Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-05-31
Fuel Administration Plan To Speed
Up Production And Hasten
Deliveries OF Coal.

The Fuel Administration issues the fol-
lowing:
The United States Fuel Administration
has asked its State fuel representatives to
make an effort to get the governors Of the
several States to issue proclamation an
nouncing the week of June 8 to s as Coal
Week" During this week special drive
will be made to get industries and domes-
tic consumers to order their next winters
coal supply
1t is believed that the filing Of great
numbers of orders showing an insistent
demand will help greatly in speeding up
production and also hasten deliveries. In
some OF the larger cities the womens clubs
have arranged for a house to house can
vass in many places public speakers will
take the question Of early ordering as their
theme.
1t is felt that with the bulk Of the years
supply of coal ordered well in advance the
various distribution agencies of the Gov
eminent will be in position to adjust
equitably and properly the demands as
between different communities. 1t will be
possible for the Fuel Administration to
gauge accurately the increased demand and
properly apportion the available supply.
Together with the urgent appeal to the
industries as well as to domestic consum-
ers to order their coal early there goes the
request that those who get there orders in
wait patiently for deliveries. 1t is being
pointed out that. of course, the entire coal
output of the country cannot be delivered
within few months. But it is equally
true that those orders first in the hands of
the dealers will be first delivered.
Production is steadily increasing, but II
must be further increased il the country's
coal needs for the year are to be filled.
Already in many communities one-third Of
the coal orders have been placed by both
industrial and domestic consumers. In the
western part Of the country dealers have
been practically overwhelmed with early
orders for anthracite. but west of the Mis-
sissipp the orders have been so slow in
coming in as to lend no stimulus to in
creased production and. as matter Of fact.
there has been some shutting down Of
mines for lack Of orders for the product.
In every State OF the Union preparations
have been made to bring the United States
Fuel Administrator early-coal-or
message squarely before the people. Thous-
ands Of motion-picture theatres will carry
the message; four-minute speakers will
address hundreds of audiences poster dis
plays will be shown in every large city
and throughout the country communities,
and the local dealers everywhere have
been enlisted in the big coal week drive.
The Fuel Committee for Montgomery
county is making every effort in its power
to secure an adequate supply Of coal for
our communities and a substantial increase
In the allotment made by the distribution
committee for anthracite. II is hampered
by the failure Of a number Of persons to
place their orders with dealers, and its
consequent inability to furnish the exact
figures upon which such increase Of allot-
ment must be based. Special and urgent
appeal is hereby made to our people to file
their orders at once. All orders will be
filled in the order in which they are re-
ceived by the dealers.
FUEL COMMITTEE For MONTGOMERY COUNTY. BY
PHILIP D. LAIRD, Chairman.