General Orders, Regulations and Rulings of the United States Fuel Administration

CHAPTER VI.

ORDERS AND REGULATIONS

REGULATIONS RELATING TO COKE, CHARCOAL, AND FUEL WOOD.1

TITLE I.

COKE.

Section 1.-Orders Relating to the Price of Coke.2

Order of the United States Fuel Administrator of Nov. 9, 1917, effective 7 a. m., Nov. 10, 1917, Fixing Prices of Beehive Coke at the Ovens and Establishing a Regulation Relative to the Permissible Charge for Wagon Deliveries.

WASHINGTON, D. C., November 9, 1917.

It appearing to the United States Fuel Administrator that various regulations should be put in force at once for the better regulation of the distribution of coke and of the prices at which the same may be sold,

The United States Fuel Administrator, acting under authority of an Executive order of the President of the United States, dated 23 August, 1917, appointing said Administrator, and in furtherance of the purpose of said order and of the act of Congress therein referred to and approved August 10, 1917,

Hereby orders and directs that the price of coke shall be understood as the price per ton of 2,000 pounds f. o. b. cars at the plant where the coke is manufactured.

All the maximum prices mentioned herein shall apply to car lots sold to consumers or to dealers for wagon delivery; any commissions paid to selling agencies, or margins allowed to jobbers, shall be paid by the vendors, and shall not be added to the prices established hereby.

In all cases where wagon deliveries are made, either by the coke producer or by dealers, a reasonable charge for such handling and delivery may be made; such charge shall be subject to approval of the State Fuel Administrator.

Beehive coke.—The maximum prices for coke made in ovens, without by-product recovery, east of the Mississippi River, shall be as follows:

Blast-furnace coke......
Foundry coke, 72-hour selected..
Crushed coke, over 1-inch size...

$6.00

7.00

7.30

The maximum prices for various grades of beehive coke made in districts other than that described heretofore shall bear the same ratio to the established price of the coal from which the coke is made as the average contract prices of the same grades of coke has to the average contract prices of coal during the years 1912 and 1913.

1 Chapter VI deals with and includes all orders directly relating to coke, charcoal and fuel wood. The orders dealing with contracts have not, however, been reprinted in this chapter and reference is made to Chapter II, Title V, for such orders and regulations.

2 The orders fixing prices of coke are arranged in chronological order according to the effective date and without regard to the kind of coke referred to in the order. They have been indexed under the names of the states in which the operations affected are located. To find a particular order, therefore, it is necessary only to refer to the index under the name of the state in which the operation is located. By-product prices being dependent on freight rates, a tabulation of each individual operation would be necessary. Such a compilation might almost immediately become obsolete and has therefore been omitted. Compilations are, however, published from time to time by the Coke Bureau.

This order to become effective 7 a. m., November 10, 1917, and to remain in effect until January 1, 1918, or until superseded by further order.

H. A. GARFIELD, United States Fuel Administrator.

Order of the United States Fuel Administrator of Nov. 17, 1917, Effective 7 a. m., Nov. 19, 1917, Fixing Prices of By-Product Coke, Produced outside of New England, and Gas Coke, and Establishing a Regulation relative to the Permissible Charge for Wagon Deliveries.

WASHINGTON, D. C., November 17, 1917.

It appearing to the United States Fuel Administrator that various regulations should be put in force at once for the better control of the distribution of by-product coke and of gas coke, and of the prices at which the same may be sold, the United States Fuel Administrator, acting under authority of an Executive order of the President of the United States dated 23 August, 1917, appointing said administrator, and in furtherance of the purpose of said order and of the act of Congress therein referred to and approved August 10, 1917, hereby orders and directs as follows:

The price of coke shall be understood as the price per ton of 2,000 pounds f. o. b. at the plant where the coke is manufactured.

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By-product coke.-Except for by-product coke produced in New England, the maximum prices for each grade of by-product coke, f. o. b. cars at point of production, shall be the sum of the base price for the grade, and the freight rate from the competing beehive coke district which takes the lowest freight rate to the point where such byproduct coke is produced. The base prices are as follows:

Gas coke. The maximum price of gas coke sold for industrial or metallurgical use shall be fixed at the price established by the United States Fuel Administrator for the corresponding grade of coke produced in by-product ovens. The maximum price of gas coke sold for household purposes shall be the price established by the United States Fuel Administration for anthracite coal in the same locality.

This order becomes effective 7 a. m., November 19, and will remain in effect until January 1, 1918, or until superseded by further order.

H. A. GARFIELD,

United States Fuel Administrator.

Order of the United States Fuel Administrator of Nov. 24, 1917, Effective 7 a. m., Nov. 26, 1917, Fixing Prices of By-Product Coke Produced in New England and Defining the Term "Foundry Coke, 72-hour Selected."

WASHINGTON, D. C., November 24, 1917. It appearing to the United States Fuel Administrator that various additional regulations should be put in force at once for the better control of the distribution of coke, and of the prices at which the same may be sold,

The United States Fuel Administrator, acting under authority of an Executive Order of the President of the United States dated 23 August, 1917, appointing said

Administrator, and in furtherance of the purpose of said order and of the act of Congress therein referred to and approved August 10, 1917,

Hereby orders and directs that until further or other order of the Fuel Administrator, but not after December 31, 1917, and subject to modification by him at any time and from time to time hereafter, the following regulations additional to those set forth in orders of November 9, 1917, and November 17, 1917, shall be in effect beginning at 7 a. m. on Monday, November 26, 1917:

(1) By-product coke produced in New England.-For coke produced in New England, the maximum prices for each grade, f. o. b. cars at point of production, shall be the base price for the grade of coke, plus the freight rate from the competing beehive coke district which takes the lowest freight rate to the point where such coke is produced, and plus 7 cents for each advance of 5 cents above 60 cents in the freight charges per ton (2,240 pounds) of coal for water transportation on the coal used in the manufacture of such coke. The base prices are as follows: Run of ovens, $6, selected foundry, $7, and crushed over 1-inch size, $6.50.

(2) In said order dated November 9, 1917, hereinbefore referred to, establishing prices of certain kinds of coke and other regulations relative to coke, the expression "foundry coke, 72-hour selected" shall cover only coke selected in accordance with the usual trade practice for foundry use, and the price of $7 shall in no case be charged for any shipments to blast furnaces.

(3) The attention of coke producers is called to the following penalties provided by the Lever Law for failure to conform to the prices fixed, or regulations established, under authority thereof:

"Whoever shall, with knowledge that the prices of any such commodity have been fixed as herein provided, ask, demand, or receive a higher price, or whoever shall, with knowledge that the regulations have been prescribed as herein provided, violate or refuse to conform to any of the same, shall, upon conviction, be punished by fine of not more than $5,000, or by imprisonment for not more than two years, or both. Each independent transaction shall constitute a separate offense."

H. A. GARFIELD, United States Fuel Administrator.

Order of the United States Fuel Administrator of Dec. 26, 1917, Continuing in Force until Superseded by further Order, the Orders of Nov. 9, 1917, Nov. 17, 1917, and Nov. 24, 1917, Fixing the Prices of Coke.

WASHINGTON, D. C., December 26, 1917.

The base prices of coke approved by the President of the United States on September 24, 1917, and elaborated and defined by orders of the Fuel Administrator on November 9, November 17, and November 24, will be continued in force until superseded by further orders.

There are some outlying districts in which comparatively small tonnages of coke are produced where costs of production are abnormally high. Where a sufficient showing is made as to the importance of such production, exceptions from the standard prices may be allowed in order to avoid shutting down such operations.

H. A. GARFIELD,

United States Fuel Administrator.

Order of the United States Fuel Administrator of Dec. 27, 1917, Effective 7 a. m., Dec.. 31, 1917, Fixing Prices of Beehive Coke at Certain Operations in Georgia, West Virginia, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania.

WASHINGTON, D. C., December 27, 1917.

It appearing to the United States Fuel Administrator that various additional regulations should be put in force for the better control of the distribution of coke, and of the prices at which the same may be sold,

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Hereby orders and directs, that until further or other order of the Fuel Administrator, and subject to modification by him at any time and from time to time hereafter, the following regulations additional to those set forth in orders of November 9, 1917, shall be in effect beginning at 7. a. m., December 31, 1917:

1. The maximum price f. o.'b. cars at ovens, per ton of 2,000 pounds for any grade of coke made in Walker County, Ga., by the Durham Coal & Coke Co., in Fayette County, W. Va., by the Babcock Coal & Coke Co., the Scotia Coal & Coke Co., and the Fire Creek Coal & Coke Co. shall be eight dollars ($8).

2. The maximum price f. o. b. cars at ovens, per ton of 2,000 pounds for any grade of coke made at Tracy City, Tenn., by the Sewanee Fuel & Iron Co.,.shall be eight dollars and twenty-five cents ($8.25).

3. The maximum prices f. o. b. cars at ovens, per ton of 2,000 pounds for coke made at Gallitzin, Cambria County, Pa., and at Glen White, Blair County, Pa., shall be seven dollars and twenty-five cents ($7.25) for all coke for use in blast furnaces, and eight dollars and twenty-five cents ($8.25) for selected 72-hour foundry coke.

H. A. GARFIELD, United States Fuel Administrator.

Order of the United States Fuel Administrator of Jan. 29, 1918, Effective 7 a. m., Jan. 30, 1918, Fixing Prices of Beehive Coke made in Alabama.

WASHINGTON, D. C., January 29, 1918.

The United States Fuel Administrator, acting under authority of an Executive Order of the President of the United States dated 23 August, 1917, appointing said Administrator, and in furtherance of the purpose of said order and of the Act of Congress therein referred to and approved August 10, 1917,

Hereby orders and directs that, until further or other order of the United States Fuel Administrator, and subject to modification by him at any time and from time to time hereafter, the following regulations additional to those set forth in orders of November 9, 1917, shall be in effect beginning at 7 a. m., January 30, 1918:

1. The maximum price, f. o. b. ovens, per ton of 2,000 pounds, for any grade of coke made from coal mined in the Black Creek, Brookwood and Blue Creek Districts, in the State of Alabama, shall be eight dollars ($8.00), except that the maximum price for coke manufactured by the Empire Coal Company at Empire, Alabama, shall be eight dollars and twenty-five cents ($8.25).

2. The maximum price, f. o. b. cars at ovens, per ton of 2,000 pounds, for coke made from coal mined in the Big Seam District, in the State of Alabama, shall be six dollars and seventy-five cents ($6.75).

H. A. GARFIELD, United States Fuel Administrator.

Order of the United States Fuel Administrator of Feb. 14, 1918, Effective 7 a. m., Feb. 15, 1918, Fixing Prices of Beehive Coke at certain Operations in Georgia, Alabama, West Virginia, and Oklahoma.

WASHINGTON, D. C., February 14, 1918.

It appearing to the United States Fuel Administrator that various additional regulations should be put in force for the better control of the distribution of beehive coke, and of the prices at which the same may be sold,

The United States Fuel Administrator, acting under authority of an Executive Order of the President of the United States, dated August 23, 1917, appointing said Administrator, and in furtherance of the purpose of said order and of the Act of Congress therein referred to and approved August 10, 1917,

Hereby orders and directs that until further or other order of the Fuel Administrator, and subject to modification by him at any time and from time to time hereafter, the following regulations additional to those set forth in orders of November 9, December 26, and December 28, 1917, shall be in effect beginning at 7 a. m., February 15, 1918: 1. The maximum price f. o. b. cars at ovens, per ton of 2,000 pounds, for any grade of coke make in Walker County, Georgia, by the Durham Coal and Coke Company shall be eight dollars and seventy-five cents ($8.75).

2. The maximum price f. o. b. cars at ovens, per ton of 2,000 pounds, for any grade of coke made from coal mined in the Black Creek, Brookwood, and Blue Creek districts of Alabama shall be eight dollars ($8.00), except that the maximum price for coke manufactured from such coal by the Empire Coal Company at Empire shall be eight dollars and twenty-five cents ($8.25).

3. The maximum price f. o. b. cars at ovens, per ton of 2,000 pounds for any grade of coke made from coal mined in the Big Seam district of Alabama shall be six dollars: and seventy-five cents ($6.75), except that the maximum price for coke manufactured from such coal by the Newcastle Coal Company shall be seven dollars, and fifty cents ($7.50).

4. The maximum price f. o. b. cars at ovens, per ton of 2,000 pounds for any grade of coke made by the United States Cast Iron Pipe & Foundry Company at Bessemer, Alabama, shall be eight dollars and fifty cents ($8.50).

5. The maximum price f. o. b. cars at ovens, per ton of 2,000 pounds for any grade of coke made in the New River District of West Virginia on the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad running from Thurmond north as far as Elmo and on the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad and Kanawha, Glen Jean, and Eastern railroads running from Thurmond as far southwest as McDonald, shall be eight dollars ($8.00) per ton.

6. The maximum price f. o. b. cars, Panther, on the main line of the Fort Smith and Western Railroad in the State of Oklahoma, per ton of 2,000 pounds, for coke made by the McCurtain Coke Company at McCurtain, Oklahoma, shall be ten dollars and seventy-five cents ($10.75) for furnace and smelting coke and eleven dollars and seventy-five cents ($11.75) for selected 72-hour foundry coke.

H. A. GARFIELD, United States Fuel Administrator.

Order of the United States Fuel Administrator of Feb. 28, 1918, Effective 7 a. m., Mar. 1, 1918, Fixing Prices of Beehive Coke at certain Operations in West Virginia and Pennsylvania and of By-Product Coke at Chattanooga, Tennessee.

WASHINGTON, D. C., February 28, 1918. It appearing to the United States Fuel Administrator that various additional regulations should be put in force for the better control of the distribution of by-product and beehive coke, and of the prices at which the same may be sold,

The United States Fuel Administrator, acting under authority of an Executive Order of the President of the United States, dated 23 August, 1917, appointing said Administrator, and in furtherance of the purpose of said order and of the Act of Congress therein referred to and approved August 10, 1917,

Hereby orders and directs that until further or other order of the Fuel Administrator,. and subject to modification by him at any time and from time to time hereafter, the following regulations additional to those set forth in orders of November 9, December 26, December 28, 1917, and February 14, 1918, shall be in effect beginning at 7 a. m., March 1, 1918:

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