The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-28
DISTRIBUTION OF COAL
FOR YEAR OF 1918
Consumers Encouraged to Buy Coal
As soon aS Possible.

Inc | nlteu states uei -tullllHIS-
tratiCn recommends and encourages
, he purchase anil storage OF coal and
! coke for necessary domestic rcqulree-
ments as early as possible in order
first, to insure the delivery OF coal
and coke for this purpose. and. sec
ond. to assist the trans portation conf
panies by cffecting delivery OF as
much coal and coke as possible be
fore next winter.
The following general plan has
been adopted governing retail dlstrl-
button for 1918. Conditions differ
so widely in different localities that
no attempt is made to provide for
every contingency and the State Fuel
Administrator IS authorized to make
certain notifications as indicated IN
the regulations hereinafter set forth
when necessary 10 meet local condl-
tiCnS:
|. Every consumer should be urS
ed on or before April l. 1918 to place
with his regular dealer his order tof
his reasonable normal requirements
for the year ending March 81, 1919.
Such orders must be made in writing
and must state substantially the in
formation called for in regulation
(cl hereinafter set forth. W men
such orders have been entered, the
dealers shall proceed TO make dellY-
cries thereon. until each consumer,
willing TO accept the same. has re-
ceived two-thirds of his normal an
nual requirements, provided that Or
ders of tons or under may be filled
in full. When all consumers, who
are willing to accept it, have received
two-thirds Of their normal annual
requirements, the dealers may pro-
coed to fill the balance of such or
ders up to normal annual require
mentS of each consumer. (The pro-
vision for two-thirds delivery should
apply only to anthracite. With re-
spect to bituminouS for domestic use,
the dealer may proceed to deliver
the consumers normal annual re-
Quirements.) If consumer already
has d quantity on hand, he shall re-
ceive only such additional amount as
shall make up MS normal annual re-
quirements.
New consumers who are unable to
have their orders accepted by deal
er should apply 10 the local fuel ad-
|ministrator, who should see that their
requirements receive attention from
the proper dealer. Carload or barge
load lots shall not be delivered TO Il
single domestic consumer or TO
group of consumers except with the
permission of the local Fuel Admin
istrator. Dealers shall file with the
local Fuel Administrator on the first
of each month statement contain
ing the names and addresses of con-
sumers 10 whom deliveries have been
made during the previous month and
the quantity delivered to each.
2. The following regulations
have been established by the
United States Fuel Administration:
(a) Until further notice no do
nestle consumer of coal or coke shall
purchase, receive or otherwise take
possession of, more coal or coke than
is required for his actual and neces-
sary requirements prior to March 81,
1919 If such consumer already has
quantity on hand he shall receive
only such additional amount as
shall make up his actual and neces-
sary requirements prior to that date.
(b) No person, firm, association,
or corporation, whether acting alone
or in conjunction with others, shall,
directly or Indirectly, provide any
domestic consumer of coal or coke
with more coal or coke before March
81, 1919. than is necessary, with the
amount already on hand, to meet the
actual and necessary requirements OF
such consumer prior to that date.
(c) On and after April /, 1918, |
no person, firm. association, or cor
poration shall sell or deliver coal to
a domestic consumer who does not
first furnish to the person selling or
delivering such coal statement
which the consumer declares in writ |
ing to be true, and which specifies
ID the amount of coal the consum
er has en- hand, CD the amount of
coal he has on order and the name OF
the person from whom ordered, 90 |
the amount of coal used by him in
the Il months ending March 81,
1918, and ca, the amount of coal
needed to meet his actual and neces
sary requirements prior to March 81,
1919; provided, however, that this
regulation may be modified by any
State Fuel Administrator within his
own State under such circumstances
and conditions as he may deem
proper.
Id On and after April l, 1918, !
and until further notice, no retail
dealer shall, unless authorized by
the State Fuel Administrator, dcliv |
er or cause to be delivered TO any
domestic consumer more than two
thirds of his normal annual require
ments of anthracite coal until each
domestic consumer who has placed
his order with said dealer and is will
ing to receive delivery of the same |
has received two-thirds of his normal
annual requirements for the year
ending March 81, 1919; provided, |
however, that orders of 6 tons or
less may be filed in full.
(e) Carload or bargeload lots /
shall not be delivered to a single do