The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-03-08
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ftant That This May Have You,
Prompt Attention.
Jno. T. Walker. county fuel
strator. submits the following
from the State Fuel Admins
and requeDts that It be given
lost careful and prompt atten-
It is a matter of the most
.snSp Spportance and should not be
r.eed.)
aunty Fuel administrators,
Wy Tennessee: 1t is the uni
e6pinion OF the men who are
ssW giving close study to the pres
ent coal situation. that very severe
shortage will prevail next winter.
There VIII be enormously increased
demands for coal for our allies in
Europe and for the large number Of
new war material plants in this
country.
The shortage will be greater in
Tennessee than elsewhere because of
the large number of new industries.
For example. the great government
plant now being erected at Nashville
Will require the extraordinary
amount Of approximately one hun
dred t100) cars per day. This re-
quirement OF one hundred (10O) cars
is more than the entire city OF Nash
vile at present uses. In other words
Nashville will require twice as much
coal In 1918 as in 1917. The de-
mands all over the State will be
largere. Likewise the demand all
over the United States will be larger.
There is only one way to get this
increased amount OF coal for the ma
tion-that Is either to limit the
amount allowed in the homes and to
Ehut down some of our industries or
to get new mines opened. or more
labor in the old mines and more rail-
road equipment to handle 1t. 1t is
practically impossible to get either
new railroad equipment or even as
much labor as last year. Approx
mately twenty thousand miners will
be taken out of the mines Of the |
United States and drafted into our
army In 1918.
In view OF this critical situation,
] will allow the people OF Tennessee
to stock as much coal as they can
secure before these new plants. with
their increased demands. get into
operation.
Therefore the following order is
issued:
Effective March /, 1918. all pre-
vious orders issued by this Office linn
iting the quantity of coal sold and
purchased are hereby temporarily
suspended, and;
Effective March /. 1918, and con-
tinuing during the months Of March
and April, 1918, unless otherwioe or
dered. the following regulationo will
apply:
1. Householders will be allowed
to purchase an amount OF coal not
in excess Of fifty (50) per cent OF
their normal annual requirements,
upon filing with dealor sworn afi-
davit. Should they desire to buy
direct from mines, Sections Q and 8
will apply. These sections provide
that individuals may purchase from
the mines at Government mine prices
but they must have permission from
their local fuel administrator to do
70, having first made the required
afiidavits
INDIVIDUALS OR CLUBS.
2. individuals may purchase in
car lots for cash. direct from mines,
Il government mine price, fifty (5O)
per cent of their annual require ,
nents; provided said annual require
nents are two cars or more. The
Individual is required to file proper
worn affidavit with the local or
county fuel administrator. or his !
designated assistant, and receive
rom him permit to buy the car. !
This permit is to be delivered to
nine when making purchase.
3. Several individuals may club
ogether and purchase for cash, car !,
OTIS direct from mines. at govern !,
nent mine price. to be distributed I
Imong the club members, not to ex-
'eed fifty l5O) per cent normal an
lual requirements of each. upon !,
Hing proper sworn affidavit with :
heir local or county fuel admins :,
rator. or his designated assistant. !
nd receive from him permit to be-
to mine when making pur- j,
haso,
GOVERNMENT PRICES.
Western Kentucky. at mine, per
on. 1896: freight mine to con- h
umer 80 cents to s1.s5; cost on il
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