Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-14
LATEST COAL PLAN
Of FUEL DIRECTOR
Dual Priority List Now Ar
ranged and Authority
Is Defined.
GOVERNMENT TO STUDY NEED
Questionnaires WIN Be Sent to
Every Plant Using
500 Tons.
OVERNMENT TO STUDY NEED

WASHINGTON, June l3.-The fuel
administration to-day announced it's
coal distribution plan.
Working in conjunction with the
War Industries Board. a dual priority
list has been arranged. and the author.
fined The initial priority list which
excerpts domestic consumers shows the
following classifications:
!. Railroads.
2. Army and navy. together with
crnment.
institutions.
4. Public utilities
.. Retail dealers.
6. Manufacturing plants on War In
dustries Board preference list.
I. Manufacturing plants not on War
Industries Board preference list
The second priority list which in
reality is the preference list" of the
War Industries Board. is an elaborate
~ planned system wherein the gov
ernment will learn the complete needs
OF every plant Of consequence in the
country ana the necessity Of each for
COAL
The list Of consumers entitled TO
preference will be obtained by uucs-
tionnaire sent to every manufacturing
plant using more than 500 tons an
nually. In this manner. representa-
tivcs OF the fuel administration in the
producing regions and later the State
and local fuel administrators will be
able 10 give particular attention to
building proper stocks Of coal at all
essential war plants.
Each manufacturing plant in turn
will be required to submit weekly
report on the amount OF coal used
and for what purpose.
HOW DOMESTIC SUPPLY
WILL DE CONTROLLED
In order to control the distribution
OF coal TO domestic consumers and in
dustrial plants by retail! dealers. the
dealers Will be required to make spe-
cial reports TO State fuel admin!stra-
tors. and. from these reports, deliveries
TO manufacturing plants not on the
preferred list can be curtailed when
necessary.
Under this plan OF distribution -
said the announcement, leach consumer
should arrange for shipments from the
same source OF supply as last year II
possible. If diversion of coal for the
war program or the zoninS system
VIII not permit this. the consurn er
should make every effort to form new
connections. preferably under a con-
tract arrangement wherever 4 supply
is available before calling on the State
fuel administrators for assistance
Weekly reports to the State and
United States fuel administrations will
show the actual shipments Of coal to
the various ciassifcations of indus
tries.
SYSTEM OF REPORTS To
GIVE ALL INFORMATION
The plan is des gred to fix detint: ely
the responsibility and authority OF
State fuel administrators. 1t provides
for complete system of reports. for
interchange or information between
consumers of coal. State fuel admins
traitors. district representatives and the
United States fuel administration
Complete lists Of the industries in
every community in every State will
be available as soon as the reports arc
compiled"
State fuel administrators, il is point
ed out, while divorced from Washing
ton TO 4 considerable extent, will still
be subjected TO general instructions
issued from time to time by Fuel Ad-
ministrator Garfield.
Distribution 10 the first two classes
railroads and army and navy--to-
Eether with other departments of the
government, will be handled solely
from Washington. and Fuel Admins
traitor Garfield will also supervise the
shipment of fuel to a few vi,aily i'm :
portant plants.
Through information gathered from
the questionnaires and actual inspec
tion OF plants with view Of recon- =
mendins economies. tie fuel admin
istration hopes to effect "A saving of ap-
proNimately 20.ooO,Oo0 tons this vc..r