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HORTICULTUEE 



November 2, 1918 



Cambrldee 



New York 



WORLD'S OI,DEST and I^AROEST 

 Manufactnrerg of AXI. STTL.ES and 



SIZES of 



FLOWER POTS 



A. H. HEWS & CO., me. 



Cambridge, Maa«. 



FUEL PROBLEM VICISSITUDES. 



From \Vm. F. Gude, S. A. F. repre- 

 sentative at Washington, we have re> 

 eeived the two following communica- 

 tions: 



U. S. Fuel Administration, 



Anthracite Committee, 



437 Chestnut Street, 

 Philadelphia, Oct. 25, 1918. 

 Circular No. 63 

 To Anthracite Producers and Distrib- 

 utors: 

 Gentlemen: — We have advice from 

 Washington that until further notice 

 florists who in the past have been re- 

 stricted to fifty per cent, of their re- 

 quirements of anthracite coal are per- 

 mitted, where such florists consume a 

 size of anthracite below Xo. 1 Buck- 

 wheat, to receive one hundred per 

 cent, of the tonnage required for 

 greenhouse purposes. 



Yours very truly. 



Anthracite Committee, 

 Wm. T. GuiEii, Secy. 



October 28th, 1918. 

 Mr. W. F. Gude, 



1214 F Street, N. W., 

 Washington, D. C. 

 Dear Sir: — Confirming our 'phone 

 conversation of this morning I quote 

 you circular issued by Delos W. Cooke, 

 New York State Fuel Administrator: 

 "Please disregard all former in- 

 structions and be governed by the 

 following: 



Wherever chu;-ches have ar- 

 ranged for curtailment of use of 

 anthracite coal, they are privi- 

 leged to receive such additional 



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