The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-06
Chairman John Hayes Ham,
 mond to join Ex-Vice Presl- dent Marshall and Clark Howell in Atlanta Tuesday Morning for the Trip
IN BIRMINGHAM SEVERAL DAYS IS PRESENT PLAN
Washington Forecasts Cor1i-
 mission Will Never Recom-
 mend Naturalization of Mines-Think Coal Business Very Loosely Organized

John Hays Hammond, chalrnldn of the federal coal commission. ac- companied by Clark Howell of At- lanta, and former Vice President Thomas R. Marshall, associate mem bers of the commission, will arrive in Birmingham at 4.3o o'clock Tues day afternoon, for several days in- vestigation into the coal mining in- dustry of the district. Mrs. Marshall possibly may accompany the party. Chairman Hammond left Washing ton Monday night and was to join the others at Atlanta Tuesday morn- ing.
 R. A. Walter. engineer of the fed eral coal commission, and G. C. Wathen, secretary to MT Marshall, arrived in Birmingham Monday morning and made preliminary ar arrangements for the commissioners coming They are registered at the l Tutwiler hotel, where reservations | have been made also for other members of the party. No Naturalization of Mines.
 While the fact finding coal com mission which enters the Brmins-  pared verdict in advance. or even intimated the nature of the pre- liminary report it will render in July, it may be stated on high au- thority that 1t will never recom- mend to the President or Congress the standardization of coal mines said a dispatch from The Age- Herald's Washington bureau corre- spondent Monday night.
 ''Failure to do so will be keen disappointment to the United Mine Workers of America and the Amer jean Federation of Labor.
 John Hays Hammond, eminent engineer and chairman of the com mission, left. Washington for Br- mingham this afternoon.
 The commissioners will remain in Birmingham one week. According to MT. Hammond, the commissioners want to see for themselves rather than hear of conditions in the Bir- mingham district.
 No Formal Examinations.
 If they have their way there will be no entertainment. There will be no formal examination either of operators or miners, although infor- mally the commissioners. it is ex- plained, might drop in on represent- atives of both. No itinerary has been arranged.
 At the same time. it is certain that the commissioners will see rep resentative mining property, and will observe conditions under which miners live Considerable interest in the visit to the Birmingham district Is evinced by prominent operators elsewhere and officials of tine United Mine Workers of America, because the Birmingham field is non-union, of n crease in wages. and statement of officers of District No. 20. United Mine Workers of America, that operatives will not be satisfied with the proposed increase.
 Most Loosely Organized.
 "It is intimated today that MT. Hammond believes the coal business the most loosely organized of all businesses in the United states.
 Tt is known that the commission is studying to the end that it might recommend reorganization in such wise that coal companies mi ght serve their own and contiguous territories. At present the commission is of the opinion, it is learned, that coal fa- mine frequently results from the transportation eff coal to foreign markets which not only leaves home markets unsupplied but causes in- creases in prices.
 "The commission is convinced that there are too many mines and too many miners, but has not yet found a. means whereby the situation may be remed ed"
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 First District Visited.
 The Birmingham district is the first to be visited by members of the coal commission to obtain firsthand information as to conditions lr the coal industry of the United Stafea, ac- cording to Mir Marshalrs seIetary.
 No program has been outlined for activities of the commission, Mir. Wathen said Monday night It Is practically certain that the members of the commission will begin their program in the Birmingham district Wednesday morning. Tuesday eve- ming will be consumed in mapping out a plan of action, it is under stood.
 Coal operators and union miners of the Birmingham district are well coming the commission and have ex- ad ife 1ax. oil