Evening journal., 1917-11-07
May HUNT UP Those
WHO hoard UP COAL
Fuel Administration Deter
mined That Short Supply
Shall Not be COrnered
SHOULD ORDER NEEDED
SUPPLY IN ADVANCE

That % may become necessary TO cm-
ploy Inspectors tO ascertain how much
coal each householder possesses and
then notify lhe dealers that mo- more
coal is Go Doe delivered tO those VINO
have suAlcient quantities 90 take care
of their needs ldf al least a month, Is
one of the rather drastic steps the
Wilmington Fuel Administrative Com
mittee may deem 10 necessary 90 take
if the practice of boarding fuel In
this city Is not stopped according TO
an announcement of The committee
yesterday afternoon following a meet
ing of the members with Charles II.
Ten Meeges, State fuel administrator.
10 was made clear that the committee
is going to stop the boarding of coal
In this city In order that the scaniy
Supply now on hand shall be sufficient
90 20 around and that AN may have a
little and ITO 4. event a few from gct-
ting all of 10. The committeeman are
hopeful that the consumer viii co.
Ope. ate with them In their Efforts to
meet the situation and that % Will not
be necessary TO resort Go This measure
but 10 will be done, they say, II the
practice OF "hoggIng" coal Is not
stopped.
Further the committee admits that
there is a shortage of coal In Whining
ton. but they are careful not 90 stat,
any figures or 90 say Just how serious
the situation really is. They assert
however. that at present there is nC
cause Tor alarm aud that boy careful
distribution everyone viii have al
least onough coal 10 meet their i'm.
mediate needs.
The meeting was called for the pur.
pose of considering the coal situation
as regards Wilmington. Following On,
conference ihc administrators made
public this statement;
THE situation in Wilmington on
November 4 was fairly satisfactory. th,
supply of coal being sufficient 90 TAX,
care OF its normal household require.
mcnts for about three weeks will
coal being received daily.
p The greatest difficulty tbe dealers
have had 10 encounter IS caused by
some of the housch0lders endeayorlnf
90 secure more than their normal
monthly supply and "a number OF in
stances have come Go the attention
OF the committee where a householder
d will place orders with two, and some
times three dealers at the same time
This practice must cease, or OlhcrNvls
ihe committee Will be compelled 30 EN-
ploy the services Of INSPECTORS 90 ascer
tain how much coal each households
possesses and then notify the dealer
that no more coal shall Doe delivered {
those who have sufficient quantities 9
take core of them for at least a montl
"The committee believes that th
greater number OF citizens OF Wi
mIng.on realize that under the pre-
ent conditions we must an ty ar
assist each other as much as poss.D
and this can In no manner be bettN
demonstrated than by remcmberir
3 your ncighbor needs fuel as well &
T you.
Another ro'nt which we want {
call 90 the attention o. the public am
That is In regard to their ordering Goa
10 not wait until you are about ou
and expect The dealer 90 make immodI
ate delivery. You must rememhc
that at times such filings are lmn0s
s.bie. lf the consuming public woull
only anticipate their demands from
week 90 ten days ahead. ibe Fuel Com
mlica of Wilmington feels That every
one can oi least for the present. hi
taken care Of"