New Britain herald., 1917-12-04
State Administrator Russell
and Local Committee Act
on Increase in Wages
Granted to Miners.
$10.45 FOR CHESTNUT
AND $3.50 FOR NO. 2
Twenty-Five Cents Per Flight to Be
Assessed for Each Ton Carried Into
Buildings-No Greater Profit AL
lowed to Dealers, Ohicial Statement
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Says-EHcctive at Noon Today.

An increase in the price Of coal for
New Britain has been authorized by
State Fuel Administrator Thomas w
Russell, acting on the recommends
tions of the local committee, f. W.
Christ A. N. Abbe and w. J. Farley.
This price, effective at noon today,
ranges from $8.70 per ton for No. 2
nut or pea coal, delivered on the side
walk, to $1O.45 per ton for broken.
egg. stove and chestnut coal, carried
through a rear door and into q cellar.
Other price provisions are made de-
pending on the method of sale and
delivery, but in no instance does the
increased price permit the coal dealers
to make any greater profit than they
did under the former and much dis
cussed prices of November Is.
No More Profits for Dealers.
In determining the prices at which
coal shall be sold in New Britain, Mr..
Russell and the local committee had
to take into consideration the recent
national developments in the coal sit-
uation and in an open letter to the
public of New Britain, the state ad-
ministrator has the following to say:
December 5, 1917,
ls To the Public of New Britain:
. The following statement Is
made in reference to an order
regarding the price of anthracite
g.. coal sold at retail in the city OF
New Britain. said order being ef-
fective at - o'clock noon., Tues
day December 4th. Since the
establishment of the November
18th prices for the City of New
Britain the condition of coal sup
ply has changed rapidly in New
Britain as in a number of other
Connecticut cities, and the deal
ers, In order to supply the pub
lie needs, are being forced to
purchase an abnormally large
percentage of so-called indepen-
dent COAL for which the govern
ment allows an increase of rs
cents per gross ton to the pro-
ducer. and 20 cents per gross ton
to the jobber, through whom the
coal is sold, if sold through job
bers. Since October 1 the per-
centage of this high price coal
which has come to New Britain
Is over 60 per cent of the total
coal in process of shipment to
New Britain.
In addition to the Increase
made necessary by the above
facts, an order has been issued
by the President effective today,
allowing an increase in the cost
at the mine Of 35 cents per gross
ton. said increase being allowed
by the President to permit an In
crease in wages to the miners
and to stimulate production.
The schedule of prices. which is
being made effective at this time,
takes into consideration the two
conditions mentioned above, and
allows no more profit to the deal
ers than the prices effective No
yember 18th.
THOMAS w. RUSSELL.
Fuel Administrator.
Schedule of Prices Here.
Following is the schedule of prices
for coal in New Britain as finally ap
proved
II is to be understood that the fol
lowing prices apply on standard qua
itv anthraci coal. free from dust:
Broken,
Egg, No.
Stove, Nut or
Chestnut Pea
per ton per tor
orders for one ton.
F or more, to be s .-- ~
delivered on&the
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