The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-19
FUEL
DIRECTOR ISSUES
DETAILED ORDERS,
BEMIDJI AFFECTED

State Fuel Administrator MCGEE of
Minnesota has issued special fuel
rulings for thee state of Minnesota
which affect Bemidji in many ways.
or principal interest to Bemidji is
that the order affects manufacturing
plants whether or not they use saw
dust or refuse for running their boil
ers for plant operation. The, local
kfuel committee consists of DR.. G. M.
Palmer, H. G. Baer and M. j. Brown.
The mills of Bemidji are continuing
to operate, pending something of a
definite and tangible nature. The
McGee order Is as follows:
Plumbing establishments may
maintain their temperature OH Mon
days in event of emergency calls
but not for regular business. ... .
Undertakers are permitted to op-
crate at all times.
Manufacturing plants which sus-
pend manufacturing operations dur
ing the five-day, period are permit
ted to heat and occupy their offices
during the period provided the Off
ces can be- separately heated but
such manufacturing plant offices
shall not be heated or occupied on
Mondays.
Schools Do Not Close.
Public schools do not close.
Concerns which are combined job
bers and manufacturers may con-
tinue the operation of their jobbing
departments but must eliminate ev-
cry process Of manufacturing for the
flve-day period.
In thawing for an excavation, if
the completion of the process will
use less fuel than it's renewal after
period of suspension, the opera
tion may be continued. ',.
The ruling of the fuel administfa-
tor forbids the use Of every. charac-
ter of fuel for manufacture during
the five-day period and on Mondays.
Not to Coal Alone.
The application Is. not coal alone.
Manufacturing plants burning wood.
shavings, oil or other material
which is a by-product from the pro
cess Of manufacturing are required
to close during the five-day period.
Manufacturing plants using elec-
tricity or gas exclusively for heat
ing or lighting are required to close
during the five-day period,
Manufacturing plants which op-
crate their heating ors1ighting plants
! on the basis exclusively Of water
power (this does not include power
derived from electric light or gas
companies) may remain open during
the flve-day period.
Manufacturing plants which would
suffer through closing down a seri7
GUS loss to products in the course of
fabrication will he permitted to op-
crate but in order to operate they
must secure special permit from
the fuel administrator.
Auto Shops Not Included.
Automobile repair shops are not
included under the direction Of
manufacturing plants and may oper-
ate during the fve-day period.
Automobile assembling plants are
included under the definition Of
manufacturing plants and are sub
ject to all rules affecting manufac-
turers during the flve-day period and
on Mondays
Office buildings are required on
Mondays to maintain temperature
sufficiently high only to prevent
freezing. They are permitted to use
sufficient power to run one. eleva-
tor.
The -four mills are permitted to
operate.
The public library is permitted to
operate. 20 e.,
Store windows are to be dark on
Monday nights.
Jobbers of perishable food prod
ucts are permitted continuous op-
Grafton.
Stores where not otherwise ex-
empted are not permitted to operate
even II the heating Of the store is
necessary to maintain The building
which they occupy at an above
freezing temperature.