Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-16
FUEL CONSERvATtON
METHODS DISCUSSn|
Garfield Aid Meets STATE
ministrator and COUNTY
Chairmen Here
TAKE UP FUTURE PRICE.
Police Census of Coallcss H.
stopped by Potter's
Orders

'"Nh ~ PLENTY NEXT WINE,
Ampie anthracite coal su,,,..
Fhiindeiphia is assured for n.xs w
son, state Fuel Ndministra,o, "a.
announced late this afterpoor r
end OF long meeting ATTENDED me
y. shead. j. u. Neal and r.. w
ley. OF the national fucI a,Ir,,.,."'- nut
Ton. ana twenty-iiyc penp.,I.
county "hairmen. Under The ,.. nn
Ten, tue coal Is to he delivered ~ ~
h"tionai administration and a,s.'~ we
utrd by the state officials. II i..,u.o
also reduction Of long haul. ..."
creased production by mean, a, . "
h'ners ana more working Ja,. "'''
reneral Fuel Agent l.. 4. sn..s
assistant TO Director Garfield. Ia ia
city today In conference with sta.. ~ "
Administrator Potter, Francis A
ana twenty-five chairmon of IN. e',A
ht inc University Club. al vbioh 'Ae
terence an effective method Of coa.0 "n-
Ing fuel Will be worked out Th. sel''
or price-tNing for next WIntor r%,'
tahch up also as a secondary cors,.'
alton. 'o"side''
Tho census taken by tho poljco =, =,
homes IN need of coal has hoe, & w
pleted and Mr.. Potter has order.s Iv,n' \,
census stopped. There is n run,or ~ "
erect that this is done for no,,,,i, ~
reasons as well. Orders for rtno ~
are now on hand "s
m announcement from Mr. po,,s-
made today of an increase NJ 49,
sixty cents ton on all bittmino,. ~,
mined In the thin-vein distric, ~ D..
sylvanta. The new price, lonr exn..a., ,
by the coal operators, became en.o,s,a
at o'clock today. e''''e
rms price boost, granted by Nauo,.,
Fuel Administrator Garfield ,,,a,' aauensl
now rate s5out $3.0J n not ion :, .' u''
nl''ios' rms compares with SEAS hIthr.
to prevailing. ~ "''"e''
For all coal mined in riora Iy...
ing. clinton. Center. Huntingdon d.
iord, cameron, Elk, Clearf1eld ca
hria. Blair, Somerset. jefferson Ina,an.
Clarion. Armstrong. Butler. Wsra..
Lawrence and Beaver counties ava AZ.
gheny from the lower end OF Tarsn,u.,
borough north TO the county lin T.
Westnoreland County from n noint a.
posltc the lower end of Taren,um ho,-
ouEh north along the Allegheny RIv.,
and along the Nlskimenitas River ea.,.
ward to tho Conemaugh River and cor.
tinulng along the Conemaugh River Il
the county line OF Cambria COUNTY n.
price is TO be $3.50 per ton for run /,
mine. prepared sizes and slack OnIv
one price Is named because alnnos, Al,
the coal produced in that region is run
of mine.
ADVANCE or SIXTY CENTS
This territory annually produces about
100000 tons.
The old price as fixed by the Pres.
dent on August 81. 1917, for the entire
state Of Pennsylvania was: Run Of
mine. So; prepared sizes. se.a5; cask.
T.15.
Fuel Administrator Garfield stated
that he hoped that owing to the advance
In the price granted operators In thu
territory they would greatly increAS|
their production by greater developmsss
of their properties and keep their ccis
freer from impurities.
The coal mined in this territory is u.,iI
almost entirely for commercial purposx
and finds its way chiefly to manufactw
ing plants.
There has been considerable complaif]
by the operators in this territory slpu1
the fuel administration took controltt|
prices and distribution that they wes
being compelled to operate at prU
which would not allow OF satisfactory
profits. Several of the mines In tbs
region. il was said. had closed down "a.
t!rely and others were producing only
z portion of their past output becaus
they found it Improbable to operate at
the rice set by the President.
OUTPUT CUT down
The low price they were allowed 70
charge was given by some authorities n
the primary reason for lack OF fue
Many of the operators in. this region and
other portions of PENNSYLVANIA had cor
tracts TO deliver coal in New England
and other sections Of the country at "
per ton and upward. but were forcH
10 make the deliveries at about ). pd
on after the President set that as Inc
price.
While stating that it is his desire
and expectation that the now prices re-
main in effect. the fuel admnistrs'ef
the fact that nothing could
urnish more cogent argument In favo'
II reduction of the prices than for Inc
operators to whom these prices naw
,een granted to fail In constantly H.
reasing the productivity of their mine
~ proper development or to permit sh'p'
nents from the districts OF coal not KEPT
rec from impurity.
The receipts of anthracite over both
he Philadelphia and Reading and IN
Railroads fell on agaa
'esterday. only 1900 tons coming y
'vcr both roads. This is about ioW
ons short of tho Government estmats
f what really is needed In Philadelphh
Eighteen alleged violators OF the fus'
ess Monday edict appeared before hr'
'otter yesterday. Among them were hys
roprietors of saloons. The latter wes
rdered to appear before Francis Fsh~