Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-09
NEW PR|OR|T|ES
LIST ANNOUNCED
Master Key Will Govern Flow Of
Basic Industrial Essen
tials to War.
AL so AFFECTS DRAFT BOARDS
Serves as Guidance in Granting
Exemption and Deferred
Classihcations.

WASHINGTON. September s.-The
pyiorities division OF thc War Indus
tries Board has complied new priori
Ties list which IL declares 10 be the
master Key governing the flow OF basic
industrial elements 20 the industries
essential TO the war program. 1t su-
persedes all previous listing
Translated it really means that the
new priorities lis, is not only the guide
for priorities in the supply OF raw
material and in transportation. but is
also the basis for the guidance OF local
boards IN exemption and deferred c;as-
sihcation in the new draft. and the gov
crning factor in the distribution or
IA Dor. capital, facilities, material.
tries
IN this, order. includes those industries
deemed OF intrinsic importance of the
product for use during the war and
nrseney; which asain translator. ,i
Class l.. viii have all the advantages
OF priority orders in supply OF raw
material. in the transportation OF fin
lshed products, in the deferred classi.-
ncation OF labor in the granting OF
loans or permission TO increase capital
stock or make bond issues.
The other closes. H., III. and w. II
is said. are so near together that the
line drawn by the priorities order is
hardly 10 be considered, and they are
simply held. as a whole, above non'-
esscntia! industries.
The real priority list. the industries
coming under the l. classification. IS
and navy tarsenals and navy-yards.
can,onments and camps). arms ,smalD.
blast furnaces tproducins pig ron).
chemicals nor war purposes). coke (for
var purposes) Domestic consumers
Tuel and electric energy for rcsiden-
,ial purposes. including apartment
purposes). feed, foods. guns 0argcj.
mines tcoaD. oil and gas. public insti-
tntions and buildings, railways. ships
maintenance. operations and ship
building). steel making furnaces steel
plate mills.
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS THAT
ARE IN SECOND CLASS
As Glass L. the following have been
listed in the priorities order brass
and copper Cplan,s engaged principally
in rolling and drawing copper. brass
and other copper alloys in the form
OF sheets, rods wire and tubes). coke
(not otherwise classified), cranes
tplanis engaged principally in manu-
featuring locomotive or travelling
mines producing metals and ferro--
alloy minerals. railways mot operated
by governmenD. steel rail mills. war
and navy departments construction
work). wire rope and rope wire.
Glass III. is as follows: chain tpiants
engaged principally in manufacturing
IRON ana steer tndlND, uoneSiit con
su'ncrs tfuel and electric energy not
otherwise specifically lis;ed). electri
ca equipment, explosives tnot other
wise listed. food mot otherwise spe-
cihcally listed, ice. mines (plants en-
gagged principally in manufacturing
mining tools or equipmenO, oil ana
gas equipment or supplies). steel tcx-
elusive Of those taking higher classi-
Ecations,. tin plates. tools tsmalD.
Class ~. is follows: bags. boots
and shoes. chemicals (not otherwise
c!assihedD. cotton. drugs. farm imple-
ments. fertilizers. fire brick. food con-
tainers. insecticides and flung icides.
iaundries, newspapers and periodicals.
pulp and paper. soap, tanners, tanning.
textiles. tobacco and twine.
THE inclusion Of the industries and
plants on this preference list does not
others the War Industries Board
states hut the effect is to defer The
requirements of all other industries
and plants until the requirements OF
those on the preference list shall have
been satisfied. The paramount pur-
pose OF priorities is the selective mo-
bilization OF the products OF the soil.
the mines and the factories for direct
and indirect war needs in such 4 way
as will most effectively contribute to-
ward winning the war.