The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-07
Fuel Administration Will
Distribute it to House
holds and Industries
PREFERENCE TO
GOTO WORK FOR WAR
Plants Will Be Classified According to
Importance-CoalW VIII Be Seized and
Distributed If There Is Definite Evi-
dence of Hoarding.

cent Of the total coal output will here
after be taken over by the fuel adj
ministration under the powers granted
i'll the food control law for distribution
to households and industries where the
Temporary shortage has worked "a hard
ship.
An order TO that effect probably will
be issued tomorrow by DR.. II. A. Gar
field, the fuel administrator, aud he
expects all of the mines to cooperate
IN making the plan for a great free
coal pile Il success The order will
extend over an indefinite period and If
continued for a year would affect about
60,o00,000 tons. Anthracite and btu.
minous coal will be included.
Mines which have contracts for AN OF
their output will be asked to scale
down th> contracts to meet the request
tor the 10 per cent the government
wants and viii be permitted later. a.
conditions warrant, to fill these con.
tracts with output over which the GOV
eminent has control.
In using the "eoal pile the GOV.
eminent Will consider only emergency
requirements, and probably will give
no supplies to Industries not essential
TO the conduct Of the war. The distri-
button will be made after consultation
with the state fuel administrators who
have received and investigated reports
OF coal shortage in various cities and
districts
1t is the intention of the fuel adj
mlnlstration 10 use a large quantity Of
coal to supply the needs of New York
city, If requests are found to be iusti-
he'd. New York, it is understood. has
received moro coal than was shipped
there last year, and if definite evidence
Is found OF boarding, this coal also will
be seized and distributed.
In connection with this plan the fuel
administration is making complete
survey OF the industries, and will short
~ have them classified as to their use.
fulness IN the active conduct OF the
war. 1t IS understood that shipments
under the priority regulations viii first
attend TO the needs Of the essential in.
dustIies, and that the others will be
| supplied a. tar rs the available coal
permits.
This program will be worked ou- N
cooperation with the priority board, OF
which Judge Robert s. Lovett is chair.
| man, and the war industries board
which has long been ma king a study of
the situation. As far as possible the
normal business Of the country viii
be left undisturbed
Operators and miners were informed
| by the fuel administration that thew
must cooperate with the government
IN settling all disputes, and that the
| government was ready TO offer its aid.
! y statement issued read:
10 further assure continuous nro.
duction of coal during the period of
the war, the United States fuel admin.
lstration directs that no independent
| action be taken BY either the GENERATORS
or mine workers to force any settle.
lnent in dispute submitting the matter
IN controversy to the United States fueI
administration.
This applies to al districts. wheth-
er Joint relations have been established
or not. Where joint relations have
bean established the regular machinery
prescribed in the contract for adiust
ment Of disputes shall first be used
and remedies exhausted. Work at thu
mines shall contribute without inter
ruptlon pending the final settlement of
the question III the manner indicated
| An announcement stated that tbe
fuel administration had received wor,
that the strike at Perry County Goa
corporation mines at Coulterville. III.
had been settled, and that the mines
had resumed operation. Conditions ar,
not so favorable in Kansas. and com
mission has been sent to +. j. HAYES
international president of the Mine
Workers Union of Indianapolis. ask
ing him to use his influence with tb,
miners to settle the disputes.
In the Michigan district representa-
tlVcs of the operators and miners il
convention at Saginaw have come to /;
deadlock on the readiuStment of wac,
advances and the penalty clause. !
JOINT committee has been asked TO com,
90 Washington for consultation will
the federal fuel administration. 1t i.
expected that the mines will .ontinu,
operation pending a settlement.
An early revision of coke prices wa
forecast today, when Warren S. Blau
Velt of Detroit was named as a specia
assistant TO Fuel Administrator CARTEL,
IN charge of coke. Coke is low sell
ing at prices fixed in the steel pric,
agreement made recently by steel pro
ducers with the war industries board.
The fuel administration has received
from the federal trade commission es
Inmates ON the cost of producing fue
OIL and gasoline and soon will announc
the measure of control it will asslm
over oil production and distribution.