River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-03-14
CUT IN PRICES
OF HARD COAL
Anthracite To Be Thirty Cents
Per Ton Cheaper From April
to September
SUPPLY is SUFFICIENT
Fuel Administration Announces Con-
sumers' Needs For Next Winter
Can Be SuppIied-To Use
Card System.

Washington, March 1.-THE United
States fuel administration announces
regulations for the retail distribution
Of coal for the year beginning April l.
Anthracite coal will be so cents a
ton cheaper from April to September
1. Prices will run generally from So
to $40 a ton, according to the locality
and the transportation difficulties to
be met.
The fuel administration adopted a
different scale from the old one. which
provided a sliding scale of so, 40, 80,
20 and 10 cents, a ton less for the
months of April, May, June, July and
August.
Every consumer is assured of suf-
ficient supply for his next winters
needs at stated prices for every Sec
tion of the country.
Penalties Against boarding.
Penalties are provided against
boarding and against false statments
Of requirements.
Certificates and card systems will
be put into operation. Retailers and
consumers will be required to specify
the coal on hand, their normal con-
sumption and their needs. There can
be no juggling of the reports.
Definite instructions will follow
probably within a few days to each
state administrator and through him
to each community, to make public
announcement of the prices that the
consumers must pay for tneir coal.
There will be stabilized prices in
each city and community; persons in
one section of a city cannot be
charged more than those in another.
The consuming public-the man VINO
has no time to make specific inquiry
as to what coal should cost-Will have
figures before him that the retailers
must observe. The retailer can charge
only one price, which must include
delivery. Strict injunction will go 10
every administrator to enforce the
new regulations to the letter.
Regulations Made.
"Ihe regulations provide:
every consumer should be urged
IN or before April 1 to place with his
regular dealer his order for his reas-
enable normal requirements for the
wear ending March 81, 1919. The deal
ers shall make deliveries until eacn
consumer has received two-thirds OF
his normal annual requirements, pro-
vided that orders Of six tons or under
may be filled in full.
Consumers who are unable to have
their orders accepted by dealer
should apply to the local fuel admins
tration. Dealers shall file on the first
of each month a statement of all de-
1iveries.
Until further notice no domestic
consumer of coal or coke shall pur-
chase or obtain more coal or coke than
is required for his actual use prior
to March 81. If he has a supply, he
shall receive such additional amount
as to make up his requirements.
Check on Coal Users.
"No person, firm or corporation
shall sell or deliver coal to a domestic
consumer who does not at first fur
nish statement which specifies the
amount the consumer has on hand,
amount on order and the person from
whom ordered, amount used in the Il
months ending March 81, 1918, and the
amount needed to meet his necessary
requirements provided that this may
be modified by any state administra-
tor under proper circumstances.
ffCarlOad 10oa Iofa clio II
not be delivered to a single domestic
consumer or to a group of consum-
ers, except with the permission of the
local administrator"