throughout the country; leaving a balance of 288 billion tons that was produced by commercial companies that mine and sell their produce in common markets. Our conference, with the withdrawals, represents 55 percent of that tonnage. These companies that came here are listed individually. Mr. HILL. That list may go in the record here. (The list referred to follows:) List of members of the National Conference of Bituminous Coal Producers List of members of the National Conference of Bituminous Coal Producers-Contd. 70 East 45th Street, New York City.... N. C. Ashcom, A. L. Hunt, Mark W. Potter. Warren Penwell, president. Philadelphia, Pa... Premier, W. Va.. Johnstown, Pa.. Uniontown, Pa. J. A. Connelly, Jr. G. H. Nowlin, Jr., president. 1468 Standard Bank Building, Cleve- Joseph Pursglove. land, Ohio. Uniontown, Pa.. Beckley, W. Va.. 1845 Continental Illinois Bank Build- New Philadelphia, Ohio. Shoals, W. Va.. Hastings, Pa. Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Co.. Indiana, Pa.. Rockhill Coal & Iron Co... Rockwood Coal Co. Rocky Mountain Fuel Co.. Seger Bros. Co... Seward Smokeless Coal.. Shallmar Mining Corporation... Sharmut Mining Co...... Sitnek Fuel Co. Solomon Bros. Mining Co. Simpson Creek Collieries.. Six States Coal Corporation. Sonman Shaft Mining Co... South East Coal Co. South Fayette Coal Co. Robertsdale, Pa.. Mount Union, Pa.. Denver, Colo. Morgantown, W. Va.. Springfield, Ohio... St. Benedict, Cambria County, Pa... St. Marys, Pa.... Cleveland, Ohio.. Philadelphia, Pa.. New Haven, Conn. 1115 First National Bank, Cincinnati. Southern Coal Coke & Mining Co. 319 North Fourth Street, St. Louis. D. D. Doge; Scott Stewart, J. B. Clifton, president. man. E. H. Davis. George W. Harsh. James H. Allport. C. E. Crafts, Ian McLaren. J. W. Wetter. Charles E. Hower. J. P. Peabody, president. J. L. Hatfield, William S. R. J. Protzeller. J. C. Broydon; Frank H. H. S. Saxman. David E. Williams, Jr. R. L. King, Thomas King. Do. W. H. Marshall. J. D. Dickson, D. F. Lambert. H. L. Findlay, Wm. Findlay. Louis Sitnek. John B. Brunot. D. W. Buchanan. A. H. Powell. A. D. W. Smith. J. E. Sugdon. D. W. Buchanan. E. C. Mahan. Do. J. E. Westervelt. List of members of the National Conference of Bituminous Coal Producers-Con. Utilities Elkhorn Coal Co.. Valley Camp Coal Co., and sub- Valley Mining Co.. Van Thiel Coal Co. P. O. box 288, Bluefield, W. Va. Soo Line Building, Minneapolis, P. O. box 288, Bluefield, W. Va... St. Louis, Mo.. Adams Building, Danville, Ill. 2120 Farmers Bank, Pittsburgh, Pa.. Chicago, Ill.. C. A. Hamill. Edward Tomajko, Jr. O. M. Deyerle. D. W. Buchanan. Do. J. B. Grigg, E. S. Williams. E. R. McFall. Arch V. Grossman. Western Reserve Building, Cleveland, H. T. Ewig, president; E. C Ohio. 16 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio. Virginia Iron, Coal & Coke Co.... Colonial Bank Building, Roanoke, Va. Mobley; Wm. Yaylor, executive vice president. E. H. Davis. Mr. O'NEILL. It is not a vote of associations because we do not believe association votes represent much. These are men who paid their fare to come to Washington to consider this legislation, and we made three trips. I was advised, however, by Mr. Eastwood, of the Michigan Coal Operators Association, that they wished to join with our conference in support of this measure. We held three meetings and decided that to stabilize hours, wages, and working conditions, we had to have legislation that would stabilize prices. We believed that the legislation should not continue beyond period of 4 years, because we consider it to be more or less of an experiment. On June 7, at our final meeting, the conference ratified title II, which was just discussed by Judge Warrum. I could go ahead and give you some practical reasons why we believe this legislation is essential. The committee has been advised of the conditions obtaining in the industry by many volumes of record that have been put in here, but if you wish to conserve time 144204-35-11 |