Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1922-08-16
Coal Commission Meets And
Plans Fuel Regulation
What You May Have To Do To Obtain Your
Coal This Winter

ator with whom consumer does bust
ness.
6. Number of cars now on order.
7. Weekly supply needed by the
consumer.
8. Number of weeks supply on
hand at date of report; also amount
in net tons.
9. Number of cars en- route.
(Note-Consumers failing to file
above report cannot expect to receive
consideration from the commission).
(c) All consumers and established
dealers filing the above report with
the commission will thereafter on or
before the third day following the 1st
and 18th of each month file with the
Commission at Wilmington a state
ment showing:
l. Tonnage of coal on hand at date
of last report.
2. Tonnage received during the two
weeks following.
8. Tonnage consumed during the
two weeks period of the report.
4. Tonnage on hand date of report,
the LIST or 18th of the month as the
case may be.
(Note-Net ton of 1000 pounds
shall be the basis of all figures. When
anthracite and bituminous coal are
both used give separate figures.)
(d) All coal shipped into the State
of Delaware by the federal distributor
will be consigned to the commission
and distributed on its orders.
Regulations for securing this coal
will be as follows:
l. Application to be made direct to
the commissioner residing nearest the
applicant, except that applications for
Wilmington and vicinity shall be
made direct to the office of the COM
mission.
2. If application is approved by the
commissioner in charge the applicant
will file with said commission a letter
or authorization from some distinct
banking institution that said bank
will pledge itself to pay Immediately
upon presentation sight draft or
drafts accompanied by bills of lading
and certificate of weight drawn on ap-
plicant by the chairman of the COM
mission for all coal ordered. 1t being
expressly understood and agreed that
said draft or drafts will be paid i'm
mediately upon presentation without
demand to wait for the arrival of the
coal.
(Note-No exemption to this regu-
lation will be permitted.)
3. On receipt of the approved ap-
plication, accompanied by said au-
thorization of payment, the chairman
+ of the commission will undertake to
secure from the federal fuel distribu-
tor at Washington the required coal
at the prevailing government fair
price for the coal in question.
4. All coal will be permitted as far
as possible to pass to the applicant
through his usual source of supply,
subject, however, to the control and
direction of the Commission. Any
evidence of unfair practices or extor-
ton in the sale and distribution of
coal will be summarily dealt with by
the Commission.
5. Freight charges on all coal will
be paid by consignee direct to the rail-
road company in the regular manner.
6. A service charge of 20 cents per
net ton will be made by the Commits
sion to cover its necessary expenses
and will be added to the F. o. B. mine
price of coal and included in the
amount of sight draft.
By order of the Commission this
7th day of August, 1922.
LEON WALKER, Chairman.
The following QUESTIONABLE has
been adopted by the Commission, and
will be found displayed in the adver-
Using columns, where it is printed in
order that it may be cut out and used
by those filing the required report.
For immediate attention of heads of
public utilities, light, heat, power, gas.
water and sewer works, ice plants.
hospitals, schools, public institutions
and works, manufacturers of food