The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-21
Fuel Administration Exerts It.
self to insure Prompt Move.
ment of t uel
DIRECTS EFF0R.S
TO AID RAILROADS
Already lO7,7o0 Tons Have
Been Deliver ed at South ATT
lantic Ports and 100000
Tons Are on Way

Washington. Jan. 20.--with ths
Eastern part OF the country in the
grip OF another cold wave, the fuel
administration today exerted its ut
most TO insure the prompt movement
of fuel under the curtailnlent regula"
ton destined for the relief of do
nestle consumers and for the bunk
ering of ships now held up at tho
Atlantic ports.
with Practically complete CO.
operation in the enforcement of ths
order, az indicated ley kilograms from
Industrial and business organizations
throughout the country, every posi-
bile effort was directed toward utn-
iaing to the utmost fuel and railroad
facilities released by operation OF the
regulation.
The steady aow of fuel 10 doruns~
tic consumers and to It'd water was
generally reported. At Southern AZ
Iantie ports 1nT, 700 tons of coal al
adv had beer delivered for filing
the hunkers of ships and 20e,eeb
tons was en- route. With $4,000
tons OF bunker coal either already ar
rived or roy en- route for Northern
Atlantic ports. railroad officials re-
ported that the shipments were be-
ing expedited.
Loading ships Goes on.
Al Northern and Southern ports
the orraniza tiou and machinery for
loading vessels with bunker coal waa
operated as far as possible during tho
twenty four hours tod-. II "
MANNED to continue tTenty-fouf
hours continual operation throughoat
the period OF suspension of. the In
dustrial activities at all the princi-
! pal Atlantic ports
Reports from the mine aeids in"
| Dictated that snow and zero weather
we're f-terfarfng with railroad move
ment OF coal, but that empty coal
/ cars were moving promrtlv back To
| the mines weather conditions in the
| Middle West particularly were re-
nnrted as interfering with general
railroad opera ton. Deep snow ana
as low temperature as 20 below ger"
/ In some parts OF the country com
( bined to make train movement uh-
tfeult-
| state fuel administrators were in
structed today to exert every effort To-
hasten the movement OF coal and ccal
cars. The following telegram was
sent TO administrators in the territory
covered by the curtailment order
Order to Aid Railways.
''Please extend the fullest possible
cooperation to railroad ofric!als IN
your territory looking to the .ron1p'
unloading of coal cars at destination
FRAT thew NAV be iinmed ateiy turned
over to the railroads for return to
the mines.
! Report promptly any undue con-
gestIon of loaded or ernpte coal cars
at divisional or terminal points In your
territory"
I The list OF Industrial concerns
exempt from the operation OF the eur
taIiu1ent regulation was practically
| complete today. Both the war depart
ment and the navy department had
lselected those industries turning CUT
material which they deemed necessaty
land could be promptly delivered with
out adding to railroad difficulties.
| New certifications were received
from the war-making departments
seeking the exemption of Industrial
plants.
while Or. Carfeid's order has been
criticized and stormed at by various
persons as being severe blow TO
labor. the laboring men have not ac-
lcepted 1t as a calamitous situation. ac~
lcording TO Frank Morrison. secretary
Of tha A F. of l. Samuel Goupers
made an appeal for all the men to
stand directly behind the government.
They are doing Il. Mr.. Morrison gives
an idea OF Their spirit thus:
/ Frank Morrfson's Views.
ANY enforced idleness to any body
J of men receiving O. daily stipend ~
Objectionable. But this Is PROPOSE
ton of idleness for limited period or
the country freezing. While the order
naturally works hardships in. sone
cases, there are some factories whicn
are closed anyway: while others VIII
III la
the hoped for effect. II will Offset to
a. degree the hardships 1t haa worked 4
Special ruling was made tonight hy
DIR. Garfield with reference TO the fooa
distributing stores. suspending "pAra~
ton of the order tomorrow. the foi-
lowing telegram was sent to state fuea
administrators:
.As result OF Informal ton furnished
by the United States food admtnistrN-
ton to the effect that confusion extsts
| In the minds OF the public - 10 tho
closing of food distributing stores On
Monday afternoons the order o. tss
, United States fuel administration dates
January II. has been suspended INSOFAR
i. as II provides for closing such lccd
stores on Monday. January II. Thie
will permit food stores to remain o0No
|, for the entire day OF January -.
a situation In cw York s
New York. Jan. 20.--Ths cod
! wave sweeping. over New York and
the Eastern railroad distrtc. adds -
! the seriousness Of the coal situation.
} The temperature here lowered around
I I'VE degrees above zero all day.
Harbor conditions are bad. Coal
! In cars and pockets 1T the New Ter
/ sey terminals b frcxen hard. Saxfy
. lpsr cent OF the tugs n the hAxons
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