Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-11
ORDERS PUBLIC UTILITIES
 TO SAVE ON SOFT COAL


 The process by which bituminous coal will be distributed to public utif- ities under the coal restriction orr ders and the way power, heat and light may be distributed are described Ill the following instructions from the Eastern regional coal committed:
 To the district directors, federal. general and terminal managers and sub b-committees, railroads, Eastern re- zion:
 The United States Fuel Administra- tor promulgated the following notes on December 1. 1919:
 Tt is necessary that coal shall be I.used only for essential, purposes,
 Public utilities consuming coal should discontinue to furnish power, heat and light to non essential indus tries and should only consume sui fieient coal to produce enough light, power and heat, to meet the actual urgent needs of the people. .e Advertising signs and displays of various kinds necessitatihg the use of coal should be curtailed and no coal should be distributed for such pur- poses. sy. .s.-g.s
 'Pursuant to this policy have re- auested the railroad administration in 1 the distribution of coal now or here after in it's possession to limit distri- button to these essentioal and urgent ussS. F" "As far as practicable. until the conditions warrant change, the, dis 1 tribution of coal will be limited to the I first five classes of the priority list" l 1-Eastern Regional Coal Commit | tee Circulation No. 2S. issued today specifying in some detaff'the essential industries to which available bitumin- ous coal will be distributed for their emergency needs should be used as a guide by public utilities.
 | 2-Public utilities should irnmedt- ately decide with their customers up- on elimination or reductions of non l essential use of power, heat and light on the following basis:
 i 3-No bituminous coal will be dis tributed by the Eastern Regional Coal Committee and it's sub committee, act ing for the United States Fuel admin istration, to public utilities for any ex. cept essential uses, as specified in our lR. c. c. circular, No. 2S. 's ]:
 4-Eastetn Regional Coal commit tee and subcommittee will not dis
 tribute bituminous coal to any public utility until coal supply of such pub lie utility has been reduced to ter
 days and it has. meanwhile restricted I
 above notice. z | -When.coal supply of public utili ties has been reduced to ten days, bi'
 luminous coal as available will b' distributed to them by the Eastern Re lgional Coal Committee and sub-com lmittees. upon application through tn terminal railroads in the usual way
 for the same percentage of their dail!
 requirements as of their daily k. W. h generated or cubic feet of gas manu
 facturer. which is used for essentia
 purposes as specified in. our R. c. c
 Circular No. 2S.
 GA public utility generating powe
 by hydraulic plant and plant usint
 'bituminous coal will not be furnished any bitup1inous coal if the water DOW |, CT is sufficient to supply the essentia needs as specified in our R. c. c. Cir
 cular. No. 2S.
 7-Each public utility furnishin,
 power, heat and light generated entire ly from bituinitfous coal or partly iron
 bitumfnous coal and partly from wa ter power or the use of other fuels il , hereby required to make by affidavi
 the following return which will be f designated as Form F.: 7;-
 a-Name of public utility.
 b-Location by city, state and rail '
 of bituminous coal is taken.
 c-Kind of service furnished (gas
 electricity or heat.
 d-Total k. W. h. generated daily il
 case of electric companies and tota
 thousands of cubic feet produced daily
 in the case of gas plants.
 e-Percentage of total daily k w. h
 generated or cubic feet of gas manu- factured, used for essential purpose: as specified in our RIG. c. Circular
 No. 28.
 f-If control stations are generating electric current from hydraulic plant; and also steam plants. using bitumin- ous coal, specify amount of k. W. h daily generated by each kind of pow. CT.
 g-Net tons of bituminous coal or , hand as of December l, 1919. .s
 {, h-Net tons of bituminous coal con
 stunned daily as of December 1. 1919. .i j-n different sizes and grades O coal are used by the same plant, show . above information separated by grade,
 and sizes.
 : S-Each railroad will see that cop, 7 of this notice. is served upon eaci
 public utility served by that railroad
 and that full affidavit on Form F a. required in Rule is secured and for !, warded to the Regional Coal commit tee or subcommittee to which tha railroad has been assigned.
 9-Loca1ities, which as a iunctiol : with other regious, have ben definite \ | ly assigned to Jurisdiction of coa ! committees or other regions will b z handled by such other regions and no a by the Eastern Region.
 Sl 1o-Please give this matter tn I widest publicity through newspaper Il Ir<<. tions and otherwise and also post no \ tices at all stations. ;, The sifuatio z is serious and calls for the highest de gree of conservation to prevent dis
 tress and suffering.
 T c. N. SNYDER. Chairman z Al Independent Voter.