Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-18
MAY BUY COAL
FOR NEXT WINTER
AFTER APRIL |
Fuel Administrators Plan TO
Prevent Shortage During
Next Cold Season

Plans for distributing coal next
currence of he shortages OF this
winter were announced to-day by
Ross A Hickok, fuel administrator
for Dauphin county, upon his return
from a conference WITH representa-
tives of DR.. Garfield and State Ad-
ministrator Potter in Philadelphia.
After April 1 all housebolders may
lay I'm their supply of anthracite for
next winter. To insure plenty of
coal, none will be diverted to other
states until the needs of Pennsylva-
mia are satisfied. Manufacturers also
Will be made to Use rituminous, so
that private families will not be cut
short.
No community in Pennsylvania
will be allowed to acquire more coal
in the year beginning April l than
1t used in the preceding year end
ing April l. The state fuel admin
istrator will personally see that the
industrial needs of the state are sup
piled with adequate fuel supplies, it
was said.
Plans for local relief have large
ly been left to the local admins
traitor, Ross A. Hickok, and his fuel
committee. Mr.. Hickok has an
nounced no definite plans for the inn
provement of the coal situation next
year. but relief measures to be taken
in the county will be left to ais dis
cretion, subject to the approval of
the state administrator.
Coal For All
among dealers, in order that both
large and small consumers will be
enabled to secure an adequate coal
supply for the winter is one of the
measures to be perfected. The plan
of the state administrator will be
applied locally, no consumer being
allowed to secure more coal for the
next year than he used during the
past year. The new coal year begins
April 1. This measure will be taken
in order that consumers do not over
stock themselves or hoard, as was
done during the past winter. A card
index system among the dealers is
expected 70 ADJUST the equitable dis
tribution.
y delivery system among city
dealers that will eliminate long hauls
and enable the dealers to haul more
time will be considered This plan
has been under consideration by the
dealers for some time.
Following the conference, State
administrator Potter issued the fol-
lowing statement:
Representatives of the National
Fuel Administration planned to pro-
vide for the delivery of such do
mestic fuel needs as are required at
every consumption point in this
state. At that point the functions
OF the National Administrator will
he decentralized. The State Admin
istrator will have jurisdiction in all
towns and villages through the
county chairmen of the fuel commit.
tees.
VIII Stop Long Hauls
Reduction in shipments to points
involving long hauls will be affected.
This action, together with a larger
production of anthracite, which has
been assured by the operators, will
provide a large tonnage for use next
winter than was available during
the winter months of this season.
steps will be taken to provide
and insure an equitable distribution
of the coal available through the
dealers to each consumer. in order
that small. as we'll as large. consum-
ers will be provided with the neces-
sary coal for domestic requirements.
"As far as possible, the chairman
in each county will be allowed to use
his discretion in handling local situ-
ations, subject to the approval of the
State Fuel Administrators. This will
be done, as it is realized that no
hard and fast rule can be laid down
to cover all localities.
Immediate attention VIII be Civ
en- to the industrial needs of this
state by the Fuel Administrator