The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-01
FIXED RETAIL PRICE Of COAL
APPROXIMATELY THAT Of 1915

WASHINGTON. Sept 2h.--t;ovnrn-
| ment control over the coal industry was
made complete tonight by an order "t
/ ru"l Administrator GARFIELD. limiting
| ,hn profits Of retail coal and coke deaf
| ers throughout the country to DaSls
| which is cNpcc-rd to bring about nm m
mediate reduction In prices 10 the con-
! sinner.
! Tho order effective tomorrow. directs
! that the retailers shall fix their prices
| so as To limit their gross margins over
| cost 10 tho avcruE" Of such gross mar
| Sins during tho year 1919. plus max
| imum of 30 per cent Of the l?l" margin.
| provided that in no case shall the NV
| erugc margin Of the month "f July, ibis
! year. be exceeded
/ Local commuters appointed Ivy ih''
I federal fuel administrators in on, h
state will see to il that the dealers com
ply with the nruirr and the dealers
themselves will l." chilled upon To Pc
| turn sworn cost sheets showing In"
! fnrts upon which they HAY" based their
| prices.
Dr. Garfield selected 1915 as Il normal
| senr irraII4c tn" Cnnl Shnr'nEr' which
| resulted In runtinilrd rises In prices did
! not begin Until 1916. Til" additional 30
per cent iS allowed to cover the inrr"a:;''
! in lh,. retailers cost Of doing business.
| wiIic! has Increased substantially dur
: inR til" past two years lrIr":' alr"thF
! liked hy the government for coal at III"
| mouth Of TN" MINI mr." p"nr th"s"
| charged in 1915. and with tn. j"hh"rS
| charge now limited T." - cents II ton
and rhr Gust Of transportation no, nm :
| ,"rinlly Increased. III" consumer In
| every community should Il" abb" (" get
, ,,'aI IF any description at approximately
| TIA" pri"" II" paid in 1919.
! III ether orders tonight ihr fuel MT
. :Ilmistratnr made tho FIRST rrvIsinuS of
! his rrr"Etly Used prices 81 coal at tn"
RAM" ON" make. changes ON nntlrarIt"
: I,.;l coal in TN" l'"nnsy lvHuIa hrlh M
follows: Whit ash at S",In inst"nd "f
81: red ash $3.50 instead of $40; Ly-
! k"ns Valley. SAL Instead Of $4.%i.
Another order r"VIs"% upward the
! mine prices In certain hituniunu" dis
! rIiriS in winch unusual conditions exist.
! making TIA" cost of production greater
! inan in ~" principal h!tunin"u" fields.
/ Tn" new prices for rlIn-nf- ih"-min" coal
: IN those districts follow:
/ i"rr" AMI King counties. Washing
! ton s" -: l.nray"ii". Ray. clay. Plat"
: an,l Linn counties. Missouri. $2ii: Ap-
iJHanonS". Wayne. l;""u" AMI Webster
! counties. Iowa S%.lH. lhirE VEIN %"linS
Hl Hartford. Midland. Ilnrk"Ii, Green
: wood and prmniug. Arkansas. S"hh;
l.'tnrc and Haskell counties Oklahoma.
S%:n: OknulE"c ami Tulsa countries,
oklahoma. s.. 10: COL, county. bklah"n II,
$3%n: Pittsburgh and Lnttin"r counties.
Oklahoma. S35n: hItumir"US domestic
"nnl in Wnts"nhurr. Canon city. E"ut'
. GARFIELD. t;unns"n. Durango. Mesa. PIT
kin. N"ui"EunH. Delta. M"nir"Sr ana
;tiu ElanCa districts. tnloruht. 81: bl-
iuminnI9 sicnm coal In Trinidad dis
lrIrt. Colorado. S2.TH: LiCnitr coal In
. Tho n0rilr;.:' field and FL l'nSn diRtrlct.
! Colorado. S2.4:.: 0saEc county. Kansas,
s%."J: Zig Seam district. Alnhalnn. 81 10;
/ Trait. .la"g"r. jefferson Nlrkle flli"
anil coat city districts. Alnhamn- S2a':
! HahHhr. Elnrk Crook. lirnnkwnnd ana
! Flu" Creek districts. Alabama, s?.sa:
! r"runnn district. Alabama. 10: Mon
. ievhl" district. Alabama. $40: state or
! Y wyoming. $3.50.
EraZi hnrk in the RrazIl block field
| "f Indiana is iiXrIl ut s. IS.
tn" Increases allowed are t" meet
! figures presented by min" owners. In
many cases. showing that the prices