New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
Exempt List Is Explained
For Fuel Holiday Mondays
New Order Issued at Washington to Clear AWAY Doubts
About What Industries Shall Be Permitted to Operate:
Sale of Liquor and Tobacco Forbidden

WASHINGTON. Jan. 26.-nulinrn and
interpretations designed to make clear
"hat Is expected Of the public in OBJ.
servancc Of the governments order
shutting down industry on every Mon.
day for the next nine weeks were made
public tonight by tho fuel administra.
s'on. They cover most Of the questions
raised as to exemptions. A summary
follows:
In forbidding thc use Of fuel for
general industrial and commercial pur.
poses the fuel administration intended
that the word "fucl" should cover
everything used for producing heat
light and power. including coal. coke
WOOD OH, charcoal, natural and artifi-
cial gas, gasolene. kerosene, alcohol
etc.
The three general classes Of manu-.
featuring plants exempted from onera.
ton Of the order are shipbuiidina
yards. airplsne manufacturing plants
and industries producing explosives.
Other plants have been exempted on
speclic orders OF the War and NAVY
departments. but the exemptions cover
only that part Of their plants specif-
cally engaged in turning out products
tor the government
Exempted Plants Notified
The exempted plants have been mott,
Neo tnat they are not included in thc
order. ~ ''0
All manufacturers Of woollen and
cotton goods have been exempted IN
so far as they are working on army
or navy contracts. Finishing plants and
dye works coming within this class
also have been exempted.
Users OF hydro-electric power are
not required to shut down their plants,
but they may burn only enough fuel to
prevent freezing.
Woodworking mills not exempted on
orders OF the War and Navy depart
ments may operate only to the extent
that their products are placed in their
own yards for seasoning. Others not
otherwise exempted. which use their
own waste FOR fuel, may operate to
produce sufficient fuel to prevent frecz-
ing. Woodworking plants supplying
fuel to householders must apply to local
fuel administrators for permission to
operate to such an extent as Is neccs-
sary for the welfare Of the community.
All mines Of whatever character are
exempt.
Sub-contractors supplying materials
to exempted industries are permitted
to operate only if their entire produc-
tlon goes to exempted plants.
On the Exempt List
Exemptions include all concerns pro-
ducing foodstuffs Of perishable ma
ture or foods for immediate consump-
tion. The following have been listed
as exempt:
Grain elevators, potato or vegetable
houses, cold storage, grain storage,
grain and feed mills. cereal products
manufaeturers, bakers, Gamers, milk
dealers, crcameries, milk condenscrs
and all other milk products manu-
fscturers. packing and slaughter
sugar manufacturers, binder twine
manufacturers. ammonia manufac-
turers, insecticide and fertilizer manu-
facturers. manufacturers Of farm ma
chinery for spring use, manufacturers
of cereal mill machinery. bag manu-
facturers, manufacturers Of food con-
tainers (glass, tin or woody and labels
for containers.
Price lists giving quotations on mar
ket information relative to securities
or commodities may be published on
Monday.
Magazines and weeklies generally are
expected to close if they can put out
their publications on time without run
ming on Mondays. Colleges, churches,
schools, public libraries and public
museums are exempt.
Other exemptions include automo-