Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-09

Washington, Sept. S.-A new priori- ties list of industries and plants es- sential to the war or the civil popula- ton was announced today by Chair man Baruch of the war industries board. It was described as the mas ter key governing the issuance Of priority certificates by the priorities commissioner of the board for fuel supply or electrical energy, trans- and labor and as the basis for indus trial exemption from the draft.
 "The inclusion of the industries and plants of this preference list" said the announcement, does not operate as an embargo against all others, but the effect is to defer the requirements of all other industries and plants until the. requirements of those on the pref erenee list shall have been satisfied" | industries have been grouped into four classes according to their rela- tive importance. No distinction, how ever. has been made between any of the industries or plants within any one class, and it was explained that no significance is to be attached to the order in which they are listed within any class. The industries or plants under Class 1 are of exceptional i'm
 
 to the prosecution of the war and the public and their requirements must be fully met in preference to those of three remaining classes.
 Fuel for domestic consumption residences, apartment houses. restau- rants and hotels-is in Class 1. IT | that class also are food railways op- erated by the railroad administration | the army and navy aircraft, ships. ..an6 | shipyards, war chemical plants, coa 1 mines and by-product coke plants | certain public utilities, ordnance ant l small arms plants, and ammunition 1 and explosives.
 l Requirements of those grouped un | der Class ?. and 4 will be give1 | priority over those not on the prefer ence list but as between these thre' l classes there is no complete or abso i lute preference provided Relative i'm | portance of the industries and plant | within each group will be the basi of operation.
 l Each plant listed in the three las classes will be required to file wit | the war industries board before tn
 18th of each month a report of it
 activities during the preceding montf
 Failure to comply with this order wi
 mean removal from the preferenc | list.
 l The complete list follows:
 | Class 1-Plants principally engage
 in producing aircraft, supplies an
 equipment. ammunition for the Unite
 States and the allies: ordnance an
 small arms for the United States an the allies; chemicals for explosives
 ammunition and aircraft and use
 chemical warfare: metallurgical cok and by-products including toluol: eZ
 plosives for military purposes; fee
 for livestock and poultry; food. ir
 cluding cereals and cereal products means, Including poultry, fish, vege
 tables. fruit, sugar, syrups, glucos
 butter eggs, cheese milk and crear
 lard, lard compounds, oleomargarir
 and other substitutes for butter (
 lard, vegetable oil, beans salt, coffe
 baking powder, soda and yeast. an
 ammonia for refrigeration; fungicide
 oil and natural gas for fuel or mt
 ihanical purposes (including pipe line
 and pumping stations); toluol (gs , plants); ships, other than pleasul [ craft or vessels not built for tl . United States or the allies or undo license of the shipping board: ste plants; plants producing solely ste iIlgots and castings by the variol processes; domestic consumers of flu
 and electric energy for residenti } consumption, including homes, apar l ment houses, residential flats, restaI r rants and hotels, coai mines, arsenal , cantCnments and camps of the arm l and navy yards, railroads operated
 the United 'Mates railroad admin: tra ton; maintenance and operation ships, excluding pleasure craft, n ] common carriers, and maintenance public buildings used IS hospitals , sanatoriums.
 Class 2-Plants principally engage } n producing locomotive or traveiir
 cranes, rolling and drawing coppe
 brass and other copper alloys, col
 not otherwise classified and liste ferro alloys. machine tools and wi rope: blast furnaces producing p : iron; steel rail mills (producing raj over 50 pounds per yard); constructit work of the war or navy departmen in embarkation ports, harbors, fort ications, flood protection operation l docks. locks, channels, inland wate 2 ways and in maintenance and repa
 of same; mines producing metals al 2 ferro alloy minerals; street railway 9 | electric lighting and power companie ] | gas plants not otherwise classife 2 telephone and telegraph companie
 water supply companies and like gel