The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-11-08

These have been issued by Fuel Adj
ministrator GG0ding and have been
sent to The coal dealers throughout
the state. The first and more import
ant of these fixes the price which may
be charged for coal in this state to
the consumer. The retail dealer Is
allowed gross margin of $500 ton.
This charge includes a charge Of sew
enty-five cents ton for wagon de-
livery. Gross margin is defined as
that amount charged over the cost of
coal at the mine mouth and the trans
portation charge by the railroad, and
in addition the charge for delivery
where the firm Is located at some
point away from the railroad.
| The gross receipts was fixed at $500
a ton after the committee had worked
over the returns from a large number
of places in all parts of the state. The
| effort has been made to strike fair
average, and 1t is believed this has
been done.
The second order provided that dur
ing the existing coal shortage dealers
should not deliver to any customer
coal In greater amount than suffi-
Gent for 80 days fuel supply; consum-
ers being privileged to order such sup
|
order can be abrogated by the State
Fuel Administrators for the whole or
part of the state whenever circum-
stances warrant such action.
Coal Needs for the State.
The fuel administrator is now en-
deavoring to reach an accurate esti-
mate of the fuel needs of the state for
the fuel year ending April 80, 1918. At
present this is a matter of guess work,
but during the coming week 1t Is ex-
pected that reasonably accurate fig
ures will have been secured.
; That the present needs of the state
are very great is clearly evidenced by
the facts and figures so far at hand
1t has been learned through the Pub
}, lie Utilities Commission and from
y other sources that during the fuel year
ending May j. 1917, there was shipped
into Southern Idaho, to points on the
Oregon Short Line the gross amount
from Utah and Wyoming mines OF
453,750 tons. Counting this az two
thirds of the state, and the total ship
ments into Idaho during this period
; were $50, 625 tons.
, During the first five months of the
present fuel year there was shipped
from the Utah and Wyoming mines t.
, points in Idaho along the Oregon
|, Short Line a gross tonnage of 225,00t
tons. In the entire state it Is esti
mated that the total shipments I'm thu
five months were 33S500 tons.
1t is also estimated that the re
4 quirements this year will be create
than last by 80 per cent. This woul,
. make the total needs of the state TO
| 1
tons. and the present needs, after DC
tober 1, 1917, 547,500 tons. OF thi
total need of the state, it is presume,
\ that about five-sixths will come iron
Z the remainder from the Roslyn mine
y the Utah and Wyoming mines, an,
= In Washington and from the Crow
\ Nest region in Oregon.
Coal Priority Demanded.
One of the most important effort
\ that is being made by the Fuel Admin
istrator for the Northwest and Pacifi
Coast States concurrence, Is to secur
from the priority board of the Nation
al Defense Council an order declarin
a priority IN the supplying and move
4 ment OF cars for coal distribution. Thi
order when given is designed to tn
B precedence in car supply and shil
= ments over all classes of freight e,
A cept perishable goods, government wa
material shipments and absoyute ne
essities.
n Word has been received from Fee
Y eral Administrator Garfield that III
y matter is being worked out as rapi,
Y ly as possible. and that cars have a
, ready been sent from Eastern poin
\ to the Utah and Wyoming mines to
A used exclusively for coal shipments
B the states i'm this conference.