The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-11-05
RAILROADS WORK
FAST COAL SUPPLY
ANNOUNCEMENT MADE REGARD.
ING PLANs FOR HANDLING

Atlanta Ca, regarding coal. In ac-
cordance with the Governments
plans to prevent industrial paralysis
End suffering among the people as a
result of the coal miners strike. all
coal transit on the railroads and
which may be mined has been taken
over by the United States Fuel Adj
ministration and will be distributed
to the public as needed in accordance
with the preference list Of the fuel
Administration in effect after May
LIST 1918.
Because of the impracticability of
Re-establishing Immediately the vast
organization operated by the Fuel
Administration during the war task
has been assumed, under the author
ity of the United States Fuel Admin
stration by the Director General of
Railroad, who will make the distribu.
ton through regional committees in
each of the seven regions into which
the, railroad operations are divided
under. Government control There
will be a centeral committee at Wash
ington which will coordinate the eff
forts of the Regional organization
On each of the committees in addi-
ton to the Railroad Representatives
there will be member representing
the fuel administration. The South
ern regional committee was appoint
ed today by Regional Director Bl
Winchell and Began to function at
once. 1t is composed of A. r. Smith
Mr.. Winchells traffic assistant Chair
man. S. l.. Workers, of Birmingham
Ala, representative of the fuel adj
ministrations +. Fl. Fcchtig Chair
man of the Regional, purchasing com
mittee. J. T. King, operating assistant
Horace Epps. special assistant and
Z
G. w. Lahb, staff officer accounting.
This committee will be in almost con
tinuous session throughout the emer
geney making its Headquarters in. the
Railroad Admnistr ations offices, 12-
1G Healy Building, Atlanta. Ga, Ac-
tual distribution of coal will be con-
Quoted throughout the region by the
roalroad Officials on the Grounds. All
needs o. private consumers, utilities
and industries should be presented
thru the local officials of the Rail
reads serving them. Enough coal will
be supplied to meet immediate needs.
"A hurvey of the situation to deter
mine how much coal is at the coin
mittees disposal now and what sup
plies may be expected from mines
continuing in operation is in progress
When that has been completed the
committee will be in position to pro-
coed less cautiously with its work.
Fer the present at least applications
foE coal should be made only by those
utilities and industries which have
less than two weeks supply On hand.
rife situation is wei! in hand and
thtre is no cause for alarm. The pro-
bilities are that we will have no suf-
fefing for lack of fuel and that oper
atBn of essential utilities or indus
tries will not be interrerred with for
the present. at least. SO far as pos
sible coal will be delivered in ac-
cordance with the priority list direct
Iy to consignees to whom is billed
In many cases however this will
not be possible and deliveries will be
made by local representatives, of the
railroads upon payment of coal and
freight charges or upon receipt of
satisfactory guarantees.
The order of preference by which
the committee is governed follows
A-Railroads.
B-Army and Navy together with
other departments Of the federal
Government.
estate and county departments
and institutions.
D.. Public utilities.
E-IRetail dealers.
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