Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1917 — COAL PRICES UNWARRANTED [ARTICLE]

COAL PRICES UNWARRANTED

a Drastic action to relieve the coal shortage in Indiana was recommended to Governor Goodrich by the public service commission following the investigation throughout the stalte. After a thorough investigation of the coal situation in Indiana, which has extended from conferences with mine operators and the railroads to examinations of local conditions in approximately 100 towns and cities, the commission says that there is no excuse whatever for the hign coal prices and the action of operators .and dealers in boosting prices is outrageous, to put it mildly. The commission suggested that the governor might appoint a coal distributer to have powers similar to those of a food dictator, or might call a special session of the legislature to enact laws to relieve the conditions.