The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-12-27
LIGHTIESS IS =
NIGHTS FOR
CANON CITY

!. Canon City. in common with all
other communities in the United
States. will have "lightIess nights" on
Sundays and Thursdays OF each
week until further orders from the
government for the purpose OF doing
its 'sbit- to help the national fuel ad.
ministration to provide the needed
amount Of coal to meet the actual and
necessary demands OF the country
Tne phrase -lightiess nights" how
ever. Is only comparative and does
not mean that no electrical illumina-
tion shall be used on the nights in
question. but that it shall be used as
sparingiy and economically as pos
sibie. W
1 In the course OF q conversation with
ar. w. n. Clark. manager of the Ar
KANSAS Valley Railway. Light & Pow
er company. he stated that the order
relating 10 'lightless nights" applied
20 every city In the Union. so far as
purely decorative and ornamental
lighting was concerned. aud that peo-
pie generally were accepting the edict
cheerfully and uncomplainingiy on
patriotic grounds He emphasized the
fact that the object in cutting of su-
perfiuous Illumination on Sunday and
Thursday nights was for the consar-
walton of the coal supply Of the coun-
try SO that the surplus energy avail
able from the saving might be used
for those enterprises essential TO the
winning of the war. Mr. Clark said
that the order s.ss11 not include church
ofIice or residence illumination. or
stores where business was conducted
at night. aItho appeal WINS made that
as economical o use Of Hghts a. pos
sibie be made In them The order
does not strictly apply to municipal
street lighting wherq existing con-
tracts for such Illumination exists.
but includes all adversisins and dis
play lighting. Lights II stores must
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rate Win safety and IN all buildings
OF whatsoever class where super
abundant or non-essentiai The cam
pairn for light conservation means a
reduction OF the volume OF coal re-
quired for the generation of electric
lty. The current created here and
transmitted TO the Cripple Creek dis
trict and the coal camps will not be
reduced under the provisions of the
order, except so far as IL is devoted to
power and illumination purposes that
can be eliminated without serious re-
suits. The order providing for the
restriction OF electric lighting. which
was issued by the authorities in
Washington ten days ago. follows in
its entirety:
The order Of the fuel administrat-
or. taking effect December Is. cancels
present order regulating time adver-
tising signs shall be lighted. In its
place all signs of every kind. including
merchants signs. thea.er signs. also
display lighting on buildings and else
where. hotel signs and advertising
signs. are ordered discontinued com
pletely on Thursday and Sunday
nights OF each week, ON these same
nights stores not open for business
must no, show inside lights moro than
are necessary for safety. and nunici.
palitles with cluster lights or extra
bright lighting for whitcway effect
must reduce on Thursday and Sunday
night TO only so much lighting as is
necessary for safety. These nights
vii, be called "l!gh,less nights" and
we wish your local papers to urse
householders TO observe these nights
with as few tights in homes as pod.
she. Please understand that the
spirit of the order is that on Thurs
day and Sunday nights there shall he
no more outdoor lighting than is alb
solutely necessary. for safety Of
street passage and DANGEROUS snets
and that you are charged by the Unit
ed states fuel administration with Civ
ing fuii effect TO this order using the
fun authority granted you by fhe fuel
administrators to enforce the same II
there are individual violators
"HOPE.
''Fuei Administration.
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