Coal. Federal Fuel Distributor. Hearing ... on H.R. 12472 ... Aug. 28, 1922 |
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... district should receive a priority but that assumes that the one who asks the priority is willing to use it . However , in the past we have found , and within the last two weeks , cases of districts which have said , " We are not ...
... district should receive a priority but that assumes that the one who asks the priority is willing to use it . However , in the past we have found , and within the last two weeks , cases of districts which have said , " We are not ...
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... districts are the miners idle ? Mr. WALLACE . A good many of them are idle in the Pittsburgh district of Pennsylvania , in Fayette County , Pa . , and in the Kanawha district of West Virginia . That is true in scattered mines over the ...
... districts are the miners idle ? Mr. WALLACE . A good many of them are idle in the Pittsburgh district of Pennsylvania , in Fayette County , Pa . , and in the Kanawha district of West Virginia . That is true in scattered mines over the ...
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... districts . That resulted in fixing a fair maximum price varying from $ 2.20 to $ 3.50 in various Southern States then engaged in production . The prices that have been fixed by the State authorities , since they have begun to review ...
... districts . That resulted in fixing a fair maximum price varying from $ 2.20 to $ 3.50 in various Southern States then engaged in production . The prices that have been fixed by the State authorities , since they have begun to review ...
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... districts under the volunary agree- ment which we established indicates that there has been approximately 70 per cent at the price fixed in that arrangement . Certain districts never would com- ply . Other districts refused for some ...
... districts under the volunary agree- ment which we established indicates that there has been approximately 70 per cent at the price fixed in that arrangement . Certain districts never would com- ply . Other districts refused for some ...
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... districts are about the same now as they were before the resumption of production began in the Northern States in the union mines , so I should assume that the southern mines can not be expected to produce much more than 4,000,000 tons ...
... districts are about the same now as they were before the resumption of production began in the Northern States in the union mines , so I should assume that the southern mines can not be expected to produce much more than 4,000,000 tons ...
Common terms and phrases
30 per cent administrative anthracite anthracite coal authority BARKLEY bill bituminous coal buyer car service car supply carriers CHAIRMAN coal operators commerce clause Commissioner AITCHISON Constitution consumers COOPER DENISON distribution of coal districts effect Elkins Act embargo emergency enforced extortion extortionate price fact fair price FARRELL Federal Fuel Distributor fix the price give the Interstate Government GRAHAM HOCH HUDDLESTON interposing interstate commerce act Interstate Commerce Commission intrastate legislation MAPES matter maximum price merce mines MORROW move National Coal Association necessary NEWTON order 23 presidential committee prevent price fixed price of coal priority orders production of coal profiteering public utilities purpose question RAYBURN reference regulate retail dealer SANDERS Secretary HOOVER sell service order shipments shortage situation statement strike supply of cars Supreme Court thing tion tons a week transportation understand Underwood Typewriter WALLACE welfare clause
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Էջ 46 - Commission; (b) to make such just and reasonable directions with respect to car service without regard to the ownership as between carriers of locomotives, cars, and other vehicles, during such emergency as in its opinion will best promote the service in the interest of the public and the commerce of the people...
Էջ 8 - Whatever amounts to more or less constant practice, and threatens to obstruct or unduly to burden the freedom of interstate commerce is within the regulatory power of Congress under the commerce clause, and it is primarily for Congress to consider and decide the fact of the danger and meet it.
Էջ 46 - ... best promote the service in the interest of the public and the commerce of the people, upon such terms of compensation as between the carriers as they may agree upon, or, in the event of their disagreement, as the Commission may after subsequent hearing find to be just and reasonable...
Էջ 47 - In time of war or threatened war the President may certify to the Commission that it is essential to the national defense and security that certain traffic shall have preference or priority in transportation, and the Commission shall, under the power herein conferred, direct that such preference or priority be afforded.
Էջ 13 - In that case it was held, on the authority of the Swift Case, that the delivery and sale of wheat by farmers to local grain elevators in North Dakota to be shipped to Minneapolis, when practically all the wheat purchased by such elevators was so shipped and the price was fixed by that in the Minneapolis market less profit and freight, constituted a course of business and determined the interstate character of the transaction. Accordingly a state statute which sought to regulate the price and profit...
Էջ 46 - Just and reasonable; (c) to require such joint or common use of terminals, including mainline track or tracks for a reasonable distance outside of such terminals, as In its opinion will best meet the emergency and serve...
Էջ 46 - Commission may after subsequent hearing find to be just and reasonable; and (d) to give directions for preference or priority in transportation, embargoes, or movement of traffic under permits, at such time and for such periods as it may determine, and to modify, change, suspend, or annul them.
Էջ 31 - For fuel for raidroads and other common carriers, and for bunkering ships and vessels; (ft) for public utilities which directly serve the general public under a franchise therefor, with street and interurban railways, electric power and light, gas, water, and sewer works ; ice plants which directly serve the public generally with ice, or supply refrigeration for human foodstuffs; hospitals...
Էջ 31 - ... hospitals; (c) for the United States, State, county, or municipal governments, and for their hospitals, schools, and for their other public institutions — all to the end that such common carriers, public utilities, quasi public utilities, and governments may be kept supplied with coal for current use for such purposes, but not for storage, exchange, or sale; (d) bituminous coal which has passed over screens of four inches or larger opening, coke and anthracite coal, to be shipped to retail...
Էջ 30 - Food for human consumption, feed for live stock, live stock, perishable products, coal, coke and fuel oil. "The regulations were comparable in scope to some of those promulgated by the Government during the war and served to emphasize the gravity of the situation confronting the nation.