The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-17
GOVERNMENT ORDER TO CLOSE
INDUSTRIES CAUSES BIG PROTEST
RAILROADS GET
THE PREFERENCE
They Are to Be Furnished Coal First and
Will Be Followed by Domes-
tic Consumers.

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stract of Fuel Administrator Garfeld's
order suspending industries of the east
ern section of the country for five days
is as follows:
"l-Until further orders of the United
States fuel administrator, all persons
selling fuel in whatever capacity shall
give preference TO orders for necessary
requirements:
"A-0f railroads.
"B-Of domestic consumers, hospitals,
charitable institutions and army and
navy cantonments.
"C-Of 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 or
ders from or for factories or plants
working on contracts for the United
States.
IF OF municipal, county or state gov
ernments for necessary public uses.
"G-0f manufacturers of perishable
food or of food for necessary immediate
consumption.
"The order further provides that on
Jan. Is, 10, 20, 2l and %, 1918, no fuel
shall be delivered to any person, firm,
association or corporation for any uses
or requirements not included irf the fore
going list until the requirements nclud |
ed in the list shall have been first deliy !
cred
"0n Jan Is, 10, 90 2l and %. 1918, and |
also on each and every Monday beginning
Jan. 2S, 1912, and continuing up TO and I
including March %, 1918, no manufactur-
ing plant shall burn fuel or use power
derived from fuel for any purpose ex
cept:
"A-Such plants as from their nature
must be continuously operated seven
days each week, to avoid serious injury
to the plant itself or its contents.
Manufacturer of perishable foods.
"C-Manufacturers of food not perish
able and not in immediate demand who
may burn fuel to such extent as is au
thorized by the fuel administrator of the
state in which such plant is located or
by his representative authorized therefor,
upon application by the United States
iood administrator. II
'DPrinters or publishers of daily pa
lers may burn fuel as usual excepting !
IN every Monday from Jan. Fl to March i
-, 1913, inclusive, on which days they q
nay burn fuel to such extent "a is nee d
,sSary to issue such editions as such pa s
,ers cilstomarily issue on important ma Il
ional legal holiday, and where such pa t
,ers do not issue any editions on holi- il
lay, they are permitted to issue one edi-
ion on the said Mondays. o
PRINTING N hii hn3aufS xUhipn n
nay burn fuel ON Jan. IS, 10, 20 and %, t
o such extent as is necessary to issue q
urrent numbers of magazines and other e
publications. periodically issued. "
"On each Monday beginning Jan 81 a
9lS, and continuing up to and including q
Ionday, March 25, 1918, no fuel shall be ii
urned (exeept to such extent as is es
entail to prevent injury to property 81
'ofn freezing) for the purpose of supply ot
lg heat for ST
ces, except offices used by the United u
tates, state, county or municipal gov b.
transportation companies, or di
hich are occupied by banks and trust OF
'mpanies or by physicians or dentists. NJ
"B Wholesale or retail stores. or any oI
her stores, business houses or buildings en
iidAtNt1t tACtpt tHdt Tue pun post VI III
ling food only, for which purposes al
ores may maintain necessary heat until w
o'clock noon; and for the purpose of M
ling drugs and medical supplies only di
ores may maintain necessary heat ch
roughout the day and evening. ia
"C-Theatres, moving picture houses, co
wiling alleys, billiard rooms, private or ac
blic dance halls, or any other place of Go
nusement. init
"On the above specified Mondays, no lal
ell shall be burned for the purpose of COZ
ating rooms or buildings in which liq tn
r is sold on those days.
mo fuel shall be burned on any of the sol
-egoing specified Mondays for the pur- op,
Sc of supplying power for the move ite
mt of surface, elevated, subway, or OK
burban cars or trains in excess of the Ii
lount used on the Sundays previously des
areto. the
The order provides that nothing in fro
IS order shall be held to forbid the do'
rning of fuel to heat rooms or such dul
rtions of buildings as are used in CON ow
,tion with the production or distribu I'm
n of fuel. int
The state fuel administrators are au- per
,rzed by the order to issue orders on 1t ]
cial applications for relief, where nee tro
ary to prevent injury TO health or de- ka'
uction of or injury to property by fire
freezing.
The order is effective in all of the ter
,ry of the United States east of the 0nl