Weekly journal-miner., 1918-04-17
NOUNNECESSARY CONSTRUCTION
 IN WAR TIME
ASTIC REGULATIONS RECEIVED FROM WAR IN DUSTRIES BOARD BY THE STATE COMMISSION RE GARDING CONSTRUCTION
(Frnm Wednesdays Daily)

No unnecessary construction, no useless building, no forming of indus trial companies that do not aid the government in the prosecution of the war, no use of capital. labor or ma terials that do not directly or indi- rectly help the country at this time in the winning of the war.
 These are part of the instructions received by the State Corporation Commission from the War Industries Board in Washington with directions to make them as public as possible that the people may become thor oughly familiar with the wishes of the board and not attempt to run counter to the board, practice which will bring grief to such parties, the board plainly declares.
 The instructions from the War h. dustries Board" said F. A. Jones, chairman of the corporation commis- sion, ''set forth the necessity for the limitation of capital expenditures for either public or private undertakings not essential to and not contributing either directly or indirectly toward the winning of the war.
 "The corporation commission" added Mir. Jones, "is going to ask the people to act heartily and wholly in accord with the instructions of the war board so that an order from the corporation commission will be un- necessary"
 The resolution of the War Indus tries Board received yesterday by the corporation commission is as fol- lows:
 Whereas, ii has come to the mo- tice of this board that new industrial corporations are being organized in different sections of the United States for the erection of industrial plants which cannot be utilized in the prosecution of the war, and
 Whereas, plans are being consid- cred by certain States, counties, cities and towns for the construction of public buildings and other i'm provements which will not contrib ute toward winning the war. and
 Whereas, the carrying forward oi these activities vii involve the utili- zation of labor, materials and capi- tai urgently required for war pur- poses,
 Now, therefore, be it resolved, by the War Industries Board. that in the public interest, all new undertakings not essential to and not contributing either directly or indirectly toward winning the war, which involve the utilization of labor, materials and capital required in the production, supply ort distribution of direct or in direct war needs will be discouraged, notwithstanding they may be of local importance and of a character which should in normal times meet with every encouragement
 Be 1t further resolved, that in fair ness to those interested herein, notice is hereby given that this board will withhold from such projects priority assistance, without which new con- struction of the character mentioned will frequently be found impractical ble, and that this notice shall be given wide publicity that all parties inter ested in such undertakings may be fully appraised of the difficulties and delays to which they will be sub jected, and embark upon them at their peril.
 The War Board requests your hearty cooperation in the interests of the people of the United States"