Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-01-18

n to March 25, contained an added
provision excepting hotels and pub
lie eating houses from the operation
of the order provided they neither sell
nor serve intoxicating liquors on the
days in question. Another difference
from the preliminary abstract is in a
provision that operation of manufac-
turing plants which must be kept run
ming continuously TO prevent serious
damage, must be "only to such an ex-
tent as is necessary" during the next
five days and the succeeding Mon
days. This would apply 10 blast fur
naces and other such pants. In their
Monday editions, which are limited TO
those ordinarily issued on holidays,
newspapers are enjoined from issuing
the large editions usually put out on
Sundays.
Public utilities buildings, telegraph
and telephone offices have been added
in the official order to the list of bus
mess buildings which may be heated
on the Monday holidays.
CBy Review Leased wire)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-Fuel Adj
ministratOr Garfield's statement in ex-
PLANTATION of his order follows:
The most urgent thing to be done
is TO send TO the American forces
abroad and TO the allies the food and
war supplies which they vitality need.
War munitions. food. manufactured ar
ticles of every description, lying in At
lantic ports in tens of thousands OF
tons. where literally hundreds of ships
loaded with war goods Tor our men and
the allies. cannot take the seas be-
cause their bunkers are empty OF coal.
The coal TO send them on their way is
waiting behind the congested freight
that has jammed all terminals.
1t is worse than useless 10 bend
our energies to more manufacturing
when what we have already manufac-
tured lies at tidewater cOngeSting ter
minal facilities, iamming the railroad
yards and sidetracks for long distanc-
es back into the country. No power
on earth can move this freight into
the war zone where il is needed ulti,
We supply the ships with fuel.
Once the docks are cleared of the
valuable freight for which our men
and associates in the war now wait in
vain. then again our energies and pow
er may be turned TO manufacturing
more efficient than ever 50 that a ste2-
dy and uninterrupted stream Of vital
supplies may be this nations answer
to the allies cry for help.
Excess of Production
1t has been excess of production
n our wartime speeding up. that has
done so much TO cause congestion on
our railroads; that has filled the
freight yards TO overlooking; that has
Cluttered the docks OF our Atlantic
ports with goods waiting TO go abroad.
At tidewater the flood of freight has
stopped. The ships were unable Il;
complete the journey from our factor
les to the war depOts behind the firing
line.
Added to this has been difficultS
of transportation of coal for our Owa
domestic needs. On top of these di--
ficulties has come one of the most ter
ribly severe winters we have known
in years
The wheels were ehoked and stop
ped; zero weather and snow bound
trains: terminals congested: harboTs
with shipping frozen in; rivers aai
canals unp2Ssable-it was useless to
continue manufacture and pile confuS-
ion On top of confusion.
"A clear line from the manufactur-
ing establishments to the seaboard and
beyond: that was the imperative need
II was like soldiers marching to the
front. The men in the foremost ranks
must have room 10 move.
More than q shock was needed 10
make a way through that congestion at
the terminals and on the docks so thst
the aid so vitality needed by the allie
could get through.
Effect Disastrous
The incidental effect of this trans
pOrtatiOn situation on coal production
has been disastrous. There is and a.
ways has been plenty of fuel. but il
cannot be moved TO those places wher>
it is so badly needed while railrOa
lines and terminals are chOke6.
Throughout the coal fields scores. ev-
en- hundreds of mines are lying idie
because of railroad Inability TO suppl
the cars to carry away their product
Coal mines cannot operate withOv,
cars. Cars cannot be supplied whi,1
the railroads are crippled by the pres
ent freight congestion. which keeTs
idle cars lying useless in the freigh.
yards.
In the past week the production o.
coal has been disastrously reduced.
Reports in some cases have shown 50
nor cent Of the r,,inas in arfain field