Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-10-01
DRASTIC ORDER
TO COAL DEALERS
New Order OF County Fuel Ad-
ministrator Limits Deliveries
To One-Half Ton And Ton
TEXT OF LOCAL ORDER

County Fuel Administrators. Walter
H. Hart. has issued new and drastic
order to the local retail coal dealers.
This new order limits their deliveries
to one-half ton and one ton respec-
lively. in accordance with the size OF
the original order for the seasons
supply of coal
When Mr. Hart was called up today
and asked TO explain the real meaning
of the new order. he said: "The OBJ
ject is TO cause the widest possible
distribution of the limited supply OF
anthracite coal. The anthracite
miners struck for higher wages two
weeks ago. and now the Government
has commandeered the entire output
of several Pennsylvania anthracite
mines for urgent shipping orders.
This will naturally interfere with all
shipments to dealers within this State,
as October was promised to be the
great banner month for Maryland,
Delaware and Virginia deliveries. The
order states that the Fuel Committee
is of opinion. that two hundred homes
in Annapolis and vicinity have not re-
ceived any delivery on account of their
seasons supply. This is a terrible
condition of affairs, and those people
who have received part of their
supply ought to refrain from using IL
until IL is absolutely necessary to have
heat.
Rhode Island and Massachusetts,
Fuel Administrators have both issued
orders to prohibit the lighting of base
ment and heater fires before Decem-
Der l. so as to prevent undue suffering
during the more severe winter months,
when coal will not be obtainable.
General Pershing has sent a special
message, which says; "The question
of an adequate supply Of coal for all
our needs is almost vital for the AL
lied cause at present. Whilst Mar
shall Foch has placed himself on rec
ord as saying: Coal is the key to VIC
toryl Let not moment be wasted TO
hasten the blessed hour of victory!"
The local order is as follows:
annapolis. Md.
Sept 2s, 1918.
Gentlemen:
Judging from the monthly report
lists of the Annapolis Retail Coal
Dealers and the numerous inquiries
that ! have had during the past two
weeks, there appears to be fully two
hundred families in Annapolis and vi
cinity who have not yet received any
delivery of coal towards their sea-
sons supply, and therefore the local
Fuel Committee has held a meeting
and decided to issue the following or
der:
Il. You are hereby directed to limit
the delivery of Anthracite Coal to one
half ton TO each of your applications
or acquisitions whose total order does
not exceed six tons and who have not
yet received any delivery on account
or such application or requisition.
20. And to limit the delivery of An
thracite Coal to one ton each of your
or acquisitions whose to-
tai order exceeds six tons and who
have not yet received any delivery on
account of such application or req
aisition
After all homes and other build
ings have been served under the above
system, you are then further directed
to proceed to repeat the above service.
and delivery until all the applications
or requisitions have again been served
with the second half ton or a second
one ton, as the case may be- But not
TO make any further delivery of An
thracite Coal to any of your applica-
tions or acquisitions who have already
received delivery of one ton or more
on behalf of such application or req
uisition.
''The object Of the above order is to
endeavor to place limited supply~of
coal into every home or building be-
fore the arrival of cold weather
''The above order takes effect Oc-
tober 1, 1918, and remains in effect
until further notice.
Relying upon your cooperation in
fulfilling the above order
Yours very truly.
WALTER H. HART,
Fuel Committee for Anne
Arundel County