The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-23
Some Regulations Must be Observed
for Future Purchases, Accord
Ing to Fuel Boards
Orders.
SUPPLY FOR ONE YEAR
Amount on Hand Must be Deducted
From tho Amount Which Will
BE Allowed to be
Purchased.

Coal and coke may be purchased
in advance for the year 1919 after
the first of April 1918, but the amount
purchased cannot exceed the amount
needed to run until March 81. 1919,
according to rulings received by the
fuel commission of Keokuk today
from the Iowa commission. The coal
can be purchased after certain con-
ditions are complied with, and only
the amount needed to run the house
or business to March 81 next year
will be allowed and any coal on hand
must be deducted from the amount
to be purchased.
The following copy of regulations
of the U. S. fuel administration for
Iowa was received by the local COM
mission and is given herewith for
the benefit of the people of Keokuk
who are contemplating laying in next
years supply:
Regulations of the United States Fuel
Administration for Iowa.
(a) Until further notice no do
nestle consumer of coal or coke
shall purchase, receive, or otherwise
take possession Of, more coal or coke
than is required for his actual and
necessary requirements prior to
March 81, 1919. If such consumer al
shall receive only such additional
amount as shall make up his actual
and necessary requirements prior to
that date.
(b) No person, firm, association
or corporation, whether acting alone
or In conjunction with others shall,
directly or indirectly, provide any
domestic consumer Of coal or coke
with more coal or coke before March
81, 1918, than is necessary, with the
amount already on hand, to meet the
actual and necessary requirements of
such consumer prior to that date.
Co On and after April /, 1918, no
person. firm, association or corpora
ton shall sell or deliver coal to
domestic consumer who does not
first furnish to the person selling or
delivering such coal. a statement
which the consumer declares in writ
ing to be true. and which specified
G) the amount of coal the consumer
has on hand, (2) the amount Of coal
he has on order and the name Of the
person from whom ordered, CD the
amount of coal used by him in the
twelve months ending March 81,
1918; (4) the amount of coal needed
to meet his actual and necessary re-
Quirements prior to March 81, 1919;
(5) providing, however, that this
regulat ton may be modified by the
local administrators within the terri
tory in which they have jurisdiction,
subject to the approval of the state
administrator. -.
(d) On and after April I, 1918,
and until further notice, no retail
dealer shall, unless authorized by the
local administrator or the state fuel
administrator, deliver or cause to be
delivered to any domestic consumer
more than two-thirds of his normal
annual requirements of anthracite
coal until each domestic consumer
who has placed his order with said
dealer and is willing to receive de-
livery 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.
Co Car load or barge load lots
shall not be delivered to single
COuSuultT VI W d VI
except with the permits |
sion of the local fuel administrator,
with the approval of the state fuel |
(f) Dealers shall file, with the |
ocal fuel administrator, on the first |
Of each month, statement contain
ng the names and addresses of con-
,umers to whom deliveries have been
made during the previous month and
he quantity delivered to each.
And dealer or consumer who vio- |
ates the foregoing regulations will
be subject to the penalties prescribed !
~ the Lever act.
Such further regulations will be |
ssued as may be necessary to en-
'orce the essential features of the !
foregoing plan.
The purpose Of the plan is to Sc
cure the broadcast and most equit- |
,ble distribution possible during the |
coming year. The fuel administra- /
ion is assured by the representa-
ives of the National Retail Coal |
Merchants association that the retail |
lealers throughout the country will |
end their hearty cooperation in the |
performance of this patriotic service. |
CHARLES WEBSTER,
Fuel Administrator for iowa.