Evening journal., 1922-08-08
STATE COAL
Commission
ON big JOB
fcontinued from Flrst Pagel


the comission pending establishment
OF permanent quarters.
The commission will adhere rig
idly TO the rules and regulations a
adopted by the Federal Fuel Ad
! ministration and the commission
These rules and regulations ar
printed below. and the commission
advised that every person desirouI
Of securing coal will save himself
and the commission time, trouble
and annoyance by following exact.
~ the regulations. as set forth.
At the first meeting of the COM
mission. held yesterday afternoon,
officers were chosen as follows:
Leon Walker. chairman, Whining
ton. Del.
Henry P. Scott, Jr.. treasurer, Will
mingtop, Del.
] Robert d. Kemp. Commissioners
for Wilmington and vicinity.
John f. Walker, commissioners for
Wilmington and vicinity.
Jesse l.. shepherd. Middletown.
Del. for lower New Castle county.
Charles b. Wilson. Dover, Del,
for Kent county.
Garrett 5. Harrington, Harring-
ton, Del. for Kent county.
l.. Lee Layton, Jr, Georgetown
Del. for Sussex county.
The Hon. John G. Townsend Jr.,
Selbyviile. Del. for Sussex county.
Rules and Regulations.
Announcement was made today
OF the appended rules and regula-
tlons;
(A) The Interstate Commerce
Commissions priority list, Service
order No. 2S, as amended will apply
to shipments of coal received
through the Federal fuel distributor.
as follows:
Glass l. For such special pur-
poses as may from time TO time be
specially designated by the COM
mission or its agent therefor. In
designating special purposes under
this servation. the commission or its
agent will designate the class of
relative priority, as Class /, Glass
2, Glass 3, Glass 4. or Class S. which
such special purpose or particular
or shipments shall receive.
And subject thereto in order Of
priority:
Clssg .. (a) For fuel for rail-
roads and other common carriers,
and for bunkering ships and vessels;
OBJ for public utilities which dl-
rectly serve the general public un-
der franchise therefore. with street
and interurban railways, electric
power and light. gas, water. and
sewer works; ice plants which di-
rectly serve the public generally
with ice, or supply refrigeration for
human food stuffs; hospitals; (c)
for the United States, State, county,
or municipal governments and for
their hospitals. schools. and for their
other public institutional TO the
end that such common carriers,
public utilities. quasi-puhlic utilities,
and governments may be kept sup
piled with coal for current use for
such purposes. but not for storage,
exchange or sale, Cd) bituminous
,oal which has passed over screens |
If four inches or larger opening. !
.oke, and anthracite coal. TO be
hipped TO retail dealers for house
old use.
Note: II Is not intended by this
aragraph to give any priority as
etweeh clauses a, b, c, and here
And subject thereto in order of
riority:
Glass 3. CAS- TO each coal-loading
arrier which reaches mines in
pennsylvania. Ohio. West Virginia,
ennessee, and Alabama). For bi-
iminous coal consigned to any Lake
'rie port for transshipment by wa I
sr TO ports upon Lake Superior.
And subject thereto in order OF \
riority; {
Glass {. CAS- TO all such common !
arriers by raiiroad). Coal for the J
reduction and manufacture OF food !
TUFTS and medicines and for the {
manufacture Of containers therefore. {
or daily use. but not for storage. g
xchange. or sale. {
And subject thereto in order OF
'rlority:
Glass 5. other purposes.
No coal embraced IN Glasses ?
!, or = shall be subject TO recon 4,
ignment or diversion except for
ONE purpose in the same class or
. superior class in the order OF pri-
'rity herein prescribed.
lB) All consumers of coal (ex-
ept domestic consumers Of anthra-
ite coai) and all established whole
ale and retail dealers Of coal In
he State OF Delaware will on or
efore Saturday. August y. 1922.
le with the chairman OF the com
lission at Wilmington statement
rowing:
/. Name OF individual. firm part
srship or corporation.
2. office address; place OF busl-
sss; plant location.
3. Nature or business and under
hat priority class entitled 10 be
ted.
4. Character OF coal required. In
Iding source from which consum-
previously obtained his supply.
5. Name and address OF coal
'erator with whom consumer does
lsiness.
6. Number OF cars now on order.
Z. Weekly supply needed by the
nsumer.
s. Number Of weeks supply on
ind at date OF report; also amount {
net tons. y
>. Number OF cars en- route.
(Note-Consumers failing 10 file v
ooYe report cannot expect to re-
Five consideration from the com
iission.)
.V, All consumers and estab- T
sneo dealers fling the above re-