White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-02
CONSERVATION OF FUEL
MUST Be MA|MTA| n Ed

In connection with the conservat-
ion of fuel which is of great import
alce TO all at this time, the letter
sent out by the Federal Fuel Admin
istrator to all local committees throu-
out the state Is of considerable in
terest and Is as follows:
Carson City. New, Nov. %, 1917.
ITO All Local Fuel Committees:
Gentlemen.
I'm some localities there seems TO
exist question as to the authority
of the local fuel committee to SUPER
wise the distribution of coal received
by the dealers.
For your information. and we
would suggest tor publication. the
following is a condensation of the
orders issued from Washington on
November 18th. Wherever the phrase
the state administrator has author
ity' Is used, Ii is to be thoroughly
understood that the same authority
has been conferred apo.. he local
committees:
sThe most important duty of the
state fuel administrator is to see that
the supply OF fuel in his state is
equitably distributed at fair prices. Il
is the intention OF the United States
fuel administrator TO see that the
state administrator is provided with
the necessary authority to accomplish
this result.
THE state administrator has au-
thority to promulgate reasonable
regulations regarding local distribut-
ion. He may require dealers to de-
liver only limited quantity to any
one customer. He may require con-
sumers to state their supply on hand
and their requirements. lie may take
measures To prevent boarding. The
state administrator is authorized to
proceed with measures of this char
acter and should have no difficulty
in making them effective by force of
public opinion.
In the great majority of instances
the state administrator will be able
by the use of the influence and with
the support of public opinion to OBJ
tain action with the consent of the
parties. II this Is not possible he
should telegraph at once to the
United States fuel administrator the
action he recommends and requests
the necessary legal authority"
"The fact that coal be billed tc
someone other than the local com.
mittee has no bearing on their au-
thority to supervise Its distribution.
The local fuel committee consisting
OF Messrs. Ed. Millard, George Doyle
and ID. p. BARLEY have been busy on
the matter for some time past and
uation find conditions fairly satisfac-
tory. OF course We have had no
winter thus far. but We should now
look for deep SHOWS any day. Ii Is
earnestly urged that all consumers
lay in an ample supply of wood. This
can be obtained right here at home
and thereby keep the money in cir
eulation right in the district. Wood
Is preferable to coal in many ways.
II does not admit so much waste In
the cook stove, while those who have
used mahogany in their heating
stoves would not turn to coal under
any consideration. 1t throws great
heat, lasts as we'll as coal and is by
far cleaner.
There does not seem to be any
question as the amount of coal at
the mines, but the serious question is
the shortage of cars which naturally
now exist all over the country.
should a heavy snow come and the
large trunk lines be blocked for any
considerable period We would then
perhaps be unable to find cars to
carry the coal from the mines and
while the supply there might be
ample the suffering throughout the
country would not be lessened owing
10 the fact that the coal would have
to remain at the mines until the lines
could be opened up aud cars obtained
which might make the shortage In
deed very serious. 1t is earnestly
hoped that the consumers In this dis
trict will cooperate with the local
committee who are simply acting nor
our government and that considerable
attention will be paid to the laying
aside of an ample supply OF wood