The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-11-01
GOAL FOR IDAHO
A BIG PROBLEM
ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT WORK
TO SEE THAT CONSUMERS ARE
SUPPLIED
FIX UNIFORM PROFIT
DEALERS ALLOWED So ON
DEALERS ALLOWED So ON
A TON INCLUDING THE COST
OF HAULING

GOODING, Ida-F. R. Gooding, fed
eral fuel administrator for Idaho, re-
Gently returned from Boise, where a
meeting of the advisory committee for
this state was in session two days. AT
| this meeting the state was divided in
to eight districts for the administra-
tion of the fuel requirements of the
state. The third district is composed
of Latah, Nez Perce, Clearwater,
Lewis and Idaho counties; NJ. e. Lewis
of Moscow in supervisory charge.
First Orders Determined On
At meeting of the advisory board
the first orders in connection with the
coal supply were determined on by
unanimous vote of the committee.
These have been issued by Fuel Ad-
ministator Gooding and. have been
sent to the coal dealers throughout
the state. The first and more import
ant of these fixes the price which may
be changed for coal in this state to
the consumer. The retail dealer is
allowed a gross margin of $500 a ton.
This charge is to include charge OF
75c cents a ton for wagon delivery.
Gross margin is defined as that
amount charged over the cost of coal
at the mine mouth and the transport
alton charge by the railroad, and in
addition the charge for delivery where
lie firm is located at some point away
from the railroad
Fair Average Sought
The GROSS margin was fixed at $500 |
& ton after the committee had worked |
over the returns from large number
of places in all parts of the state The |
effort has been made to strike fair
average, and it is believed this has
been done The second order proyid-
ed thar during the existing coal short
age dealers should not deliver to any
customer coal in a greater amount +
than sufficient for 80 days fuel supply;
being privileged to order
such supply when down to Is days
meet.
Coal Needs of the State
The fuel administration is now en-. I
deavorng to reach an accurate esti-
mate of the fuel needs of the state
for the year ending April 80, 1918.
1t has been learned through the pubic
utilities commission and from other
sources that during the fuel year end
ing May 1, 1917, there was SHIPPED in
% southern Idaho, tc points on the
Oregon Short Line ihf gross amount
rom Utah and Wyoming mines Of
l53, $50 tons. Count 'ng this as tw)-
hirds of the state, and the total snip
llents into Idaho Curing this period
we're 6SO,625 tons.
Demand is Greater
During the first five months of the
present fuel year there was shipped
rom the Utah and Wyoming mines to
points in Idaho along the Oregon
short Line gross tonnage of 225,00O .
ons. In the entire state it is esti-
mated that the total shipments in the ,
We months were 33S,5O0 tons.
1t is also estimated that the re- .
uirements this year will be greater
han last by 80 per cent. This would
lake the total needs of the state for :,
he year ending May 1, 1918, $4,000 !.
ons, and the present needs, after Oc-
ober /, 1917, 500 tons.
Coal Priority Demanded II
One of the most important efforts
nat is being made by the fuel admin
,trators for the northwest and Pa
iffc coast states district is to secure h
ON the priority board of the nation c
defense council an order declaring h
priority in the supplying and move e
ent of cars for coal distribution n
his order when given is designed to S
Ike precedence in car supply and e
lipments over all classes of freight h
Scept perishable goods, government
ar material shipmens and absolute
scessities.