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Show GOVERNMENT IS TO DISTRIBUTE GOAL GOVERNMENT TO TAKE UP DISTRIBUTION DIS-TRIBUTION OF FUEL FROM MINES TO NEEDY Production Still Remain Very Lew Despite Harding's Invitation To Reopen Prop ertlea Washington. The government wltn tho cooperation of Uie states assumed Monday the duties of a gigantic middleman, mid-dleman, passing on tho coal from Uie producing mines to tho industries nnd localities which, la the eyes of Uie government, need it most. Tho organization of tho government's govern-ment's emergency coal distributing agency was pronouced to be nearly completo, and Henry B. Spcncor, tho federal fuel distributor, his committee nnd advisory subcommittee as designated des-ignated by order of President Harding will begin ncUvo functioning. Just how much coal the government can count on remains a matter of speculation. "Thoro is no lndlcntlon of tncrensed .production in response to President Harding's invitation to Uie mine owners own-ers to reopen mines in any of tho strongly orgnnlzed districts," tho geological geo-logical survey eomraentmv Tho total producUon for the past week of 3,000,000 tons of bituminous nnd 27,000 tons of nnthratlc Is com-pared com-pared by Uie survey with a normal production nt this season, including nnthraclto, of from 0,500,00 to 12,000,-000 12,000,-000 tons. Normal consumption nt tlils time of year would be 8,000,000 tons of coal a woek. Executive offices for tho coal control con-trol organization are to bo Iocatod In one of the government's temporary wartime buildings nnd an adequate staff Is being mobilized to hnndle tho rush of reports and orders which are expectod to flow through Washington. Covered by priority orders from the interstate commerce commission, nil coal now being produced is to bo bought undor tho fnlr price levels to bo maintained by the federal fnol distributor, dis-tributor, freight cars being withheld from doalers who sell at advanced prlcos. Railroads and Interstate public utilities utili-ties are to be Uio concern of the federal fed-eral government as far as direct contact con-tact with tho consumers goes, whllo supervision nf Uio distribution between be-tween statos is designed to put all localities on an equal footing as regards re-gards bulk supply, after which control of profiteering nnd, allotments of fuel Is 'to bo a state matter, ' Bunker coal Is to bo kept nt n mln-Imuru mln-Imuru and foreign ships required to fill their bunkors abroad for Uie round trip, whllo exports will only be. permitted per-mitted in case of shipments destined forconsumora who cannot otherwise itfpply themcslvcs. |