Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-14

Ross A. Hickok county fuel ad-
ministrator, received word by tele-
phone from State Administrator
Potter, this morning, announcing
complete cessation of the Monday
closing order. This includes the
"theaterless Tuesdays" and any
other change in the industrial life
of the community made by the clos
ing order of the National Fuel Ad-
ministrator. Mr.. Hickok said to-day
that the effect of the repeating of the
closing order will be to make the in
dustrial and social activities of the
state the same as they were before
it went into effect, with no eXcep-
tions.
The fuel situation continues to
improve with the improvement in
the weather. Six cars of anthracite
that arrived over the Reading Rail
way yesterday were divided among
Hill dealers. Twelve cars came in
over the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Suspension of the "heatless" Mon
day order was announced yesterday
by Fuel Administrator Garfield, but
state administrators are authorized
to continue it in effect in their states
il they believe fuel conditions war
rant such action.
1t was considered likely the Mon
day holiday would continue in New
England, where the state admins
traitors are almost unanimous in in
sisting upon such necessity. j. j..
Storrow, fuel administrator for New
England, was notified by DR.. Gar
field to communicate with the state
administrators in that section rela-
tive to continuance of the order.
Mr.. Storrow's fight to have the
order remain in force in Pennsylva-
mia. New Jersey, Delaware and New
York was lost, as he cannot exercise
Jurisdiction over those states, and the
state administrators there do not be-
lieve it necessary for their own
needs. The New England fuel situa-
ton is reported still in a serious
condition and joint efforts are being
made by DIR. Garfield, the director
general of the railroads and the
chairman of the shipping board to
afford relief.
Results Satisfactory to Garfield
The preferential distribution of
coal and the freight embargo will
continue in force, although local
notifications of the embargo are be-
ing made by Director General of
Railroads McAdoo wherever possible.
DIR. Garfield declared yesterday 1t
was difficult to give statistical data
on the results of the order. during
the eight days of it's operation the
five days suspension and the three
following Mondays-as the cold
weather and the operation of the en-
| barge complicated efforts to give ac-
curate information, but he gave as
| !, - trafA 1A &c of a nTha al
were satisfactory.
He cited figures on car move
ments furnished by Mr.. McAdoo's
Office showing that on January 22
there were 26,953 eastbound loaded
cars on the lines of the Pennsylvania
east of Pittsburgh, the Baltimore and
| Ohio, Erie and New York Central,
while yesterday the number was B.
! 769, reduction to about normal. He
| said the congestion was clearing up
rapidly. The best showing was made
on the New York Central. where the
reduction was from 1915 to 1,134
cars. Figures for the other lines
were Pennsylvania, from 5,576 to
2,527; Erie, $3.50 to 1855, and Bal
timore and Ohio, $3.50 to 5,252.
Order May Be Revived
| The fuel administrator made 1t
| clear he did not cancel the order and
/ that it would be renewed if condi-
| tions warranted, as he said the evil
effects of the severe weather of the
| last two weeks preceding the pres
ent were being felt, especially in
| New England.
/ MI. McAdoo said that while he
concurred in the suspension OF the
! fuel order the people of the East
| should bear in mind severe weather
might be expected in the next SIN
weeks, resulting in railroad conges-
! ton. He added:
Il concur heartily in DR.. Gar
/ fields suspension of the Monday
closing order, but it should not be
assumed there is no further necessity
for economy in the use of coal. There
are still six weeks of winter wealth
er ahead of us, with the possibilities
of SHOWS and bliZZards to interfere
with railroad operations. Every
pound of unnecessary traffic, there
fore, that we an keep off the rail
roads during this period and while
the accumulated congestion of the
last several months exists will helI
to restore normal conditions that
much more quickly.
THE general industrial activity oi
the country should be carried for
ward to the utmost limit that condi-
tions will permit in order that pro
1 duction may not be unnecessarily
| disturbed and that labor may not un.
necessarily be deprived of employ
/ ment."