The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-01-30
Vital Factories and Mills
Halt and Public Utili-
ties Are Menaced.
THOUSANDS. DS.MADE IDLE
Shortage Makes Two Week
Shutdown in Next Eight
Inevitable Minimum.
COLOSSAL e. S. BLCNDER
=
Government Took Fuel Tugs
Last summer Despite Pro-
test to Wilson.
COLOSSAL e. S. BLUNDER


test to Wilson.
Speosl DsspsscA - rzn sux.
WAsHrNsroT, Jan. :S.-New England
IL confronted with the mos prileas fusl
shortaSe IN its history. warm weather
only win prevent Widespread su6G Ing
in its cities. and evon under the hest
shipping conditions In Industries VIII be
forcsd to close for At least SWo Of the
coming eight weeks. The financial Losses
viii run into the millions. and an pro-
duction Of war munitions win be Get
back from two weeks 70 q month.
These astounding facts vere presented
to Government ofEicia's to-day by James
storrow. the New Enxland Fuel Admin
irtrA,or. The Fuel Administration ana
give no assurances OF any relief for the
famine stricken industrial csntres.
During the day Mr.. Storrcw received
telegrams which showed clearly thai by
the end OF this week the greater part
Of the New Engiana Sts tes win be IN
the thross OF \ fuel :am,ne. RsiiSoAds,
trolley lines. public Utilities. schools. Of
and Thousands o6 working men and
women viii be thrown -,at Of work for
indefinite perioas- Doubt 10 expyesssd
BY Mr.. Storrow n to whether even the
needs OF all hospitals and charitable IN
stitutions can be met.
From the statements Of the New ing
land Fuel Admintstr saos' It b again
made clear that the shortstgnteA ecucn
Of the War and Navy departnsen~s IN
taking all seaEoing tugs and vessels
from the New England coal trade last
summer has been the nsoGx costly and
gigantic blunder Of the war Adntntstra-
3ion
some Of the telserams reosived by Ar.
sto-row to-day show that:
In the last twc weeks only - p9
cent. of ths nnsmai amount o. fuea
consumed IN New EnglaDa hes bosa
shippsa n. aishss ~ san - Uatse.
Seventy Boston achoooD are cl0oed
and 200 more will be forced 70 clo8e
within q week Al Schcsee IA
Worcester. Mass. have been cioscd
since Cs,ristnaAs
More than e.oeu-ooo tons Of coal %
needed To hiring the New England
States supply to normal
The Edison Electric Light Com
pany o. Boston which supplies light
TO Boston and ffty-two citiee and
towns. will be forced 10 close IT tho
end OF .this week unless the steamer
Noyes at Hampton Roads b iuaded
Immediately.
1000 In Gan 1ssut Paaat lABs.
The, Mead Morris Manufacturing
Company Of East Boston. employing
1900 men on gun mountk has bean
closed since Wednesday.
The Chapman Valve Company Of
Boston 10 closed.
E.ghteen factories IN Holyoke.
Mass must close At the end OF THIS
week.
The Boston and worcester trolley
lines. having eighty-seven miles Of
double track system. have almost -ut
service in half and fAce closing down
The Maine Central Railroad has
coal only to run until Friday and must
close unless Deputy Dirsetor Of Rail-
roads Smith Of New York san set II
coal -.
The Industrial A,cshol Company Of
East Cambridga. wosktng 1So per
cent. on AIhss' ordsrs- elc.ed to-day.
The l. g. Starretf Company Of
A,hol. Mass. working 100 pr cent on
Government and naval supplies. caossd
to-day.
The Burgess Airplane Company OF
MarbleheaA. Nass.. closed to-day.
The r. 8. Long Company of South
Pennington. Moss, engaged no PER
cent. on haveruacks and cartridge
belts, closed down indefinitely.
The Abertham Construction Co. Of
Cambridge. woriking 100 Per cent on
Government contracts. closed last
night.
The Mets Company Of waitham.
Mass. doing 100 per ceat. Govern
men; work. 10 burning wood end must
close this week.
Dis wsell<s Mslls Clsse.
Ten thousand vsrkmsn were
thrown out Of work to-day when the
American woolen Companys mills at
Lawrence Lowell ana MAYNARD,
Mass. closed These mills have CON-
Tracts for 3.soo. .ooe e-ards of blankets.
100000 yards Of ovsrcnAtinga. l.eeo.-
600 Yards of Khaki and Soc. 900 yards
OF sritines. all for the Government.
The osgood Dradlsy, Company of
Worcester. working 10 Per cent on
gun mounts. has been closed
The Arlington Ailis at Fai: River
/. closed and II 900 persons were thrown
cut OF work.
The Brideepsrf nnunsticn plants are
IN desperate plight. with no relief in
U'rh,
Waterbury. Conn. n1unif3on pirnts
nave only few days sulpiy q fuei.
Nj s'orrow sfsfed to-nisht that thers
no hope Of preventing many shut
! GOWNS in New Ensisnd. He said:
In circulars which cent out iasl
aune ard July predicted this conAi-
Ton II wss ~ piain ~ thst . and
make 4 told every msnufactrer "a
prepnre for II. would not change the
wording Of those circulars to-day IN -
sr!binr cos1itions ~ View Easiand.
Last sumus9. whea the oosernneni
took over fhs tuGs and ceai vesssii
mich we're taaEiag Nov EAglsnd's wia.
ter supplies - 0ar factea5aA came "a
washington aa1 laid the fssts before
Ss Presideat. ~ War DspaTtHaat an1
ne Navy Dspartasnt. But ths skSps
we're taken frs0 -.
We have pfseeseea tk0s aad tim>
sessin and sy1sl y vain TO picture ths
Gre neosssttiss - ~ gTeatsst produc-
,nx centre a. ths cssntry tet Cur slRorts
nave been fruttisaA Nsvss has Nsu
L. cesstssa1 - JnE1 NaSs.