Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-28
COAL RATION FOR
ENTIRE NATION
EACH STATE TO BE PLACED
UNDER ALLOTMENT
ORDERS
SUPPLY cENTERs FOR EACH
DISTRICT TO BE ORGANIZED
District Managers to Have Full Con-
troll Of Distribution Under General
Charge Of Administrator Garfield
Managers Will Aid State Admin
strators.

Washington, JAN 2S.--Erery state in
the union soon will be put on coal ra :
Itions. Each state will be allowed just
so many thousand tons OF coal and no
more.
How this allotment of coal shall be
distributed among the various classes
of consumers will be arranged by the
federal fuel administrator in each
state. If more coal than is allotted TO
any state Is needed for vitality impor-
tant purposes it can only be secured
by reducing the amount furnished TO
other consumers in the state.
The coal fields of the country have
been divided into some twenty districts.
A manager will be appointed for each
district by the coal administration.
Coal from each district will be shipped
only to certain states and parts Of the
state, which will be latter announced
by the fuel administration.
In other words, the country will be
divided into consuming zones. All the
coal consumed in each zone must come
| from certain specified mining districts
and from no other.
Garfield Explains System.
So far the appointment Of six dis
trict managers has been announced by
the fuel administration. DR.. Garfield's
letter announcing these appointments
explains in detail the working Of the
l - val, ;y,cy IN
country, so far as it has been worked
out.
| DR.. Garfield says:
| "As soon as district representatives
are appointed, all state administrators
who may call upon them will be noti-
fed. Individual shippers and mines
within those districts for which dis
trict representatives have been APP
pointed will be notified to refer any
orders for requests for shipment OF
coal made upon them by any member
Of the United States fuel administra-
ton to the proper district representa-
tive.
state administrators accordingly
should direct all emergency requests
for fuel to the district representative
| Ill CldISS VI SAC pal tiSuIoA SoSAA hNASA
from which the relief is to be obtained
rather than to an individual operator
within that district. This will prevent
shippers from receiving conflicting or
ders from different members Of the fuel
administration, and will insure more
prompt attention to such requests be-
cause of their being made in the field
by man thoroughly conversant with
the local situation and the available
supply.
Plan Will Relieve Washington.
mo emergency requests should be
made directly to Washington by state
administrators unless the proper dis
! trict representative has been unable to
supply the necessary coal.
I'm order that the bituminous coal
supply of the country may be appor-
toned equitably among the different
states, and among the various consum-
ers in each state according to the rela-
tive Importance Of their needs 1t IS
necessary that the work Of the fuel
administration in regard to the appor-
tionment and distribution Of btu
minous coal be not limited to the re-
lleving Of emergency shortages. Ac-
cordingly. the available coal produc-
ton of the country is to be appor-
| toned among the various states. based
| upon previous consumption and the
changes resulting from the entrance
Of the United States into the war.
'In order that cross hauling may
be reduced to a minimum and that
each state may receive Goals adapted
to its needs, the particular fields from
which each state shall draw it's supply
coal excepted).
To Name Supply Points.
when this budget is complete the
consumers Of each state will be mott
fed thru the press that their coal must
be obtained from certain specified
fields. Producers will then be allowed
to ship only to consumers in the states
designated. and jobbers will be re-
quired to observe the Same rules. In
other respects the normal distribution
Of coal will go on without interference.
Estate administrators, as soon as the
tentative apportionment is complete.
will be informed as to the particular
fields upon which they may call for
coal and the quantities they may Sc
cure from each.
District representatives will be in =
structed to comply with any requests
for coal made by designated state ad-
ministrators up to the amount allotted
to their respective states.
Aids State Administrators.
1T should be clearly understood that
| it is not intended that the rights and
duties of the state fuel administrators
shall be lessened in any respect. On
| the contrary. the state administrat obs
will retain all of their present respon-
sibilities. The purpose of the plan is
to facilitate the handling of emergen-
+ ies and to define the limitation OF
supply"
DR.. Garfield has telesraphed the fol-
lowing to all state fuel administrators
ANY increase Of the working time
on other days Of the week by indus
trial establishments for the purpose OF
making up the lost time brought about
| by the fuel administrations order pro-
hibiting work on Mondays will be cor :
sidered by the United States fuel ad
ministrator as an evasion of that order
and a violation Of It's spirit"