Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-03
BYRD HOPES FOR RELIEF
FROM COAL SHORTAGE
BY Middle Of This Week Railroads
Damaged by Floods VIII
30 In Operation.

:. Damaged by Floods VIII
- 30 in Operation.
SOME ANTHRACITE ARRIVES
1t Is Quickly Distributed in Small
Lots Among Those Whose Heat
ing Plants Arc Not Suited Il
=. Other kinds OF Fuel.
NJ S.the middle o, THE week re-
sumption OF mining and railroad &C
: t;vity in tho affected .oyions Of west
Is Virginia due 70 recent floods. VIII be
perfected. according to predictions OF
- State Fuel Administrator Harry Flood
Byrd. made last night. The serious
ness OF the shortage OF over lpVoo
; tone of Goa! taken from Virginia daily
: has not set had sufficient time 10 de-
yeiop So far, practically no factories
- have given notice to the fuel admin
is,ratioa OF having hccn forced 10 close
down for the lack OF fuel.
Loo:linE At the situation As II exists.
there ia no telling hut what coal sup
plies will nave ncccu.e exhausted at
some Of tho manufactures even hciorc
~ the wrcckaGc will be put IN good shape
:, and tho rcccdinE OF floods will enable
, the mines again to work as in norma!
times However. IL is thought that
most plants have already on hand
- enough fuel to run then, until the sit
= uation can be reEtdicd.
Coniiscation OF coal by the southern
along its tracks viii be certain TO
bring Srca: pressure OF the maintain
i ing or operations. OF industries To-
Gated on its lines and 10 other con-
Germs 10 which il was consigned. As
railroads arc In the priority class re-
speeding fuel. no action Of tho fuel
administrator - THIS time could COM
pei any retraction OF this step taken
by the company.
SMALL QUANTITY OF
:. ANTHRACITE DISTRIBUTED
Hand in hand with the soft coal
a. shortage is The anthracite predcament
-. under which Virginia has been labor
ing since ,nH sort OF fuel has been
denied b. order OF the Federal fuel
administration. y serious turn Tor the
worse was sTertcd yesterday by the
appearance of about 100 tons III local
dealers yards. on account of many
hcld-up orders waiting to be filled
upon receipt or this hard coal, most
OF II disappeared down into consumers
cellars before night.
Chairman A Beirne blair is still
urging the domestic consumers aow
using stoves requiring anthracite to
begin installing different heating ap-
pnratus. Failure to start u2on these
arrangements Immediately may result
Ia actua! suffering and serious diaap
pointment. he said Many have an
s~cred that financial conditions stood
In the way OF making a change ami
asps announced their intention 10 keen
their present heating sys,cma.
TEXT OF NEW BULLETIN
ISSUED IN MIR. BlRT)
i'eiow appears in part The contents
or the bulletin issued yesterday even
lns by MT Byrd, defining more clearly
the regulations as to "Heatlcss" Mon
day:
General Exemptions
Thrse general classes OF manufacture
ing plants whose entire plants have
been exempted from the fuel rcstric.
lions are
All shipbuildins plants
Aeroplane manufacturers
Mills manufacturing explosives
exemptions for government work and
the various departments have furnish ed
the fuel administration with a lis, of
.irns manufacturing certain articles
which tho government considers so
WAL that the fuel administration has
exempted such firms from the terms
o. The order. In SO far rs concerns The
manufacture Of the said article or ar
tic!es In question. This has been sent
you. giving the name Of each firm cx-
cmpted. together with sta,cmen,
showing the general product covered Nv.
tic exemption. 1t should be clearly
understood that the exemption covers
only the work specified and that in MI
othcr respects the o!dcr remains in
force.
Subroatractor..
The present situation with reference
10 subcontractorS IS this: We are sav.
iAs III general that subcontractors
should be abie*to furnish the part or
parts essential TO tho exempted firm
III I'VE days operation. The genera !.
tcst We arc applying Is that IL a sub
"a Amy, rNfu
work should .Ac -dhiaI ed sufficiently 20
enable tho firm 70 :oGuce the neces-
saTE government work IN FIVE DAYS
Win this basis We have made the fol-
lowing rulings:
'Fuocont-actors arc EXEMPT only in
he case the entire production Of Incl,
l. i'ihat during each day OF the week is
= engaged in the manufactLre Of suppi;cs
ABSOLUTELY 20 the specially EXEMPTED
industry.
Exception: suhcc atractors who are
operating each dav Of The weei an
taat portion Of their plant canab!e ~
work on the Particular parts required
iy me ezcrc2 ttd Grm may continue 10
operate onl! such portion or their piant
on Mondays.
Manufacturers having exemption have
either telcETams or letters from Unite;
S,stes fuel administration. which YOU
may consider rs the authority for their
exemption. III few cases exemptions
were made by Contractors direct 10
'heir suhcontractore. This should stand
unih the local fuel administrator has
communicated with Richmond for vcri-
Gcation
Food Exemptions
Grain elevator. potato or vegetable
Enuses, cold storage. ali forms OF grain
storage, grain and fsed mills cereal
iToeuct manufacturers. bakers. Gamers
in'k dealer ereameri"s condensers
and all other mix produc: nlsnufac-
turers. packing and s!aurhte--houscs
u ice rlan;s and "efrigerators, sugar
" manufacturers. binGer-twinc rnanuf3c-
Z turers. ammonia manufacturers. insec-
II iicioe ana tert!'ize. manufacturers
1, manufacturers OF farm machinery for
sDrinS use, manufacturers OF cereaI
! mill machinery. has manufacturers
VI manufacturers Of food containers