or spring to follow winter. One
universal service: one universal pro-
gram, "the customer is always right"
One universal, uniform inspection:
known quality only; one price, fair
one; one pront-from mines to cell
lars: one stockholder-thep public. The
work to be done is no greater--ethe
rewards are no smaller. The way is
blAxed for US who desire to travel
and he who sees the vision, dreams
the dream and wills to work will win"
Other speakers were Senator Suth-
erland. who spoke on the. coal, in
dustry and government regulation;
e. n. P6ston Of Columbus, Ohio,
president Of the New York Coal Com
pany, who spoke on the transporta-
ton problem, and Eugene McAuliffe,
president of the Union Colliery Com
pany, st. Louis, who considered the
coal strike and the prevention of a
'The story. Of coap' was depicted
in motion picture shown by the bu-,
reau Of mines x :