The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-20
Bic. MOVE BY
FUEL BOSS To
PROVIDE COAL

: WASHlNGTbN oct. - Several
! moves We're made by tn" government to-
day 10 relieve r"Hi shortages. To meet
I the situation In New England tho ship
/ ping board ordered owners OF all coal
! carrying steamers r"untSltlnned by IN"
| government In continu" in their present
service. and fixed il uniform rate Of $3.50
! per cargo ton from Hampton Reads Or
! Philadelphia to Boston. with diffcrcntiais
! to Other New England! ports. "a:
| At IN" same lime the fuel Administered
! tinn. finding rlrnty Of coal and plenty
/ Of vessels for The New England coal
+ trad" at Hampton Roads. but lack Of
! docking and pier facilities. summoned
! the presidents OF tho Chesapeake 4 Ohio.
/ Norfolk & Western, and the Virginia
! railroads IN II conference hero next Tues
day 10 work OUT n plan to bunker tn"
! coal ont to vessels for loading in mid
! stream.
! ]. T. starrow. Now England fuel ad-
minlstrator. in conference hrrc. pointed
! out that his section is short Of coal DO
! spite the fact that this years ship
ncnt into New England has rnn mil
; lion tons ahead Of last year.
/ The shipping boards order tn the New
! England coal steamer owners directs
| them TO allow three free days for load
! ing and unloading. Sundays and holidays
| excepted unless actually used. with de-
! murragc beyond that time or "a cents
! per cargo ton pcr day.
Diffcrcntinls from the $3.50 rate from
Hampton Rnuds or Philadelphia TO Bos-
| ton are:
| Baltimore Differentinls.
J From Baltimore 70 Portland, 10 cents
above; To Portsmouth. 10 cents above;
to Scnrsporl. 80 cents above. and 10
| proyi0cncn - cents under.
| Fuel Administrator Garfield dirrctcd
mines serving the Baltimore Il. ON"
| railroad 20 Civ" priority 10 that road
! fuel requirements over all other orders.
Similar orders III favor az the PennSyl-
yania system already arc IN effect. and
: Or. Garfield said tonight The policy soon
would be extended In other lines.
GARFIELD Explains.
! Three hundred CnrS Of anthracite were
ordered moved from Pennsylvania 10
! Michigan points To relieve shortages
; there.
/; pr. Garfield. explaining the plan 10
( provide regular supplies of fuel for rail
roads from NEARBY mines, SAID il would
eliminate tho present practice Of holding
several thousand cars OF coal under load
for fuel purposes.
! 1T will also c.ininat" necessity of
! transferring coal fr,""' ono district L"
! another" II" said. (which will result III
; saving both cars and motive power ~
which the RAILROADS. arc short. II will
avoid further Cuniscatinn Of coal whl:f
has been necessary In some instances
| TO provide railroads with fuel.
Or. Garfield said the administration
cNrected soon to issue rule assigning
cars to tho coal trade and TO compel
tho return nf empty Goa. cars To IN"
original line.
The administration also in considering
! preference in movement Of both loaded
and empty coal cars over other SLOW
freight and DR.. Garfield SAID. i. Will
undoubtedly be necessary 10 issue rule
at an carly date that such preference
be given for food and fuel"
Officials of the Peoples Coal and Coke
company OF Chicago asked tho fuel nd
ministration today for co.0p0 tons al
coal month additional to the stocks
they already have. The administratI' II
officials agreed 10 extend all the relief
possible.