El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-18
FACTORIES ARE
FORCED To SHUT
Hundreds Compelled to
Close Down Because of
Fuel Shortage.
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action in a lengthy statement last
night in which he said the order y as
prompted by the necessity for fur
nishing the American army abroad
and the allies with food and supplies
The country, he said. had reached a
point OF over production as far as
distribution was concerned. and manu-
featuring plants could well afford to
remain idle until transportation could
catch up.
DR.. Garfield declared railroad ter
minals were filled with loaded cars
and unless production ceased tenn
porariiy, cars ould continue TO be
loaded with manufacturing products
nd'stalled in yards when they should
be used for the movement OF coal
ships Loaded But Can't SAIL.
War munitions. food manufac-
tured products Of every description"
said the statement. lie at our Atlan-
tic ports in tens of thousands OF tons.
while literally hundreds OF ships wait
men and allies cannot take the seas
because their bunkers are empty OF
COAL
Food industries without exception
will be permitted to operate en- full
time, according to an Interpretation OF
the order made public by food admin
istrator Hoover.
Food Establishments stay Open.
ct is my understanding" said
Hoover, that the order does not in
clude grain elevators. grain mills,
bakeries. stockyards. meat packing
establishments, cold storage plants,
sugar factories or any other form Of
the food indV try"
In special orders issued by the fuel
administration last night concerns
packing beans, canning milk. and
foastine. coffee for government con-
tract also are exempted
Manufactures OF optical glass are
allowed to operate on government
orders.
support Of the measure, despite the
fact that organized labor would be
one Of the chief sufferers has been
announced by Samuel Gompers. presi-
dent Of the American Federation OF
Labor. GomperS, however. expressed
doubt that the five day suspension
was the best way to meet the stu
alton and suggested that all indus
tries be placed on an eight hour day
Distribution of Coal.
Instructions were sent 10 all local
fuel administrators in the territory
east OF the Mississippi directing them
to distribute to the preferential class
OF users described by thu order all
the five day period OF Industrial cur
tailment
Ready to Prosecute.
United States attorneys VIII take
action against any manufacturing
concern or coal dealer refusing 10
comply with fuel administrator Car
fields order. the department OF Jus
tice announced today. District st
torneys have instructions to watch
coal dezlefs
Motor Plants Exempted.
The Ford and Packard motor plants
at Detroit, In so far as they are used
for manufacture OF aircraft and signal
corps necessaries, are on the ex-
empted list.
The WiIlys-Overland plants and
virtually all other motor plants work
ing on aircraft and army orders were
included with Ford and Packard
Besides the makers OF munitions.
army cloth, cotton duck and blankets
exempted in the preferred list issued
last night. the new list contains the
names OF manufactures and light
and power plants added after protests
had been received today. Locomotive
plants are exempted.