Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-01-24
GARFIELD COAL.
ORDER IN EFFECT;
INDUSTRY AAL1S
Fuel Administration Signs EdIct
as Senate Asks Delay.
IA EXEMPTIONS ARE GIVEN
Vital War Industries Escape Drastic
ecuIations-OnIy Food Stores
Will Be Open on Mondays
President Stands Behind Aid.

President Stands Behind Aid.
Washington, Jan. 1S.-The Garfield
coal edict is in effect.
Defying a resolution adopted by the
senate TO compel pOstponement OF
the drastic measure, the fuel admins
tration gave notice that it stood pat.
The order was signed by Fuel ADMIN
istrator Garfield at six o'clock last
night. It went into operation at mid
night.
Every industry east Of the MISSISSIPPI
pi river, including Minnesota and Lou
isiana, with few exceptions, closed 10
remain idle until midnight peSt Iues-
day.
Drawing a storm of protest that
swept the whole nation, President WI
son stood squarely by Doctor Garneid'
Meanwhile opponents in the senate
dashed themselves into i fury over
their impotence. The Hitchcock reso-
luton to force postponement was
adopted by vote of SO to 10.
"order Necessary"-WiIson.
President Wilson issued the follow
ing statement:
Il was, Of course, consulted by MT.
Garfield before the fuel order was is
sued and fully agreed with him that it
was necessary, much as | regretted
the necessity.
'"This war calls for many sacrifices,
and sacrifices of the sort called for by
this order are infinitely less than sac
rifices of life which might otherwise
be involved.
awe are upon a war footing and l
am confident that the people of the
United States are willing to observe
the same sort of discipline that might
be involved in the actual conflict IT.
self"
A total of IA exemptions was de-
cided on They relate entirely to vital
war industries.
All other industries covered in the
original order outlined Wednesday
night must suspend entirely during
the five-day period beginning at mid
night.
1t was admitted the action was taken
more because of the congestion of the
railroads at seabOard terminals than
because of shortage Of coal.
Garfeld's Revised Order.
The text of the revised coal order,
issued by Doctor Garfield, reads:
+ "a regulation making provision for a
more adequate supply of fuel for rail-
roads, domestic consumers public util-
ties and other uses necessary to the
national security.
"The United States fuel administers
tor, acting under the authority of an
executive order of the president Of
the United States, dated August %.
1917, appointed said administrator in
furtherance Of the purpose Of said or
der and of the purposes Of the act Of
congress therein referred to, approved
August 10. 1917, finding it essential to
! effectively carry out the provisions Of
this act, to make provision for more
adequate supply Of fuel for railroads.
domestic consumers, public utilities
and for other uses necessary to the
national security in certain parts Of
the United States. hereby makes and
prescribes the following regulations:
"Section /. Until further o.ders of
! the United States fuel administrator
/ all persons selling fuel, in whatever
capacity, shall, In filling their contracts
! for orders now on hand, give prefer
ence to necessary current requirements
/ of railroads, domestic consumers. nos
pitfalls, charitable institutions, army and
| navy environments, public utilities. by
/ product coke plants supplying gas for
| household uses. telephone and tele-
graph plants. shipping for bunker pur-
! poses, the United States, for strictly
| governmental purposes (nOt including
factories or plants working on con-
! tracts for the United States), manu-
| fa"turers of perishabe food or Of food
for necessary immediate consumption
and municipal, county or state govern
] ments for necessary public uses.
Divert Surplus to Other Orders.
ANY tonnage remaining 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. 20, q and ~
1918-the state fuel administrators and
| their accredited representatives In the
various communities in the territory IN
which this regulation applies are mere
by empowered and directed to dlver'
| such fuel as arrives in communities
| in carload lots to keep current require
ments and to provide an adequate ana
normal supply for such consumers OF
| fuel as are specified in section hfreol.
"Sec 8. On the following days
namely. January 49, 10. 20. q and ~
| 1918-and also on each and every Mon
day beginning January %. 1913. ana
continuing up to and including March
25, 1918, on manufacturer or .manufac-
| turing plant shall burn fuel or use
power derived from fuel for any pur-
pose. with the following exceptions:
"(a) Plants which necessarily must
| be continuously operated seven days