Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-27
PUBLIC URGED TO
ORDER W|NTERCOAL .
ON OR AFTER APRIL |
Those Requiring Six Tons or Less
Can Get Full Supply
Delivered.
N w REGULATIONS MADE

Delaware should be uniform in every
particular with those obtaining III other
states. the State board has promulgated n
series of now regulations. adopted new
oricr forms. and issued instructions in
accordance with their plans to the coal
dealers throughout tho State.
The Fuel Administration also has de
,ldcd that all violations Of these regula-
tlOns will be rigidlv followed and prose
ritCd, and viOlatOrs have an excellent
chance of paying a fine Of $1,000 and scrv-
fng two wears in a Federal pcntentIary
The new regulations follow
u Every consumer should be urged ON
nr after April I. 1918, % place with his
regular dealer his order for his reasonable
normal requirements for the wear ending
March 81, 1919 Such orders must he
made IN writing and must state substan-
tiallv the information called for m Rcgula-
,,on { hereinafter set forth, When such
orders have been entered, the dealers
shall proceed TO make deliveries thereon.
until each confaimer. willing 20 accept the
same. has received two-thIrds OF ms
normal annual requirements, provided
that orders ot slN tons or under may NC
titled in full When all consumers. who arc
willing to accept It. have received two
thlris az their normal annual require
-nents tho dealers may proceed 70 hil the
balance of such orders NJ to normal
annual requirements of each consumer.
The provision tor two-thirds delivery
should applv onlN to anthracite With
rcspcct ~ bItunlnnus for domestic use.
The dealer may proceed to deliver the con
.uiucr : normal annual requirements
Il : consumer already has quantity on
hand. 10 shall receive only such additional
1. !, Al al
rcquircueuts
<Cw consumers who are unable to
ave their orders accepted by dealer
houd apply to tho local fuel admins
traitor. Who should sec that their require
rncnts receive attention from tho proper
dealer Carload or barEp-load lots shall
not he delivered tn a single domestic con
sumner or to a group OF consumers, except
with the permission If the local fuel
administrator Dealers shall file with the
lls-ai fuel administrator on the first of each
month , statement containing the names
and addresses Of consumers 70 whom dc
'iveTios have been made during the pre-
,lous month and the quantity delivered to
rach
NTw REGU1 ATIoNs TSTABIJsHEn.
= The following regulations have been
Established nv the nitcd states Fuel
Administrator
ia Uuti further noticc no domestic
consumer Of coal or coke shall purchase,
receive. or otherwise take possession Of
moro coal or coke than Is required for his
setual and necessary requirements prior
to March 81. 1919 II such consumer al
readv has a quantity on hand he shalt
receive only such additional amount as
shall make up has actual and necessary
requirements pror To that date
'lbN Noperson, firm. ASSOCIATION or cor
poration whether acting alone or IN con
junction with others. shall, directly or in
directly provide any domestic consumer
II coal or coke with more coal or coke
before March 81, 1919, than Is necessary,
with tho amount already on hand, to meet
he actual and necessary requirements of
such consumer prior 10 that date.
On and after April J, 1918, no
tcrson. firm. ASSOCIATION or corporation
shall sell OF deliver coal 90 a domestic
consumer who does not flTst furnish TO the
iperson selling or delivering such coal.
statement which the consumer declares IN
writing To hc true and which specifies
y the amount Of coal the consumer has on
hand (21 the amount of coal he has on
order and tho name Of the person from
HON ordered. > the amount OF coal
used bN him in tho twelve months ending
March 81. 1918. and a. the amount Of
coal needed to meet his actual and neceS-
sarv requirements prior 10 March 81,
1919. provided, however, that this regula-
tlon NAV toe modified Toy any State Fuel
Administrator within hIs own State under
such circumstances and conditions is hc
may deem proper.
4 d ON and after April l, 1915. and
until further notice, no retail dealer shall.
unless authorized by the State luel
Administrator, deliver or cause 10 be de-
livered to any domestic consumer more
than two-thlTds OF his normal annual
requirements of anthracite coal until each
domestic consumer who has placed hIs
order with SAID dealer and Is willing to
receive delivery of the same has received
two-thIrds of ms normal annual require
ments Tor the year ending March 81,
1919, provided however. that orders OF
SIX tons or less may be filed IN full
te Carload or barge load lots shall
not bc delivered 10 a single domestic con-
sumner or 10 a group OF consumers, except
with the permission of the local Fuel
Administrator
81 Dealers shall file with the local
Fuel Administrator. on tho first of each
month, a statement containing the names
and addresses O! consumers TO whom de-
hveres have been made during the pre-
v1otls month and the quantity delivered
to each, together with all untitled orders
and tonnage OF same.
ANY dealer or consumer who violates
the foregoing regulations viii be subject
70 the penalties prescribed by the Lever
act
Such further regulations will be
issued a. may be necessary TO enfoce the
essential features of the foregoing plan
The purpose OF the plan IS to secure the
brosdest and most equitable distribution
possible during the coming year
The Fuel Administration Is assured by
the representatives of the National Retail
Coal Merchants Association that the re-
tai dealers throughout the country viii
lend their hearty cooperation in the per-
iornlance Of this patriotic service"
PRICE REDUCTION APRIL Is.
The following communication has been
sent to all coal dealers, together with
copy Of the new order forms, which may
be obtained from dealers after April /:
ITO Al Dealers. At q meeting Of the
state Advisory Committee of the Federal
fuel Administration Of Delaware. the
enclosed copy of form was adopted as the
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