The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-05
VERMONT COAL WANTS
EXCEED THE SUPPLY
Orders Have Been Put in for $4,000
Tons for Next Winter, Which Is
Far Greater Than the
Allotment.

GiiAt ~ Nht J'"i - " 49, 'Nf'N~
state fuel administrator, has been urg'
ing the fuel committees and dealers, as
well as the public in general, that more
wood must be burned next winter, than
last winter. In spite of that fact and
with the record Of an exceptionally hard
winter having passed, nearly 100000 tons
more of coal was ordered by families
than last year, while nearly 100000 less
tons of hard coal are to be allotted Yer
mont than the state had last winter, so
Mr.. Jones sets forth in the following
letter reasons why some families will be
denied coal the coming winter Orders
for $4,000 tons have been placed, while
the government has allotted approximate
| ly 100000 tons to Vermont. The letter
is as follows:
! l. Blanks have been forwarded TO each
chairman OF local fuel committee on
which the selling prices of coal in each
town or city on June |, 1918, are TO be
forwarded to this office for the purpose
of reporting the same to the United
States fuel administrator. Ii your com.
mittee has not determined such prices for
the summer you are requested TO meet
at an early day, determine the prices,
and forward the same TO this office.
?. 1t is apparent that the dealers in
some communities did not read with care
and observe the directions given in in
struetions No. ~, section 3, addressed to
local coal dealers under date of April 2,
1918 According to these instructions
every person purchasing anthracite coal
must make out an application in tripli-
cate therefor, stating therein the approx
innate coal needed for year By this
means and by the monthly reports on
the part of the dealers the local fuel
committee will be able to keep a record
of all consumers, of deliveries made TO
them, and thus be able to control dis
tribution. Therefore you are requested
to notify the dealer or dealers in your
town or city to observe the instructions
sent and to deliver no coal to a con
sumner except upon an application fully
and accurately made out. If all appli |
cation blanks are fully made out no
consumer will be able to obtain coal |
from two dealers without the fact be. |
coming obvious.
3. This Office again brings it pointedly |
to the attention of local fuel committees |
that the citizens OF each coal using com.
munIty. who can so do, should supply |
themselves with wood They should so
do for the reason that in all probability |
the supply of coal for Vermont during
the present coal year, beginning April
!, 1918. will be only a trife more than
the amount supplied to the state dur
ing the coal year 1916. The amount of
anthracite coal shipped to Vermont dur
ing the coal year. April |, 1915, was
3l6,s50 tons, according TO the anthracite
committee of the Z s. fuel adminstra-
ton; during the coal year beginning
April /, l9ls, 1t was approximately 40,
300 tons, the amount desired for the
present coal year, according TO the re-
ports sent in by local fuel committees,
vas more than $4,000 tons.
In a conference with the anthracite
of the L. S. fuel admnis:ra-
ion on May 81, 4l4,000 tons were urged
IA the minimum of allotment that should
)e considered for Vermont. II Is there.
ore evident that some people in each
community will have to be denied coal
md that several viii have to content
themselves with much less coal than the J
mount of their respective applications
{ is hoped that each local fuel commit
ee will appreciate the significance of
hese figures and will impress upon the
omestic coal consumers in its respective !,
ommunity the necessity of procuring a
upply of wood to supplement the de
reased supply Of coal from that of 1917. ;
4. In view Of the foregoing conditions
is requested that each local fuel com =
rittee carefully scrutinize all coal APP
locations made by consumers to deal \
RS, determine who. if any, shall be de-
led coal during the present coal year, !.
nd approximately determine the amount !
, be delivered each consumer
5. The amount to be apportioned "
mong the domestic consumers in any
,wn or city is the amount of ship.
ents to such town or city during the
val year of 1915, which amount can be "
stermined by said committee by con.
lifting the local coal dealers.
6. Members of local fuel committees
I'd coal dealers are urged TO impress 81
pom all domestic consumers of anthra- n
te coal who have neglected to order M
lch the desirability of placing their at
the earliest convenient date in order m
at this Office may know by Aug. |, if m
1t earlier, the amount of anthracite ne
sired by each coal-using community CO
the state, and all such neglected CON to
mers should also be definitely informed be
neerning the purpose of this recon- ho
and not be led in any way to w,
fer that their orders will be filled to
e full amount. For the purpose of err
early ordering of coal a be
ckage Of display posters will be mailed br
each chairman of a local fuel com ne
ttee within few days and il is re. Ia
ested that these be posted early and go
nspieuously. lie
Z Herewith enclosed find copy of in be
uctions No. 32. which this Office is mr.
uing to local coal dealers for the pur. ia,
Sc of informing them in regard to co,
thods to be employed by which an in wi
'ase Of shipments Of anthracite to any co,
aler NAV be secured. To this end II Ga
desired that each local fuel committee br,
operate with the local coal dealer or az,
Hers so far as possible in order that bn
town or city may be adequately sup {
ed according TO its needs. lot