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Show GARFIELD TO FIGHT COAL SALESAGFNG1ES Organization Will Not Be Permitted, Fuel Administrator Admin-istrator Says. Special to The Tribune. WASHINGTON. Sept. 1.1. Dr. Harry A. Garfield, national coal a din in is 1 ra tor. annouiu-cd today that the organization of sales agencies by mine owners umler the guise of jobbing concerns would not Ve permitted. The announcement followed receipt of information that coal producing companies In various parts of the country had sought to take advantage of the 15 cents a ton authorized in the president's order for jobbing concerns by reorpani7,-ing reorpani7,-ing their sales depart meats as separate instltOtlons, virtually making the price of the coal at the mines 13 cents in excess of the federal schedule. Local committees will be formed by the state fuel ad in i nipt rators, upon which leading citizens will be placpd to handle and regulate tho retail sales of coal, hut no local dealers will be allowed to st-rve on such com mi ; tecs. The list of s;;i t fuel administrators is now beins prepared (Continued on tage Two.) GARFIELD TO FIGHT GOAL SALES AGENCIES 1 (Continued from Page One.) and the selections will be announced by ' Dr. Garfield probably this week. Senator King has taken up with Dr. Garfield - the question of adjusting ad-justing the coal situation In Utah, and in addition to discussing the situation with him he has filed a statement state-ment showing the necessity for continuing : operations at the Utah coal mines so that the great mills and smelters of Utah and Montana, as well a 8 the retail markets, ! may be supplied with fuel. ;He impressed ; upon Dr. Garfield the fact that the gov- ernment has no right to compel the coal I producers to operate their mines at a ! loss and to fix prices at which they must I sell coal below cost. He suggested that 1 the government officials should by amica- ble means get the holders of contracts i to surrender them. If this should not be 1 done, and the government insists upon maintaining the prices named in the , president's proclamation, it is almost ab-i ab-i solutely certain that within a short time j the mines will be in the hands of receivers. re-ceivers. Senator King suggested that the oper-aVrs oper-aVrs and those holding contracts be i caVd together at once at Salt Lake City and have some representative of the government gov-ernment meet them, with the view to formulating some plan to meet the situa-; situa-; tion. It is likely that this suggestion will I be adopted. I |