The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-09
Fuel Administration Prepares
Schedule for Retail Distribu-
ton During Year
PROVIDES PENALTIES
FOR BOARDING AND
FALSE STATEMENTS
Certificates and Gard Systems
Will Be Put Into Operation
and Consumers Required to
Specify Needs

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'o',iss''t ~ INV
Coat VIII ie thirty cents a Ton
cheaper iFoip Alrii j ANITA september
a. ne 1nCi administration aaoFt~1
01Hercht scale from ne Old one
which provided S''l.ns hEur" ~ ve.
40, 80. <" ana ~ FtHis per ton less
ADf the h1ohls4A OF @4Ftt' SiaS' JUNG
Ju1y ana August
Prices VIII run generally from SIS
to $40 "a ton. according to the locality
AMI the transportation q l{lcuItics to
be met
Every consumer Is assured Of suf-
fic.ent supply for his next winter s
needs. at stated L7.cas for every soc
ton OF The country.
Penalties a4r provided against
hcard.ua and AGAINST false Statement s
q requirements
t'crtislratue ana ,nrt systems Will
be put iuto operation. Retailers and
consumers w.,t =c required 10 specify
iheu Cpai on hand, tneIf. normal con-
sumption 4Hq smear needs There can
lie no tussirg 81 the reports
f3e,uitr Instructions
pchnte instructions viii follow
probably wIth.a A few days 10 each
flate admins. Iater, and through him
10 each community. Ia make public
announcement If me prices that tire
consumers aust "a, far their coal
a. Announced exclusively 10y the iu-
teraa1!nnA3 Nes4. SERVED. two pgoek .
Sa0 there VIII he zlab5lzeo prices in
eaea city and community. persons in
cue ION OF ts2C city cannot ba
charged more than those In another.
The consuming puhjic-~tho man who
has 30 tame 10 make specific inquiry
as a. ~ hat ,uti should cost--tvIlI have
ngures before him that the retailers
must observe. The retailers can
Ch4rEc onb one price, which much
ior4uae delivery. Ssrtct Injunction Viii
go to every administrator 10 enforce
tllc new regulations tot the letter. Dr..
HARRY 4 Gafaela. The fuel admfuistra-
ter. discussing the price reduction.
made this explanation.
"A Is important to note that in or
der TO encourage early b,l,-tns a re
dactton viii he made in the cost Of
anthracite beginning April IL Is
gef that thus reduction viii ha fafrer
to the public. inasfu,lsh as coal Is ax-
pected TO be ordered in April in such
quantities that II will prove iu1possi
bl. TO make an deliveries during that
month or for some tiut, thereafte
Under a sliding scale Of reductions il
%
treat all consumers equally even
though their orders had hean f,les
upur the SAME date. while with nm
average reduction extending ovar the
entire r4riod, ali consumers are, treat
ed alike"
Check on Consumers
AS a check on consumers who ,nfsh+
attempt to secure more than their
normal requirements nf coal ths re.
tail plan includes a system ~ re,,nrt 9
on deliveries by retailers rhev viii
he prohibited from delivering in OK
cess of the normal requirements Of
The consumer. False certincation of =
consumer needs or OF a dealers needs
makes the offender subject to a fine
az $4,000 or two years IrnprIson mani
The regulations provide:
Every consumer should he ur~s,g
on or before April to Mace WITH
his regular dealer his order for his
reasonable normal requirements tor
the year ending March 81, 1919 The
dealers shall make deliveries untfl
each consumer has received two-thirds
of his normal annual requirements
provided that orders OF six tons or
under may be allied in full.
New consumers who are unable n
have their orders accepted bv a deal
er should apply to the local fuel ad :
utnistrator Dealers shall fila on the