James D. Francis, President of Island Creek Coal Company, writes to Congressman George B. Schwabe expressing his opposition to the re-enactment of an OPA law. He believes that an open market for 60 days will show that prices and production can adjust themselves without government intervention, and that a revived OPA will only perpetuate scarcity, black markets, and empty shelves. He urges Congress to let OPA stay dead.

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Opposition to Re-Enacting OPA Law

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_6_25_0006
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Opposition to Re-Enacting OPA Law
Date Created:
1946-07-06
EDTF:
1946-07-06
Creator:
unknown
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
George B. Schwabe Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/37
Description:
James D. Francis, President of Island Creek Coal Company, writes to Congressman George B. Schwabe expressing his opposition to the re-enactment of an OPA law. He believes that an open market for 60 days will show that prices and production can adjust themselves without government intervention, and that a revived OPA will only perpetuate scarcity, black markets, and empty shelves. He urges Congress to let OPA stay dead.
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 6, Folder 25, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
Type:
Text
Extent:
1 Page