The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-01-25
ORDERS OF GARFIELD
AFFECT kAT0 PLANTS
Many Concerns Will Be Forced
To Close Tempo
HELP FUEL SHORTAGE
Saloons and Theatres Hit By
Drastic Edict of Coal
Controller
From Thursdays DaYYy.


From Thursdays parry.
w. J. Merchant, fuel administrator
of Blue Earth county, today wired to
Slate Fuel Administrator MCGEE at
st. Paul, for instructions in the mat
ter of carrying out the startling and
drastic fuel conservation order that
has come from Washington Mr..
Moorehart said this morning that he
had as yet no official information on
the subject, but he understood that
the state fuel administration was to
get full particulars from the national
fuel office at Washington
Mr. Merchant said the order would
without doubt have sweeping eff
feet on the industries and business
of Mankato. He could not say any
thing definite, however, in the alb
sence of official instructions On Mr.
Morehart will fall the duty of carry
ing out the order in Blue Earth
county, and the job appears to be a
heavy one, full of problems, questions
and responsibilities.
The order prohibits the running by
means of burning fuel Of manufac-
turing institutions of certain classes
during the five days beginning to-
morrow and also on Mondays there
after to and including March 25. 1t
would seem from the instructions that
this prohibition would include the
following establishments:
Affects Many Local Plants.
Fowler & Pay lime and building
products mandatory, Carney Ce-
ment factory, T. r. Coughlan lime
building products factory, Mayer
Brothers factory, Mankato Manu-
featuring company, Rosenberger &
Curriers' factory, Mankato Candy
Kitchen, Olympia candy kitchen, Pay
Candy company, Mankato Spinning
mill, Hugo Shirt company, Mankato
Shirt company, Mankato Awning
and Tent company, Minnesota Pipe
and Tile company, North Star Con-
crete company, Fowler & Pay, Lun-
din Brothers, Johnson Brothers,
Schmidt Brothers, H. knott Manu-
featuring company, Creamery Pack
age Manufacturing company, Man
kato Broom Works, r. F. Neubert
company, F. A. Neubert Manufactur-
ing company, Kuehne Wagon COM
pany, Mayer wagon shop, Free Press
printing plant, Mankato box factory,
William Bierbauer Brewing company,
Petersen and Paegel bottling estab-
lishments, nine or more cigar fac
tories, the Meyer granite and marble
shop, Mankato Marble & Granite
works, Joseph Mosberg's place, the
South Side Granite Works, the
Schmidt and Durenberger harness
shops and probably others.
The city has three horticultural
plants, those OF the Windmiller COM
pany, Neil Nielsen and the Mankato
Nursery company. 1t may be that a
permit could be secured from the
state fuel administrator to keep
these plants running as usual, to
avoid injury and destruction of prop
erty.
VIII Operate Linotype Plant.
Charles X. Mayors linotype COM
20 ition plant would have to keep
open at least portion of the time
for newspaper work, as the order
expressly permits the use of fuel for
the publication of newspapers On the
days in question.
The Hubbard Milling company is in
the class of food manufacturers
These are placed expressly under the
ruling of the state food administrator
Therefore, the Hubbard Mill will
burn fuel to whatever extent is auth
,orized by the state fuel administrator
Many are the Mankato offices anG
stores that will have to go cold next
Monday and every Monday thereafter
MP to and including March 20. Fed
eral, state, county and municipal Of
fees may be heated; also transporta-
ton offices, and the offices occupied
by doctors and dentists.
All the stores, wholesale and retail
with some exceptions must be with.
cut fuel heat on those Mondays
Stores that sell only food may bt
heated up to noon. Stores selling
drugs and medical supplies may re-
main open and heated as usual.
Theatres and Bowling Alleys.
All the theatres, bowling alleys ant
other places of amusement will b.
closed, unless the people are willing
to sit in the cold and the performer
are willing to do their parts unde
the same conditions.
The order will have the effect o
closing up the saloons on these Mon
days, unless the people want to drinl
IN the cold, and the bartenders arr
willing to stand and SILVER, while
they serve the drinks. The saloons
are not to be heated on those days b!
burning fuel.
Those engaged in the distribution
of fuel may heat their offices OF
these Mondays as usual.
AS for the publication of the dali.
papers, this is not to be interferet
with. The papers are allowed t.
publish one edition, even on thes
Mondays, and as rule there is onl.
one edition of each daily in Mankat'
on any Monday.
In compliance with the order, tn
manufacturing department of tn
Free Press company will be closes
on the days named in the order.
A meeting of the st. Paul Associa
ton of Commerce was called to bt
held this noon to discuss the govern.
ment's order, which takes effect to