Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-07
GIVES LOCAL ADMINISTRATORS :
 t0AT, MISREPRESENTATION ORDE

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 COAL DISTRIBUTION ORDERS
 Definite instructions covering the dis tribution of coal and also giving a resume of the situation throughout Connecticut at present were issued at Hartford, Fri day by fuel administrator Thomas W. Russell to the various fuel administra-l tors in the state. The letter sent to the local administrators, among whom M E. Jensen is the administrator for Norwich. is as follows:
 Tt may as wen be stated clearly that the state administrator has no state law in back of him to enforce his requests. We, however, believe that 95 per cent. of the people we have to deal with will recognize our authority without law, and if law is required it will take the Gov ernor only five days to call the legisla- ture, and undoubtedly the legislature will give us whatever authority is needed. During the past six weeks we have had plenty of evidence that the retail dealers are intending to cooperate fully as much as they did during the war. A very inn portant point, however, is that although we have no legal backing in the state we are the only recognized authority at Washington, and the only source that is recognized by the anthracite distribution committee, who are in charge of the entire distribution for the country. Thro- ugh this recognition of theirs we are therefore, in a position to wield very wide power, which we could not other wise. As an example we probably, if we desire, could stop pacement of cars at any consignee's mine.
 ftfAfter several conferences at Phila- delphia and New York the general dis tribution plan has been laid out and MT. Hoover has formally appointed as mem bers of the Distribution Committee, mem bers of the Pennsylvania fuel comnis- sion, one federal representative and sev- eraI of the large operators, such as MT Warrener, President of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, MT. Richards, President of the Philadelphia Reading Coal and Mining Company and others. These men were on the federal distribu- tion committee during the war and have had large experience orp distribution pro- l blems They, therefore will undoubted- | ly be able to handle the problem to every ones satisfaction. This committee has at it's disposal figures for all the towns in the United States, telling exactly how much coal has been shipped each town l for the past eight years. With these figures at their command they have stat led that each locality will get 50 per cent 1 between now and April l, 1923, of the coal that it received during the coal year 1 April l 1921, to April l, 1922, and that ! the individuals in those localities will re- ceive this percentage from their regular source of supply namely, those they i bought from last year. The distribution committee further requests that in case a dealer did not get his shipment started as soon as he desires that he should first take the matter up with his operators. l In case that he did not obtain an an- swer from them he could then take it i up with the local administrator, who in turn would take it up with us for action | by the anthracite distribution committee l In regard to coal shipped direct to indus l trials, it has been planned that any in- l dustrial plant that bought coal last year 1 will get his proportionate amount of coal this year However. if the plant did net l buy last year it will have a rather hard time getting coal direct this year. The anthracite distribution committee has given us figures showing the allotments oi coal that each town in the state may ex- pect to receive this year, and will furnish us each week with a report of the amount
 of coal that was shipped from the mines
 for this state with the name of the towr
 or city that it was consigned to- These allotments will be furnished to the loca administrators as soon as it is possible
 for us to do so. Any local administrators
 desiring their allotment ahead of tn,
 time we are able to send them out gener
 ally can obtain it from us by either writ
 ing or telephoning. This in general i
 the national scheme of distribution. Letter to Dealers.
 ~rhe state administrator has addresse. l a letter to each dealer, in which we aake,
 that:
 '1. No deliveries tn excess of two ton } be made to any consumer.
 ~2. That no deliveries prior to Roven
 Der 1st. be made to any one but domesti consumers or other requiring 1t for cook . ing. It was the purpose of this rule t 3 compel all public buildings to use sof coal The administrator has ruled tha ' public buildings include schools, churche, , apartment houses. large office btildingt t city, county and state institutions A : exception to this might be made to 5 building such as an art gallery, wher ] the use of soft coal would obviousl
 cause destruction to valuable and unre a placeable property.
 ImmedlAte UnEoadinx.
 "a It was also asked that each ma
 unload his coal within twenty-four hour > This has been since backed up by the il v terstate commerce commission order N
 25, paragraph No. 6, which requires ths ,- cars be unloaded within twenty -for Il hours, or the consignee is liable to | p4ACSQ Ou all s11SL. 1ao SCa1
 administrator has further ruled that l. cases of private greenhouses no hard co l. be used. In the cases of commerci . greenhouses, where the heating plant
 separate from the greenhouse itself tn; no hard coal be used In cases whe the greenhouse and the heating plant a. P together it has been requested that su stitutes for hard coal be used, If possibl In cases of clubs, either country or cit it has been ruled that hard coal be us, only for cooking purposes. You are a ,u thorized to amend the above regulation ' as regards your locality at any time 0h you think best. bearing in mind that |
 immediate problem is to spread the d
 liveries as widely as possible. without z
 lowing any. consumer to stock up lar '. supply in advance. We would ask y q to be good enough to send us copies as any regulations issued by you.
 e. Substitute.
 en Tn stating that we are going to as cefve 60 per cent. of last years supp h- this means that 40 per cent of our ust of supply will have to be made up with sr et. stitutes.
 Ill First = substitute should be wo' St. which should be used where possible, a ed all local administrators should encours or the cutting of wood in their localities
 "Sec0nd-soft coal can be used; a
 aaEt coal if screened. and the trmps e