The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-26
FUEL RULINGS
ARE DEFINED
State Administrator H. J. M.
Jones Gives Inter-
probation
TO CLEAR UP SOME
OF THE CONFUSION
People of Vermont Urged to
Carry Out the Spirit and
Letter of Rulings

In view of the uncertainty that has
existed since the order of the national
fuel administration went into effect, the
Vermont fuel administration under H.
J. NJ. Jones has decided to put before the
public of Vermont an Interpretation of
the mandatory regulations and the sug'
gestion as regards the same. Below VIII
be found his statement;
To Members of Local Fuel Committees,
Manufacturers, Merchants and Others
Interested:
The unexpectedness of the order OF the
federal fuel administration on Jan. IL,
the brevity of time between its receipt
and its going into effect and the lack OF
instructions and explanations together
with the congestion of telephone calls
for information, rendered it impossible
for this Office to meet the many urgent
requests for Interpretation of its various
features in a satisfactory manner
Since the order went into effect we
have received several rulings from the
federal fuel administrators, which we
have given to the press, and since the
expiration of the five days designated in
the OTucT we 0dNt UttH avn W chutf
somewhat its various sections so that
now we are disposed to issue the follow
ing instructions, subject to revision or
annulmat by the federal fuel admin
istrator and subject TO modification by
ourselves as exigencles arise.
All citizens interested should under
stand that while the conservation of fuel
is the primary purpose of the order there
is also the definite design on the part of
the government to relieve the serious
congestion of traffic which has occurred
through inadequate transportation facili
ties.
While il is impossible TO anticipate the
various cases to which the federal order
applies and to publish specific rulings, it
is earnestly requested that all persons
interested or affected in any way shall
accept and carry into effect not only the
letter but the spirit and intent of the
order.
Certain sections are mandatory and no
rulings on such are necessary; but as
the applications of various sections are
somewhat ambiguous, the following rul |
ings will stand until revised, notice of |
which will be given through the daily |
papers of the state.
Manufacturers.
The following Geographic rulings from !
Washington are sufficiently explicit to
answer the inquiries of most manufac- |
turcrs concerning the observance of the !
nine following Mondays
present order is designated to restrict |
the use of all kinds of fuel on the days |
prescribed and this includes fuel in what
ever form burned
"All plants except those exempted in
ruling must shut down on prescribed
days. Fuel may only be used to prevent /
freezing. Even plants using more coal
when shut down must carefully comply
with ruling
Manufacturers using shavings for
heat for plant may run sufficiently to
produce enough shavings for heating
plant to prevent freezing"
According to the wording of section 3
Of the order, namely, mo manufacturer
and no manufacturing plant shall burn
fuel or use power derived from fuel ex-
cept for specific purposes and according
10 the foregoing telegraphic rulings, the
obvious intent of the order is that all
plants shall shut down.
except
|. Those specifically exempted in sec
lion 3.
2. Those having obtained from the fed
raj government permission to run.
;. Those dealing with food products
'uch as grain elevators, potato or vege-
able houses, cold storage, grain storage, F..
rain feed mills, certain necessary cereal
product manufacturers, bakers, Gamers,
milk dealers, creameres, condensers. all
milk product manufacturers, packing and
laughter houses, necessary ice plant and ,
sugar manufacturers man
lfacturers of binder Irvine, ammonia, in
ecticides and fertilizers.
a. Those using no fuel of any kipd !
whatever for heating plants and using -.
10 power whatever derived from burning
uel
>. Those producing waste for fuel for
he plants themselves and for their en- a
d