Evening journal., 1922-09-23
COAL PRICES
UP 80 CENTS

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Immediately. and IN this connection
the commission ordered that all coal
delivered to consumers, but not yet
billed. should be charged at the
adopted rates.
The commission will be governed
In accordance with the requirements
OF conditions from time TO time, It
was declared last night.
Mr.. Walker gave a detailed ac-
count OF the proceedings and re-
suits OF the various conferences
held In New York and Philadelphia
during the week. which were
attended by the Pennsylvania Fuel
Commission. representatives. OF the
Federal government and the fuel ad-
illustrators or chairmen OF the fuel
commissions OF all the eastern states
north OF and including Virginia.
Stress was laid upon the necessity
bof consumers mixing the smaller
sizes OF coal with the larger sizes in
order to permit OF wider distribution
of the latter.
Distribution OF coal VIII be han
died by Mr.. Kemp through the Of
flee OF the coal commission. East
Ninth street.
Arrangements have been made TO
check Implications OF orders, where
by consumers who have placed or
ders with several dealers at the
same time may be assured that
these applications win be checked
very carefully. and that no duplica-
ton OF deliveries will be permitted.
All orders placed with dealers
since last March and which remain
untitled. and records OF all deliver
les made during the summer. have
been certified 10 the Office OF the
commission, where now they are be-
ing compared for that purpose.
This will have the effect OF securing
wider distribution OF available coal
by furnishing everybody with enough
coal TO keep their homes warm.
and also OF preventing a compare
tive few from securing large quanti-
ties, while tho many are curtailed
unnecessarily in their supply. This,
OF course. will cause a delay OF day
or so between the placing Of the or
der and delivering.
The same system OF issuing emer-
gency coal orders by the distribution
office which so successfully obtained
in 1919 will be effective as long as
the emergency exists.
While there win be an appreciable
curtailment OF the normal supply
this winter. there Is little likelihood
that there will be any suffering from
scarcity OF fuel during the winter.
Both the commission and the coal
dealers throughout the city and
nearby section will give Commits
sioner Kemp the most complete and
thorough cooperation and support in
his work.
The prices set by the Coal Com
mission are net cash prices per 2,oOO
hounds, and the carrying charge or
IS cents per 1000 pounds, which has
been In operation for some time, will
remain I'M force. the s13.75 price be-
ing applicable only in cases where
the coal is shot" into cellars direct
from the wagons.
Most of the dealers in Wilmington
are receiving limited supplies OF al
thracite coal. which they are deliver
ing TO their customers as rapidly Isl
tho central Office check against du-
plication OF orders Will permit.
delaware is scheduled to re
ceive approximately sixty per
cent. OF the tonnage It receiv-
ed during the last coal year.
from April /. 1921, 10 March 81,
1922, and this will mean that, while
there is little probability pr anyone
suffering this winter for lack OF fuel,
deliveries will be restricted so that
there will be no more coal delivered
than absolutely is required. leaving
no surplus in cellars with which %
start the next seasons fires.
Consumers should file their orders
with their regular dealers. and
should not apply TO the anthracite
distributor except in cases OF i'm
mediate emergency. and in normal
cases must expect a brief delay in
deliveries due to the checking sys-
TEN.
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