The Aberdeen weekly., 1918-03-29

sible in order to insure it's delivery
and to assist the transportation COM
psnies by effecting the delivery of as
mnch coal as possible before next
winter. Every consumer should place
an order with his regular dealer be-
fore April lst for his reasonable nor
NAL requirements to March 3lst. 1919.
Such orders should be in writing and
should give the information called for
on the enclosed blank. If q consumer
| has a quantity on hand he shall re-
ceive an additional amount to take
care of his requirements to March
31st, 1919.
New consumers who are unable to
have their orders accepted by dealer
should apply to the local fuel admin
istrator who should see that their re-
quirements receive attention from the
proper dealer. Car load shipments
shall not be delivered TO a single do
mestic consumer without the permis-
sion of the local fuel administration.
Dealers shall file with the local fuel
administrator at the end of each month
a statement containing the names and
addresses of consumers to whom de-
liveries haye been made during the
previous month and the amount de-
livered.
L. Until further notice no domestic
consumer of coal or coke shall pur-
chase, receive or otherwise take pos
session of more coal or coke than is
required for his actual and necessary
requirements prior to March 81, 1919.
Ii such consumer already has guam
tity on hand. he shall receive only
up his actual and necessary require
ments prior to that date.
2. No person. hrm. association.
whether acting alone Or in conjunc-
ton with others, shall directly or in
directly. provide any domestic con-
sumers of coal or coke with more coal
or coke before MaLch 81, 1919. than is
necessary, with the amount already
on hand To meet the actual and nee
essary requirements of such consumer
prior To that date.
g. On and after April 1st, 1918. no
person, firm, association or corpora
ton shall sell or deliver coal to do
mestic consumer who does not first
furnish to the person selling or deliv
ering such coal which spesifics tai the
amount of coal the consumer has on
hand; %; the amount of coal he has
on order and the name of the person
from whom ordered; (c) the amount
of coal used by him in the twelve
I'd the amount of coal needed to meet
his actual and necessary requirements
prior to March 31st, 1919; provided.
however, that this regulation may be
modified by any State fuel admins
traitor within his own state under such
circumstances and conditions as he
may deem proper
4. On and after April 1. 1918, and
until further nO9ice. no retail dealer
shall. unless authorized by the State
Fuel Administrators. deliver or cause
to be delivered to any domestic con-
sumner more than two-thirds of his
normal annual requirements of an
thracite coal until each domestic con-
sumner who has placed his order with
said dealer and is willing to receive
delivery of the same has received two
thirds of his normal annual require
ments for the year ending March 81.
1919, provided, however, that orders
of six tons or less may be filled in full.
S. Car load or barge load lots shall
not be delivered to single domestic
consumer or to a group of consumers,
except with the permission of the
local fuel administrator.
s. Dealers shall file with the local
fuel administrator on the first of each
month. a statement containing the
names and addresses of consumers to
whom deliveries have been made dur
ing the previous month and the guam
tity delivered to each.
Amy dealer or consumer who vio-
lates the foregoing regulations will be
subject to the penalties prescribed by
the Lever act.
Such further regulations will. be is
sued as may be necessary to enforce
the essential feature of the foregoing
plan.
The purpose of the plan is to secure
the oroadest and most equitable dis
position possible during the coming |
year. The fuel administration is as |
sured by the representatives of the
National Retail Coal Merchants As
sociatiOn that the retail dealers |
throughout the country will lend their |
hearty cooperation in the perfor- |
nance of this patriotic service.
Yours truly,
G. l.. TONNES,
Fuel Admir-. For Mississippi.
Minter City. March 18th, 1918.
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