Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03

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After long session last night the
coal committee, through H. L. Sny-.
der, acting chairman, announced that
various nonessential industries Of
Omaha are threatened with being
closed under the Garfield order.
Packing Plants May Continue.
The committee has not announced
definitely just what industries will
first feel the effects of the new or
ders.
I'VE expect to permit the packing
plants to continue operating on an
eight-hour per day basis" Mr.. Sny-
der said, and he added that he did
not believe that food-producing
plants in general would be disy
trrbed.
The policy of the committee will
be, to direct the order first against
the least essential industries and to
be guided according to the fuel sit
uation as it Develop from day to
day.
THE order specifically prohibits
dustries and owing to the steady
depletion of the coal supply it will
be necessary to discontinue delivery
of coal to such industries within
these terminals" Mr.. Jeffers said.
Mr.. Jeffers. however, did not in
dicate the industries that he consid-
cred as nonessential.
Some important announcements
are expected to be made today by
the committee on this subject.
w. D. Hcsford of the Omaha
Chamber of Commerce and F. r.
Davis of the Council Bluffs Chamber
of Commerce have been added to
the personnel of the terminal coal
committee.
Five Glasses Exempt.
The local committee has author
ity to limit or deny distribution of
coal to all except. the following,
which are the first FIVE classes on the
priority list:
Transportation agencies. federal
and local government institutions
and establishments. including con-
Germs working on government con-
tracts; public utilities, including
newspapers and retail dealers.
"As far as practicable, until the
conditions warrant change, the dis
tribution of coal will be limited to
the first five classes of the priority
Est" DR.. Garfield said in his order.
Text of Order.
The full text of the Garfield order
follows:
1t is necessary that coal shall be
used only for essential purposes.
Public utilities consuming coal
should discontinue to furnish
power, heat and. light to nom
essential industries and should
only consume sufficient coal to
produce enough light, power and
heat to meet the actual urgent
needs of the people. Advertisiil.
signs and - displays of various
kinds necessitating the use of coal
should. be curtailed and no coal
should be distributed for such pur-
poses. Pursuant to this policy |
have requested the railroad adj
ministration in the distribution OF
coal now or hereafter in it's pos
session to limit distribution to
these essential. and urgent uses.
AS far as practicable, until the
conditions warrant change. the
distribution OF coal will be limited
to the first five classes of the pri-.
ority list Retail dealers who dis
tribute coal for household re-
quirement, heating hotels. build
ings, hospitals, etc., should take
every precaution to see that coal
is only delivered where it is'abso-
f, lutely required and then only in
such limited quantities that fhe
supply may be distributed wide
ly and prevent suffering. The
state and other local authorities
can materially aid in inspecting
and supervising such distribution
by retail dealers and the u. S.
government will be glad to leave
the supervision and control OF
such distribution by retail dealers
entirely to the state. county or
municipality, which may make
provision therefor.
Weather Increases Problem.
The distribution to retail deal
ers must necessarily be admin-
istcred by the Railroad admin
istration in pursuance of the or
ders already made by the United
States Fuel administration IN
carrying out the priorities which
have been prescribed under the
Lever act.
Near-zero weather yesterday aud
last night added to the problem
which confronts the city and caused
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