The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-12-09
CONSERVATION
CUR 7 A|L|NG
is OPERATIVE
Industries to Operate Six and
One Half Hours
Per Day.


Representatives Of over nety OF tns
leading industries Of the CsalurnA, -.
sion met at the Hammond Country clt.h
-hondsy evening and unanimously sdo7t-
leu the same restrictions which hava
been placed in force in the Chicago dis
tr1ct for curtailing the operation -
industries in order to consarre e,,s,
Cnder the new schedule, which was ~
become operative at once or a. $40,
as the plants could adjust thers selves
70 the change, industries will operate
SIX and one-half hours per day or thir,,
nine hours per week straight time.
ALL RESPOND TO CALL.
euperintendents and managers "a
practically every plant served bv tbo
northern Indiana Gas ( Electric a.
responded TO the call Of M.orxs Dail
Plain vice president OF the utility corr
pany. All were aware that sorneth,rz p
must De done which would reduce the
iuei demand in a substantial nnaansr
ana Following the dinner they pIunz.
eo iAuo the subject Mr.. Dell expls.n
eo the situation and then called upon
9up1- George Neal. OF the East Chicago
power plant.
Mr.. Neal stated that on November !
inc plant had supply Of coal ,.,hic4
~ lid have tasted thirty dav. 80,
TIE rate or power consumption ar +ba.
.iihe' IL seems that manufacture
learning Of the coal supply he'd 49,
down plants in other parts Of tb~ co,,,s
Try and had shifted large QUANTITIES ~
orders to their plants in the caI,,p.,
region The result vas O. jurro ~ fiftv
per cent In power cor.,,n,otto, v-tt.,,
thirty days with a CONSEQUENT ebo-..,
ing OF the life of the power miami. ,-..7
Pile until now only three Weeks sur-
ply remains
PLACE WORK ON NIGHT T1-Rx
ne recommended evening up the t.ss
o' the district by placing more vol
on the night turn wherever possihi,
thiS ne estimated would effect = ssv
iHs OF AZ least ten percent by redu.tar
the number Of boilers which are held i,
readiness for load changes b. bankinr
the fires. Fuel oil is to he trio6 -.
part Of the battery Of boilers as t.<
supply Is limited It viii h. ;-ap,ssih,a
% DO this OF q large scale. A. he's
the changes recommended would mean
an extension Of about two days show
Ing that some sharp cuts ~ ona-..+s,,.
time would be necessary.
DIR. Dell Plain then called u2an 4.o
representatives. OF each INDUSTRY. -
turn for suggestions. The rnsr,4sc+,,.-
ers explained the steps they had e;,os,,..
taken to help the situation. sso,-e 80.
running short time. Others has rieSe.l
UP thet: own generating outats vf,ir;,
had been Idle for years. silt othl..
were using fuel oil whereve- nesx,of,
Al expressed willingness to eso-oner-s...
10 any extent in order 70 help tire dis
trtct through the emergency.
NO NoN-ESSENTIALs JUST vow
As the closing OF any industry means
throwing bread winners out Of e,npIov-
ment it was the opinion of the ga1he.-
ing that no industry should be con
sidered a mon essential" at thi. +i,-.
It was further agreed that the cut 4,
working hours should inform in g.
der TO prevent worlSm quitting one
JOB TO hunt work a 4 place orering
more hours. For this same reason .t
was1 thought well TO adopt the Chicago
plan as industries on both sides Of til.
state line would thus be in harmon
. ID not pulling away the labor of the
The vote taken on the pI4,-
position was unanimous
While there. are still plants which
was thought that this action toEether
backed by the pressure which would
be brought to bear by the fuel admin
ist-ation would meet with Their ap-
prevail. As the new schedule goes ints3
effect today the new ruling Of the fed
erai fuel administration fixing pract.-
caiiy the same regulations has been
received by the industries.
G e. Hinchnlan, superintendent a.
car service OF the ! II. r. r. r.. and
coal director for this district armour
ced that he IL now holding 500 ears of
coal. but under the orders which liz
has received none of It is to be allotted
to industries at present, but is 70 he
sold to dealers and a surplus held II
meet conditions which may arse due
TO bad weather after the strike is set
tied.
Present at the meeting were T. Il
Tennant. OF the Central Chemical Co
G. \. Nau, OF the United Boiler Heat
ing & Foundry Co, Charles T True
OF tho Locomotive Superheater Co.
George NJ Chaplin. OF Chaplin g. Co. i
II. Nellie. OF the Hammond Realty Co
and Lake County Printing Publish
ing Co, Walter ". Nowak anG 81. &
Reitz. of the Nowak Milling Co. MAYOR
Cd.liel brcWnr OF hammond ana Mayo
Paul Kamradt. OF West Hammond. John
f. Fitzgerald and John Sode rberg Of the
T. s. Betz Co, r. F. Denham, city con-
troiler of Whiting. George Hannau.r
and c E. Hinchman OF the I. H. r. p.
Charles Holt. Of the Linde Air Products
Co. J. W. Mclaughlin Of the Presto
Lite Co. inc, T. ". Losser or the Erie
R. r.. c. IT. +. Thorby Of the straubc
Piano Co, G. E. Lannian Of Z. e. Ian
man Co. George r. Lord and y. "
Strale of the East Chicago Refinery 81
Sinclair OH Co, George Neal George
5. Van Antwerp. G. ". Clark and \. Q.
Mit~hei OF the Northern Indiana CsaA
& Electric Co. c. r. Jernberg OF TIA
Standard Foreiags 20. James " uas