The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-17
GARFIELD SAYS.
APPLIES
TO ALL.
Fuel Commissioner Elucidates the
Theory that Rule is Non-
Discriminative.
THE CONDITIONS FORCE ACT
Recites Exceptions to Rules Which
He Believes Will Meet
Emergencies, fts4

Washington Jan. 17.--Fuel Admin
istrator Garfield isued this statement:
Adverse weather conditions in the
recent week and the %inadequacy of
the present coal supply and trans
p~ortation: facilities to meet the val
time demand have made necessary inn
| mediate restrictive measures as to the
| use of coal in that part OF the United
! states east of the Mississippi river.
The movement of coal in trans
portation must be SO directed as to aid
the Director.G eneral of railways in
dealing with the railroad emergency
created by recent blizzard conditions,
Domestic consumers Of coal must be
kept warm and other absolutely nee
essary consumers must be supplied.
Industry Fully Restricted.
"All industry must be fully restrict
ed in its use OF coal in order that the
available supply for the remainder OF
the winter may be properly distribut-
ed and may be made. sufficient for alb
Fsolutely essential needs during the
remainder Of the winter. ,..t
ITO meet these necessities, the fuel
administration has ordered as an i'm
mediate emergency measure that on
the days of Jan. IS, 10, 20, q and. %
preference and priority in the use OF
coal shall be given only to those con-
sumers whose consumption of coal is
absolutely necessary. These include
IN order: Railroads., domestic con-
sumers, hospitals and charitable insti.
tutions, public utilities, ships at tide
water for bunker purposes, United
States government use, municipal or
county governments for necessary
public use, manufacturers of perish
able food, or food for immediate con
sumption. "
Five Day Moratorium
During the five days designated no
manufacturing industry shall be al
lowed to operate I've if 1t has its
coal supply on hand. BY this means
I'll industry will be placed on an equal
footing and each will be called upon
to make its share of the sacrifice nee
assary to maintain the nation at the
highest possible point of military and
economic efficiency for the prosecu.
ton of the war.
I'm addition to this emergency re.
striction over the designated five days,
the fuel administration has ordered
that all use Of fuel except by consum-
ers classed as absolute shall be pro.
hibited on Monday of each week from
Jan. % to March 25-that is, on Jan.
20, Feb. 4; H.. 1S, 25 and March 4, II,
10 and 25.
Absolute imparttaIity
The order under which these re-
strictions are made is designed to dis
tribute with absolute impartiality the
burden Of patriotic denial. All classes
of business are treated alike.
Except on the days covered in the
order the normal supply Of coal to all
consumers will be maintained, the nee
essary consumers designated in the
order are given preference and prf-
ority in the delivery and use of coal at
all times as we'll as on the days when
other use Of coal is prohibited. @.
Complete Cooperation
= 1.-The United States fuel a%dininistra.
ton counts upon the complete patri-
otto cooperation Of every individual,
firm and corporation affected by the
order in it's enforcement. Every .ef-
fort will be made by the fuel. admin
istration and Other, government ofic.
ials charged with the enforcement OF
the order to, carry out the plan pro.
posed without undue interference with
the ordinary course Of business.
1T is the earnest desire. of the fuel
administration to prevent: entirely any
permanent dislocatioh Of industry or
labor ia. VIII TX 81. s.,
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