The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-08-12
FUEL BOARD WILL
.AIDHOUSEHOLDERS
Orders For Homes in Second
Of Five Glasses.
OWNERS OPPOSE BASIC PRICE
Urge New Fuel Commission Not to
Establish Figure For Sale at Mines
Will Halt Profteerng

Philadelphia. Aug. l2.-EoII nperat-
or> appearing at The first meeting Of
the Pennsylvania fuel commission vote
ed their nppoStion To fling of prices
at he mines.
This attitude W.is made known after
one of their number lad agreed with
one of The commissioners that Il basic
figure should be set.
When he finished talking Il number
of other operators told HE commits
sion it was the opinion OF the major
itN present that such action upon the
parl of the commission would he mis-
take
Governor SprOul. opening The CON
ference, serve | warning rt3:tt the pub
lie service commission had poWe" over
the distribution of cars and WuHld see
that ears were moi placed III Ihc dis
posal of persons reSur1in. IL unfair
tactics.
The operators. after The GOVERNOR ;
statement. urged adherence Ia con
tracts now in force and ais" the curb
ing of protiteering brokers. They de
clared the commission charged by
brokers should not exceed twenty-five
cents on the ton. This commission.
plus the price fixed by the fuel com
mission, should be the Top price for
coal AT wholesale. they said.
Coal shipment priorities, designed Ia
mitigate the scarcity of fuel due to
the strike, have been established by
the public service commission.
The priority orders put coal for
household use in the second of the
five classes. in order of preferment
w. ID. +. Ainey is chairman both OF
the fuel commission and the public
service commission. The service com
! mission order, applying 10 shipments
within The state is similar Ia THAI al
The Interstate commerce commission
applying To Interstate shipments.
The commission will establish head
quarters in Harrisburg and lis work
will he directed from there
The order signed by Mr.. Anry is a>
follows:
That III The supply of cars To mines
upon the lines of any coa-luadin@ car
rier. such is hereby authorized ant
! directed TO place, furnish and aSSi@l
! such coal mines With cars suitable fol
the loading and transportation of Goa
| in succession is may be required fol
| the following Glasses of purposes. anC
| IN following order Cf classes namely
Class |. For such special purposes
us may from time To time be special!
| le>: grated by the commission or it.
| agent therefor. In designating Specia
purposes under this reservation, the
commission or lis agent will designate
| the class of relative priority, as Clas,
| |, Chess >. Glass :. Class I, or Class )
which such special purpose or particu
lar shipment or shipments shall re
I ceive.
And subject thereto in order of pri
| GRITTY:
Class > (a) For fuel for railroad,
| and other common carriers, and fol
! bunkering ships and vessels % 10,
public utilities which directly Serv,
the general public under il franchiS.
therefor with street and interurhaI
"
| water and sewer work: ice plant
which directly serve the public gen
| orally with ice or supply refrigeration
| for human fOodStuiIS: hospitals: &C.
| for the United States, state. count,
| or municipal governments and 70
| their hospitals. schools and for thei
| other public institutions. all 10 the en-,
| that such common carriers. publi
| utilities. quasi public utilities and gov
! ernment> may be kept supplied Will
| coal for current Use for such purposes
| but MOI fGr storage. exchange or sale
| (d) birumnou$ coal which has paSSe,
| over screens of four inches ar large
! opening. coke and anthracite coal t,
| be shipped To retail dealers for house
| hold use.
Note: Ii is not intended by thi
! para graph /" give any priority as he
tween clauses Il. b, ( and Il hereof.