The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-08
DON'T WASTE ANTHRACITE.
Vermont Fuel Commissioner Gives Warn
ing to vermonters.

The following instructions have beer
sent by the state fuel administrator
II. j. NJ. Jones, to the local fuel commit
tees Of Vermont:
Anthracite coal is essentially a do
nestle fuel and all diversions for other
purposes should be avoided az far as pos
sible in order that the supply for domes.
tic purposes for the ensuing year may be
adequate.
ITO this end, the anthracite committee
of the federal fuel administration advises
that no anthracite coal be shipped or de.
| livered to any manufacturing company
not previously using such and that no
more anthracite coal be delivered TO any
company using such in 1915 and pre-
viously for manufacturing purposes than
was normally delivered in previous years,
unless permission is obtained from said
anthracite committee through this of
| fee.
Said committee Furthermore requests
all local fuel committees to exercise
strict supervision over the distribution
of anthracite coal for manufacturing
purposes and to report through the state
fuel administrator any violation Of the
foregoing recommendation.
In accordance with a regulation is.
sued by the federal fuel administrator
on April 30, greenhouses are to be al.
lowed only so per cent of the average
annual amount of fuel consumed by each
during the period from April !, 1918, to
April |. 1918, and you are requested to
advise all proprietors of such in your
town or city concerning the same
THE shipment of anthracite coal by
tidewater TO New England ports during
the first three months of the present
calendar year was nearly 30 per cent less
than the amount so shipped during the
corresponding period last year. The pro
duction of anthracite coal at the mines
during the month of April 1918, was less
than the amount mined during April.
1917. These facts and others should
arouse all coal consumers to begin con
seryation now for next winter.
Therefore, you are requested to ad
wise all anthracite consumers TO discon
tinue the use of coal for heating pur
poses at the earliest possible date, to
have furnace, range and fues thoroughly
cleaned for next winter TO use wood in
ranges when it can be so used, to use
wood, oil or gas for temporary heating
purposes and to obtain a supply of wood
to meet future emergencies.
This office appreciates that in several
instances local fuel committees have not
been able to fix prices for the local sell
ing OF coal on account of the instability
of prices at mines. 1t is hoped that af
fairs are now sufficiently settled 40 that
selling prices may be determined and
fixed for the benefit OF dealers and con
sumers.
Also there has been delay on the part
of some local fuel committees in report
ing, on blanks furnished therefor, to this |
office the gross margins as determined. |
As these are needed for reference it is
hoped that committees who have not as
yet sent in their blanks will so do at |
earliest date convenient.
Recognizing the highly patriotic SEW
ice being rendered by the local fuel com
mittees of Vermont and assuring all of
Dur appreciation of such, ! remain, re
spectfully yours,
H j. NJ Jones.
Vermont Fuel Administrators"