The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-01-18
Drastic Measure 'Suspends Manu-
featuring For Five Days To
End Coal Famine.
NO WARNING IS GIVEN
All Normal Business Activities To
Cease Each Monday For Next
Ten Weeks As Further Con-
servation Measure.

Washington, Jan. 1S.-Threatened
With a national calamity due to the
ihortage of coal, President Wilson,
through Fuel Administrator II. A. Gar
ield, ordered temporary shutdown
VI factories and other industries and
+. general halting of business east of
he Mississippi, including the entire
.tates of Minnesota and Louisiana.
The shutdown is ordered from next
friday to the following Tuesday, in
:lusive, and the nine following Mon-'
lays.
On these IA days no manufacturing
,lants will be operated except those
equiring continuous operation to
void injury to plant, those producing
,erishable foods and those producing
'ther foods whose operation is desired
" the food administrator.
Abstract Of Order.
The following abstract Of the coal
estriction and business holiday order
~ DIR. H. A. Garfield. fuel administrat-
,r. has been given out by the fuel ad-
ninistration:
Until further order of the United
states fuel administrator all persons
elling fuel In whatever capacity shall
i've preference to orders for neces-
airy requirements:
"A-Of railroads.
d.
Is. charitable institutions and army
md navy cantonments.
Cor public utilities, telephones
nd telegraph plants.
"D-Of ships and vessels for bunker
,urposes.
"E-Of the United States for strict
governmental purposes; not includ-
ng orders from or for factories or
,lants working on contracts for the
United States.
"F-Of municipal, county or state
governments for necessary public use.
rG-Of manufacturers of perishable
ood or of food for necessary imme-
late consumption.
"The order further provides that on
IAN. Is, 10. 20, Fl and 20, 1918, no fuel
hall be delivered to any person, firm,
.ssociation or corporation for any uses
II requirements not included in the
oregoing list until the requirements
Included In the list shall have been
irst delivered.
Certain Plants to Run.
"On Jan. Is. 10. 20, 81 and %. 1918,
nd also on each and every Monday
,eginning Jan. %, 1913, and continu-
ng up to and including March 25,
91S, no manufacturing plant shall
,urn fuel or use power derived from
uel for any purpose except
"A--Such plants as from their ma.
ure must be continuously operated
even days each week, to avoid serious
injury to the plant itself or its con
ents.
"B-Manufacturer of perishable
oods.
"C-Manufacturers OF food not per
shable and not in immediate demand
sho may burn fuel to such extent q
. authorized by the fuel administra
or OF the state In which such plant II
coated or By his representative au
horized therefor, upon application BY
he United States food administrator
"D-Printers or publishers Of daily
apers may burn fuel as usual except
ng on every Monday from Jan. 81 ID
March Is, 1918, inclusive, on which
lays they may burn fuel to such ex
ent al il necessary to issue such edi
ions AZ such papers customarily issue
N important national legal holidays
md where such papers do not ISSUE
my editions on holidays they are per
nitted to issue one edition on the said
donday.
"E-Printing ablishments ma,
,urn fuel on Jan. Is, 10, 20. 81 and ~
o such extent as Il necessary to Issue
current numbers Of magazines and 9th
n publications periodically issued.
ION each Monday beginning Jan. n
.s1S. and. continuing UP to and includ
ng Monday, March Is, 1918, no fue
hall be burned (except to such exten
10 10 e6sential to prevent injury 4
property from freexing) FOR the pun
Jose Of supplying heat for:
"A--Any business or pr0fessional cl
ices except offices used By the Units'
States. state, county or municipal soy
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