Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-22
HEATLESS MONDAY
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HEATLESS MONDAY
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stores were not allowed to operate. The
only way to buy tobacco was to order
cigars or cigarettes with meals at the
restaurants.
| The Boston Stock and Grain Elk
changes were open for business as
usual but the members wore over
coats, sweaters and caps.
Z Conservator's Office Not Heated
! Ecrtrt l.. stone. Boston's fuel con-
servator, and his staff had personal ex-
perience of the effects Of their own rul-
ings today. The conservator's Ofhces
were not heated and Mr.. Stone and his
assistants were forced to work in their
overcoats. Several women stenogra-
pliers became so chilled that Mr.. stone
secured temporary headquarters in the
Suffolk County courthouse for thes re-
mainder of the day.
| James j. Storrow. fuel administrators
for New England, sounded warning tnat
the five-day industrial closing order has
/ not solved the coal problem for this dis
trict THE weather man." he said, will
have much to do with how fast coal comes
into New England. A cold day cuts down
railroad movements about so per cent.
The tive-day layoff is helping to clear up
coal congestion clear through to the
mines 1t has slowed up consumption.
but don't think it is going to clear UP
the congestion altogether"
THE necessity for local restrictions in
the use of fuel will be just as great after
the federal order has been suspended as
they were BEFORE" Mr. Storrow continues.
The Washington order cannot relieve
the embargo at our gateways and pis-
dict that there will be no better condf-
tons at Maybrook (the New Haven Rail-
ways gateway next Wednesday morning
than there are at present.
I'VE shall be facing the same necessity
for shutting down elevators In Office
buildings, shutting off lights on illumi-
mated signs, and making other savings in
order that every pound of coal possible
may be given to the mills and factories
to keep men at work
Storrow BIames Washington
1.-The railroads bring us only about j
per cent. Of the coal we use, even when
they are operating normally. They can
not bring it to us as fast as we burn ii.
The railroads service cannot be curtailed
If the summer without causing a shortage
OF coal in the winter.
Il tried to impress that or Washington
several months ago. l believed that we
should have stocked up last summer. but
Washington prevented us from doing so.
NO matter what shut down orders are
now issued by Washington, they canno.
furnish us with more railroad tracks ana
facilities for bringing our fuel here.
There will continue n be a dangerous
condition regarding coal in New England
and l am satisfied unless we keep on with
our local restrictions there will be a great
deal more suffering among householders
and more people out of work.
. New List Of Exemptions
: A new list of more than 100 Massachu-
sets concerns which have been exempted
from the Monday closing order because
they are filling government war orders
was received from Washington by Mr..
Storrow today.
! The list covers for the most part manu-.
facturers of blankets, uniforms and tent
/ ing
! A number of sub-contractors furnishing
ship accessories to exempted shipyards
have also been allowed to continue bust
ness.
| A committee from the Boston Central
Labor Union. representing BARRIERS, must
clans. cigarmakers and bartenders, held
conference with Mr. I,+
and urged him to grant certain CONFESS
slons in the late opening and early closing
order of the Massachusetts fuel admin
istration. They were unsuccessful.
Congestion Clearing Somewhat
| Several hundred cars OF coal we're NOV
ing into New England tonight. according
to reports reaching the fuel administra-
tors office. Railroad officials reported
that freight congestion was clearing m
There is no congestion on the New Ha-
ven east of New London and west of that
point there is less than there has been. -.
one official Of that railroad said. Bosto,
Albany and Boston & Maine officials
E also reported freer movement of co,r
and clearing UP of general freight CON-
gestion.
! only 600 tons of coal arrived by water
today. number of coal Carriers were
reported stormbound coming up the coa..
! hundreds or complaints poured into the
ofhces OF the Boston fuel committee be-
cause the subcommittee having charge n,
distribution in small lots increased tho
price mis- morning at its fuel stations
throuehout the city from 60 to 20 cents
lor ~" pounds. City Fuel Conservation
stone today took steps to punish several
boston merchants who have persisted in
violating the, statewide order dimm,,.
{ llsht IN store windows MIR. stone sa,1
that IN all probability his first step Vou,d
" % order their light and coal supplies