The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-18
Blast Furnaces and Steel Mills Exempt, Is the
 General Opinion STEAM HEATING PLANT TO OPERATE AS USUAL STATES J. s. PEVEAR Matter of Individual Con- science Whether Much or Little Heat Be Used on
 Prohibited Days

United States cast of the Missis-
 sippi river, was busy adjusting HIS
 affairs to meet the drastic order
 issued in Washington for saving
 fuel.
 There was difference Of opinion
 aS to its being the best soiutton'
 but there was a general inclination
 to abide by whatever incoh
 fences might be necessary.
 As to those who would be af-
 footed. if was felt that after all
 the matter of conscience entered
 largely into It, and that any per
 son who could save coal during she
 specified period was obiSateo "
 do so.
 The first question asked was
 about the big furnaces ana
 mills, and the opinion was gen
 eraI that such plants were
 ccpted in the Garfield order pe-
 c.u.e they arc of such nature that
 continuous operation for seven
 days per week is necessary.
 Any plants using electricity gem
 .~.ted by water power are consid
 cred exempt.
 STEAM HEATING PLANT
 "r,ven under pr. Garfield's order we ,,,,,, have to keep our steam heating nlan+ in orpeation," said J. S. PeVear' president of the Birmingham RalWas' Light and Power company, because we supply hospitals, county and clty h,,;1dinps drug stores, Young Men Christian associations, doctors anu dentists. offices and others not pro- hibited under the order.
 ssThe steam will, therefore, pc III tne hines as usual but 1t is matter wieie each individuals conscience whether he shall turn it on on the daSs pro- hibited by Dr. Garfield. The amount ol steam being used has an lmmcalate cffact on the amount of coal we have 10 burn. If the load is light we get aiohs with fewer boilers. So that the amount of coal used depends entirely on now many consumers have the steam turned on.
 "As for electric power we are now rs,ng water power exclusively, except ,,a.ween the hours of 80 and ' D. m. exch day. Between those hours when we have to carry the peak load some mower has to be produced by steam We gather from Dr. Garfield's order therefore, that any Birmingham plan' using electricity can use 1t up 10 f.oo o,c,ock each afternoon because IL IS water power, but after that hour II begins to eat up coal.
 "After all it will be matter CT con science with. each consumer oi hea' and electricity because we could not un- dertake to check up to see who IS ano who is not using stea mand power.
 ALABAMA POWER COMPANY
 w N. Wallmsley. general manager ol the Alabama Power company, said tha' fortunately his company was now IT nosition to take care of all customers along it's transmission lines Wlehou the use of the steam plants. "The recent heavy rains and melting snow have put enough water in th' river so that we can care for all oul clients with water power electricity, he said. "Every plant on our system will. accordingly, be able to carry oi 1 its full activities.
 | ..This is very gratifying to us, ant we are also pleased with the compn ments we have recently been gettint from those we serve on the cnaracee of the service we are giving. We Tee that we occupy especially close rela tions with the industrial interests o the state and it is pleasing to have 8 many people express their satisfacticl with the service"
 l Steam laundries of the district wer | i,,to ad n the fuel ld 1 ministrator's order because they kneN that so many people would be incon yenienced by the five days shut doWr However, they all agreed to abid heartily by the government order. LOCAL LAUNDRIES No "washee-washee" will be don l by any of the laundries of Birmingham again until Tuesday at midnight, ac cording to specific instructions issue l the operators yesterday afternoon b the Jefferson county fuel board. All Q the mechanical work involved wa stopped at 12 o'clock last night. It is stated that the launories wi remain open as usual for the receir of business and all of the labor al ltached, with the exception of the me ichanical operators involving powe Twill be continued as usual in order tha the work could be handled with tn least loss of time. The wagons will cor : tinue to visit the residential section :, of the city and collect the laundry q al usual, and that from the hotels will v collected also. It was stated by tn operators that a strict observance ( g the order would be adhered to durin the five-day period.
 CRANE COMPANY r W. L. Roueche of the Crane compan [ in the absence from the city of w. ' Kettig, said yesterday afternoon: 1T sl Crane company will cooperate with u : fuel administration in every way DO sible We will carry out the orders