New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-23
GARFIELD ORDERS
STRICTLY 0BBYED
NEW ULm TAKES A NAP ON
BLUE" MONDAY TO "
SAVE FUEL
NOBODY MAKES REPLY. NO ONE
QUESTIONS WHY. ALL
DOORDIE!

With every place of business closed
Monday except those that had been
especially exempted from DR.. Garfeld's
sweeping order, New Ulm looked like a
deserted hamlet. This became even
more apparent as night came on. On the
White Way only the top light glim-
mered lonesomely and there wasn't a
light on in any of the business places.
The only exceptions on Minnesota Street
were tie hotels. and restaurants.
No Violations.
There wasn't known violation of the
order according to Arthur L. Book, fuel
director OF Brown County. Several at
tempts were made to find out if there
were any violations on the part of those
who were privileged to the extent that
they were allowed to keep open. A
grocer was asked to sell one of his patrons
an orange, but he promptly told the
would-be purchaser nothing doing"
Attempts at the cigar stores and drug
stores to secure stogies were met with
that bland smile that needs no words.
Order Bewilders.
When the dailies brought the news
that all manufactures would have to
=sciose up for for five days and that all
stores would have to close on Mondays
for a series of ten weeks to relieve the
coal situation and also the congestion in
railroad business, there was more or
less CONSERVATION manifest here as
everywhere else, not because Of any
desire on the part of any one to evade
this drastic measure, but because no one
knew what the order really meant.
Many felt that some one in the city
would get definite information as to the
exact meaning Of the order who would
again make it public to those who
would be affected by it locally, but
no such order came.
Information Lacking.
When no word of any kind had reached
Arthur L. Book, the fuel director of
Brown County, he called up the Public
Safety Commission to find out if any
such orders would be forthcoming. He
was promptly informed that the informa-
ton contained in the daily papers was
authentic and that this would be all the
information that would be given and he
was also told that every one would have
to determine for himself whether or not
his business was under the ban and to
what extent it would be affected. After
consulting with some of the business men
of town, Mr.. Book thought it best to
call meeting for the purpose OF dis
cussing the orders and determining
what it really meant. and such meeting
was called for Saturday afternoon at
$50 at the Commercial Club Rooms.
Keep On The Safe Side.
This meeting was we'll attended, be-
tween fifty and sixty of the business
men coming out. Fred w. J.. Johnson
explained to those present what he
thought that the order meant and G. A..
Ottomeyer and Chas. A. Stolz talked
along the same lines, all agreeing on the
main points. After some discussion it
was unanimously decided to carry out
the order to the letter and this was done.
All the affected industrial plants such
as the Hauenstein Brewery, Schell
Brewery, F. Audferheide & Sons, Saffert
and Gugisberg Construction Co., and the
Overall Factory Immediately closed
r1,~,-,, 81, bo f1-o roriod
Food Factories Exempt.
The mills were exempted from the
order, as were also the newspaper plants,
groceries, drug stores, bakeries and
butcher shops. The work Of the news
paper plants was confined exclusively
to doing work connected with getting
out the papers, a ban, being placed on
commercial work. The groceries,
bakeries and meat markets were, ac-
cording to the order, permitted to keep
open till noon and then only for the
purpose of selling food products. The
drug stores were confined to the filling
of prescriptions and the sale of such
articles as were absolute necessities for
the citizens.
Farmers Notified.
Monday morning, the fuel director
had the Rural Telephone Company
notify all the patrons on their routes of
the order being in effect here SO that the
farmers would not make fruitless trips
to the city. Later Monday morning the
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general order was modified in few
minor details. The groceries were per-
united to keep open all day, likewise