Show I WILSON G y U. a s. s a FUEL BOARD Four Tour Arc l N Named T b hy by r President President dent lent to Comprise Coal Comm Commission W Washington ashington Feb 28 S Coincident with the sl signing ning of or the Iho railroad bill bm tonight President Wilson Issued cx- cx I 0 orders providing providing- for tor continuation continua continua- tion of the powers of the fuel administration admin admin- I but dividing them between I the director general of or railroads and a a a. commission of four our Director G General hires I will retain jurisdiction over domestic do domestic do do- distribution while the commission commission commis commis- sion gion will 1111 handle bunker and export coal conI matters The Tho commission win will be composed o of A A. A Vr It Howe Rembrandt Peale P. P M. M Whittaker and J. J F. F Fisher It will function through tho the Tidewater Coal exchange which is restored for tor that purpose havIng been suspended before I the resignation of oC Dr Garfield as fuel administrator The order creating the commission Is effective until April SO 0 0 next Emergency I Jill is n Declared d Tho order said the thc action was taken I because of ot the present emergency and nd I In order to Insure an adequate supply and equitable distribution and to fa- fa the movement and to prevent locally or generally scarcity of or coal It directs specifically that the order f Issued sued b the by United States fuel ad rid November ember 6 G. G 1017 1917 relative rela tive live to tidewater reJa 1 of coal cOllI at Hampton Roads Baltimore Philadelphia Phila Phila- delphia and Now York and anel for tor tho employment em om and co operation co-operation with the Tidewater Coal exchange c. c as us a common agency to facilitate and to reduce delays In the use of oC coal cars and coal carrying vessels suspended b by Dr Garfield February 20 O. O 1919 un bo be reinstated d. d The commissioners named are authorized authorized author author- to exercise their powers cd to the United States fuel Cuel administrator by said order of November 6 6 1917 and they are further from and after atter 1201 o'clock a- a a a. m. m on March 1 I 1920 9 O. O vested with tho the authority now vested ested In tho the director general beneral o of railroads relative to tho the export of or coal from tho the United States Tho second order Investing Mr rHines r- r lilies Hines with the powers of fuel adminis a BO en far far far-as as domestic distribution Is 18 concerned said doubt had arisen as asto asto asto to whether he could continue to exer exer- else ciso tho those c powers powe after tho the return of tho the railroads to control A Anew Anew new order was therefore executed d ex extending extending ex- ex tending Mr tr authority beyond tho dale of ot the tho return |