The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-12-11
THE NEW FUEL REGULATIONS
Government Issues Orders to Prevent
Waste of Coal

Waste of Coal .4
In order to conserve coal to the
greatest possible. extent, effective at
once, coal dealers are directed by the
fuel administration to confine the de-
livery Of coal ~ follows:
Army, navy or other branches Of
the federal government. .n
State, county and municipal institu-
tions and private hospitals.
Public utilities, plants furnishing
light, heat, water power, transporta-
tion, manufacturers and users Of news
print paper.
Public buildings, Offices, stores, bak-
cries, laundries, residences, apart.
ment buildings and other buildings
housing families.
Cold storage plants. Creameries,
milk bottling and milk canning fac
tories. re-,
Refners Of petroleum.
Plants not included in above list
only to extent necessary to protect
against fire and freezing.
These Instructions to apply on coal
now on hand in yards and hereafter
released Dealers will not delive1
coal to any consumer in any Of the
above classes having a supply on
hand equal to one weeks require.
ments.
It 10 understood that local coal com:
mittees and local fusl administrator
where appointed will cooperate with
railroad agents in checking applica.
tions for release Of coal, viii super
visa the distribution by retail dealers,
the use Of power by public utilities,
and take such other action as in their
opinion 10 necessary to insure the
carrying out Of the provisions Of the
order issued December 1 by II. A.
Garfield, U. 8. fuel administrator,
quoted below:
ut is- necessary that coal shall be
used only for essential purposes.
Public utilities consuming coal should
discontinue to furnish power, heat and
light to non-essential industries and
should only consume sufficient coal to
produce enough light, heat and power
to meet the actual urgent needs of
the people.
Advertising signs and displays Of
various kinds necessitating use Of
coal should be curtailed and no coal
should be distributed for such pur-
poses. Pursuant to this policy,
have requested the railroad admins
tration in the distribution of coal now
or hereafter in its possession to limit
distribution to these essential and ur-
gent uses as far as practicable. I'm
til the conditions warrant q change in
the distribution, coal will be limited
to the first five classes of the priority
list.
"Retail dealers who distribute coal
for household requirements, heating
hotels. buildings or hospitals, etc.,
should take every precaution to see
that coal is only delivered where it is
absolutely required and then only in
such limited quantities that the sup
ply may be distributed widely and
prevent suffering.
THE state and other local authori.
ties can materially aid in inspecting
and supervising such distribution by
retail dealers and the U. s. govern.
ment will be glad to leave the su-
pervision and control Of such distri.
button by retail dealers entirely to
any state, county or municipality
which may make provision therefor
"The distribution to retail dealers
must necessarily be administered by
the railroad administration In pur.
suance Of orders already made by the
U. s. fuel administration in carrying
out the priorities which have beer
prescribed under the Lsvsr Act"