The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-11-01

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stove b.3(
chestnut $40
Pea 4.3s
The demand for coal for factories and
railroads has vastly increased; domee
| tic consumption is normal; conserva-
tion is necessary for our army, navy
and in support Of the allies, and in fur
therance Of plans to be later announced
the Fuel Administrator is Immediately
to choose a fuel representative in each
state In conjunction with the state
representative a committee of citizens
will be appointed who, with the repre-
| sentative, will assume direction of the
regulation of the sale of coal in this
state No person connected with the
coal industry will be appointed.
Now, in furtherance of the purpose
for which said act was passed and by
direction Of the President Of the Uni
ted States, the Fuel Administrator
hereby orders and directs:
On and after the 1st day of October.
1917 in making prices and sales to con-
sumers, the retail gross margin (as
hereinafter defned) added by any re-
tail dealer to the average cost deter
mined as hereinafter provided) of any
size or grade Of coal or coke for each
class of business shall not exceed the
average gross margin added by such
dealer for the same size or grade for
each class Of business during the calen-
Oar year 1915, plus 80 per cent Of said
retail gross margin for the calendar
year 1915. Provided. however, that the
retail gross margin added by any re-
tail dealer shall in no case exceed the
average added by such dealer for the
same size, grades and class Of business
during July, 1917
By fhis order retailers are required
to fix retail gross margin which may
be less than, but shall not in any in
stance exceed, the margin added by
them in 1915 plus 80 per cent thereof.
Definition Of Retail Dealer.
Every person. partnership. corpora
tion, or association physically receiv-
ing, handling. and delivering coal or
coke to consumers is a retail coal or
coke dealer within the meaning of this
order.
Definition of Retail Gross Margin.
The retail gross margins of the diff
erent classes Of retail coal and coke
dealers are defined as:
Q The difference between the price
charged by retail coal or coke dealer
to consumers and the average cost of
coal or coke to such retailer, free on
board railroad cars at his railroad sid
ing, yard, pocket, or trestle when such
coal or coke is received by him by rail.
(0 The difference between the price
charged by retail coal or coke dealer
to consumers and the average cost of
coal or coke to such retailer free along
side his warf, pocket. or water yard,
when such coal or coke is received by
him by water
(S) The difference between the price
charged by retail coal or coke dearer
to consumers and the average cost of
coal or coke to such retailer at whole
salers' pockets, trestles, railroad sid
ings, mines, tipples, dumps docks,
yards, or wharves.
How Retail Dealers Shall Ascertain
Average Cost Of Coal or Coke.
The average cost of coal or coke to
retail dealers. to which the gross reatil
margin may be added, shall be ascer-
tanned by them for each size and grade
on the first and sixteenth days of each
calendar month, according to the fol-
lowing method:
The tonnage and average cost of coal
or coke on hand at the beginning Of a
period is to be combined with the ton
mage and average cost of coal or coke
received during the period
If the claim is made that any specific
coal has been acquired in accordance
with bona fide contract enforcble at
law, existing prior to the time of the
order of the President, applicable
thereto, the burden of proof is upon the
parties to the contract to establish
these facts
Coal may be bought and sold at
prices lower than those prescribed by
tHc icSioCHt huu every JODDeT Oh coal
or coke in the United States shall file
with the Federal Trade Commission,
Washington d. c., on or before Oct. 25,
1917, statement showing
/. His name;
2. Postofflce address;
3. Date of establishment of his busi-
ness.
4. Names of stockholders, members,
and partners of his jobbing concern
s. Financial interests Of the stock
holders, members and partners of job
bing concern in any mine producing
coal.
Any iobbing concern which may be
established after the issuance of this
regulation shall Immediately upon its
organization file a similar statement
with the Federal Trade Commission
Violations of the food and fuel con-
servation law, Act of Congress August
10, 1917, and the regulations in further
ance thereof, are punishable by severe
fines or Imprisonment
Respectfully submitted as informa-
ton.
CLARENCE L. REAMES,
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