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SI. #44~-18 JO L. LEWIS, Kr AL. SNTERVIEN WITH GRORGE W, ERED, . Vick PRESIDENT, PEABODY COAL CQ., CONTINENTAL ILLINOIS MATICUAL woe BANX BUILDING, peers ae cuicago, ILLDIOIS. * coe F i f : nt coal to the Mine B Coal Company aa well as the Panther Creek Mines, Znc, in years prior to 1937 in relstively 11 amomts, These transactions took place when one company was tesporarily ¢losed Gow cr lacked coal of a specified sise to fil) an order and tw rely cn ame of the other compenies to obtain the necessary coal. Me stated thet ee far as be was concerned and ss Zar as be knew tos question of what Uhion was the bargaining agent at s mine never had any effect on whether one operator would sell to another operstore Mr, WEED advised that after the passage of the Guffey Act Sn 1936, a three-mm board was set up for Dlincia which was District. #10 wder the Act. This Board wiich was called the Producers Board; was established in 1936 and was composed of himelf, as representative of Railroad Shipping Mines, C, J. GAHDOB (ac deceased) a2 repreamtative of Truckers Mines, and RAY EOMINDSG as representative of mine employees, Thia board met frequently during 1937 and 1936, and bd had frequent contact with EDMINISG. Be advised that be faintly re- called that EDWINISG asked nim, sometime 30 1927 after Mine B had closed, why Peabody did not fumish the coal that ELSHOFF was sellings Mr, REED stated that he presumed that be thereafter got in touch with ELSHOFF to try to eel) hin brokerage coals Me, REED exhibited a schedule reflecting the ide time for . mines $53, #57, and #59 st Springfield for the years 1937, 1938 and 1999. ‘This schedule reflected that each above mine was idle for these years on a average ad FoLiowe s Foo * a _ pyvsuace mmme=—i<“‘“#‘“C‘éié‘WNORABE a PAYS PER MNTE mY PRO