The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-11-06
STATE FUEL ADMINISTRATION
TO REGULATE COAL SUPPLY

TO REGULATE COAL SUPPLY
GOODING, Nov. 5.-F. r. Good
ing, federal fuel administrator for
Idaho, has recently returned from
Boise, where a meeting of the ad-
visory committee for this state was
in session two days last week. At
this meeting the state was divided
into eight districts for the admins
tration of the fuel requirements Of
the state, and the members of the
committee were assigned to the
various districts.
The division of the state by coun-
ties was as follows: First district
Boundary and Bonner counties,
Peter Johnson of Sandpoint in sup
ervisory charge. Second district
Shoshone, Kootenai and Benewah
counties, Ramsey M. Walker of WAX
lace. in supervisory charge. phird
district-Latah, Nez Perez, clear
water, Lewis and Idaho counties, M.
E. Lewis of Moscow in supervisory
charge. Fourth district-tAda, Gem,
Canyon, Payette, Boise, Owyhee,
Washington, Adams and Valley
counties; Frank Martin of Boise in
supervisory charge. Firth district
Gilmore, Camas, Blaine, Lincoln and
Gooding counties; F. R. Gooding Of
Gooding in supervisory CHARGE Sixth
district-Twin Falls, Cassia land
Minidoka counties; w. P. Guthrie In
charge. Seventh district-Bannock,
Bingham, Bear Lake, Butte, Custer,
Franklin, Lemhi, Oneida and Power
counties; G. A. Valentine in super
visory charge. Eighth district
Bonneville, Jefferson, Madison, FIRE.
mont and Teton counties; Thomas
E. Kicks of ReXburg in supervisory
charge.
First Orders Determined On
At meeting of the advisory board
the first orders in CONNECTION with
the coal supply were determined on
by unanimous vote of the commit
tee. These have been issued by Fuel
Administrator Gooding and have
been sent to the coal dealers thru
out the state. The first and more
important of these fixes the price
which may be charged for coal in
this state to the consumer. The re-
tail dealer is allowed a gross margin
of So a ton. This charge is to in
clude a charge of IS cents a ton for
wagon delivery. Gross margin is de-
fined as that amount charged over
the cost of coal at the mine mouth
and the transportation charge by the
railroad, and in addition the charge
for delivery where the firm is To-
Gated at some point away from the
railroad The gross margin was
railroad.
The gross margin was fixed at 50
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 a fair average and
it is believed this has been done.
The second order provided that
during the existing coal shortage
dealers should not deliver to any
customer coal in a greater amount
that sufficient for 80 days fuel sup
ply; consumers being privileged to
order such supply when down to fif-
teen days needs. This order can be
abrogated by the state fuel admins
traitor for the whole or part of the
state whenever circumstances war
rant such action.
4 | OOdA NCCuS 1OA oeNANS
> The fuel administration is now en-
: deavoring to reach an accurate esti-
mate of the fuel needs of the state
: for the fuel year ending April 10,
: 1918. At present this is a matter
@ of guess work, but during the com
. ing week it is expected that reason
y ably accurage figures will have been
e secured.
n That the present needs of the
: state are very great is clearly evil
: denced by the facts and figures SO
e far at hand. 1t has been learned
/ thru the public utilities commission
and from other sources that during
d the fuel year ending May 1, 1917,
1 there was shipped into southern
e Idaho. to points on the Oregon Short
:. Line the gross amount from Utah
v and Wyoming mines of 453 ESQ
h tons. Counting this as two-thirds OF
+ the state, and the total shipments
f into Idaho during this period were
d 680,625 tons.
d During the first five months of the
/, present fuel year there was shipped
from Utah and Wyoming mines to
p points in Idaho along the Oregon
4 Shot Line a gross tonnage of 1885,
q 900 tons. In the entire state it is
estimated that the total shipments in
q the five months were 338,500 tons
i 1t is also estimated that the re-
p quirements this year will be greater
n than last by 80 per cent. This would
/ make the total needs of the state
n for the year ending May 1, 1918
1856, 900 tons, and the present needs
after October 1, 1917, 547,50O tons
y OF this total need of the state, il
; is presumed that about five-sixths
a will come from the Utah and Wyom-
. ing mines, and the remainder from
+ the Roslyn mines in Washington and
' from the Crows Nest region in
Canada.
Coal Priority Demanded
= One of the most important efforts
that is being made by the fuel ad