Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-05
FUEL OIL NOW IS LICENSED
 BY NATIONAL
 GOVERNMENT
In Proclamation, President Wilson, Puts All Fuel Oil Under the Control of Ma tional Oil Administrator.
By Review Leased wire)

WASHINGTON. Feb 4.-GOvern- ment control of industry was extended to oil in a proclamation by President Wilson tonight putting under license the manufacture and distribution of all fuel oils No mention is made of other oils or oil products. including gasoline and kerosene. but they. too. probably will be put under control soon
 Authority under the proclamation is to be vested in Mark L. Requa Of California. recently named as chief of the fuel administration oil division Licenses must be obtained before February II by all manufacturers and distributors whose gross sales of fuel. including gas oil. amount to more than 100 900 barrels a year.
 A series of regulations drawn by the fuel administration establishes in-the east a list of preferential consumers who must be supplied in the order they are given regardless of contracts outstanding
 Action Necessary
 Difficulties of transportation. it is declared in the presidents proclama- ton and Q statement prepared by the fuel administration. making licensing necessary that essential industries be supplied. Operation of the control will cut the supplies of the less essential industries where lack of transpOrta- tiOn creates a shortage. The prefer ential list is set forth as follows:
 Railroads and bunker fuel
 Export deliveries or shipmnets for the army or the navy
 Export shipments for the navies and other war purposes of the allies.
 Hospitals where oil is now being used for fuel.
 Public utilities and domestic con- sumers now using fuel oil. including gas oil
 Shipyards engaged in government work
 Navy yards.
 Arsenals-
 Plants engaged in the manufacture production and stOresge of food prod ucts-
 Army and navy cantonments where oil now is being used for fuel.
 Industrial consumers engaged in the manufacture of munitions and other articles under government orders.
 All other classes
 Monday Not Mentioned
 In issuing the preferential list the fuel administration at the same time exempted all users of oil from the Op- eration of the Monday closing order. as it has been shown that most of the oil consumers already were excepted under previous provisions This ex- emptiOn includes not only users or fuel oils. but also consumers of all petroleum products.
 After reviewing the food control act under which the proclamation is issued. the presidents order sets forth:
 Whereas. it is not possible to move promptly our abundant supplies of fuel oil by reason of the traffic con gestiOn on our railroads and the trans fer 10 transatlantic service of a large number Of tank steamers ordinarily engaged in cOsstwise trade. and it therefore seems desirable that a plan of control be made effective in case the distributing companies are unable to transport as required fuel off to all consumers now being served. .
 Now. therefore, hereby find and determine and by this proc lamatiOR do announce that it is es- sential in order to carry into effect the purposes of said act to license the importation. manufacture storage and distribution Of fuel oil to the ex- tent hereinafter specified All per sons. firms and associations engaged in the business of both manufactur-