The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-11-13
APP0RT|ONMENT OF
. COAL Toe0NsUMERs

The method by which the railroad
administration, acting for the gov
eminent, proposes to distribute coal
during the present emergency has
been announced by District Director
William SprouIe, formerly known
hereabouts as president of the South
ern Pacific Railroad Company, who
passed through winnemucca the other
day in his private ar. Sproule says
he will appoint a district coal COM
mittee for territory within his juris-
dicfion. which embraces that portion
of the country south Of Ashland, Ore
gon. and west OF Ogden, Albuquerque
and Ell Paso.
This coal committee is to include
representatives of all large railroads
operating in this district, and has
as its chairman L. F. Newton Of the
United States railroad administration.
His headquarters will be in the South
ern Pacific building at San Fran
cisco. The situation and the method
to be employed in the distribution of
coal is explained by Chairman New
ton as follows:
"All carload shipments of coal now
in transit from mines to consignees,
whether retail yards, industries, or
others. have been confiscated, and the
coal is now in the possession and
under the control of the railroad ad-
ministration. 1t is possible for con-
signees to insure delivery of ship
ments ordered from the mines if their
needs are sufficiently urgent to war
rant preference. 1t is essential that
original consignees and all receivers
Of carload shipments of coal file their
applications with the nearest railroad
agent of the line usually making de-
livery of their shipments.
I'VE are furnishing all railroad
agents with application blanks to be
filled out in detail by receivers of
coal, setting forth full information
as to their requirements.
THE railroad with which the ap-
plication is filed is required to verify
the statements contained therein and
pass the application to our commit
tee with suitable recommendations.
1t will be our duty then to fill such
of these applications as we can from
a district coal pool comprising all
coal on wheels now held at conven-
lent points of distribution, together
with coal hereafter loaded at the
mines. In administering this coal
pool we will be guided by the prior
ity list established by DR.. H. A. Gar
field, which specifies that consumers
rank as follows: (a) railroads; (b)
army and navy and Federal govern
ment; (c) state and county depart
ments and institutions; (d) public
utilities; (e) retail dealers; U) man
ufacturing plants on war industries
boards preference list; (g) manufac-
turing plants not on such list; CHI
jobbers; Q like; ID tidewater.
Acting upon the recommendations
of the railroads with which the APP
piication Is filed. and having in mind
the location of available coal and the
amount IN hand. we will direct the
roads to fill the applications with the
best possible advantage"
Coal diverted for commercial uses
is to be paid for in accordance with
the fuel administrations order of
January IA, 1918. Applicants must
give satisfactory assurance of finan-
cial responsibility. and are required
to deposit sufficient security for any
coal furnished. Applicants must also
make definite written obligation to
pay shipper for the coal promptly
upon presentation of bill. Legal
transportation charges, including war
taxes, from mines to point of deliv-
cry to the applicant, will be collected
on delivery in usual way.
In placing orders for new ship
ments from the mines, applications
should be made at the same time to
the local railroad agent for preferen-
tial delivery.