Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-17
COAL RESTRICTIONS
ARE WITHDRAWN
IN THIS DISTRICT
Consumers in First Five Classi-
fcations Not Required to
Have Permits.
SUPERVISION CONTINUES

The following statement is authorized
by l.. w. Baldwin, regional director Of
the Allegheny region, which comprises
the local area
With the production of bituminous
coal gradually increasing, permitting the
distribution of the stock now on cars IN
addition TO that being produced currently
it has been deemed advisable tn withdraw
some of the restrictions, on the delivery
of coal to consumers in the Allegheny
region. whose industries are listed III the
first seven classes, a 10 G inclusive, OF the
fuel administrator preference list
Accordingly. it will not now be ncccs-
sary for consumers whose industries
are within the first FIVE classifieatlons ot
the priority list. and whose reserve stock
is not in excess Of 30 DAYS requirements To
secure 3 permit for coal Those indus
tries listed in classlficatIons y and q whose
reserve stock Is not in EXCESS Of 10 days
requirements may secure coal direct
without first obtaining . permit from the
regional coal committee
Supervision will continue to be exer-
cised over the distribution of coat, so
that industries now closed down, or those
threatened with shut down, due to the
lack of coal, may be provided with
sufficient supply 10 meet their day to day
requirements until deliveries OF regular
shipments begin TO reach them
The restrictions which have been on the
delivery and production Of coke have also
been removed, with the exception oi the
export embargo Bitumiuous coal for
trans shipment 10 New England, Chesa-
peake Bay, and Delaware Bay points,
can now bc moved through the tldewater
ports on special permit issued by the
regional coal committee.
'Che restrictions on tho bunkerlng OF
American and foreign flag vessels have
been modified SO that it Is now possible
for such vessels 10 procure, on regular per-
nit, sufficient bunker coal for their out
bound voyage only.
While every effort will be made IN the
Allegheny region to remove all restrictions
on the delivery Of bituminous coal. Just
as soon as possible, producers ~ well as
consumers can be OF material assistance
to the regional coal committee by lending
their cooperation in an effort to provide
coal TO these industries whose supplies
are low, before additional shipments are
made TO those having IN evceSs OF 80 days
requirements, even though they are ciassl-
fed within the first five priorities or IN
excess Of 10 DAYS requirements for those
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ence list.
Coal Supervisor Rlttenhousc, repre-
senting the b. * o. and Reading railroads,
here. announced today that he had re
ceIved Instructions directing delivery OF
all coal consigned 10 those II the first
five classi6catlons. where there are not
on hand In excess OF so days supplies
and III the next two classes If the supply
does not exceed 10 days Right IS gwen,
however. TO confscate cons.gnnents II
emergencies to help any who are without
coal Mr. RIttenhouse Is urging the rapid
unloading OF cars. s. that they can be
returned TO the mines quickly Tie be
lives conditions will be back to normal
about the middle Of next week. 50 far as
he knows, the coal shortage did not serl-
ously affect any manufacturers II WI
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