The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-19
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hydro-electric plants are permitted
to obtain the same but cannot heat
factories during the fve-day period
or each Monday thereafter until
March rs. The power from hydro
electric plants must be exclusively
generated by water power and no coal
used.
/ Manufacturing Plants.
Manufacturing plants which use
shayinHs. sawdust and the refuse of
their own product for fuel are permit
ted to operate to the extent Of produc-
Ing sufficient fuel for minimum heat
ing to prevent freezing and danger by
Are. IL is not intended that such
plants should operate to full capacity.
business and Professional Oflees.
ON each Monday. effective Monday.
January 2ist. and until Monday March
25th. inclusive. no fuel shall be burned
except to the extent Of preventing in
| jury from freezing for heating any
! business or professional Office. unless
such Office is used by the United States.
state county or municipal govern
nents. transportation companies, or oc-
cupled by banks and trust companies,
Or by physicians and dentists. In the
event that only a part Of such build
ings IL occupied by Offices above ex
empted. then only such part of said
buildings shall be heated and the bal
ance OF fhe building shall be heated
only sufficiently to prevent injury to
property from freezing.
Food Products.
ANY industries having TO 90 with
the production OF food. either directly
or indirectly. can be permitted to be
exempted providing that permit 10 OBJ
tanned from state Food Administra-
tor White, Capitol building, Richmond.
Va
: Any industries having directly to
do with The production of food such
, as potato. vegetable, cold storaRes. all
! forms OF grain shortage, grain feed
, mills cereal product manufacturer,
packers. Gamers. driers. milk dealers,
creameries, condensers and all other
milk producers. packing and slaughter
houses. ice and refriRerators. sugar
manufacturers and -four mills, can be
exempted without permit II. however.
the parties concerned are not directly
Interested in the production of food
necessary permit must be obtained from
the state food administrator for Vir-
ginia.
: Wholesale or Retail stores.
Wholesale or retail stores cannot use
fuel on Monday, January 2ist. and
each Monday thereafter until Monday,
March 2bth, except that for the pur-
pose of selling food and only for
such purpose stores may maintain
necessary heat until 10 o'clock noon.
and for the purpose of selling drugs
and medical supplies only stores may
maintain necessary heat throughout
the day and evening.
Stores can only be heated suf-
fiCiently to prevent damage or injury
to propertv from freezing.
TiaeGtcrs and Movies.
+ All theaters. moving picture houses.
bowling alleys, billiard rooms. pri-
waite or public dance halls or Qny
other place of amusement canSot
heat on Monday January 2lst, and
each Monday thereafter until Mon
day. March 25th. providing that fuel
can be burned to the extent necessary
to prevent injury to property from
freezing.
The public is requested to COM
. municate with either State Admins
traitor Byrd, or the local fuel admin
'strators. giving full details of any
violations or regulations as hereto
fore announce.
Colonel r. r. white. federal food
administrator for Virginia has been
: authorized by Mr.. Hoover to give tho
most liberal Interpretation to the new
federal order regulating the use OF
coal in respect to all food trades and
industries. According to Mr.. Hoo
ver's telegram the Garfield closing
down order is not intended to affect
any food handling, preservinf
and manufacturing and distributing
agency whatever.
= Colonel White Is authorized to OK.
: empt from this order all food indus
: tries and trades pertaining. thereto
which applies to elevators. cold stor
, age, all forms of grain storage. gratr
: and feed mills. vegetable houses, ce
. real product manufacturers. bakers
4 Gamers, driers. milk dealers. cream
: cries, condensers. and all other mill
/. producers and manufacturers, pack
ing and slaughter houses. Ice ant
| refrigehators, suRar manufacturers
commission merchants, Wholesale ant
I retail, etc, and also all industrie
L whose continuous operation Is neces
sarv in order to preserve the unin
terrupted conduct of all the direc
| food trades. Indirect industries in
| clude such items as bag manufacture
L ers. ammonia manufacturers. insecti
eide manufacturers and fertilizers,
The patriotism OF the larger plant
in obeyine the order to the letter dc
serves cooperation at the hands c
"a the smaller manufacturers It
', generally understood however. this
number OF the smaller men. havin
:, Q. supply, OF fuel on baud are cor
:. tinuing without interruption. witho,
n any respect for the patriotic motive
that actuated the major establish
ments The penalty for violation {
the order is $4,000 fine.