The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-30
MAY FIX RETAIL
PRICE ON FUEL WOOD
And Local Committees Have the Power
To Commander Wood When There
Is a Great Necessity.

MONTPELIER, Jan. 30.--The follow
ing ruling on wood has been sent from the
office of the state fuel administrator, in
which he calls special attention to the
fact that local fuel committees in urgent
necessity have the authority to cOmman-
deer wood to prevent suffering for the
purpose Of protecting consumers against
rXorbitant prices; but the one thing which
appeals most to the fuel committee is
that lbs feet is cord and the so-called
running cord is disregarded
TO Local Fuel Committees:
A. wood j. pre- eminently a local COM
modify. the United States fuel admins
TRAITOR has not as yet assumed full control
of its conservation and distribution; how
ever, said administrator has delegated au
thoritv to me as the Vermont fuel ad-
ministrator to protect consumers from
exorbtant prices and to commander
wood whenever needed to prevent suffer
ing, but said order does not contemplate
action except in urgent cases.
Therefore each local committee is here
by authorized and directed
| (aJ To regulate and fix the price of
wood for fuel within the town or city
under its jurisdiction if at any time in
/ the Judgment of said committee the pre-
yailing price for wood Is unreasonable
\ Said committee is also authorized TO mod
/ lily its price and thus fix a new price
/ whenever in its opinion such a moditica-
ton is right and just.
(bl To commander any wood en-
route to II purchaser for domestic pur-
poses or in stock by a dealer and to direct
the delivery OF such to any person or
family who or WHICH in the opinion of said
committee is suffering or Is about to SUI
fer from lack of fuel The power to COM
mandcer wood extends to the comman-
dccring Of waste from saw mills and
other plants, but not to amount that
will impair the operation OF said mill OF
plant
/. Whenever a price is fixed by said
board i'll the first instance, or later by
modification. said board shall at one,
notify the Vermont fuel administrator
On appeal said fuel administrator re
serves the right to revise or modify the
! fixed price
: ,. In determining price each local fue
p committee shall carefully consider th'
= various elements that enter into the cos
OF production and delivery and to fl,
such price a. will be fair TO both deal
or and consumer.
I ). In hNIng prlce Tor wood as tue
said committee is hereby instructed tina
4 its power includes all kinds Of wood fue
! and said committee i requested TO oh
serve the following classes. kinds an
> sizes; Clas-e.-dry, green; kinds-harC
soft, evenly mixed hard and soft, slat
Eindlings; sizcs-four foot, block. inelud
ing stabbed or chunked, stove. In desig
Q mating the price. state first the kind. the
y the size, then the price, @. z, hard bloc
, $50 The price in dollars indicate
:. the dry wood price; the number OF cent
r subtractcd indicates the amount at whic
; the green wood price is less than the Dir
u wood price, provided any difference b,
= tween the prices OF the two Is made.
/, 1. A solid cord eli lbs cubic feet {
ID wood shall be the unit for which price
shall be fixed and by which amount sol
Il or purchased shall be determined. \,
a.. cordingly the so-ealled running cord"