Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-04
PREUS URGES this ACTION TO ].
INSURE ADEQUATE COAL SUPPLY: .
|. WANT MILLION TONS AT ONCE
).
Northwest Dealers Agree fo
Order That Amount For
Immediate Delivery; Con-
ference OF Governors To
Be Held; Henry Ford
Agrees To Haul Coal On
His Railroad.

st. Paul, Aug. 4.-Governor Preus
announced following the coal CONFER
ence today, that he will ask the gov
ernors of Wisconsin, Iowa. North Da-
kota and South Dakota to. Join with
him in urging the federal govern
ment to take over and operate
the railroads hauling coal from the
non-union> mines to the lower lake
ports. The proposal will be made to
the four governors at the conference
OF governors called by Governor Preus
for August 10, to consider the coal
shortage situation. The governor said
that only. the speediest recovery by
these railroads in serving the mines
will deter him on this suggestion.
The coal operators. represented at
today's conference by H. E. Smith.
president of the Northwest Coal Dock
Operators association, agreed to pur-
chase at once 100000 tons Of coal
for delivery to the head of the lakes
this Smonth. -
Governor Preus immediately tele-
graphed c. E. Tuttle of the federal
coal commission advising him of tho
operators decision
This amount of coal is absolutely
, needed for threshing the crops and
Tor running out public utilities. In
| cluding railroads. Governor Preus
1
ljB. Kellogg, who joined with the gov
ernor In asking that the 100000
TONS which the operators agreed to
handle. be rushed to the head Of the
lakes with the greatest expedition
| possible.
Many at Meeting.
st. Paul, Aug. 4.-Taking over bv
the government of the four main rail-
roads between the non-union coal
|;ields OF Kentucky and the lower lake
ports was suggested by Governor
Preus to-day as the only solution OF
4 the fuel problem which the governor
declared is "seiZing the northwest ny
the throat s.ss :-e4sS+sa5i
The suggestion was made at a con-
ference between the governor Senator
Kellogg and H. s. Smith, president Of
the Northwestern Coal Dock Operat-
ors' association and representatives OF
the st. Paul Association and the
Minneapolis Civic and Commerce as.
sociation.
Governor Preus charged that tha
four roads hauling the coal to thu
lower lake ports have failed miserahly
IN the present emergency. and that he
belleVed that the only thing to save
the northwest, it's industries and do
mestic life is for the government to
take over and operate these roads,
hauling coal from the non-union
fields.
The governor pointed out that the
production of the non-union field Il
now approximately 100000 tons a
week but that the hauling to the low.
er lake ports is far below this amount,
Ford to Help.
Detroit. Mich, Aug 4.-Represent.
atives of Henry Ford will leave here
tonight for Louisville to confer with
officials of the Louisville and Nash
vile regarding the proposed arrange
ments between that road and the De-
| troit. Toledo and Ironton. the Ford
line. for carrying coal from the Ken
lucky fields to Detroit. it was an
ncunced at the Ford office this morn
ing.
Many Want Priority,
Lansing, Mich. Aug. 4.-(By The
Associated Press. .)-With requests for
priority in coal distribution pouring
! into the office of State Fuel Admins