New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-08
Administrator Fixes Sc
quence in Which Rail
roads Shall Handle
Shipments
Effective December IL
Order Issued Is Not the One
Requested by Dr..
Garfield
IStaf Correspondence

WASHINGTON. Dec. 7.-Judge Rob
ert s. Lovett, priority administrator,
issued a general order to-day direct
ing that preferential shipments be
given railroad fuel, livestock, perish
ables, military supplies. coal for by
product coking plants and fuel for
industrial and domestic purposes.
These commodities arc 90 be given
priority in the sequence mentioned
The general priority order issued BY
Judge Loyctt IL practically identical
with the one he has had under con-
sideration for the last week.
Al the fuel administration to-day
II was made plain that the priority
order issued to-day was not the one
requested by Dr. Garfield more than
a week ago. The need Of that order,
IL was stated, is now past, the fuel adj
ministrati9n having made the necessary
priority arrangements 20 move coal
bv independent negotiation with the
railroads.
The transportation Giv.ion Of the
food administration mas been similar
ly negotiating with the Railroad War
Board for the movement Of perish
ables. Neither the food nor fuel
Observation-Disclosures any stoppagc
OF It's products in transit through
conflict between their informal ar
raneements with the railroads and the
priority order issued by Judge Lovett.
! This order. which becomes effective
December -, reads in part as follows
"All common carriers by railroad IA
the United States shall give preference
and priority IN car supply ana ln
movement to the following commod
tiles, and in tho order numbered;
81. Steam railroad fuel for current
use. r.,-t.
food ard feed.
"3. ca Shipments oil military sup
plies when consigned direct 70 Inc
United States government or the au-
thorized officers Of the United states
army. navy or shipping board, or 20
the Allies or the proper representa-
tives thereof. destined 10 any canton
ment. post or eucampment, 20 any
point of export for movement thence
TO Eurouc TO any arsenal or navy
ward. or material TO any shipbul.cing
nlant under contract 90 the Unt'cd
States Shipping Board fer ts sole
purpose of constructing Vessels for
that board
"(b) other shipments for the United
States government, as the same may
be authorized from time to time By
the undersigned as necessary in par
ticular cases, but only upon request
Of the United States army, United
States navy or United States Shipping
BOARD. through a designated officer or
commemorative Of the respective de-
partments, located in Washington.
81. Coat to and for by-product COX
ing plants. end not subject 70 recon
signment; and
"5. Preference and priority i'm move
ment only TO coal for current use. but
not for storage. consigned direct and
not subject TO recO0siCnmert %
hospitals. schools and ,Ser public IN
stitutions, retailers Of coal fer use IN
SURVIVING domestic consumers only
and to coal. coke and raw materials FOR
current use. but not Tor storage, con-
signed direct (and not subject 70 re-
consigmenD 70 blast furnaces, foam
dries. iron end steel mills, smelters,
manufacturers engaged in work for the
United States government or its
allies, pIblic utilities lincluding
street and lnterurban railways. clec-
trio power and lighting plants, gas
rlants. water and sewer works., -four
mills. sugar factories, fertilizer rae
tories and shipbuilders; also ship
ments- Of paper. petroleum and pc
troleum products