Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-12
HEAVY PENAL TY IMPOSED
ON LOCAL COAL DEALERS
Y. r. Murphy & Son Must Fay $500
to Rcd Cross for
Violations.
OvERCHARGED AND DIVERTED
Must Also Refund Large Sum to
l.igEett & Myers and Turn Much
Fuel Over to Administration at
Cost for Redistribution.

Eff Murphy and Son. coal dealers.
we're yesterday fined $500 and ordered
by Federal Fuel Administrator Harry
Flood Byrd to refund to LiESeu &
Myers slS.25tis. or that portion OF .
liT tons Of New River smokclcss coal
still unconSumcd. 81 on each ton OF
preparcd coal consumed by the Alien
e. Ginter tobacco plant since July |
and 81 on each ton of run-of-minc coal
furnished the plant. The hrm Is also
required 10 turn over 10 the fuel ad-
ministrator All unused portions OF large
orders given II by the tobacco COM
pany in order that II may he diStrlb-
uted among other dealers OF tho city.
For this Murphy & Son arc to receive
only actual cost
Administrator Eyrd's action followed
rigid investigation OF alleged fractures
of fuel orders by the coal dealers. In
= letter, advising them Of his rulings
he emphasizes the alleged fact that
they have been guilty OF depicting the
supply of lump and eEE coal for homes
by divertinE large quantities TO the
tobacco company. TO which II was no
more valuable than run of mine. the
firm is also accused OF overcharginE on
several counts.
II. LACRIE SMITH REPORTED
MANY VIOLATIONS HERE
Tn. administrator letter to the
dealers reads
Under date OF August icth II.
Laurie Smith. secretary OF th' Rich
nond fuel commission. reported to nc
certain violations b. your firm of the
regulations OF the United states fuel
Administration. y special agent OF the
ADM nistraton investigated these al
Legged violations, An exhaustive inrcs-
tiEation was not practical as this
would require an examination Of the
coal STORED in hins OF your consumers,
violations OF the regulations prohihit-
Ing delivery Of Pennsylvania anthra-
cite in excess OF as o-3 per cent OF the
-eQuiremente OF the consumers from
.Spg;i lat TO juno H2d and 30 per cont
thereafter until August 9Th. when fur
the restrictions were imposed one
Violation Was reported ot delivery OF
egg anthracite for other than house
rorted OF bulletin No. IS. prohibiting
delivery OF coal outside incorporated
cities and towns until applicant had
signed statement that wood was NOT
fuel nistrator.
"A more serious violation was re.
rorted in the sale Of coal to the Allen
Ginte- branch Of tho I.gge,t &. Nv.
ers' Tobacco Company a nonprcferrcd
Industry Under dstc Of July !. lolS.
yon made sale OF 5sS tons New River
run-of-mine smokelcss coal and oIt7
tons and ll'- pounds Of New River
snokeless ceG and Iump from Your
Fifteenth and BROAD and MarshaIr
YARDS. ~ the prize Of So and s. 80 pc-
p. ~ 'olI' TrSlt'i,NFlN with addi-
i t,onal 81 per ton for ytrd rental and
storage and "a cents per ton for de
q livery. max ing tho delivered n~icc for
+ run OF n'ro $500 pcr ton and 50 for
lump and egg
+ CHARGED TOBACCO ,oNr\\,
& =" roN ron - tu>I
Tho amour raid you ~ l.c-c,, {.
Myers Tohauc" company vas isotI
Tor the run - in'n" r. I ilk."Ii To- thc
lamp and c=c .SG."- t.tc '...!Ds.
,.usiNe o. los hlH.Ac' rh t~G Of ."
cents TINS Nureh--. CIV ;cceit <
Myers sunny on hanu al $50 DAYS ~
OF date OF nUrcha>e
nc retail p-i,c If coal i'm .b. -it,.
: 81 Richmond authorized hy ,ho
Richmond fuei commission 5,.e on hi :
cate - per ton foT pr.pareu ar lu,n -
coal when screened or fc-sed and
containing customary luMr sizes do.
7liVered IN Tn" consumer lnclldinr ,bo
rentai 81 YOUR yards which is a facility
You are required 70 provide ,ritboIit
additional charge, tho price o. Tho lnm n
and cSS coal YOU sold T.iccc,, G Nv
ers VS. -. an excess charge Of 81 pcr
Tor. ~
- You further did no, perform tho
ssrN"e OF screening o. fnrki1c AS ro-
0niref by The regulations Your nrjre
OF >.'o per ton for tine run Of mine
was - Pc ton in excess OF the au-
thorize6 price. PENNSYLVANIA anthrn
cite shipments have been reducnd n
virginia by tne United States fuel adj
rnlnistration.. 20 only - per cent OF
n-.vious shiSnentss" This will increase