El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-09
NEW PRIORITY
LIST IS GIVEN
Revised List of Essentials
Is master Key; Basis
for Draft Operation.


Washington. D. C.. sept. 9.-E new
priority list OF industries and plants
essential TO the war or the civil popu-
lation was announced Sunday by
chairman Baruch, Of the war Industries
/ board. 1t was described as the mas
I ter key" governing the issuance Of
I priority certificates by the priorities
commission Of the board for fuel
supply or electrical energy. transpor-
tation. material. facilities. capital and
/ labor and as the basis for Industrial
I exemption from the draft.
The inclusion of the industries and
/ plants on this preference list" said
[ the announcement. does not operate
as an embargo against all others. but
the effect is to defer the requirements
OF all other Industries and plants un-
til the requirements Of those on the
preference list shall have been salts
fled"
Grouped Into -Four Glasses.
Industries have been grouped into
four classes according TO their rela-
tive Importance No distinction is
made between industries or plants
within any one class. and IL was ex-
planned that no significance is 10 be
attached TO the order in which they
are listed within any class. The in
dustries or plants under class one are
Of exceptional Importance
Requirements Of those grouped un-
der classes two. three and four viii
be given priority Of those not on the
preference list. but as between these
three classes there is no absolute
preference provided Relative i'm
portance OF the industries and plants
within each group VIII be the basis Of
operation
Monthly Reports Required.
The plants listed in the three last
places will be required 10 file with
the war industries board before the
18th Of each month a report Of its
activities during the preceding month
Failure 10 comply with this order viii
mean removal from the preference /
list
The complete list follows.
Class No. I.
Glass one-Plants principally en- I
EaEed in producing aircraft supplies
and equipment. ammunition for the
United states and the allies. ord
nance and small arms for the United
States and the allies. chemicals for
explosives. ammunition and aircraft
and use in chemical warfare; metal .
lurgical coke and byproducts. includ-
ing toluol. explosives for military T
purposes feed for livestock. and
poultry; food. including cereals and I
cereal products: meats. including
poultry: fish. vegetables. fruit. sugar. &
svru7s. glucose. butter. eggs. cheese. D
milk and cream. lard. lard compounds. I
oIeomarEarine and other substitutes
for butter or lard: vegetable oil. T
beans salt coffee. baking powder. 4
soda. yeast. and ammonia for refrig- ]
Grafton; fungicides, oil and natural /
gas FOR fuel or mechanical purposes :
Including pipe lines and pumping :
stationsl: toluol fgas plants): ships. T.
other than pleasure craft or vessels {
not built for the United states. OF the ]
allies. or under license OF the shipping
board: steel plants. plants producing I
solely steel ingots and castings by the I
various processes domestic consumers
OF fuel and electric energy for resi-
Dental consumption. including homes.
a partment houses. residential flats,
restaurants and hotels. coal mines, ar
seEals. cantonments and camps OF T
the army and navy yards; railways
operated by the United States rail-
road administration: maintenance and I
operation OF ships. excluding pleasure
craft. not common carriers. and main
tenance OF public buildings used as
hospitals or sanitariums-
Class No =.
Class two-Plants principally en-
gagged in producing locomotives or
travelling cranes. rolling and drawing
copper. brass and other COPPER alloys,
coke not otherwise classified and
listed. ferro alloys. machine tools and
wire rope; blast furnaces producing
pig iron: steel rail mills producing
rails over 50 pounds per yard), con-
struction work OF the war or navy
departments in embarkation ports,
harbors. fortificiations. flood protec-
nels. inland waterways and in main
tenance and repair OF same; mines
producing metals ad ferro alloy min
erals: street railways, electric light
ing and power companies. gas plants
not otherwise classified. telephone
and telegraph companies, water sup
ply companies and like general utili-
ties; railways not operated by the
United States excluding those oper-
lted as plant facilities
Class No. ;.
Class three-Plants engaged prin-I
cipally IN producing food not other
wise listed. not including soft drinks,
and chewing gum; ice,
mining tools and equipment. equip
nent and supplies for producing or
transporting oil or gas for mechanical
purposes. iron and steel chains, cleo
rical equipment, explosives not 9TH
srwise listed. tin plate and small or
hand tools for working wood or met
Il: fuel and electric energy for do
nestle consumers not otherwise list
I'd: steel rolling and drawing mills
rot otherwise listed; maintenance OF .
public buildings. other than those used ]
Is hospitals and sanitariums.
Class No. 4.
Laundries. plants engaged princi-
laliy in manufacturing jute and cot
on bags: manufacturing chemicals
rot otherwise listed; medicines and
medical and surgical supplies; fertil-
zers fire brick. gray iron and NAL
cable iron castings. food containers,
insecticides and fungicides; soap. +!
AIMED leather. and tanning extracts:
otton and wooden textiles. including .
pinninE. weaving. finishing; cotton
nd wooden knit goods; textile machin- {
ry. binder Irvine and rope: plants en- :
aged exclusively in manufacturing Z
.Oots and shoes: plants engaged !
exclusively In manufacturing pulp I
nd paper; cotton compressing;
lauts engaged principally in produc-
ne newspapers or periodicals which '
re entered at the postOffice as second :
lass matter: plants preserving. dry :
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