Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-22
Administration DOUBTS
State COUNCIL s ABILITY
'"c' Controllers Fearful Kelley Cam
not Succeed In Mood
Program.
No QUARREL BETWEEN BoDlEs

!" Letters to Secretary, Dillon
POINTS Out Difficult Situation ami
warns That Richmond VIII Suffer
through Failure of Plan.
s,n,n -" INC announcement that the
49, council OF Defense next wcep
riiinc ready 10 supply the citizens ~
"y"inohd with wood ut 81 "A cord rnsh
ho,,'e statement that certain agencies
OF 49," hsht TO bring down the price
N"cd. John &. Dillon. assistant fucI
h's'rator made the statement last
iCst mat tho Impression was wrong
49, ~ existed, that there had ever been
,ln,, "tnt between the fuel adn.in.s,ru-
I'm ana The Council OF Defense. be-
vauAe the fuel administration set a
IN I'm uin price OF Sli Il cord on wood
pn,on I've iue' administration." said Mr..
lion last night. has never had any.
ing put good feelings for tho coun-
- ana hopes Colonel 'isileY the hes,
cN. Al We wanted when We wrot,
""hci Kelley on October % and on
pNenber ], questioning his ability TO
.riS ont MS scheme. was to clear the
|hNls Of the administration in ease
~" council failed to secure ADEQUATE
Iuph'ies at the price quoted IL he has
. btg Undertaking: hut II later II falls
having resulted in tho disruption %
nc almost completed plans Of the fuel
ADMIN stratton. and leaves the peopl,
\
name must not he placed on the ad-
m.nistration."
colonel KELLEY has closed Il contract
with the government for about 20 900
.nrds or more Of pine wood at Seven
ZINES The wood Will be Iailroadcd TO
richmond and cut into fuel lengths
nero viii then be delivered at 50
Twenty-eighth and Dock Streets and
on tho old Ford lot, John Hirschberg.
state labor Commissioner, will be in
charge Of the distribution and receive
Al payments Customers delivering
their own wood Will re, il at $50 "A
cord, - half-cord and s2.25 quar-
tor cord " delivered, tho price will
he - cord. 81 half-cord and S2.I5
q quarter. Small quantities will bc sold
"i III" rate OF s. "A cord at tho yards.
kEIl.EY CONFIDENT THERE
WILL. DE SUFFICIENT WOOD
Colonel Kelley THINKS In tho absence
90 stampede there will he enough
wood 10 meet tho local demands. He
mas made arrangements for an amount
10 meet the situation Oh the basis of
calculations by tho wood administra-
non Colonel Kelley stated that wood
bought from tho government was
bought At cost. and that tho wood from
private persons ne had got II price no
arivate buyer could approach lie has
leen offered stulnpage at 20 cents
cord. Colonel Kelley stated that he
Nas paying The regular freight rate.
,ure o. his plan, and IL ackno"lcde cling
| Especial aid from tho ADMINISTRATIVE
R0arh and q ~. Rhodes, volunteer
chief nf the fuel section OF tho Coun-
c;l nt Defense.
4, seems t.,:,i ihe Federal Wood ad-
,miuistratiou IN Stili doubtful %! tho
ability % the Council OF Defense 10
get this deal OVER To the complete pro-
lection Of tn" Richmond people. In
fear NJ uitimat" failure on tho part oi
the council 70 ge, enough wood at s? -
cord delivered. IL feels hat Us skirts
uuSt ~ kept clear. although II HAS
state Council OF Defense.
In the letter OF October %. which
Colonel Kelley did not answer. MI
Dillon said:
e. II Montague, the wood admins
traitor, connected With the Office OF the
United states Fuel Administration FOR
cooperation with the coal ana WOOD
retail dealers Of Richmond formulated
and put into successful operation
plan which would provide the city OF
Rtchmond with no, less than 10000
cords Of wood which Il requires. The
cost 70 ne consume based up1n ms
This price Is hased upon careful
computation Of the cost Of the timber.
hr rGs1 Of 'ri,.nGi hauling fr@E,'s
profit to the dealer.
Il note in The paper and am Informed
mat yoq nronoHc, TO 1nrn,:" lne nro-
wood nmcuntinG to about 10000 cords
and that YOU will do this by the use
az UOrvic; labor. concessions from the
Nstlronds In regard TO freight and the
free use OF city teams.
"Of course, private persons who can
rot control these free iuStrumental-
lies cannot compete with the State
CornCil Of Defense.
The result of your proposal there
fore has been 10 prevent the various
roal and wood merchants from carry
ing out the plan agreed upon between
them and The United States Fuel .Ad- I
mnistration. because an attempt to
compete with the State would be ruin /
ous.
SERIOUS SITUATION WOULD