The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-12-20
CURRENT FUEL,
ADMINISTRATION NOTES
To Local Conm;+tees.

To Local Committees:
1t would appear that the activities
of the Fuel Administration are to
continue, with supervision over coal
distribution and regulation of prices
as heretofore. This policy is adopted
in order to prevent decentralization
during this winter and to protect the
consumer against unreasonable, ex-
cessive and unfair practices, that
might ensue with all regulation re-
moved. With the melting of the
SHOWS in March, however, l take it
that the organization will disband
and permit the coal trade, wholesale
and retail, to readjust itself to chang
ed conditions, at season when the
household consumer will not feel the
immediate effects, and at time when
no advantage could be taken of wea-
Their conditions and transportation
difficulties. You will therefore be ex-
pected to attend to your duties until
notified that your obligations have
ceased, and this preparation for peace,
this precarious period of transition
calls for the best and most thoughtful
eioito VI every AIHeTlcdn.
DIR. Garfield Will Continue
For your information, although DR..
Garfield proffered his resignation,
which was accepted, the same will not
be effective until the obligations of
the Fuel Administration to the pub
lie are ended, and every member of
our organization is expected to stay
on the job until released.
No Anthracite Available
Production of Pennsylvania anthra-
cite is not keeping up to the re-
quirements and is less than a year ago
at this time. Many miners were in the
service and the influenza has been so
prevalent for two months that hun
dreds have been unable to work.
There is no likelihood therefore of
any change being made this winter in
the Anthracite zone limits and your
people should be so informed.
State Fuel Administrators Control
Coke Distribution
Distribution Of coke in each State
has been placed under the direct con-
troll of each State Fuel Administrator, |
according to an announcement made |
today by the United States Fuel Ad. !
Authority to use coke |
to supply the needs of domestic con-
sumers so far as is deemed necessary
has been vested in State Fuel Admin
istrators.
Zone Limitations
AS far as we are advised, there will
be no change in the zone limits now
established until the control of fuel
distribution by the Government is at
an end. There could be no re-arrange-
ment made to affect one district with
out throwing out the entire system.
Your people should, therefore, be in
formed that they must secure their
supply from sources announced early
n the year.
Should Arrange for Coal Supply Now
All retail dealers, hospitals, schools,
public utilities and government agen-
lies, federal and municipal, are ex-
1ected to arrange for their own BIZ
luminous coal supplies as promptly as
possible, according to announcement
made today by the u. S. Fuel Admin
stration. Unless the winter supplies
# such Institutions either are in stock
n are assured, however, the Fuel Ad-
ninistration, upon request, will obtain
!dequate fuel for domestic consumers
md other users of the classes named,
he sufficiency of whose supply direct
Y concerns the public health and we'll
icing.
WALLACE CROSSLEY,
Federal Fuel Administrator for Mo. {
efferson City, Mo-, Dec. Ia, 1918.