The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-17
OVER MILLION
ARE |NTERE'e:sxz zJ
Fuel Administratic 8 sr d r
Will Affect Ma : sople =
and Indus in %
IAine
MONDAYS IDLE PEOPLE
Manufacturers Association Pledges
Compliance as Patriotic Duty
But Regrets the
Necessity.
MONDAYS IDLE PEOPLE

|! rUnited Press Leased Wire Service]
CHICAGO, Jan. ia million and
a half men and women in Illinois will
be affected by Fuel Administrator
Garfleld's "workless Monday" order
authorities estimated today. At an
average wage Of So day, this will
mean a loss Of income amounting to
81 500, 900 q day.
More than 100000 workers are AZ
tected in Chicago alone. More than
half of these are employed in the
manufacturing districts which win be
closed for the next five days. Another
so 900 are employed in retail stores
while 100, 900 work in office buildings.
Thousands of others will be released
from work in outlying business GEN.
ters, theatres and saloons.
Illinois already had planned a vol
untary curb on fuel consumption when
the drastic order was issued from
Washington late yesterday.
More than $4,000 steel workers in
and around Chicago will feel the eff
| fects Of Garfeld's order.
In the South Chicago district there
are 21,550 employees, Gary district
10000; Pullman district 11,700; East
Chicago Indiana Harbor district $500;
Whiting $500; Chicago Heights $500;
Hammond 1850; Hegewisch 1900;
Buff1ngt 1900.
The stock yards packing plants
with their 10000 employees will be ex-
empted from the order, it was be-
lieved today. They have adequate
coal supplies and their output is vital
to the conduct of the war. The recent
shut down was due to inability to
move coal within the yards, because
Of the heavy snowfall.
Three thousand industries down
state will be forced to close on Mon
days, 1t was estimated. These include
many munition works.
Big business men here took widely
variant views on the order
Some thought it too drastic, while
others believed it was vitally neces-
sary.
More than one hundred of the city's
leading manufacturers and business
men were in conference with State
Fuel Administrator Williams late yes
terday when news of Garfield's order
was received.
Samuel Hastings, president of the
Illinois Manufacturers association,
Jumped to his feet and shouted:
II move that resolution be sent to
Washington expressing our regret at
the necessity for this action, and re-
spectfully extending our cheerful CO.
operation and whole-hearted compli-
ance as patriotic duty"
The resolution was passed unani-
mously.
Statements we're issued by leading
h1Is}OeSS men as follows.
Joseph P. Griffin, former president
OF the board Of trade:
"The board Of trade should not be
affected by the order. as its business
is handling food and feed supplies.
The order should increase the supply
Of cars for the movement of grains
and feed and enlarge 1t materially"
L,1cius Teter, president OF the Chi
cago association of commerce:
"The order comes at g. time when
our own fuel administrator has been
making plans which I believe prob
ably would have led to the same result
without being so drastic. The laying
off of men will work a hardship.
Some concerns can afford to pay the
men. while others cannot"
Arthur M. Hull, editor OF the Re-
tail Coal Man:
"It is simply the result of transpor-
tation congestion. Coal production
increased 50,O00O00 tons In 1917 over
the previous year. Fourteen per cent
was in anthracite. The demand for
coal for more than year has been
almost unbelievable. The railroads
cannot be chatged with failing to do
all they can, but they are crowded be-
yond capacity
James b. Forgan. chairman of the
board OF directors Of the First Nation
al bank:
~ did not know the fuel situation
was so serious as the fuel admins
traitors order would indicate. But he
undoubtedly has the data before him
and even this drastic move must be
warranted
Lieutenant Col. Emil Marcussen, Of
the Salvation army:
'The government should have given