Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-17
RAILROADS FIRST;
HOUSEHOLDS NEXT
Governments Preferential List
of Coal Users Included In
Garfield's Order.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE text Of Fuel
Administrator 0arfieid's drastic order had
not been completed late tonight. An
abstract which was said to cover all of
its provisions given out by the fuel adj
ministration follows:
'1-Until further orders Of the United
States fuel administrator all persons SELL
ing fuel in whatever capacity shall give
preference to orders fos necessary require
ments:
"A-Of railroads.
"B-Of domestic consumers, hospitals,
charitable institutions and army and navy
cantOnments.
"C-Of public utilities. telephones, and
| telegraph plants.
"D-Of ships and vessels for bunker pur-
poses.
"E-Of the United States for strictly
governmental purposes; not including or
ders from or for factories or plants work.
ing on contracts for the United States.
"F-Of municipal. county or state gov
ernments for necessary public uses.
"G-Of manufacturers of pershable food
or of food for necessary immediate
consumption.
1.-THE order further provides that on Jam
uary Is. 10. 20. p and %, 1918. no fuel shall
be delivered to any person, firm. associa-
ton or corporation for any Uses or re-
quirements not included in the foregoing
| list until the requirements included in the
list shall have been first delivered.
"On January IL, 10, 20. q and %. 1918, and
also on each and every Monday beginning
January %, 1918, and continuing up to
and including March %, 1918, no manufac-
turing plant shall burn fuel or use power
derived from fuel for any purpose except:
| "A-Such plants as from their nature
must be continuously operated seven days
each week. to avoid serious injury to the
! plant itself or its contents.
! Observation-Disclosures Of perishable foods.
| "C-Manufacturers of food not perish
able and not in immediate demand who
may burn fuel to such extent as IL author
lied by the fuel administrator Of the State
in which such plant is located or by his
representative authorized therefor, upon
application by the United States food ad-
ministrator.
"D-Printers or publishers of daily
papers may burn fuel as usual excepting
on every Monday from January 81 to
March %, 1918, inclusive. on which days
they may burn fuel to such extent as Is
necessary to issue such editions as such
papers customarily issue on important
|
papers do not issue any editions on a
holiday, they are permitted to issue one
edition on the said Mondays.
"E-Printing establishments which may
burn fuel on January Is, 10. % and 90 to
such extent as is necessary to issue cur
rent numbers OF magazines and other
publications periodically issued.
ION each Monday beginning January 81.
1918, and continuing up to and including
Monday. March %. 1918. no fuel shall
be burned Except to such extent as Is
essential to prevent injury to property
from freezing) for the purpose Of sup
plying heat for:
"A-Any business or professional offices,
except offices used by the United States,
State. county or municipal governments,
transportation companies. or which are
occupied by banks and trust companies
or by physicians or dentists.
"B-Wholesale or retail stores. or any
other stores. business houses or buildings
whatever. except that for the purpose of
selling food only, for which purposes
stores may maintain necessary heat until
Il o'clock noon; and for the purpose of
selling drugs and medical supplies only.
stores may maintain necessary heat
throughout the day and evening.
"C-Theatres. moving picture houses,
bowling alleys. billiard rooms. private or
public dance halls. or any other place of
amusement
"On the above specified Mondays, no
fuel shall be burned for the purpose OF
heating rooms or buildings in which
liquor is sold on those days
4 mo fuel shall be burned on any OF
the foregoing specified Mondays for the
purpose of supplying power for the
movement of surface. elevated, subway
or suburban cars or trains in excess OF
the amount used on the Sundays pre-
viously thereto.
THE order provides that, nothing il
this order shall be held to forbid tn,
burning of fuel to heat rooms or suci
portions of buildings as are used IL
connection with the production or dis
tribution of fuel.
THE State fuel administrators ar,
authorized by the order to issue order,
on special applications for relief, wher,
necessary to prevent injury to health
; or destruction of or injury to property
by fire or freezing.
THE order Is effective In all of tn,
territory Of the United States east O.
the Mississippi river. including tn,
. whole of the States Of Louisiana ant