Gilpin observer., 1918-01-24

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE text of
Fuel Administrator Garfield's coal or
der had not been completed at late
hour last night. An abstract given out
by the Fuel Administration follows:
Until further order of the United
| selling fuel In whatever capacity shall
give preference to orders for neces-
sary requirements.
| A-Of railroads;
BOZ domestic consumers, hospi-
tails, charitable institutions and army
and navy cantonments;
Cot public utilities. telephones
and telegraph plants;
D-Of ships and vessels for bunker
purposes;
E-Of the United States for strictly
governmental purposes; not including
orders from or for factories or plants
working on contracts for the United
States;
For municipal, county or state
governments for necessary public
uses;
| G-Of manufacturers Of perishable
food or of food for necessary imme-
diate consumption.
The order further provides that on
Jan. Is, 10, 20. 81 and %. 1918, no
fuel shall be delivered to any person.
firm, association or corporation for
any uses or requirements not included
in the foregoing list until the require
ments included in the list shall have
been first delivered.
2-On Jan. 18. 10, 20, 81 and %.
1918. and also on each and every Mon
day beginning Jan. 2S. 1918. and con-
1918. no manufacturing plant shall
burn fuel or use power derived from
fuel for any purpose except:
A-Such plants as from their nature
must be continuously operated seven
days each week, to avoid serious In
jury to the plant itself or its con-
tents.
foods.
C-Manufacturers Of food not per
ishable and not in immediate demand
who may burn fuel to such extent a.
is authorized by the fuel administrar
tor of the state in which such plant II
located or by his representative au-
thorized therefor upon application by
the United States food administrator
D-Printers or publishers OF daily
papers may burn fuel as usual except
ing on every Monday from Jan. 21 to
March 25, 1918, inclusive, on which
days they may burn fuel to such az
tent as is necessary to issue such edi-
tions as such papers customarily is-
sue on important national legal holi-
days and where suoh papers do not ~
sue any editions on holiday, they are
permitted to issue one edition on the
said Mondays.
RPrinting establishments may
burn fuel on Jan. 10. 10, 20 and - 10
suoh extent as is necessary to issue
current numbers OF magazines and
other publications periodically issued.
3-On each Monday beginning Jan.
81, 1918. and continuing up to and IN
cludfng Monday March 25, 1918, no
fuel shall be burned except to such ex-
tent as is essential to prevent injury
to property from freezing. for the puF-
pose Of supplying heat for:
Amy business or professional Of
fices. except offices used by the Unit
ed States, state, county or municipal
government, transportation companr
les, or which are occupied by banks
and trust companies or by physicians
or dentists;
B-Wholesale or retail stores. or any |
other stores, business houses or build. |
ings whatever. except that for the pur-
pose Of selling food only. for which
purposes stores may maintain neces-
sary heat until 10 o'clock noon; and |
for the purpose Of selling drugs and
medical supplies only. stores may
maintain necessary heat throughout |
the day and evening;
C-Theaters, moving picture houses.
bowling alleys, billiard rooms, private
or public dance halls, or any other
place Of amusement.
On the above specified Mondays, no
fuel shall be burned for the purpose
of heating rooms or buildings in which
liquor is sold on those days.
No fuel shall be burned on any OF
the foregoing specified Mondays for
the purpose of supplying power for the
movement of surface, elevated, sub.
way or suburban cars or trains In ex-
cess of the amount used on the Sun
days previous thereto.
The order provides that nothing in
this order shall be held to forbid the
burning of fuel to heat rooms or such
portions OF buildings as are used in
connection with the production or dis