The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-13
BAKER PUTS BAN
ON Sale OF HARD
COAL; BIHUMLNOUS
OR Ignite FIRST
Orders That Owners of
Right Equipment Must
Use Soft Coal
STATE WILL GET
FAIR SHIPMENTS
Promise Made That Supply
Available Will Be Equit-
ably Allotted

Effective Wednesday, May Is. an
order issued by l. p. Baker, state fuel
administrator, prohibits the sale OF
anthracite to or the purchase Of
anthracite by any consumer whose
stove or furnace, industrial or manu-
featuring plant, is suitable for the
use of Ignite or bituminous coal.
|, The federal fuel administrator for
North. Dakota, by virtue OF authority
vested in him, hereby orders and d.
reefs that, until further notice, no
person, firm or association of per-
sons, or corporation, shall receive or
otherwise take possession Of any
anthracite for use in any stove or
furnace, or any industrial or manu-
featuring plant, wherein Ignite or
bituminous coal can be used without
material alteration in the equipment
thereof"
Furnace Owners HE.
Under the foregoing order, prac-
tically every consumer using fur1-
ace Is barred from the purchase OF
anthracite, as there are few furnaces
that are not in condition to handle
bituminous or Ignite coal.
The fuel administration has for
some time been engaged in CAM
of bituninous and Ignite, proposing
that anthracite be saved for the
owners Of base burners and stoves
in which the use Of other coal is not
possible.
Will Apportion Coal.
Mr.. Baker, in q statement explain
ing his recent order regulating the
delivery of coal to domestic consurn-
ers, says that this state has been
promised fair share Of anthracite
and bituminous coal to come over
the docks Of Great Lakes ports, and
every effort will be made to distrib-
ute the a1lotments in such manner
as to insure TO each community that
quantity which it is entitled to on
the basis of consumption in past
years.
Mr.. Bakers statement follows:
at is the policy of the United
States fuel administration to en-
courage the early stocking Of coal
by domestic consumers TO provide
for their requirements during the
coal year commenced April /, 1918,
and ending March 81, 1919, for it was
quite forcibly demonstrated during
the past winter. particularly in the
eastern sections Of the United
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demands upon transportation facil-
tiles brought about by the world war,
coal must be transported with uni-
forrnity throughout the entire year
ana that the winter requirements OF
the nation cannot be dumped upon
railroad euipment during the fan
and winter months with any pros
pect Of proper distribution.
Form oE Application.
( There has been some misunder-
standing concerning the proper form
Of application of the consumer. The
application is designed to show the
quantity OF coal required by any
domestic consumer ard whether or
not particular consumer has any
untitled orders with other dealers.
It Is the desire of the fuel admins
tration that a given domestic con-
sumner place a single order with one
dealer for all coal required By the
domestic consumer FOR the year in
order to simplify the appertionment
of coal supplies. The applications of
domestic consumers are to be re
tanned and filed by dealers and a
record Is to be kept by each dealer
0G the deliveries Of coal Oh each an