The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-15
NEW FUEL ORDER
ISSUED BY THE
|. ADMINISTRATION
LOCAL INDUSTRIES WILL BE AT
FECTED BY THE NEW
ORDER.
Eine Hour Day Urged During the
Present Shortage.

In response 10 Il REQUEST OF the ssii'd
States fuel administration. III" ONO
county fuel committee. in an effort 10
relieve n certain fuel shortage hns fixed
a uniform business day for wheeling
and vicinity. ctfcctir" November 10 III"
local committee. after n careful S"r'c!
Of mcrcantll" houses. including oot"
, largo and small businesses. agreed 20
I, recommend and request the uniform Oh
srrvnncr Of minimum nine hnur huS'-
ness day for Wheeling and vicinity. e.
fcctive November il. Tho local c"'h-
mittec after n careful survey OF DUST
ncSa houses. including both large ana
small businesses. agreed tn recommend
anu request the uniform Observance OF
minimum min" hour business day for
Monday Tuesday. Wednesday. Thurs
day and Friday. and a minimum ten
hour da: on Saturday. until the nation
al administration announces the danger
! OF Il fuel ehnrtaEe is past
The committee further requests that
tho minimum dry commence ut o'clock
. a III. and ut ) o'clock y. H.. and that
the max mum day commence ut S o'clock
n. M md rnd at : o'clock y. NJ. and that
ccrii"n is made ~ December 20. 81. -
! and "a when IN" maximum day will hc
increased To i hours. beginning at .
u'clnck H. M. ending at IA j. III.
Incorporating this TcslIla ton of bust
ness. tho chairman If the committee
stated that il applied only to mcrcan-
tile establishments and that the only
modification nr tho uniform business
day would he 10 permit drug stores TO
! remain open in the same manner us
heretofore for the sale Of drugs only
! and observance Of customary hours for
: news stands for tho sale Of periodicals.
Commenting upon III" situation which
makes such action nhNi%ahlr the chair
man Of Tho committee said that the Sc
crssiun nf hrStiiii"S WAS not going 70
prevent srrinuS fuel shortage. al
though il might alleviate ii 10 some
extent.
The statistical department OF the
United States fuel administration "stI-
mated that "" would fac" Il shortage or
81. "0n.nnh toms this winter If war had
continued" said Mr.. k:tchum. The rr-
duction of consumption because OF rcatr
conditions will probably be "0.0no.nOU
tons. which will still leave an approx
innate net shortage of fn.hh6.0n0 tons.
! Last winter il WAS necessary 10 shut
down all business and industry for FIVE
! days straight and five successive Nom
! days because Of a 80. nnn. 300 ton short
! aI:e. While We "rc much better prcpar-
! cd to meet .hc national situation this
year than lust. IN" shortage will prob
I abb" b-r as great and the administraI ion
IL taking every stop possible To conserve
! fuel SO as tn avoid n complete halt IN
! all commerce and industry. Peter far
! that business houses reduce their maxi
| mum business day by an huur OF so
! each day and remain open every day
| than that all business hc compelled IA
| ccaS" doing business for several days III
Succession. If any reduction in tho
! business day is tn b" Made. il obviously
should b" mad" uniform SO MS not 10 al
! feet DISCRIMINATORY. Tn" splendid spirit
! Of cheerful cooperation which the pub
! liC generally has shown toward other re-
quests Of tho administration indicated
: that all merchants VIII observe this re-
. quest exactly ms though il were a formal
order in much tho same WAY as tho
! public observed the ltEhtlrsS nights re-
: quest. tho iaSulnCl"ss Sundays request.
/ order coal carly request. etc. We have
: com" tn understand tina, tho adnlini%;r a
zion docs not request such uniform &C
tinn unlrSs thor" is an Imperative need
, Tor II in ih" interest Of public wciar"
: and public sentiment has been The most
) effective police fnrrr in enforcing com
rltanr" with requests. To arbitrarily re-
fusc 10 c"0p"rat" has become decidedly
. unpopular, and subjects The party Ia
! such criticism h.. his fellow citizens rs
] - practically amount Ia uSirac!Sin II
is expected. therefore, that all merchants
, III Wheeling an: vicinity md The general
e publ" will enter in;0 the now order at
. things in tho most wholesome spirit OF
. coupe ra ton"