The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-05
FUEL 0ll,S,uNDER
FEDERAL CONTROL
Proclamation by President
Rccites Reasons for
New Regulation.
PREFERENTIAL LIST
Expect Order Will Be Made
to include Gasoline
and Kerosene.

| Washington. Feb. T. Government
control of industry was extended to oil
III a proclamation by President Wilson
tonight, putting under license the man.
! fracture and distribution of all fuel oils.
No mention Is made Of other oils OF
oil products, including gasoline and
kerosene. hut they. too probably will
be put under control soon
Authority under the proclamation is
to he vested in Mary l.. Reaua, OF Calf
fornta, recently named az chief OF the
fuel administrations oil division.
licenses by February II,
Licenses must be obtained before
February II by all manufact urers and
distributors whose gross sales Of fuel.
including gas oil, amount to more than
100. 900 barrels n year
a series of regulations drawn by The
fuel administration establishes In tho
east a list of preferential consumers
who must be supplied In the order they
are given regardless of contracts out.
standing.
Difficulties of transportation, il la
declared. both In the presidents procla-
nation and In n statement prepared by
the fuel administration. make licensing
necessary that essential industries W
supplied.
Presidents Proclamation.
After reviewing the fuel control act.
under which the proclamation Is issued,
the presidents order sets forth
whereas. II Ia not possible To move
promptly our abundant supplies Of fuel
oil by reason Of the traffic congestion
ON our railroads md tho transfer To
transatlantic service of large num-
Der of tank steamers ordinarily en-.
gagged IN eoastwise trade, and IL there.
fore seems desirable that plan of con
troll he made effective In case the dis
tributing companies arc unable to
transport az required fuel oil. TO all con-
sumcrs now being served,
Now, Therefore. |. Woodrow Wilson,
hereby find and determine and By this
do announce, that il Ii
essential In order TO carry into effect
the purpose Of this net. to License the
Importation, manufacture, storage ana
distribution Of fuel oil To the extent
hereinafter specified All persons, /
firms and associations, engaged In tho
business Of hotli manufacturing and
distributing fuel OIL including gas oil,
loo,ooo barrels per annum. ARE hereby
To secure an or before Feb.
ruary IL. 1918, Il license. which license
shall be issued under such rules and
regulations governing the conduct OF
The business as may he prescribed /
An explanatory statement Issued to-
night by the fuel administration, said.
THE licensee engaged IN the distri- |
button of fuel oil In that part of the |
United States east of the Rocky noun \
aims shall not. without the consent Of |
he fuel administration. make any de-
iyerles of fuel oil To any customer Of |
my one of the classes mentioned until |
le shall have deliverd to customers Of
very class designated higher on The |
list, with whom he may have IA con-
raet, all fuel oil for which deliveriesi
hall then be due upon contract
when there Is sufficient oil for ALL
his priority list viii not be operative.
There now is ample oil for all needs.
,ut there IL not sufficient transporta-
Ion 10 carry 1t from producer to con-
iumer."