Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-08
Pan announced
FOR DISTRIBUTION OF
COAL IN THE STATE
Program Mapped Out by Fuel
Commission Which Must
b Followed.
FOLLOWS U. s. PROGRAM

The Goa. situation In Delaware and
the manner In which Il will be handled
was discussed yesterday afternoon by
the Delaware Coal Commission, at an
organization meeting In the rooms Of
the Chamber Of Commerce. du Pont
Building. Chairman Leon Walker,
who recently conferred With tho Fed
sral fuel administration In Washing
ton. presided.
Rules and regulations adopted by
the Federal Fuel Administration will
ecvern the distribution OF coal In Del
aware. 0uestiounaires covering regis
tration OF those In various classes
DESIGNATED by the regulations were
prepared last night. 1t In hoped that
everyone will cooperate with tho
commission whom they make their re-
quests for coal by following the rules
The following statement, cover
Ing the entire situation. az II obtains
Today waa issued after the meeting
yesterday afternoon. by Leon Walk
er, chairman Of the commission:
The Delaware Coal Commission ap-
pointed b. Governor William ID. Den
ney. announces the following organi-
sation. rulss and regulations for the
distribution OF fuel throughout the
evate OF Delaware in the existing
emergency.
Organization.
Leon Walker. chairman. Whining
ton. Del
Henry p. Scott, Jr., treasurer. VII
minston. Del.
Robert ID. Kemp, commissioner for
Wilmington. and vicinity.
John L Walker. commissioner for
Wilmington and vicinity.
Jease l.. Shepherd. Middletown. Del.
Tor lower New Castle county.
Charles n. Wilson, Dover, Del, for
Kent county.
Garrett &. Harrington. Harrington.
Oei. for Kent county.
L. Lee Layton. Jr., Georgetown,
Del. FOR Sussex county.
Hon. John G. Townsend. Jr. Sell
byvtlle. Del. for Sussex county.
Rules and Regulations
tA) The Interstate Commerce Com
missions riority list. service order
No. 20. list will apply 10 shipments
Of coal received through the federal
distributor. as follows: .
Class 1-For such special purposes
~ may from time to time be specially
desagnA;ed by the commission or ita
agent therefor.
In designating epecaal purposes un-
der this reservation. the commission
or ;ts agent Will designate the class
Of relative priority, - Class /. Class
u.Ns s~N
such erec.al rurpoee or particular
sh.pment or shipments shall receive
And subject thereto in order Of p-..
cri;y;
Class e--(al Fuel for railroads and
other common carriers. and for bunk.
ering ships and vessels; OBJ for pub.
lie utilities which directly serve IN.
general public under franchis,
therefor. with street and .nterurbal
railways. electric power and iigh:
gAs. water. and sewer works: &c,
plants which directly serve the pub
lie generally with ice. or supply re
fr.geration for human food stuns
hospitals. (c) for the United States
state. county, or municipal govern
nente. and FOR their hospitals
schools. and for their other public in
ttitutions-All 70 the end ths. sue
common carriers. public utilitie,
quAs.-public utilities and govern
merts may be kept supplied wit
coal for current use Tor such purposes
but not for storage. exchange. or sale
,d) bi;uminocs coal which he's pas.e
over screens OF four inches or large
:
Be shipped TO retail dealers for houee
hold uoe.
Note-I. 10 not intended by MI
paragraph TO give any priority as be
tween clauses a. b. c. and d hereof.
And subject thereto IN order Of pr
ority:
C.ase 3-As 70 each coai-loadin
carrier which reaches mines in Penn
sylvAnia, Ohio, West Virginia, Ker
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