Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-17
CONSERVATION OF
COAL is PLANNED
p.o,les Power Company to Cooperate
in Requirements Of Fuel
Administration.
INDIVIDUALS URGED TO HELP


u q Macdonald. general manager
of ba Peoples Power company, today
.r79gacej there would be strict com
,lapee uf that concern with the
orders Of tine mel administration limit
Ing fine use Of electric street signs or
ornamental lighting as means OF CON
serving tbe coal supply.
"Our company appreciates the
ee.css.r, Tor the measures that have
Deer adopted by the government and
Kim glaa,g lend ITS cooperation Mr.
vacpona.d said. However, il should
no understood that the individual pat
r11 has hts part to perform also. For
instance. there are different rules APP
olyirg In different businesses that use
mr. commercial or advertising iIlumi-
nation service. This service is fed
through single circuit II we cut off
one patron AN will be cut Off. There
.a-e III NIIt be- mo-. essary for each GUS
.oucr Zoo have % switch and personally
observe me clause that refers to his
individual business. We know that
.here .s great shortage Of coal in the
nation and the only way that this is to
be met through conserving our
present uut prospective supplies.
There utIl boo further restrictions un-
lers / miss my guess. We may look
for ur'aiIment of electric power. as
both power and lighting are generated
BIZ coal it wouldn't surprise me to
,ee u time regulations covering the
lighting of hc private homes"
Here arn the rules governing cleo
ffic lighting covering the state of Hi
nois
That no corporation, association,
partnership or person furnishing or
producing electricity shall use any
coal for producing electricity, or sup
ply electricity, before 7:45 p. m. or
after II D. m. for electrically illumin-
alel ur display advertisements, no.
tees, announcements. signs, designa-
ton of the location OF an Office OF
place .o business, or searchiights OF
external Illumination, or ornamental
ton o. amy building, except in the in
terror of tas buildings. except in these
cases
tal The order does not apply to Tho
United States government or to state
city, county, town or other govern.
mental subdivisions.
Obl u does not apply to the main
teasnge OF street lights under con
tract OF any municipality.
lCl Theatre signs and other places
Of amusement and public assemble.
may operate from a half hour aftei
slnse, 10 a half hour after the tim,
fixed for the beginning OF the pro
gram hU' the size OF the sign MAJ
be reduced ON the order OF the fue
administrator
Operate Until IL.
ldl Electric signs affixed 10 tn
street fronts Of buildings and owe
The street entrances. OF over the stree
entrances 10 stores or other place
OF business. OF extending over the side
walk, may operate from one-half hou
after sunset until such time-uot late
lhan II o'clock as the places close.
te) The order does not apply {
torch lights upon houses or hotel
or az the entrances Of building occu
pied during the night, or to light
upon private driveways. walks or /
The grounds Of any hotel. manufactur
ing establishment or residence. o
railroad stations, or at approaches o
hose designating the location of fir
escapes and boxes or exits when au
llorized by the state fuel administra
tor