The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-05
LIST OF PREFERENTIAL
 CONSUMERS ESTABLISHED
The Embargo Applies to All Territory East of the Rocky Mountains and Is Made Necessary by the Lack of Transportation Facilities to Move the Product.

Washington, Feb. 4.-Goyernment control of industry was extended to OH lh a proclamation by President Wilson tonight putting under license the manufacture and distribution of all fuel oils. No mention is mada of other oils or oil products. incmd- ing gasoline and kerosene. but thev too, probably will be put under con trol soon.
 Authority under the proclamation is to be vested in Mark l.. Eequa. of California, recently named as chief of the tuel administrator oil division
 Licenses must be obtained before Februrry Il by all manufacturers and distributors whose gross sales of fuel including gas oil, amount to more than 100000 barrels a year.
 A series of regulations drawn by the fuel administration establishes in the east list of preferential con- sumers who must be supplied in the order they are given regardless of contracts outstanding.
 Difficulties of transportation it is declared both in the presidents proclamation and in a statement pre- pared by the fuel administration make licensing necessary that essential in dustries be supplied Operation of the control will cut the supplies of the less essential industries where lack of transportation creates a shortage.
 The preferential list is set forth as follows:
 Railroads and bunker fuel.
 Export deliveries or shipments for the army or navy.
 Export shipments for the navies and other war purposes of the allies.
 Hospitals where oil is now being used for fuel.
 Public utilities and domestic con- sumers now using fuel oil, including gas oil.
 shipyards engaged in government work.
 Navy yards.
 ATsenals.
 Plants engaged in the manufacture. production and storage oa food products.
 Army and navy cantonments where oil now Is being used for fuel
 Industrial consumers engaged in tho manufacture of munitions and other articles under government orders.
 All other classes.
 In issuing the preferential list the fuel administration at the same time exempted all users of oil from the operation of the Monday closing or der as it has been shown that most of the oil consumers already were ex- cepted under previous exemptions.
 This exemption includes not only users of fuel oils, but also consumers of all petroleum and petroleum prod ucts.
 After reviewing the food control act under which the proclamation is is- sued, the presidents order sets forth:
 Whereas, it is not possible to move promptly our abundant supplies of fuel oil by reason of the traffic congestion on our railways and the tranefer to Atlantic service of large number of tank steamers or dinarily engaged in coastwise trade, and it therefore seems desirable that plan of control be made effective in case the distributing companies are unable to transport as required fuel oil to all consumers now being served,
 Now, therefore, l hereby find and determine and by this proclamation do announce that it is essential in l order to carry into effect the purpose of said act, to license the importa- ton, manufacture. storage and dis tribution of fuel oil to the extent hereinafter specified. All persons, firms and associations engaged in the business of both manufacturing and distributing fuel oil, including gas oil whose gross sales amount to more than 100000 barrels per annum, are hereby required to secure on or be- ] fore February II, 1918, license which