The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-22

der. iasued Thursday evening by DR..
Harry A. Garfield, administrator, one
point of contention is cleared up,
namely: that the order applies to all
fuels and does not except natural .
gas, wood, etc.
The official text of the order fol-
lows:
United States Fuel Administration,
Washington, d. c., Jan. II, 1918 |
Regulation making provision for q
more adequate supply Of fuel for rail |
roads, domestic consumers, public util-
tiles and other uses necessary to the
national security
The United States fael administra-
tor, acting under the authority of an
executive order of the president of the
pointing said administrator in further
ancc of the purposes of said order and
of the purposes of the act of congress
therein referred to, approved Aug. 10.
1911. and finding it essential effective
ly to carry out the provisions of this
act to make provision for II more ade
nestle consumers, public utilities and
for other uses necessary to the ma
tional security in certain parts of the
United States, hereby makes and pre-.
scribes the following regulation:
Section Until further order of the
United States fuel administrator all
persons selling fuel in whatever ca
pGcity shall, in filling their contracts
or orders now on hand, give prefer
ence to necessary current require
mcuts of: Railroads, domestic consum-
ers, hospitals, charitable institutions.
army and navy cantonments. public
utilities, by-product coke plants sup
plying gas for household use, tele
phone and telegraph plants. shipping
for bunker purposes, the United States
for strictly governmental purposes
(not including factories or plants
working on contracts for the United
States) manufacturers of perishablc
food or of food for necessary immedi-
ate consumption and municipal, coun-
ty or state governments for necessary
public use. Any tonnage remaining
after the foregoing preferred ship
ments have been made may be applied
in filling any other contracts or orders.
Direct to Divert All Fuel
See. 2--On the following days. name
ly, Jan. IS, 10. 90, u and %, 1918, the
state fuel administrators and their
accredited representatives in the var.
ious communities in the territory in
which this regulation applies are here
by empowered and directed to divert
such fuel as arrives in such commune
ties in car load lots to meet the cur
rent requirements and to provide an
adequate and normal supply for such
consumers of fuel as are specified in
section / hereof.
Sec. 3--On the following days, name
ly, Jan, is, 10, 90, 21 and %, 1918, and
also on each and every Monday be.
ginning Jan. 2S, 1918. and continuing
mp to and including March %, 1918, no
manufacturer or manufacturing plant
shall burn fuel or use power derived
from fuel for any purpose with the fol
lowing exceptions
(a) Plants which necessarily must
be continuously operated seven days
each week to avoid serious injury to
the plant itself or its contents may
use only such quantity of fuel as is
necessary 10 prevent such injury to
the plant or its contents
lb) Manufacturers or plants manu-
featuring pcrishabe foods or foods for
necessary immediate consumption;
(c) Manufacturers of food not per
ishabie and not necessary for immed
iatC consumption may burn fuel TO the
extent authorized by the fuel admin
istrator Of the state in which such
plant is located or by his duly author
izcd representative upon application
by the United States food administra
tion;
(dD Plants necessary to the print
ing and publication OF daily papers
may burn fuel or use power derived
therefrom as usual, except that on ev
cry Monday from Jan. 2l to March %
1918, inclusive, they may burn fuel OF
use power derived therefrom only tC
such extent as Is necessary to prinI
and publish such editions as suct
plants custOmarily print and publish
on legal holidays other than the Sab
bath; or If such plants do not custom
ariy print or publish any edition on
such legal holidays, they may burr
fuel or such power to such extent as IL
necessary to issue one edition on th1
said Mondays;
Magazines May Be Printed