Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-18
FACTORIES AND
MILLS ARE CLOSED
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uolllS repair or other permissible
| work.
A large part of Harrisburg's pop
ulation, both male and female, awoke
TINS morning with nothing to do, as
the city's industrial plants entered
| upon the enforced holiday ordered
by the federal fuel administration.
Plants, large and small, everything
in which any work is done was
| closed. Effects of the closing order
could be seen early in the morning
when the streets which are ordi-
narily filled with men and women on
their way to work in mills and fac
! tories We're deserted except for the
small number that could be placed at
tasks that require neither light nor
power.
1t was estimated in business cir
cles that approximately 10000 per-
sons are out of work. This number,
II was said, will be increased nearly
threefold Monday when the first of
the absolute holidays is begun.
Businessmen Protest
The storm of protest occasioned
yesterday when the order was pro-
mulgated was nothing compared with
the declarations to-day of business
men who are seriously inconven-
/ fenced and workmen whose pay en-
velopes are to be slashed. There was,
however, no disposition to avoid the
order. 1t was again pointed out that
fine of $4,000 and a prison term
awaits the man who refuses to COM
ply with the order.
1t was generally understood here
to-day that the government does not
intend to notify businessmen except
through the newspapers of the order.
The published order to-day made it
plain, too, that the administration
order does not forbid a man to work
on outside tasks. There is no reason.
it was shown, why men engaged in
hauling, building or repair work
should not continue If neither fuel
nor power is used in the enterprise.
Ross A. Hickok, Dauphin county
fuel administrator, received
lengthy telegram from State Admin
istrator Potter last night, outlining
the ruling of the national proclama-
tion, and authorizing him to ad-
here to it in every respect.
Mr.. Hickok was able to announce
at noon that manufacturers of Har-
risburg and vicinity are complying
with the regulations in every way.
Blast furnaces in the large plants
are running, Mr.. Hickok said. Manu-
featuring plants that have been run
ming seven days a week, are not in
Guided in the order from Potter.
Public service plans are operating
to-day.
To Divert Fuel
All of Harrisburg's business, in
dustrial and amusement men are
preparing to shut their places of
business the next ten days. Mr..
Hickok has been assailed with hun
dreds of telephone calls this morn
ing, from those affected by the order,
who desire information on the Mon
day closing. To all, Mr.. Hickok's
order has been to follow to the let
ter, the ruling of DR.. Garfleld's proc
lamation. The Harrisburg Public
Library and the Ped Cross head
quarters have been ordered to close
the ten Mondays.
Mr.. Hickok said that the local
benefit derived from the closing
would be that the dealers, and pub
lie utilities corporations will be
stocked up with a plentiful supply
of bituminous coal. The coal dis
patched to the industries ordered
closed for the next five days be-
fore midnight last night, will be de-
livered to its destination. All other
cars usually used by the closed down
industries will be diverted either at
the mines or on the road, from their
original destinations at the mills,
to dealers for family consumption,
10 pubic utilities, or for transport
service. Mr.. Hickok said that he
has been told that twenty-five trans
ports are tied up in New York har-
bor for lack of fuel to run their
engines.
May Get Bituminous
Bituminous coal may be used in
private homes extensively, when an
thracite is scarce, Mr.. Hickok said.
The Harrisburg Light and Power
Company, which has been suffering
with lack of bituminous and river
coal, and the Harrisburg Railways
Company, which secured coal only
after strenuous efforts last week,
will be stocked up during the five
days shutdown of industries, it is
understood.
Mr.. Hickok made a few exceptions
to the shutting down order in the city
to-day. He has allowed a pretzel
factory, which does not consume
coal, to run during the five days.
blacksmith shops have been permit
ted to run ,classed as a necessary in
dustry. A garage which commune
Gated with Mr.. Hickok this morning.
was permitted to carry on some
slight repairs. With these minor
exceptions, the order of the national
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