Coal. Federal Fuel Distributor. Hearing ... on H.R. 12472 ... Aug. 28, 1922 |
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... operators , fixed on a maximum price for the whole country , but that price varied some , dependent upon the cost of production . Do you know anything about that ? Mr. WALLACE . If you were to place a flexible price upon the coal ...
... operators , fixed on a maximum price for the whole country , but that price varied some , dependent upon the cost of production . Do you know anything about that ? Mr. WALLACE . If you were to place a flexible price upon the coal ...
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... operators , and that is due to the fact that they do not get the cars they want . I think there is a scarcity of men . I should say that one - fifth of the men have left the mines , or are not working in the mines , and four - fifths ...
... operators , and that is due to the fact that they do not get the cars they want . I think there is a scarcity of men . I should say that one - fifth of the men have left the mines , or are not working in the mines , and four - fifths ...
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... operators : Last May we undertook a voluntary arrangement with the operators in an endeavor to secure a restraint in the price of coal during the strike . Something like 70 per cent of the producing operators have adhered to those ...
... operators : Last May we undertook a voluntary arrangement with the operators in an endeavor to secure a restraint in the price of coal during the strike . Something like 70 per cent of the producing operators have adhered to those ...
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... operators - 30 per cent of them obviously profiteer.ng in coal - we sought to extend the purely voluntary measures of restraint by asking the governors of the States if they would not set up some local machinery of their own . That has ...
... operators - 30 per cent of them obviously profiteer.ng in coal - we sought to extend the purely voluntary measures of restraint by asking the governors of the States if they would not set up some local machinery of their own . That has ...
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... operators who were selling coal at $ 3.50 under their agreements , so that the question of the rise in coal prices is not always to be laid at the door of the seller ; it is often a question of the buyer . The CHAIRMAN . Can you tell us ...
... operators who were selling coal at $ 3.50 under their agreements , so that the question of the rise in coal prices is not always to be laid at the door of the seller ; it is often a question of the buyer . The CHAIRMAN . Can you tell us ...
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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.