The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-23
TEXT OF FUEL ORDER.
ossDER SHUTTING DOWN INDUS
TRIAL PLANTS ISSUED.
tscs administrator Garfield Adhercs
~ PrciIninary Amaounccmemt-All
branches Of Industry Affected.

Washington. ID. c.. Jan. II. 1918.
Regulation making provision for
more adequate supply of fuel for rail-
roads, domestic consumers, public
utilities and other uses necessary to
the national security.
The United States fuel administa-
sien. acting under the authority Of an
executive ordsr of the president OF
the United States. dated August 20.
1917. appointing said administrators.
In fnrtherance OF the purposes of said
order and OF the purposes OF the act
of congress therein referred to. ap.
proved August 10. 1917. and finding 1t
essential effectively to carry out the
provisions Of this act, to make pro-
vssion for a more adequate supply of
fuel for railroads. domestic consum-
ers. public utilities and for other uses
necessary to the national security In
certain parts OF the United States,
hereby makes and prescribes the fol-
towing regulation:
Section I. Until further order Of
the United states fuel administrator
all persons selling tuel in whatever
capacity shall. n filing their contracts
or orders now on hand. give prefer
ence to necessary current require
ments Of: Railroads, domestic con-
sum-, hospitals, charitable institu-
lions. army and navy cantonments.
public utilities. by-product coke plants
supplying gas for househsld use. tele-
phone and telegraph plants. shipping
for bunker purposes. the United States
TOR strictly governmental purposes
tnot including factories or plants
working on contracts for the United
States), manufacturers OF perishable
FOOD or Of food for necessary imme-
diate consumption and municipal.
county OF State governments for nec-
essary public use. Any tonnage re-
manning after the foregoing preferred
shipments have been made may be
applied in filling any other contracts
or orders.
Sec. 2. On the following days.
namely January is. 10. 90, 21 and 22,
isls. the State fuel administrators
and their accredited representatives in
the various communities in the ter
ritory in which regulation applies are
hereby empowered and directed to di-
vert such fuel as arrives in such COM
hiunities in car load lots to meet the
current requirements and to provide
an adequate and normal supply for
such consumers of fuel as are speci-
Ned In Section one hereof.
Sec. 3. On the following days.
namely January is. 1s. 20, 21 and 22,
1918. and also on each and every Mon
day. beginning January rs. 1918. and
continuing up TO and including March
20. 1918. no manufacturer or man.
ufacturing plant shall burn fuel or use
power derived from fuel for any pur-
pose. with the following exceptions:
"ia) Plants which necessarily must
be continuously operated seven DAYS
each week TO avoid serious injury to
tho plant itself or its contents may
use only such quantity OF fuel as is
necessary to prevent such injury to
the plant or It's contents.
"(a) Manufacturers or plants man
ufacturing perishable foods or foods
Tor necessary immediate consumption
"tc) Manufacturers Of food not
perishable and not necessary for i'm
mediate consumption may burn fuel
TO the extent authorized by the fuel
administrator OF the State in which
such plant is located or by his duly
authorized representative upon appli-
cation by the United States food ad.
ministrator.
td) Plants necessary to the print
Ing and publication OF daily papers
may burn fuel or use power derived
therefrom as usual. except that on ev-
cry Monday from January 21 to March
70, 1918. inclusive. they may burn
fuel or use power derived therefrom
only to such extent as is necessary 10
print and publish such editions as
such plants customarily print and
publish on legal holidays other than
the Sabbath; or, II such plants do not
customarily print or publish any cd.
itions on such legal holidays. they
may burn fuel or use such power 70
such extent as Is necessary u issue
one edition on the said Mondays
"te) Printing establishments NAV
burn fuel on January Is. 10. 20. 2i
and 22. 1918. To such extent as is
necessary to issue current number OF