The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-10
Statement By The Connecticut
 Company
Relative To The Fuel Conservation
 Plans

The following copy of letter office of the trators throughout the United staes:-
 sThe Conservation Department of the Fue! as you investigating to save coal which, of includes saving of eectroy
 An Investigation convnces that electric railways offer W are no sesne T raD a es @ which will seriously inconvenience the public but many instances electric railways to provide cars and which represent wasage that should in
 Iii Dr. Gareds desire that you start this line of ngaon for your State in consultation with State Public hey believe to be reasonable will have full backing of the Federal government represented by the Amnistra
 In addition this matter schedules our attention has neen @ oae9 to number of other opportunities for yit the heating of urge that you ask the proper State authorities to in the reduction heating has been stated that the heating cars represents nearly 30 per cent of the by these companies May not be possible to make substantial saving this power stations could with large savings of fuel as is said to have been done in Great Britain There along the Ines of railway companies operating thcly populated tres company stations with obsolete or n reserved as relay stations through arrangements for the to obtain their power from other efficient ties and having large relay capacity
 If the public utilities which produce power the lowest of the railways in such districts and the railway plants merely maintained as relays the saving in elecrcaI
 We would like to add that all of these companies urged to renewed vigilance the matter of scientific and wasta especially in their syems shall be glad to hear that have taken this matter ous and that have found possible to effect consdrae savings in this department"
 The American Electric Railway Assoca- represents railways of the country at Washing on has called the attention of the railways the country the cooperate the fullest extent with the State effort to the fuel supply and suggesting the following points for consideration.
 By far the greatest economy the of fuel is to accomplished by reduction of service during the mid oenoon
 and late evening hours when there less demand nectcut company is having very careful investigation to the amount of service that be eliminated during such hours with the least to the public And after final decision is made full publicity will be given to such changes in the belief that such decreases service may made will le if any inconvenience if the patrons each line know exactly what changes have been that they may accommodate themselves the change
 2-Materal saving be made by the elimination of necessary stops Studies will be made of such possibilities but changes of this sort would than the elimination unnecessary service change will be made full information given to the particular communities i voved aEHa
 3-Large savings can be effected through cutting hea in the It has been the custom of the keep the temperature the 60 degrees possible Dur ing this Y m heat d VIII be 0I a0Wn ne fer reaies that there would be great danger e health of it's patrons by cutting off the heat entirely ! 1.-The electricity heating waiting stations an other company buildings will be eliminated
 5-Efforts will be made in cooperation with industrial plants to naugrate wider distribution o1 the hours or oads upon the power stations The greatest waste of fuel boilers must be fired up to take care of the overload caused by simultaneous closing of all industries
 During the past years the company has spent s ooOo0oo modernzng its boiler plants and power that there might be assurance of ample power sup ply and economical use of fuel
 The company will welcome any suggestions that may aid lin f compliance request of the Fuel Admnlstra ton and trusts patrons will assist the successful ryng out of plans that may be aer 1u public Utilities Commission
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