Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1918 — GENERAL AND STATE NEWS [ARTICLE]

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegnphic Reports From Many Parts of thi Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings In the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Places. UNITED STATES FUEL ADMINISTRATION Federal Fuel Administrator for Indiana 227 Federal Building Indianapolis MAXIMUM GROSS MARGIN FOR JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA All retail /prices and retail gross margins heretofore designated for Jasper county, Indiana, are rescinded and a maximum retail gross margin ‘of $1.70 per ton of coal or coke is designated in lieu thereof. Effective at the beginning of business April 1, 1918. Approved: EVANS WOOLLEN, Federal Fuel Adm. for India na. J. A. BOUSLOG, Examiner Fed. Trade Commission. In accordance with the above order made by Evans Woollen, Federal Fuel Administrator for Indiana, and J. A. Bouslog, Examiner for the Federal Trade Commission, the retail coal dealers of this county will not be permitted to sell coal at retail for more than $1.70 per ton on a gross margin basis. In

other words, $1.70 per ton may be added to the wholesale price of coal, plus freight and the war taxes ■ added. . To illustrate, the price of Indiana lump coal is $2.65 at the mines; add to this the freight of $1.07 and a 3c war tax, making the cost to the dealer $3.75; to this price may be added $1.70 gross margin, making a total of $5.4 • per ton to the consumer. Included in the $1.70 gross margin is 50c per ton delivery charge, binning charge, shrinkage in transportation, certain overhead expenses in handling coal, depreciation of plant and equipment and the dealers (profit. Any purchaser who desires and does deliver his own coal to his own bins may secure the same at a reduction of 50c per ton.

The delivery charge of 50c per ton does not include the extra cost of delivery where it is necessary to carry the coal from the wagons to the bins. As fuel administrator for this county I urge all consumers‘of coal within my jurisdiction to supply themselves with coal for the coming season, as it will not only be a convenience to yourself but a patriotic duty that each individual owes to the government at this particular crisis. If any person is without coal during the coming winter season at a time when it will be impossible for the railroads to deliver coal, do not blame the fuel administrator, but blame yourself. The Federal Fuel Administrator has formulated a set of rules relative to the purchase of coal for the earning season which are published below for the guidance of all concerned. B. F. FENDIG, County Fuel Administrator.

United States Fuel Administration for Indiana. To County Fuel Administrators: 1. On and after April 1. 1918, the jobber's compensation, if any, must come out of the government price at the mine and may not be added to it. 2. On all anthracite coal bought betweep April 1 and September 1 there will be a reduction of thirty cents a ton. in the f. o. b. government mine price. 3. Every consumer should 'be urged to place at once with his regular dealer an order for his reasonable requirements for the year ending March 31, 1919. Coal will not be supplied through this office after March 18, 1918. 4. Until further notice, no domestic consumer of coal or coke may purchase, receive, or otherwise take possession of, more coal or coke than is required for his actual and necessary requirements prior to March 31, 1919. If such consumer already has a quantity on hand he may receive only such additional amount as will make up his actual and necessary rtequirements prior to that date. 5. No person, firm, association or corporation, whether acting alone or in conjunction with others, may, directly or indirectly, provide any

domestic consumer of coal or coke with more coal or coke before March 31, 1919, than necessary, with amount already on hand, to meet the actual and necessary requirements of such consumer prior to that date. 6. On and after April 1, 1918, and 'until further notice, no retail dealer may, unless authorized by the Federal Fuel Administrator for Indiana, deliver or cause to be delivered to any domestic consumer more than two-thirds of his normal annual requirements of anthracite coal until each domestic consumer wh© has placed his order with said dealer and is willing to receive delivery of the same has received*

two-thirds of his normal annual requirements for the year ending March 31, 1919; provided, however, that orders of six tons or less may be filled in full. 1 7. Car load or barge load lots may not be delivered to a single domestic consumer or to a groupe of consumers except with the permission of the county fuel administrator. 8. Dealers shall file with the county fuel administrator on the first of each month,-a statement containing the names and addresses of consumers to whom deliveries have been <made during the previous month and the quantity delivered to each. > 9. An inspection system to enforce the mining of clean coal is being established by the United Stat© Fuel Administration. Under the regulations, the district representative, Mr. Charles G. Hall. Terre Haute, will have charge of the system in Indiana. 10. It is desired that on and ■after April 1, 1918, there be ’in ■ effect no orders establishing conservation restrictions except those issued from Washington through this office. EVANS WOOLLEN. Federal Fuel Adm. for Indiana. State of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas County, ss. Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum ;of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 6th day of December, A. D., ISSG. A. W. GLEASON. (Seal) Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and acts through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System. Send. for testimonials free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by all druggists, 75c. Hall’s Family Pills for constipation.