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Show Spencer, Rationer of the Available Coal Here Is an up-to-date portrait of Horry B. Spencer, he new federal coal administrator appointed by President Pres-ident Harding. He Is a former rice president of the Southern railway and was federal purchasing agent for the war-time railroad administration. He also had charge of national coal distribution dis-tribution after the dissolution of the old fuel administration. As federal coal administrator Mr. Spencer becomes administrator member mem-ber of the national coal distribution committee appointed recently by the President to ration the available coal supply. Twenty-three states, through their governors, have undertaKen to erect the necessary administration to control con-trol profiteering and coal distribution. Kansas already lias nn establishment under Its Industrial court. Special priority orders for the . shipment of fuel to railroads whose it y v - ; J coal fcupi'ly Is running dangerously low have Peen nnuer consideration by Federal Fuel Distributor Spencer and the central coal committee. The question of diversion of coal under contract to railroad uses was discussed by the committee and the opinion expressed that, under existing laws dealers could not be held on their contracts In cases where they diverted coal to carriers upon instructions from the emergency coal control organisation. |
