East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-26

grade for each class of business dur
ing the calendar year 1915. plus 80
4 per cent of said retail gross margin
for the calendar year 1915. Provided
however. that the retail gross margin
added by any retail dealer shall in no
case exceed the average added by
such dealer for the small size. grade.
and class of business during July,
1917.
BY this order retailers are required
to fix a retail gross margin which
may be less than. but shall not in any
instance 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. acct.
Definition of Retail Gross Margin.
| The retail gross margins of the diff
. ferent classes of retail coal and coke
/ dealers are defined as:
/ (1) The difference between the
/ price charged by retail coal or coke
dealer to consumers and the average
I
| free on board railroad cars at his
railroad siding. yard. pocket or tres
/ tie. when such coal or. coke is received
+ by him by rail.
/ (2) The difference between the
price charged by a retail coal or coke
dealer TO consumers and the average
cost of coal or coke to such retailer
free alongside his wharf. pocket. or
water yard when such coal or coke is
received by him byawater.
/ (3) The difference between the
! price charged by a retail coal or coke
dealer to consumers and the average
cost of coal or coke to such retailer
at wholesalers pockets. trestles. rail-
road sidines, 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
t. retail dealers to which the gross
retail margin NAV be added, shall be
ascertained by them for each size and
grade on the first and sixteenth days
of each calendar month. according to
the following method:
The tonnage and average cost OF
coal or coke on hand at the beginning
NJ a period is to be combined with
the tonnage and average cost of coal
or coke received during the period.
If the claim is made that any spe-
cific coal has been acquired in accord
ance with a bonafide contract enforc-
ible at law. existing prior to the time
of the order of the President appli-
cable 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
the President ard every iobber of coal
or coke in the United States shall file
with the Federal Trade Commission.
Wash'ngtcn. d G.. on or before Oct
25 1917. q statement showing:
l. His name;
.. Postoffice address.
3. Date of establishment of his bus /
mess:
4. Names of stock holders. mem. ,
hers and partners of his jobbing con- (
cern;
:. Financial interests of the stock 7
holders. mem bers and partners of job
bing concern in any mine producing .
coal.
ANY iobbine 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
20. 1917. and the regulations in fur
therance thereof are punishable by
'e'ere fines or Imprisonment.
Respectfully submitted as informa-
ton.
CLARENCE T. REAME
United States Attorney.
ROBERT r. RANKIN.
Assistant L. S. Attorney.