| Show ADVISORY FUEL BOARD IS NAMED Committee of Six Appointed 3 to Work in Conjunction With F Federal Official j With the waiving wal by the government o t of of tho the right to pass upon and approve approve t o personnel of ot all committees named by y state fuel tuel administrations the Utah fuel uel administrator has announced the tho of the state nd advisory com com- and the Salt I Lake ake City ls tin pry committee and will at advise II H. A. A Garfield national administrator adminis adminis- of or his action i Tho state advisor advisory committee consists con con- of ot Geor George o II Dern Bern chairman giber J. J Grant Thomas I Kearn larn Samuel Sam Sam- V gel uel el C C. Park and Joseph G. G Bywater of ot Salt Lake City John Do Gray Cray Dixon of Of Provo and James 8 S. Carver Garver arver of oC O Os- Os den The city advisor advisory committee consists consists con con- of ot C. C P. P Castle chairman Lester D. D Freed C C. C.-B. B. Hawley Joseph DecI Decker r Jand and d Otto E. E Ashbridge e. e members AIL members rR of or tho the two committee will serve sene without pay and act in ac accordance accordance accordance ac- ac with the tho orders of ot the state fuel administration Committees for other cities clUes and counties will be appointed ap- ap appointed appointed ap ap- pointed by tho the county councils of oC de- de Tense tense The duties of the committees committee MO are set out as follows by bythe the national adi administration administration ad- ad i ministration I It shall be tho the duties of ot local committees committees com om s. s first to gather ather information regarding tho the supply of oC fuel In their several eral communities second to ascer ascer- i Main tain the fuel needs of the communities V ties lIs with special regard to the points Of ot immediate need third to Investigate In gate gato car carefully tully a and J report at on once co l prices at ot which each size and quality quam ot of coal is sold sole in the tho community and I Ij j continue to so report weekly fourth 1 and to the to ascertain at once report i state administrator the gross margin ln which Is being charged by each dealer In each community for every size and nd quality of or coal and whether such margin margin margin mar mar- gin is excessive fifth to Investigate tho the status of contracts between Jobbers Job job- bers liers or o operators and the industrial plants of oC the communities especially where such contracts call cali for delivery at prices below the presidents president's price pride with the view of ot assuring prompt de- de under these contracts Recommendations as to changes In The price price The retail plan promulgated by bythe bythe bythe the United States fuel administrator administrators s i on un the first day of October 1917 gives a specific method by which each retail dealer mo may mayy fix his retail margin This plan Ian Is not to bo be modified or changed in any respect except where it is Is' caus- caus Ung ing evident and definite Injustice Where this is found to be the fact tact the local committee in iii the community In which the dealers affected are doin doing business shall furnish to the state fuel administrator the full report upon the subject including the sworn sworn cost sheets heets of ot the dealers affected And th the state fuel tuel administrator will then recommend recommend rec rec- to the United States fuel administrator administrator administrator ad ad- such Buch changes if It any as asto asto asto to him seem necessary in order to give e to the dealer of or the community in involved involved In- In olve l a a. proper roper relief Such recommendation recommendation must be accompanied by a brief statement of ot facts which render rendert t th the th change chango necessary Pending tho decision on such Buch application by the United States fuel administrator the state fuel administrator Is empowered I to make a IL provisional ruling based on tho the recommendations of ot the local com- com 1 Such provisional arrangements authorized by the state fuel tuel administrator adminis adminis- will remain In force unless they Are re revised re or reversed re by the United States fuel administrator Procedure in cases where claims are arc made for tor lar larger er retailers' retailers margins Local committees will be instructed where a retailer mal makes eR claim that the margin allowed him is inequitable to apply to the state fuel administrator for tor uniform cost sheets These sheets when r received e cei should be filled out filled out by bythe bythe bythe the retailer and sent to the chairman of the local committee They will then b be transmitted to the state fuel adminIstrator administrator administrator ad ad- whenever er any action based upon them is recommended The state fuel administrator In turn will 1 instruct In- In the local committee as to changes If any which may be allowed in the retailers retailer's margin p pending a n. de decIsIon decision decision de- de by the United States fuel tuel ad administrator administrator ad ad- as heretofore provided pro A message has been received hero from Herbert C C. C Hoover r national food tood administrator that a statement which appeared in Chicago papers to the effect effect ef e- ef- ef that the tho government Intended to toi i reduce educe the price of hogs to 10 a hundred hun hun- dred 1 Is II untrue The necessity for meat is s So EO great according to to Mr Hoover I that high prices are necessary as aR an inducement to stockmen to produce I their livestock I |
