The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-03-09
USERS OF COAL
MUST REGISTER
TO GET SUPPLY
Garfield Issues Regula-
tiOns Governing Distribu-
tiOn for 1918-10.
PRICE Is CUT 80 CENTS
TwO-thirds of Order Will BE
Delivered First-CardS
for Small Towns.

Specioi Dsspctch 10 The 81
WAsniNGroN, March S.--Fue, Admin
istrator Garfield announced to-day regi-
lations adopted to insure ample coal
supplies next winter for domestic use.
The regulations will he effective April 1.
Local administrators are expected TO list
prices consumers shall pay on and after
that date.
Any retailer or consumer found guiity
Of violating the new regulations will be
liable to a fine of $1,000 or two years
imprisonment or both The provisions
OF the new order and the known attitude
OF state Fuel Administrator Wiggin Of
New York on points where discretion is
given to him indicate that New Yorh
city people will find on April l that
they nre governed by the following con-
d!tions in making provision 10" next
winters fuel
An average reduction from present
prices Of 30 cents a ton is to he made
by all retailers ON coal sold between
April and September !.
Each customer ordering coal Will he
required to submit certified state
mcnt Of his requirements. his supply
on hand and the amount he has or
dered from various dealers.
Retailers must report to the Fuel
Administrator each month all deliv-
cries, and are prohibited from deliver
ing to any consumer fuel in excess Of
the amount named in his certified
statement of requirements.
The statement of requirements
should be filed with the dealer as near
April l as possible. and should state
the amount of coal needed for the
year ending March 81. 1919.
Dealers shall make deliveries OF
anthracite until every consumer has
received two-thirds of his stated or
fixed normal requirements with the
execution that orders oi six tons or
under may he filed at orAe.
Delivery Of Final Third.
After all the customers have received
two-thirds of their years needs delivery
OF the other third is to begin. The
dealer Is not restricted in methods OF
nlling orders for bituminous coal for
domestic consumption. II consumer
lias r uuanttty OF coal on hand he shall
receive only enough additional coal 10
bring his stocks to a point necessary 1oi
his normal needs.
New consumers whose orders are re-
fused by dealer shall file statements .!
requirements with the local Futi Ah'nn.
istrator, Carload or hargeioau iots s4'1I
not he delivered 20 single consumer VI
TO group of consumers except by per-
mission 81 the local Fuel Administrator
Tie form Of certified statement which
must accompany the order for the year
supply Of coal follows:
IN accordance with regulations q! the
United states fuel administrators pGs
chasers are reluirsu 10 n,' ms w., ,ne,.inns
ion III an.Mt. :" .!i,va Ds,.s ouan.i,,
ren'.ir.d FOR year ending March 81. lsl9l
Quantity desired for immediate delivery
Quantity, consumed au,inE n,,. ,t y'ar a., hanI
Matsh o. ,T,iSir, Sn,nber o, rooms
Kind ~ bestinr piant? Have you any un
nlled orders with other dealers II so
amount and with whom .
nereoS M hest ~ nv kuowI
nSss and hciief
Name?
Address ,,,a,
ANY person WIG tnr.voiny apnlicatior
:. .vh;.rt ~ nrossru.ion undsr the I.eve,
ac. which imposes a penaitv o. 5000
Ane or two years imprisonment or h"tH'
|
f'r"t OF Se'
rh. row rsoul,,,ons are the frs, o.
|
s,s.r,h,,,;on ~ tho nation.s fuel sunnlie
s'.., ttn oo,,,ino coal year They ar,
$1,000 to ~,,,araptea an eoui,able dis
,ru,,,.,on NJ coaI
| ~ ror,,er y.ars tho rraatost rcduc
.,on &, the nr,cea of coal has been II
,he r,orth ~ AnriI when the prices wer,
| o,t IN cor+o ,nd then advanced 10 cent,
:, month mu,I in Sen,ember tho norma
nrice vas repained. The Fuel Admin
is,ration has held ina. this method per
,ni,,ed the carly buyrr TO get the bes
nrice and that nv favoritjsm and othel
| circumstances many small lot purchas
! ers we're discrim,nated against,
II ia held that by having a uniform
reduction OF 30 cents for al! low prc
! months all purchasers can be treate,
eoutably. Others contend that lackin;
extra inducemcnt, buyers will hold bacl
orders.
The plan for bringing about two