New Britain herald., 1923-11-26
PINCHOT PROPOSES
CONTROL BY GOVT.
Would Regulate Coal Industry
From Mines TO Bins

and by compact between the an
thracire consuming states establishing
a commission 10 enforce regulations
to be- agreed upon by the governors
Was proposed by Governor Pinchot of
PENNSYLVANIA in an address prepared
for delivery today at a conference OF
:, representatives. of the chief eNecu-
liyes Of the hard coal using states.
/ such commission as he proposed,
the governor said. pooling the polio"
powers of the states concerned, could.
in rpoperation with federal authority
over interstate cummercc, completely
. regulate the whole industry from the
mine 10 the consumers bin
Todays conference was called by
: Governor Piachot to consider "spc-
cifc program OF legislation designed
to keep down coal prices. In his ad-
dress H. set forth three suggestions
tor sub a program:
His Recommendations.
That the state executives use such
powers as they now haN'' to assure
ci,an coal by publicity as to fraudu-
lent practices: that they ascertain and
make public eNtortions being prac-
ticed and by whom; that they dis
sem!nate information as to fuel econ
ony and substitutes, and that they
act Jointly in annealing to the inter
STATE commerce commission for con-
sheraton Of anthracite freight rates.
That the federal government est ah-
Hsh and enforce. in ntrrstat" COM
mercr standards Tor clean coal and
-. ,izos tra, IL Hcensr all those en-
o.-,3 f., .na Interstate artnrari'e
80 +1,t IL .,ltborfzc .r, ,ntcrsta,,
-,,,,,,,.,,,a ronriss,o. I'm d.u, cars to
prof,oor and That it investigate and
,,,,blisb Tho facts
.rb,t tho anthracite usius states nm
.,,.. ,,ro,.isiop ,r IN, federal consti-
,,,,io,, ,g~se unnn thr form of regula-
,5o, nm, viii host work to the adj
-, NJ tI,.i, nnopIe " and nego-
,rc,t, ~, con,nart Ia establish
= io,,,, co,,n,issior n enforce It.
rbo go,.nrnar recommended the APP
,o,,,,ont nv tbo conference of two
,,,,,,,i,,o.s tn carry ont his sugges-
,io,s ono IN pr.p,,ra for the anproval
-, t1,a go,,rpnrs "a draft Of such fed
- l,,Isl,,io, "a may no decided up-
-. .nd anotha,. n nrrpare p suggest.
"a go,,, NJ car,n mac, together with
s,,,on,cr, NJ nc LEGAL basis. economic
,,,,.raso and 10 ,,,.tboa of nrocodura
'nnasr n vim view 10 immedlatc
.,,,io,
p.cl,rirg etba neoplo are sngry.and
.,rt,t,. 40 o,ar ,ba tone continued
IA sta.dirv increasing nxartions az
,1,. arthrarite monopoiy whose rep,
r,sontati,es have definitely declined
~ r,eop,p,rna that ,bn industry shall
-lo,p tts ou,n houso " Governor PIN
10, a5s,d
.,rrr roag,o FIR so dozen "a nnhliC
f.,tt,s a.. .bat ,hr nroprr know tho
,,.tbrsri,p bpsinpss is a .monopoy--
sr,rav retaptl,ss and IrNapt--vhosr
r,,rnos. IL IN eel ouf or the peopla the
iss, cont tbr traffic eill hear. because
an, b,.,ri,o ts d perosgitv I'm tho rom .
arm AZ , r,o,opoiy tbo snt brarita i'm (
1,,stry Il arartod win a ppbtir indus.
Icy Arcordipr Ia the spnr, me court.
i, ,,onopoty .eertra Win a puhttr i'm ,
tnr.s, i d, ,roner sttbioct aor govern.
mon, cop,r,I >.
a. ssid settlement M f,,f. roaI strike
in,ol,na an ayrrspa Increase I'm labor
eosts ~ go ,.ots "a tan hut that oper- +
stors Mad added porp than that No
aifaa seures ia sbow they have IN.
-r.,sr5 ,bafr margins and that the
,nn,.ntes bayr maid high dividends
+, r.rnp, vars
"-rbs nvrnosss nj regulation " nc
said "aro ia assure 10 all anthracite
eorst,,,ars. t-irs, i fair nvire. srropd
ICON roaf and thtrd q f.fr share Of
she co,t ,,aitabl,. IN time of scaret-y
f,sy,,ta,t,r sboula afso So ana an
force standard sizes for anthracite 30
that eoaf may he economically pro-
Buca5 and used and 81 that those who .
hoy rnay gst y.bst ihev pav for Final
liz II sbopid assure fai', mont 10 .
miners oparators and consumers
aiil,c " us tB.r n,rrtred Inc three
kinds nj rnspIs,fops vbtrb he nrp-
posed
Dfseussing whai perpsr1taria csp
do ss its share tnaAreycrpar answered
the criticisms Of the goteragrs Of Hev-
era other states hat this STATE nrgf
should AXE certain Steps with respect
10 the Industry. surH A. 10 r. peal tine
law recurring ctr.Hcatian of th.
miners and stat tas ON hard c9at. H.
declared Pennsylvania ALREADY had