New Britain herald., 1918-04-30
FLORISTS MUST CUT
COAL 90 PER CENT.
DR.. Garfield Acts to Ensure Sup
ply for Munition Plants

Hartford, April 3O.-F'lorists are
restricted in their use of fuel to not
more than SO per cent of their for
Iner consumption, according to an
C1der given for Connecticut by Fuel
Administrator Thomas w. Russell.
The order has been made for the
whole nation by United States Fuel
Administrator II. A. Garfield, and
this restriction is made to provide a
greater amount of fuel for industries
enGaged in the production of NUM-
tons and is effective throughout the
coal year from April l, 1913 to
April i, 1919.
The new order establishing a regu-
lation to restrict fuel consumption by
florists follows:
1. That the term Florist in this
regulation shall be construed to in
clude any person, firm, ISOLATION,
or corporation, engaged in the grow
inS of flowers, plants Or winter vege-
tables but is not intended to and
shall not include the growing of
plants for transportation to produce
summer vegetables.
2. That the term greenhouse"
shall be construed to mean any build
ing, private or public, in which arti-
fetal heat is used to aid in the grow
ing of flowers, plants or winter vege-
tp bles.
g. That no florist, as defined
above, shall at any of his green
: houses, consume, burn, or use fuel Of
any description, including coal, coke,
fuel oil, and natural gas, or other
petroleum products, or use power de-
rived from any such fuel for or in
connection with the growing of flow
into a
above defined, during the year be-
ginning April /, 1918 and ending
March 81. 1919. to an amount in
excess of fifty per cent 5000 Of the
average annual amount of fuel con-
sumed at such greenhouse for or in
connection with the growing or
plants, flowers and winter vegetables
during the period from April /, 1915,
to April 1, 1918.
a. That whenever it appears that
any particular greenhouse was not IN
existence on April l. 1915, then and
in such case the period during which
it, has been in existence prior to April
/ 1918. shall be considered and used
as a basis in determining the guam
tity that would constitute one-half of
the average annual consumption OF
fuel of such greenhouse.
5. That any florist, as above de-
fined, owning and operating more
than one greenhouse for the grow
ing of plants, flowers, or winter Vege-
tables may combine such green
loEses and use in such combined
greenhouse the fuel allotted to each
OF such greenhouses by this regula-
zion provided the amount of fuel SO
used as such combined greenhouse
shall not be in excess of one-half of
the fuel consumed by all of such
ercca houses when operated separate
y.
G. That whenever two or more
florists find that a further fuel econ
omy would result from using IN one
greenhouse the allotments of fuel, as
provided by this regulation, to two
or more greenhouses, then upon ap-
plication to the United States fuel
administration and receiving per-
nit therefor, such florists may use
the aggregate allotments of fuel to
their respective greenhouses at one
or more greenhouses operated Jointly
bv thin, provided the amount OF tuel
So used shall not exceed one-half of
the amount consumed by all such
greenhouses when operated separate
~.
Z. That any such florists, violating
or refusing to conform to the above
regulation, shall be liable to the pen
alty prescribed in the aforesaid act
OF congress.
(Signed) H. A. GARFIELD.
Tinted States Fuel Administrator.