Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-12-11
COAL CONSERVATION
WILL BE PRAGTICED
UNDERF FEDERAL RULES

The federal fuel administrator has
advised Lee Allen, fuel administrator
for Sumter county, of further CLASH
fications Of bituminous coal mines in
the state of Alabama, on the lines
heretofore laid down by the president
in fixing the price of coal. The latest
order effects coal mined by the Sun
light Coal Co., in Walker county, Ala,
and Provides that hun of mine coal
shall be sold at the mine at not ex.
coed $2,S5 a ton; prepared sizes, not
in excess of 1910 ton, and slack or
screenings, not in excess of $2.15 a
ton. These figures, Mr.. Allen states.
require this quality of coal to be sold
In Americas at not exceeding $3.50
ton, although this price is not effective
as concerns stocks of coal now on
yards Of local dealers, or coal bought
under contracts previously executed
but not yet actually delivered.
An interestigk communication re-
ceived by Mr.. Allen Is addressed to
City Committeeman and County
Chairmen,'' but as it deals with the
regulation of the coal industry, it is
published below for the information
OF the public. 1t is as follows:
Your are hereby instructed to en-
force the following executive order in
your city:
1t appearing to the United States
Fuel Administration that it is es-
sential to the national security and
defense, the successful prosecution Of
the war, and the support and main
tenance of the army and navy, and to
lessen or prevent the waste of coal
which at the present time is and dur
ing the continuation of the war will
be, in the judgement of the United
States Fuel Administrator, needed for
purposes aforesaid, and to secure an
adequate supply and equitable dis
tribution, and to prevent, locally and
generally scarcity OF coal, and to
facilitate the omvement of coal for
the purposes aforesaid, that the use
Of coal in the manner and for the pur-
poses herafter set forth, and that the
employment for such use of the pres
ent facilities inadequate for the
prompt and sufficient shipment,
transportation, and delivery of coal
needed for the purposes aforesaid,
should be limited and restricted in
order that the essential purposes first
bereinbefore referred to may be car
ried out, and that as far as possible
the production, sale, shipment, dis
t1ibution, and apportionment of coal
among dealers and consumers, domes-
tic and foreign, may be maintained
to the extent sufficient to meet the
governmental, commercial, and do
mestic requirements Of coal
The United States Fuel Admins
traitor, acting under authority of an
executive order of the President Of
the United States, dated 23rd August,
1917, appointing said Administrator,
and in furtherance of the purpose Of
said order and of the act of Congress
therein referred to and approved Au-
gust 10, 1917.
Hereby adjudges that in his opinion
Ehe use of coal for any of the pur-
poses hereinafter described except to
the extent hereinafter indicated is
wasteful, and that any person using
any coal for such purpose except as
aforesaid is engaging in wasteful
practice or device in handling or deal
ing with coal, and that the use OF
coal for such purpose except as afore-
said is prejudicial and injuious to the
national security and defense and a
cause of scarcity, locally and general
Iy; and
Hereby orders and directs that un-
til further or other order of the Unit
ed States Fuel Administrator and
subject to modification hereafter from
time to time at any time.
/. Upon and after the fifteenth
day of November, 1917, no corpora
ton, association, partnership, or per-
son engaged in whole Or in part, in
the business of furnishing electricity
for illumination or power purposes,
and no corporation, association, part
nership, or person maintaining plant
for the purpose of supplying for their
own use electricity for illuminating
or yower purposes, shall use any
coal for the purpose Of generating,
producing, or supplying electricity, or
supply Or use electricity generated
or produced, in whole or in part, by
the consumption Of coal, for the pur-
pose of providing maintaining, light