Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-20

Sc Ho'eH' 'p insure Inc prompt bunker
Ing of vessels for some time to como
arc en- route. Upwards of 100000 tons
3 of coal ia in ears for numbering and
Is is on the way to Sou,h Atlantic ports
s Approximately l5o.O0u tons Is in cars
d CT route for Northern Atlantic ports
Z With the improved rail conditions. this
coal should rapidly iii the require
1ncnts for the vessels now :waitin:
bupkcrs.
The United States fuel nd,ninistra-
A. ton to-day MADE arran2 cmcuts for
Z tho continuance through The usual sun
4 day holiday tomorrow OF the bunker.
s ing of vessels destined Ia the Arcri-
can forces abroad or to the allies in
\ Europc. rlnns were perfected where
by the buukcrinS machinery ut the
piers at New York and at Hampton
Roads will continue in operation to-
morrow This VIII facilitate the hand
ling Of coal which has been hurried to
2 t:dcw@:cr by the fuel administration.
and will tCvn over TO the railroads
( promptly empty cars to be returned 20
the mines.
PLACE EMBARGO On USE
Or orEN-TOr COAL Cars
AT the request OF the United States
tl'adm.niStrator the director general
OF railroads to-day placed an embargo
on the use of op"n-t"p coal ears for
the shipment OF products other than
fuei,
The fuel administration was notified
th;t OF 5000 cars of coal moving or
railroads 10 the East, Loco were con-
signed to tidewatcr for numbering ships
and 1000 were on the way TO domestic
consumers.
Federal fuci administrators report
cd that coal was going rapidly into
districts for domestic consumption. rar.
llcu!ariy those sections Vncrc the need
WAC greatest.
Harry T. Byrd, Federal fuel admin.
istrator of Virginia. reported an AL
most complete shutdown OF factories
III his district with consequent relief
from merchandise freight to the rail-
roads serving Virginia ports. lie said
IN addition. that enough coal had been
brought immc diat cly into sight through
The operation OF tho ,cSulative order
to snppy the household demands.
TeicSrams from county administra-
tons in Indiana. Illinois Ohio and Mis-
siss!ppi Valley states contained the in
formation that this part OF tho coun-
try is getting warm. This was taken
to mean that quantities or coal held
back by reason Of the conscstcd CON
dition OF the railroads were now get
Ting through 10 consignccs''
Dcspitc tho efforts o. the admins.
tration TO hold down the already large
exemption list II was found necessary
to extend it ronsincrably The War
and Navy Departments found that to
keep running plants for which cycmp-
,ion already has been obtained many
concerns supplying single parts and
raw materials VIII have TO remain in
fun operation.
The navy's problem arose 'par,icu-
lari. in connection with work on do
stroycrs. 1t WAS found that work on
these craft would have to he halted
unless plants furnishins. many small
parts also ere exempted. Navy Off
Gals are pressing the destroyer pro-
gram Vigorously. and already have en-
countcrcd two weeks setback by
reason Of bad weather.
COLLECT LIST or PLANTS
MAKING WAR MATERIAL
TO prevent an unnecessary extension
OF the exemption list. both departments
to-day assigned officers to collect from,
their various tecnnical bureaus lists OF
plants vital 10 their building and sup
Fly pro sramS. Department representa-
lives considered the lists in Joint con-
ference and prepared for the approval
OF Secretaries Baker and Daniels a lral
list 10 be submitted 10 the fuel admin
istrations. This list was prepared 10
some extent by fuel administration
officials.
One OF the chief concerns OF the
army Is to prevent any delay 10 tho
aircraft program, which is distributed
through a large number OF plants in
all parts o: the country.
The Shipping Board sought and OBJ