The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-17
EXPLAINS COAL
SAVING SCHEME
Garfield Issues an Official Statement
and Urges Patriotic Cooperation
of People.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE fuel ad-
mInistratlon issued the following supple
mental statement in regard to the coal
order:
The unprecedented adverse weather
conditions of recent weeks and the mad
eqnacy of the present coal supply and
transportation facilities to meet the enor-
nous wartime demand, have made neces-
sary immediate 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 transporta-
ton must be so directed as to aid the
director general of railways in dealing
with the railroad emergency created by
recent blizzard conditions Domestic con
sumers OF coal must be kept warm, and
other absolutely necessary consumers
must be supplied.
"All industry must be equally restrict
ed in its use of coal in order that the
available supply for the remainder of the
winter may be properly distributed and
may be made sufficient for absolutely es-
.sential needs during the remainder Of the
winter
TO meet these necessities, the fuel adj
ministration has ordered as an immediate
emergency measure that on the days of
Jan, IS, 10, 20, 81 and - preference and
priority in the use of coal shall be gwen
only to those consumers whose consump-
ton Of coal is absolutely necessary These
include in order: Railroads, domestic con
sumers, hospitals, and charitable institu-
tons, public utilities, ships at tidewater
for bunker purposes, United States gov
eminent use, municipal or county govern
ments for necessary public use, manufac-
turers Of perishable food or food for i'm
mediate consumption
| During the five days designated no
manufacturing industry shall be allowed
to operate even if it has its coal supply
on hand. BY this means all industry will
be placed on an equal footing and each
will be called upon to make its share of
! the service necessary to maintain the ma
| ton at the highest possible point Of mil
| itary and economic efficiency for the
! prosecution Of the war
| In addition to this emergency restric-
ton over the designated five days the
| fuel administration has ordered that all
use of fuel except by consumers classed
as absolutely necessary shall be prohib-
! tied on Monday of each week from Jan
q to March 25: that is, ON Jan. q and
%, Feb 4. II, IS and %, and March A
| II, Is and %
The order under which these restric-
tions are made is designed to distribute
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 al
consumers will be maintained. The nee
essary consumers designated in the order
are given preference and priority in the
delivery and use OF coal at all times as
we'll as on the days when other use Of
coal is prohibited.
'The United States fuel administration
counts upon the complete patriotic coop
Grafton affected by the order in its en-
forcement, Every effort will be made by
the fuel administration and other gov
eminent officials charged with the en-
forcement of the order to carry out thu
plan proposed without undue interference
with the ordinary course of business
1T ls the earnest desire of the fuel ad
mlnstration to prevent entirely any dis
location of industry or of labor"