Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-01-22

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cess of the amount used on the Sun
days previous thereto.
| The order provides that, nothing il
this order shall be held to forbid th'
| burning of fuel to heat rooms or sucf
portions of buildings as are used IL
connection with the production or dis
tribution of fuel.
| The state fuel administrators are
authorized by the order to issue orders
on special applications for reliet
where necessary, to prevent injury tt
health or destruction of or injury tC
property by fire or freezing.
The order is effective in all of the
territory of the United States, east Of
the Mississippi river, including the
whole of the states of Louisiana anC
Minnesota"
AS will be seen, it affects nearly
every line of business. The wires
were kept hot by various manufacture
ing plants in this city until it was fl
nallv settled to their satisfaction that
they could keep on operating. This
related more to plants that were pro-
ducing their own power by burning
sawdust and refuse from their plants
like saw mills, box factories, etc.
There were meetings of the various
boards of directors canvassing the sit
uation. 1t hit our foundries, paper
mills, breweries, mercantile establish
ments, Office rooms and the like very
hard, but there were none heard to
say more than that it was a drastic
order, but as we are in the throes OF
war, whatever the government orders,
will be obeyed.
In explaining the drastic order, the
fuel administrator said:
adverse weather conditions in the
recent week and the inadequacy of the
present coal supply and transportation
facilities to meet the war time demand
have made necessary immediate re-
strictive measures as to the use of coal
in that part of the United States east
of the Mississippi river.
The movement of coal in transporta-
tion must be so directed as to aid the
director general of railways in dealing
with the railroad emergency created
by recent blizzard conditions. Domes-
tic consumers of coal must be kept
warm and other absolutely necessary
consumers must be supplied.
All industry must be fully restrict
ed in it's use of coal in order that the
available supply for the remainder OF
the winter may be made sufficient for
absolutely essential needs during the
remainder of the winter.
Railroads, domestic consumers, hos
pitfalls and charitable institutions pub
lie utilities, ships at tide water for
bunker proposes, United States gov
ernment use, municipal or county gov
ernments for necessary pubic use,
manufacturers of perishable food, or
food for immediate consumption.
During the five days designated no
manufacturing industry shall be al
lowed to operate event. i it has its coal
supply on hand BY this means all
industry will be placed on an equal
footing and each will be called upon
to make its share of the sacrifice
necessary to maintain the nation at
the highest possible point of military
and economic efficiency for the prose-
cution of the war.
The order under which these re-
strictions are made is designed to dis
tribute with absolute impartiality the
burden of patriotic denial. Ali classes
of business are treated alike.
The United States fuel administra-
ton counts upon the complete patriot
ic cooperation of every individual
firm and corporation affected by the
order of its enforcement. Every effort
will be made by the fuel administra-
tion and other government officials
Nf fl,o
order to carry out the plan proposed
without undue interference with the
ordinary course of business.
1t is the earnest desire of the fuel
administration to prevent entirely any
permanent dislocation of industry or
labor"
NOTES
Many of our lodges, fraternal or
ganizations, churches, Y. NJ. c. A. and
other societies are considering how
they may help in the coal conserva-
ton. Some will partially heat the
buildings and cut out unnecessary
meetings.
The Y. NJ. c. A. was closed Sunday
and Monday to conserve fuel.
The city schools will not be closed
Mondays as it will be necessary tc
have the buildings sufficiently heated
to prevent freezing of water pipes
closets, etc, and the additional heat
for conducting schools as usual viii
be of very little difference.
Practically all the wood working
institutions of our city are in opera
ton. The Curtis & Yale Co., wheT
operating at full capacity, uses par
coal, AS the plant is run at presen
from its refuse wood and sawdust
it will be kept in operation.
The plants of the j. NJ. Kuebler
Wausau Box & Lumber Co., Wisconsin
Box Co, also those of the Wausal
| Novelty Co.. Wausau Excelsior Co.
| Underwood Veneer Co., and the saw
mills of the B. Heinemann Lumbe
| Co, and the Jacob Mortenson Lum
Der Co, and those in connection witt
the box factory plants were kept il
Operation Friday and Saturday. Som
closed on Monday.
The D. ]. Murray Mfg. Co.'S larg
pant. the breweries. Union Tannin
Co, paper mills at Mosinee, Roth
schild and Brokaw were all close
during the FIVE days and are to
closed every Monday until March 25tf
according to the terms of the order.
f. A. Dunn, county fuel administra
tor, received word from the state fue
head that institutions operated b
water power or wholly by wood, shaw
ings or sawduSt and refuse from thei
plants. could continue to operate.
1t is understood that plants canno
purchase and run their institution
! with wood any more than they ca
purchase coal for that purpose.
Stores. offices, theaters. billiar
halls, bowling, alleys, and saloon
were closed Monday; drug stores an
bakeries are exempt and can be keI
open; groceries can be sold up {
noon on Mondays.
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