The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-04-04
RETAIL COAL DISTRIBUTION
FOR THE YEAR 1915

/ rs carry as possible IN order, Nrst, 70
insure The delivery II coal and coke
for this purpose; and second, to assist
the transportation companies By
eifecting delivery Of as much coal and
coke as possible before next winter.
/ The following general plan has been
adopted governing retail distribution
1 for 1918.
j. Every consumer should be urged
to place at an early date with his reg.
ular dealer his order for his reason
able normal requirements for the year
ending March 81, 1919 Such order
must be made in writing and must
state substantially the information
called for in Regulations hereinafter
set forth. When such orders have
been entered, the dealers shall proceed
to make deliveries thereon, until each
consumer, willing to accept the same,
has received two thirds Of his normal
annual requirements, provided that
orders Of six tons or under may be
filled in full. When an consumers,
who arc willing to accept delivery,
have received twa-thirds Of their
normal arnusl requirements the deal
ers may proceed to fill The balance Of
such orders up to normal annual re-
quircmcGts Of each consumer (Thc
provision for two-thirds delivery
should apply only to anthracite With
respect to bituminous for domestic
use, the dealer may proceed to deliver
the consumers normal annual re-
quirement3.) If a consumer already
has a Quantity on hand, he shall re-
ceivc only such additional amount as
shall make up his normal annual re-
quiremonts.
Any consumer who tirda it impos-
sible to place IN order with any deal
or should communicate with the local
fuel committee, who will cndeavor to
for supply. Carload or barge
load lots shall not be delivered to
single domestic consumer except with
the permission of the State Fuel Adj
Dealers shall file with
The local fuel committee weekly a
statement containing the names and
addresses Of consumers to whom de-
iveries have been made during the
orvious week and the quantity deliv-
red to each.
ii. The following regulations have
1een established by the Fuel Admin
stration:
(a) Until further notice no domes-
lie consumer Of coal or coke shall pur-
base, receive, or otherwise take pos
ession of, more coal or coke than is
equired for his actual and necessary
requirements prior to March 81, 1919. &
f consumer already has a quantity on
iand he shall receive only such addi- I
lionel amount as shall make up his c
ctual and necessary requirements v
rior to that date. Q
(b) No person, firm, association or n
orporation, whether acting alone or n
! corjunction with Others, shall d. d
ectly or indirectly provide any do I
lcstic consumers Of coal or coke with "
lOre coal or coke before March 81, n
Dl9, than is necessary, with the n
mount already on hand, to meet the
ctual and necessary requirements of f
lch consumer to that date. o
(c) No person, firm, association or
shall deliver coal to a do B
este consumer who does not first
lrnlsh to the person selling or deliv- pr
ing such coal, statement which W
le consumer declares in writing to be
ne, AID which specifies G) the &c
Mount Of COAX the consumer has on
md; ~ the amount of coal he has bl
order and the name Of the person u
ON whom ordered; (3) the amount 0,
coal received by him in the twelve fr
onths ending March 81, 1918; and
} the amount Of coal needed to meet VI
$ actual and necessary requirements E'
Tor 10 March 81, 1919. or
(d) Until further notice, no retail &C
aler shall deliver or cause to be de-
cred TO any domestic consumer
1re than two-thirds Of his normal FL
nual requirements Of anthracite coal W
til each domestic consumer who has an
iced his order with said dealer, and in
willing TO receive delivery Of the IN
me, has received two-thirds of his CO
rma annual requirements for the on
ar ending March 81, 1919; provided alb
weyer, that orders Of six tons or
S may be filed in full tn
,e) Carload or barge-load lots shall tn
be delivered to a single domestic Go
lsumcr or to a group Of consumers, Co
'ept with the permission Of the in
tie Fuel Administrator. du
n Dealers shall file weekly with ent
local fuel committee a statement ga
tanning the names and addresses Of wit
sumers to whom deliveries have bal
n made during the previous week Of