New Britain herald., 1918-03-23
Heavy Penalty MenaCes ConsuIn-
 CTS Who Hoard Fuel

1 hllu OA ledLl1lS p1dnC, SlZS Ol COdl desired, quantity desired for imme-
 diate delivery, quantity received dur ing year ending March 31, 1918, quantity on hand on that date and quantity desired for year ending
 March 31, 1919. A penalty of s5,0O0 fine or two years Imprisonment, or both has been fixed for wilfully mak- ing a false statement.
 In making the announcement of retail distribution the fact is pointed out that the United States Fuel ad- minisration recommends and encour- ages the purchase and storage of coal and coke for necessary domestic re- quirem ents as early as possible In or der, first, to insure the delivery ot coal and coke for this purpose; and second, to assist the transportation companies by effecting delivery of as much coal and coke as possible be- fore next winter.
 General Plan Outlined.
 The following general plan has been adopted governing retail dis tribution for 1918:
 1. Every consumer should be urged to place at an early date with his regular dealer his order for his req sonable normal requirements for the year ending March 31, 1919. Such order must be made in writing and must state substantially the informa- tion called for in regulations herein after set forth. When such orders have been entered, the dealers shall proceed to make deliveries thereon until each consumer, willing to &C., cept the same, has received two- irIc nf 1oi i1 oJ ments, provided that orders of six tons or under may be filled in full. When all consumers, who are willing to accept delivery, have received two thirds of their normal annual re- quirements. the dealers may proceed to fill the balance of such orders up to normal annual requirements of each consumer. (The provisions for two-thirds delivery should apply only to anthracite. With respect to bitum- inous for domestic use, the dealer may proceed to deliver the consum- er's normal annual requirements). If a consumer already has a quantity on hand, he shall receive only such additional amount as shall make up his normal annual requirements.
 Any consumer who finds it impos- sible to place an order with any deal CT should communicate with the local fuel committee, who will endeavor to arrange for supply. Carload or barge-load lots shall not be delivered to a single domestic consumer ex- cept with the permission of the State Fuel Administrator. Dealers shall file with the local fuel committee weekly 8 statement containing the names and addresses of consumers to whom deliveries have been made dur ing the previous week and the quan- tity delivered to each.
 Must Not Overstock.
 2. The following regulations have been established by the fuel admins tration:
 (a) Until further notice no domes- tic consumer of coal or coke shall purchase, receive, or otherwise take possession of. more coal or coke than is required for his actual and neces- sary requirements prior to March 31, 1919. If consumer already has a quantity on hand he shall receive only such additional amount as shall make up his actual and necessary re- quireme ments 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 do- mestic consumers of coal or coke with the amount already on hand, to meet the actual and necessary re- quirem ents of such consumer prior to that date.
 (c) No person, firm, association or
 corporation, shall deliver coal to a
 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 CD
 the amount of coal the consumer has on hand; CD the amount of coal he
 has on order and the name of the
 person from whom ordered; (3) the amount of coal received by him in the twelve months ending March 31, 1918; and (4) the amount of coal needed to meet his actual and neces- sarv requirements prior to March 31, 1919.
 (d) Until further notice, no retail l dealer shall deliver or cause to be de- 1 llNered to any domestic consumer l more than two-tnirds of his normal
 annual requirements of anthracite l coal until each domestic consumer l who has placed his order with said dealer, and is willing to receive de- 1 livery of the name, has received two l thirds of his normal annual require ments for the year ending March 31, 1918, provided, however, that orders l of six tons or less may be filled in l full.
 (e) Carload or barge-load lots | shall not be delivered to a single do- Ynesttc consumer or to a group of l consumers, except with the permis- sion of the state fuel administration. (f) Dealers shall file weekly with 1 the local fuel committee statement