Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-04-01
NEW FUEL RULES
FOR ALL CONSUMERS.
They Must Certify To Written
Statement AS To Amount
Actually Needed.
EFFECTIVE APRIL FIRST.
General Plan Adopted BY Federal
Government Governing Re
tail Distribution OF Coal
And Coke.

And Coke.
/ The following general plan has been
adopted governing the retail distribu-
| ton of coal and coke from April /,
1915. to March 81. 1919. And there
fore every consumer is urged to place
with his regular dealer his order for
! 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 (c)
hereinafter set forth. When such or
ders have been entered, the dealers
| shall proceed to make deliveries
| thereon. until each consumer, willing
| to accept the same, has received two
| thirds of his normal annual require
ments. provided that orders of ? tons
or under may be filled in full. When
all consumers, who are willing TO ac-
| cept it, have received two-thirds of
their normal annual requirements, the
dealers may proceed TO fill the bal
ance of such orders up to normal an
nual requirements of each consumer
! If a consumer already has a quantity
IN hand he shall receive only such adj
ditional amount as shall make up his
normal annual requirements.
New consumers who are unable to
have their orders accepted by a dealer
should apply to the local fuel admin
! istrator, who should see that their re-
| quirements receive attention from the
proper dealer. Carload or bargeload
lots shall not be delivered to a single
| domestic consumer or to a group of
| consumers except with the permission
of the local Fuel Administrator
| Dealers shall file with the local Fuel
Administrator on the first of each
| month a statement containing the
| names and addresses of consumers to
whom deliveries have been made dur
ing the previous month and the guam
tity delivered to each.
(a) Until further notice no domes-
! tic 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
1 OiAg SuOIl tAddIbiOIldl illOuul DIS SIldlt
make up his actual and necessary re-
| quirements prior to that date.
(b) No person, firm, association, or
| corporation, whether acting alone or
| in conjunction with others, shall, di-
rectly or indirectly, provide any do
| nestle consumer of coal or coke with
more coal or coke before March 81,
| 1919, that is necessary, with the
amount already on hand, to meet the
actual and necessary requirements of
J such consumer prior to that date
/ (c) On and after April /, 1918, no
person, firm, association, or corpora
ton shall sell or deliver coal to a
| domestic consumer who does not first
furnish to the person selling or deliv-
| ering such coal or coke a statement
which the consumer declares in writ
| ing to be true. and which specifies "a
the amount the consumer has on hand.
| CD the amount he has on order and
| the name of the person from whom or
dered, CD the amount used by him in
the II months ending March 81. 1918.
| and (4 the amount needed to meet
! his actual and necessary requirements
IA IVA W OIL 1913. PROVIDED.
however, that this regulation may be
modified by the Fuel Administrator
within his own State under such cir
cumstances and conditions as he NAV
deem proper.
I'D On and after April /. 1918. and
until further notice, no retail dealer
shall uness authorized by the Fuel
Administrator, deliver or cause to be
delivered to any domestic consumer
| more than two-thirds of his normal
| annual requirements of coal or coke
until each domestic consumer who has
| placed his order with said dealer and
IS willing 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 2 tons or less
may be filled in full.
te) Carload or bargeload lots shall
not be delivered to a single domestic
consumer or to group of consumers.
except with the permission of the To-
| cal Fuel Administrator.
Q) Dealers shall file with the local
| Fuel Administrator, on the first of
4 ~ AAAoheA, d statement containing
the names and addresses of consum-
! ers to whom deliveries have been
made during the previous month and
the quantity delivered to each.
any dealer or consumer who vio-
iates the foregoing regulations will be
subject to the penalties prescribed by
the Lever Act
Such further regulations will be is
sued as may be necessary to enforce
the essential features of the foregoing
| plan.
The purpose of the plan is to Sc
cure the broadcast and most equitable
distribution possible during the com
ing year. The Fuel Administration is
assured by the Representatives of the
| National Retail Coal Merchants As
ISOLATION that the retail dealers
throughout the country will lend their
hearty cooperation in the perform
ance of this patriotic service.
WALTER H. HART.
Fuel Administrator