Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-20
ONLY ONE VIOLATION
IS REPORTED TO BYRD
Tobacco Factory Using Exhaust
Steam is Ordered TO
Close at Once.
VIII Probably Not BE Prosecuted. rs
IL is Not Believed Violation Was
Intentional - Blair Secs Little
Chance of Getting Anthracite.

The only violation o: tho Garfield
regulations that cainc 20 tho attention
OF Harry Food Byrd. EcIeral fuel adj
mnistrator for Virginia, ycsterda. was
that OF a prominent tobacco mauucac-
;urer Of tic city. He had been using
power 20 operate his factory from Il
nearby storage plant. thinking that
tho use OF the exhaust steam" MAS
not prohibited. Since the violation
was not meant 20 bc intentional he waa
dismissed with severe rcprimand and
warning not to repent. lie was or
dered 10 close down and not resume
operations until next Wednesday.
The following statement was ISSUED
ny Mr.. Byo-d last night regarding the
violations:
The police throughou; Virginia have
hecn requested Ia report violations OF
th"s" orders and the United States
marShals and their deputies have also
been requested 20 assist. While rca
soHabie latitude viii be made :or mis-
Interpretations, So the orders must nc
obcy"d:, tho penalty being $4,000 fine.
or imprisonment, or BOTH
In statement made yesterday.
Chairman y. Bicrne Blair. OF the Rich
mond city fuel administration. cmpha-
sized the Importance Of houschoidcrs
providing themselves adequate rrctcc-
tion againS; the coal situation. He said
that adviccs had been received from
Washington stating that the anthracite
supply would be limited If not more
even nnSt winter tnan il is at present
time. Hence hc urges the people OF
the city using lrtrobe and sc,e-hcat-
!u- systems which arc i!cpt w mainly
by the anthracite. :" adopt some othnr
means OF heating their homes. so rs
|" use soft coal o. wood.
LITTLE CHANCE or
GETTING ANTHRACITE
Corsisn nlcnts OF coal that have been
sent TO the local industries and manu-
factories Will rot he touched by tho
fuel commission unless thcr. Is need
for tho same Ia suDply the preferred
classes specified in the Garfield orders
When dealers arc unable TO supply
thcm. the demands viii have 10 lie
made on the aforementioned fuel
This il the pciicy that has been
adonied h. ,hc local fuel commission
and Is cXpecte ed 70 he the same through
ouc the State.
PRICES ARE FINED FOR
WHOLESALE COAT. SALES
According 10 Intelligence just rc-
ceived by Mr.. Byrd from mr.. Garfield
beginning tomorrow AT =. O'CLOCK on
orators in tho Richmond basin Of Chcs-
terrified and Hcnrico Counties may sell
coal nj the following wholesale prices:
Run-of'thc mine ......... $3.50 per :on
prepared sizes. .s3.55 per ton
Slack observation-disclosures. sG.o5 per ton
The above prices do not include %
cents for wage increase under the
Presidents order OF October -. No
tincation has been sent TO operators
Regarding the exemption or indus
tries engaged in war work. Dr. Gar
ncid's comm unication to Administrator
Byrd follows:
You are advised that all appiica-
tons for exemption from regulations
OF January L., on account Of war nm
nitions or other government work
must first he approved by the Score
iary Of War or Secretary of the Navy
or other member OF tho Cabine, for
whose department work is done. Upon
receipt of such approval. this admins
uation viii grant exemption. You
may rely in each instance on telegram
from this administration granting on
cnption In case OF doubt communi-
cate with us Immediately"