The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1917-11-23

Mr.. C. G. Burton, United States Fuel
Administrator for Haywood county
called a mass meeting at the
courthouse Tuesday at the suggestion
of the state fuel administrator, for
the purpose of discussing the fuel sit
uation in Brownsville. Jno. 0. Bonner
was elected chairman and Mann Wills
secretary
Matters pertaining to the conserva-
ton of coal were discussed and action
taken to provide wood for those un-
able to secure coal. For the establish
ment of this wood yard, the following
committee was appointed, Nathan A,
Tamm, S. F. Thomas, E. c. King, K.
M. Chambliss, G. W. Lyle, R. N. Bond.
This committee will work out a plan
for establishing a public wood yard
where wood will be kept in abundant
supply and furnished to those who
may need it without profit.
Our people are squarely behind the
government in this and all other mat
ters pertaining to the public welfare.
Mr.. Burton appointed James Tip
ton, N. B. Keathley and F. R. Ogilvie
as his assistants in this county.
The following rules regarding the
purchase of coal in Tennessee, and eff
fective November Is, 1917, have been
received by Mr.. Burton:
Mo person shall be allowed to
buy coal for his private home until his
supply on hand at home or elsewhere
is less than two tons.
2-No person shall be allowed to buy
for his home use more than two tons
at one time.
3-Every coal dealer shall require
each purchaser of coal to sign writ
ten statement, under oath, showing
the amount of coal on hand at hishome
and elsewhere, and how much he has
ordered elsewhere but not received.
4-Every purchaser shall be requir-
ed to pledge himself not to buy or at
tempt to buy any more coal until his
supply Of coal At home and elsewhere
for home use, shall be less than tive
tons.
5-Schools and colleges, Office build
ings, apartment buildings, hotels. de-
partment stores and other business
houses, steam plants taking wagon de-
livery, and without sidings and taking
less than car lots, are not permitted
to buy coal until they have on hand, at
their place of business and elsewhere,
less than ten days supply, and they
shall not then be permitted to buy
more coal than for ten days additional
supply.
6-Every person purchasing for the
institutions and concerns mentioned in
rule shall make statement, under
oath, showing the amount of coal on
hand at his place of business and also
where, and how much it has orderd
elsewhere but not received, and shall
pledge that said institution or concern
will not buy any more coal until its
amount on hand at all places shall be
less than a ten days supply.
. Goal dealers are requested to
make the amounts of coal supplied less
than the amounts mentioned above
wherever in their opinion the necessi-
ties of the community require.
appeal to all loyal Tennesseans to
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can rest assured l would not require
this if the coal situation did not make
it imperative
l request all persons authorized to
administer oaths to make no charge
for administering the oath required
above.
Our country is in grave danger Our
munition plants must be run at top
speed. We must send with all possible
haste soldiers, food and munitions to
Europe. There is not enough coal be-
ing mined to do this and leave enough
for the unlimited and wasteful use Of
other days.
The time for making sacrifices and
Inconvenience for your country is
here.
No one need fear they will suffer
There will be enough coal to run our
munition plants and to get our armies
together with their food and munitions
to Europe, and to help supply our Al
lies and furnish our homes with
enough coal to keep them warm. But
to do this we must save coal in every
possible way; cut out all fires not abb
solutely necessary. A scuttle Of coal
saved in Tennessee today means an
added shell against the enemy of your
country.
There will not be enough coal to full
ly supply factories making luxuries
and articles not essential to the health
of our people. The administration has
already begun to shut down the sup
plies of coal for silk and piano facto-
ries and similar manufacturers of lux
uries.
call on all our people to use wood
wherever possible, even if it eostsmore
and is not so convenient. Begin to lay
IN your wood now. In many sections