WW1 - United States Federal Fuel Administration
Agency of the Federal government of the United States established by Executive Order 2690 of August 23, 1917 pursuant to the Food and Fuel Control Act.
The agency exercised control over the production, distribution, and price of coal and oil. Its main activities were to (1) stimulate an increase in the production of fuel; (2) encourage voluntary economy in the private consumption of fuel; (3) restrict consumption by industries not essential to winning the war; (4) regulate the distribution of coal through a zoning system; and (5) check the inordinate rise of fuel prices by fixing maximum prices within each zone. Characteristic of its methods for inducing voluntary conservation was its appeal to people residing east of the Mississippi River to observe “gasless Sundays.” The Fuel Administration ceased to function on 30 June 1919.
No disrespect is intended for honourable servicemen and women.
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WW1 - Elgood C. Lufkin (Son, Elgood Moulton Lufkin Jr. S&B 1925) - Served as Vice Chairman of Petroleum Board. As head of a great oil producing unit [Texaco], Mr Lufkin played an active role in production of oil supply for the conflict.[2]
1917 to 1918 - James Brown Neale (S&B 1896) - Anthracite adviser U S. Fuel Administration and director of production 1918, consultant on questions in connection with iron and coal mines in France and Germany, Pans, 1919.
Samuel Brinckeroff Thorne (S&B 1896) - During the war served as one of a commission of three sent abroad in 1918 by the Federal Fuel Administration to report upon coal conditions in England, France, and Italy.
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