Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-02-07
Government TAKES
OVER OIL INDUSTRY
Manufacture and Distribution
Of Fuel Oils Is Placed un.
der License.
PROCLAMATION ISSUED.
Gasoline and Kerosene Are Not Mem
toned bat They WIN Probably Re
Put under Control Soon.

Washington, Feb. Achievement con
troll OF industry was extended to oil
In proclamation by President Wilson
putting under license the manufacture ant
distribution of all fuel oils. No mention
Is made OF other oils or oil products
including gasoline and kerosene but the,
too, probably will be put under contro
soon.
Authority under the proclamation IA Z,
be vested in Mark L. Requa of Califor
MIA, recently named as chief of the fue
administration's oil division. License.
must De obtained before February II b,
al manufacturers and distributors whose
gross sales Of fuel, Including Gas oil
amount to more than 100000 barrels !
year.
series OF regulations drawn by the
tuei administration establishes in the East
u list OF preferential consumers who must
20 supplied In the order they are given
III regardless OF contracts outstanding.
Dinculties Of transportation, Il is de.
ciared, both In the Presidents proclama.
ton and In statement prepared by the
tuei administration, make licensing neces.
sary that essential industries be sun.
preo. Operation of the control will cut
tne supplies Of the less essential indus.
tries where lack Of transportation creates
a shortage. The preferential list is set
forth as follows:
Railroads and bunker fuel.
Export deliveries or shipments for tbe
army or navy.
Export shipments for the navies and
other war purposes Of the allies.
Hospitals where oil ia now be,np ,,ad
for fuel. use"
Fupiic utilities and domestic consumers
now using fuel oil. including gas oil.
Shipyards engaged in government work.
Navy yards.
Arsenals.
Fants engaged In the manufacture. pro.
auction and storage Of food products.
Army and navy cantonments where nil
now is being used for fuel.
industrial consumers engaged in tho
manufacture of munitions and other
ar.icies under government orders.
All other classes.
IN issuing the preferential list the
tuei communication at the same time
exempted all users of oil from the on
GRAFTON OF the Monday closing order "a
II mas been shown that most Of tho oiI
consumers already were exempted un-
oer previous proclamations. This ex.
emption includes not only users Of
1ueI OILS, but also consumers of all
petroleum and petroleum products.
After reviewing the food control act.
under which the proclamation is is-
sued, the Presidents order sets forth :.
Nearly one-half Of the fleet Of oil
tankers which have brought oil from
Mexico to the United States have been
Withdrawn from the service, 1t was said
Tonight. to supply the American and
ained navies. This has depleted the
oil supply in the United States 70 n
considerable extent, and has created a
serious situation in the East In the
West. too, especially in California.
consumption is outstripping produce
tion.
In supplying orders on the preferen-
tial list producers and distributors. IL
their stocks are not large enough to
NIL all orders. will cut off consumers
beginning at the bottom of the list
until their orders and stocks balance