Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-10-25
a1PNAL ACCEPTANCE
OF RESIGNATION OF
FUEL ADMINISTRATOR
,.,;onation Of Mr.. Walter H.
uart Has Been Accepted And
Mr.. c. F. Lee Appointed 9
srATE ADMINISTRATORS
ACCEPTS RESIGNATION
wr Ferdinand A. Meyer Writes
Letter. Prof Rice Also Resigns
From Fuel Committee

7,bo official acceptance or the reSlg-
.,t,, of Mr.. Walter II. Hart as Fuel
,4,,inistrator for Anne Arundel coun-
and the official appointment of his
nooessor. Mr.. Charles +. Lee, has
,.n Given out from State headquar-
,srs in Baltimore.
In Mr. Hart's letter of resignation
4. s,ates very clearly that it is neces-
..-y for him to be released from the
400 IN order that he may devote
-.ore time 10 his home, his tenants
-,d his business interests. He also
.,,,es very clearly that he has claim
"A for months past that the National
pnel Administrations plan was both
l.nossible and unavoidable, and that
4 simnly gives coal to one home by
,,klng it from another. This has ref
.,snce to the governments plan of a
,uo.thirds delivery of the consumers
o-dsr which has been in operation
3oring the past summer in every
.,ste in the union. But it is now ad-
mitted that the plan is a failure, for
be very good reason that a dealer
cannot deliver eight-twelfths of a
,nstomers order from five-twelfths
d the allotment that is supposed to
Ne shipped to the dealer month by
month And it is further said that
be local dealers shipments are now
about two thousand tons overdue from
,he mines under their monthly allot-
ment
A copy Of Mr. Hart's resignation is
as follows:
Annapolis, Md, Oct. %, Is
eNr Ferdinand A. Meyer, State Fuel
Administrator, Baltimore, Md.
MY Dear Sir For a period of near
II one year now, l have been doing
nv utmost to assist our government
in winning the war against murder
ous and atrocious Germany. But the
time has now arrived when ! must
ask to be released from further duty,
as previously intimated to you, as
chairman of the Fuel committee for
Anne Arundel county.
81 fully realize that the fuel ques-
ton is more important than the ship
building, the engineering, or munit-
ion making, because all these trades
can do nothing without the power On
coal And | also fully realize, that
without the existence of the Fuel Ad-
miniStration and governmental con-
troll. that coal would long since have
been retailed at fifty dollars a ton
a the American yards instead of seven
and a half dollars to eleven dollars
per ton, as at present This fact is
not generally known and understood
by The American public.
Nevertheless, | also realize that l
owe a duty to myself and my family.
This duty has been much neglected
tor many months past, as my time
has been almost entirely taken up in
doing Fuel Administration work for
our government This work has
caused The neglect of my home, my
tenants and business interests, and
L should represent a monetry value
Q. several thousands of dallars. But
You will please remember that l have
not received one nickel in pay for my
uue my travelling expenses, my ad-
'eFtising and the use of my Office and
Equipment and my phone services.
These have all been cheerfully given
10 help % win the wari
d know that I shall be blamed,
IDEALLY for allowing the two-third
delivery system to be operated here.
blt it was an order from the National
f0el Administration and therefore l
could not prevent it, although have
Gained for months past that it was
ea impossible and an unworkable
>'aeme that simply gives coal to one
A'me. by ,aking it from another.
Please inform me as to the disposi-
-on Of my supplies and credentials.
'a4nang YOU for your courtesy to me
az all tines.
Yours Sincerely,
WALTER II. HART.
r S.-Prof H. L. Rice requests
-e 10 tender his resignation from the
anne Arundel County Fuel Commit
lee"
IAe following letter shows that the
~'0'e resignation has been accepted.
Baltimore. Md. Oct. %, Is