Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-31

Montpelier, Jan. 25.-The following de-
tailed Interpretation of the United States
fuel administrators order relative to heat
less Mondays was issued late tonight by
State Fuel Administrator H. j. NJ Jones:
The unexpectedness of the order of the
federal fuel administrator on Jan. II, the
brevity Of time between it's receipt and
its going into effect and the lack of in
etructions and explanations together with
the congestion of telephone calls for in
formation rendered it impossible for this
office to meet the many urgent requests
for Interpretation Of it's various features
In a satisfactory manner.
Since the order went into effect we
have received several rulings from
the federal fuel administrator which
we have given to the press and since
the expiration of the five days desig-
mated in the order we have been able
to study somewhat its various sections
so that now we are disposed to issue
the following instructions subject to
revision or annulment by the federal
fuel administrator and subject to
modification by ourselves as exig-
encies arise.
All citizens interested should I'M
derstand that while the conservation
Of fuel is the primary purpose of the
order there is also the definite design
on the part Of the government to re-
lieve the serious congestion of traffic
which ~ has occurred through in
adequate transportation facilities.
While it is impossible to anticipate
the various cases to which the federal
order applies and to publish specific
rulings 1t is earnestly requested that
all persons interested or affected in
any way shall accept and carry into
effect not only the letter but the spirit
and intent Of the order.
Certain sections are mandatory and
no rulings on such are necessary but
as the applications Of various sections
are somewhat ambiguous the following
rulings will stand until revised notice
Of which will be given through the
daily, papers Of the State. ..
MANUFACTURERS.
The following telegraphic rulings
from Washington are sufficiently ex-
,plicit to answer the inquiries of most
manufacturers concerning the observ-
ance Of the nine following Mondays
present order is designed to restrict
the use of all kinds of fuel on the days
prescribed and this includes fuel In
whatever form burned"
All plants except those exempted in
ruling must shut down on prescribed
days. Fuel may only be used to pre-
vent freezing. Even plants using more
coal when shut down must carefully
comply with ruling"
Manufacturers using shavings for
heat for plant may run sufficiently to
produce enough shavings for heating
plant to prevent freezing"
According to the wording Of section
three of the order. namely. mo manu-
facturer and no manufacturing plant shall
burn fuel or use power derived from
fuel" except for specific purposes and,
according to the foregoing Geographic
rulings, the obvious intent Of the order
is that all manufacturing plants shall
shut down. except: :
/. Those specifically exempted in Sec
ton three.
2. Those having obtained from the fed
eral government permission to run.
3. Those dealing with food products.
such as grain elevators, potato or vege-
table houses. cold storage. grain storage.
grain feed mills, certain necessary cereal
product manufacturers, bakers, Gamers.
milk dealers creameries, condensaries,
all milk product manufacturers. packing
and slaughter houses. necessary ice plants
and refrigerating, sugar manufacturers,
manufacturers of binder Irvine, am
monia, insectides and fertilizer.
4. Those using no fuel of any kind
whatever for heating plants and using
no power derived from burning fuel.
s. Those producing waste for fuel for
the plants themselves and for their en-
ployes and others, upon the production OF
which said employees and others are de-
pendent for their daily supply. which
plants shall run only to the extent OF
producing sufficient waste to meet the
needs of their dependents until the next
regular operating Of plants. and OF pro
ducing sufficient additional fuel to pre-
vent damage to property from freezing