The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-28
Ban on Hard Coal, How
ever, Continued by State
Fuel Administrator
PERMIT 2-MONTH
SUPPLY BY CHANGE
Household Consumers Civ
en- Chance Protect Selves
With Bituminous

Only anthracite is now included in
the state fuel administrator order
limiting sales to half ton.
A new order, issued late Tuesday
by /. p. Baker, state fuel admin
strator, became effective at midnight
Tuesday, and permits the purchase
of bituminous, ub-bituminous and
Ignite products on a basis that will
give household consumers two
months supply.
The plentiful supply Of soft coal
in many sections of the state. and
the shortage of anthracite, induced
the fuel administration to issue the
order exempting bituminous from
the 1000 pound limit, and Fargo coal
handlers were today making deliv-
cries of soft coal in quantities up to
two and three tons to individual
consumers.
Under the new order, as inter
preted by Administrator Baker in
Fargo this morning. at the confer
ence of district and county fuel ad-
ministrators, 1t will be possible for a
consumer to purchase anthracite in
half ton lots. and soft coal up TO a
two months supply, at the same
ttfne Thfs rs of part suaaE adgaRtaBe
to farmers who, in the dead of win
ter. find hauling coal a rather siren
uous task.
The new order follows:
1T is hereby ordered that effective
at IL o'clock midnight, Tuesday.
Nov. 81, 1917, no person, firm or as
sociation or persons or corporation
shall sell or contract to sell or de-
liver to any other person, firm or
association Of persons or corporation,
any anthracite, coke or BRIO
uettes for household purposes in any
quantity in excess of one thousand
pounds.
TT a. further ordered that no per-
son. firm or association of persons,
er corporation, except producers or
retailers thereof shall thereafter ac-
kumulate or have on hand coal, coke
or briquettes of any kind, whether
anthracite, bituminous, sub-bitu-
min0us or Ignite, for any purpose,
in any quantity in excess of the
usual, reasonable requirements Of
such person. firm or association Of
persons, or corporation, for a period
of two months; except that accumu-
lations or stocks of coal. coke or
briquettes of any kind, whether an
thracite. bituminous. sub -bituminous
or Ignite, at the date hereof are not
made unlawful, but any addition to
the same shall be subject to this
order. AIHi
mo person. firm or association OF
persons, or corporation shall here
after sell to any other person, firm
or association of persons, or corpora
ton, any coal, coke or briquettes of
any Kind, whether anthracite, btu
sub -bituminous or Ignite,
except for jobbing or retail pur-
poses, unless such person. firm or
association OF persons. or corpora
tion desiring to purchase, shall make
application therefor, under oath in
writing in substantially the following
form. viz:
"The order of Nov. 21, 1917. is
to conform to the forego-
ing. dated at Bismarck this twenty
seventh day of November. 1917.
ISAAC p. BAKER,
Federal Fuel Administrator for
North Dakota"
Keep Navigation Open.
William G. RedfeId, secretary of
has advised Secretary
George N. Keniston of the Bismarck
Commercial club. that as a means OF
relieving the fuel shortage in the
northwest, navigation on the Great
Lakes will be continued to the latest
possible moment.
II take pleasure in stating that
the Commissioners Of lighthouses has
given instructions that aids to nayi-
CATION remain in place as late as
possible this season to permit the
fullest possible movement Of ore,
grain and coal" writes Mr.. Redfeld.
The secretary of the Bismarck
club recently wired the
secretary Of commerce that IL is
imperative in North Dakota that
on the Great Lakes con-
tinue because the shortage is ex-
treme and that more suffering TO
the people and serious retrenchment
to manufacturers and trade would
follow an early suspension Of navi-
cation.
Urges United States Control.
High officials OF the government
are reported to be urging upon
President Wilson government con-
troll Of the distribution and trans
portation of coal as a necessary
Of the fuel problems which
the northwestern states face. That
this must come and come soon Is the
OF officials, who have been
studying the crisis. One official Is
quoted as saying that we win not