Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-09
Coal Men Pledge
Speed-Up DriUe


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vided against boarding and false state
mcuts Of requirements
Deliveries Of anthracite 60 domestic
consumers will begin IN April, hut no
consumer of six tons or more VIII re-
ccive in excess of two-thirtS cf his iull
order until all consumers shall receive
that amount. Delivery OF the remaining
oue-third will then begin. Full deliv-
cries of bitumnuus may br made at one
time.
Persons having coal on hand VIII he
permitted To receive only such addition
nj amount as would constitute u reason
able requirement. Dealers arc required
to file monthly reports of their sales
giving names ami addresses ut custom
erS and quantities ordered.
DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS COMING
Definite. detailed instructions regard
ing the order are expected 10 be re-
ceivcd from Washington by william
Potter. administrator for Pennsylvania,
within the next few days, who viii make
public announcement Of the prices con-
sumers must pay for their coal As an
nounced by the Washington order. there
will he stabilized prices In each COM
munity in one section of city
cannot be charged more than persons
in another section.
The view was taken in some quarters
today that this form Of price reduction
will tend to delay orders instead of eX.
pediting them as the fuel admin stra.
ton contends. The point was made that
heretofore consumers of anthracite
placed their orders in April In order to
obtain the maximum reduction. but
owing to the fact that the same rcduI
ton will be obtainahlc throughout the
summer many householdcrs might de-
lay their orders until August. thereby
causing heavy deliveries in the fall.
AS Il check on consumers who
might attempt to secure more than
their normal requirements OF coal. the
retail plan includes n system of re.
ports on deliveries by retailers" the
fuel administration announced. Re
tail dealers will he prohibited from de-
liVcring in excess of tho normal re-
quircmcnts Of the customer, At the
discretion Of local fuel administrators
each customer ordering coal may hc
required to submit a certified state
mcnt giving details of his require
ments. his supply on hand and the
amount he has ordered from various
dealers, The certiticaticn of IL false
Sldteul'ut i'll lillS tblUttllpu IL ildht
subject TO prosecution under the Lever
act, which imposes Il fine of $4,000 or
twn years Imprisonment
In an explanation of the retail plan
and regulation with the accompanying
form Of consumers statement sent to
State administrators the Washington
Office sud:
The United States fuel administra-
tion recommends and encourages the
purchase and storage of coal and coke
for necessary domestic requirements as
early as possible in order first to insure
the delivery of coal and coke for this
purpose; and. second. to assist the
transportation companies by effecting
delivery OF as much coal and coke as
possible before next winter.
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"
W. j. Richards, president Of the Phil
adephia and Reading Coal and Iron
Company: $. u. Warriner. president Of
the Lehieh Coal and Navigation Com
pauy, both of this city, and j. II. Dick
son. of Dickson * Eddy. New York. were
appointed Federal anthracite fuel dis.
trbutors by the Government yesterday.
"Thc function Of the distributors" "a
statement issued by the State fuel ad-
miuistration here said, " II be tn dis
tribute coal for the fuel year begin
ming April |. according tc "A plan based
OH the fuel year 1916-l9l7 That fuel
year was taken as basis for the plan
because 1t was more nearly normal than
19l7-l91S."
The plan referred to. it was explained.
provides for the coaling OF Pennsylvania
and the Atlantic seaboard States before
any anthracite supplies will be permit
ted to go to the Northwest or Canada.
H'he sending of anthracite to distant
points. the national fuel administration
admits, was one of the principal causes
of the severe coal shortage here in the
winter.