The evening world., 1918-01-18
MANL1FA CTURERS PLAN TO OFFSET ORDER BY OVERT

1Cl OnEl
ing Of all our department heads witA
a view TO seeing that the order t.
t,upuy observed by all The Edison
interests in accordance with tho iu.
,erp.etatio,i placed upon i' by oar
lawyers
We ate not ~ "a postum TO cApress
au opinion a. T. the necrssity ~ tie
Administrators action or concornlnR
tho .duscs which made n necessary, "
II ia IN fact necessary, nor are wo In
position to state whether the results Ia
the way Of funl saving will compensate
The enormous Losses to laDor aud cap
tsl That must Inevitably occur
we ar, strongly opposed 60 intem-
pcrstc comment on Mr.. G0,field's Or
der aud we seriously uupo that tho
morale of Tho nation viii not he prciu-
al, Idly affected"
HOW THE ORDER AFFECTS
cITY's skYscRkPERs.
The Ercatcr part ~ 1000 workers IL.
Factories IN the lj.stJry Hobart llull-
ius q, Nos. .lJ72.s2 Broadway we're
sent nome thougl uumber wora rnl
nt hand work IA me cold rooms
The ac-story Herald Square Bli'd-
nc At Nos. i4I-ls wcs' sGtl street
was In "A pceullar pu1itlon. % the
twtnty-secOni fiuOr Is q hospital, tho
SprlEuo Institute. aAd Frank sum
| mvrs. head of Tho eompa..y that
eases tho hD.llding. said the powot re-
qulred 10 nsst the hospital would also
keep the rest of the building warm.
The manufacturing concerns ia thc
building, however. stopped operations
IN the tweiyc-hturN building at Mos.
| l8i-4s Wost S7th street, where 2,00O
workers, mostly clothing makers are
employed Il was said tho order was
being complied with. In the twelve
story building OF No. 1893 broadway
there wa8 no heat on power and only
enough lights for sntoty. Work waI
stopped at the hfteon-sturv building
at No. igl West g6th stroet.
DECLARES LAuNoRiEs WILL bE
KEPT IN OPERATION.
| Lauulries Throughout the city con
slider themselves public utilities AHA
will remain open during the nve-dny
period. according tu Perry Mendcl-
son, Secretary Of tho Carolyn L,uu-
I dry, No 10 Eps. l2a;h street
II have not boon IN commur cation
with any Of the local fuel admins
! traitors" said Mr.. Menlelsuu, but
/ have been notified by John liciden.
rich, President Of the New York star,
Laundrymen's Association. and also
by the head Of the National Associa
ton. thnt the plants win he kept run
uug. Laurdri,s atc indiap,ISablo 20
public and charitable institutions aud
90 uoJp.ta.s. Chey also aid ~ the con
servnt,on Of health"
At the cigarette factory or Schinas
Brothers. No. a2 West Tooth street
whore 500 persons are employed, III,
manager said; "The plant is closed
for fvs days No wages will be paid.
Col Jacob RUPERT whose brewery
at 92rd Street and Third Avenue EN-
ploys $50 men. said
Due to "a misunderstanding our de.
livery foremen sent out trucks thi,
morning but they were recalled as soor
A. officials OF the company arrived
and the plant will be closed for tht
next tivn d-.ys Tails applies also TO al
the breweriss IN the city. W. vii
abide by any rule the Government
makes and do anything wp can 10 hell
defeat the Germans"
The Nathan Manufacturing Com
pany At 106th Street and the Las
, River, which IL engaged on Govern
I, ment work. closed down, laying of
, 800 men.
One OF the most knotty problemi
, the local Fuel Administration had 4
raco to-day was one in anticipate
OF the forthcoming first Monday holi
!, day decreed by Garheld's order an,
concerned the status OF most Of tn
big ofiice buildings both downtown
:, and along broadway ana Fifth Ave
u nue.
Can hGa'. Hight ana power be shu
on from a building housing rnilroa,
q OF steamship offices or dentists an
pnyslcIans2 How may these exempt
he served Without permitting th
V whole building TO be heated and elc
vators TO be operated7
u 3ection I OF Garneld's order for IN
i Monday holiday stipulates that no f,,,
i shall be burned for the purpose OF sur
r plying heat for tA) any business q
: professional Offices except Offices use