The diamond drill., 1918-04-06
w. X. PRUDDEN,
Fuel Administrator


Fuel Administrator.
The intent OF that message is to
shut out from the purchase and dis
tribution OF coal all who are not reg
ular retail dealers.
In Iron county this order means a
great deal as the mining companies
have for many years been in the
habit OF buying hard coal and distrib-
uting 1t among their employees.
The message says "all coal which
means soft coal as well as hard coal.
and this latter restriction Is a real
hardship as mining companies on locn-
tions have been In the habit OF SELL
ing soft coal from their coal pile TO
their employees at just what the coal
cost them III the order remains
strictly in effect II means that mining
employees will have TO buy their soft
coal as we'll as their hard coal through
the retail dealers.
Several objections TO the order have
been fled with the county committee
and the same have been forwarded to
the fuel administrators at Lansing, and
II Is expected that a ruling Will be
had upon the objections before long.
In the meantime retail dealers are
having the screws put upon them al
so as may be noted from the orders
issued from the county fuel admins
tors office this week The orders APP
ply TO hard coal only, but II Is eX-
pected that similar rules will soon be
received for soft coal supply.
Must Make Application.
In the first place any person wish
ing TO purchase hard coal must make a
written application TO the dealer, the
items on the application being az fol-
lows:
In accordance with regulations
OF the United States fuel admins
traitor, purchasers OF anthracite
(hard) coal are required 20 make
true declaration in answer to the
following questions:
Name OF dealer ..,..t...,...,...
City .............. Date ......
Quantity required for year ending
March 81. 1919 ,.,..............
Quantity desired for immediate
delivery ....r............ .......s'.
Quantity consumed during year
ending March 81, 1918 ..........
Quantity on hand ..,............
Kind OF building ...,,...........
Number OF rooms ,.,.,ss.........
Kind OF heating plant ..........
Have you any untitled orders with
other dealers? III SO. amount and
with whom Observation-Disclosures,
hereby certify that the above
statements are true 10 the best OF
my knowledge and belief
Name ...........,........
Address .........t.....t..s
Any person who wilfully makes
a false statement upon the forego-
ing application is subject 10 pros
ecution under the Lever Act which
imposes a penalty OF $4,000 fine or
two years imprisonment, or both.
Distribution Regulated.
The dealer after having receive,
the application must adhere 10 the fol
lowing rules In regard 20 the distrib
ution OF coal TO purchasers.
On and after April /. 1918, retail
coal dealers within the state OF Mich
igan shall supply no consumer wit
anthracite coal until consumer ha
first placed on file with the dealer. ap
plicatlon fuel blank, entitled. "Appli
cation OF consumer for anthracit
(fard) coal"
No dealer shall supply any consum
ar an amount TO exceed two-thirds c
the quantity OF anthracite required 10
the year ending March 3lst, 1919. a
shown by the application OF the cor
sumer. except that any dealer ma
supply any consumer with minimum
OF six tons OF anthracite coal, less th
amount already in consumers bin
Profits Are Regulated.
In making his charge for the COS
so sold the retail dealer must be guiC
ed for his profit according to the 10
lowing schedule:
by the authority delegated TO an
vested In the Federal fuel adminiatr'
tor for Michigan. II Is hereby ordere
and directed that. until further motto
the following regulations and methc
Of arriving at the retail prices OF al