The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-14
TRAIN SCHEDULES
TO Be RESTORED
TONIGHT AFTER12
Manufacturers in Defer.
red Classes Will Likely
Have Sufficient Fuel to
Continue Operations

An restrictions on the uss OF
o In this district yer offictal1y
lifted yesterday by the Poca~
hontas regional committee IN
Roanoke. Mayor George Atnsite
was advised of this action earlier
tn h day by FL b Spencer.
chairman Of the coal cpmAaittee
of the roilroad administration at
Washington but tho restricting or
der was still In force In Richmond
until d. Il. Spangicr. chairman
OF the regional committee, ad-
rtsed A.. r. LowInaster OF tho
new order.
Under the order received BY
Mr.. I~ownaAster, n~on-ceeentanl
manufactures, listed TN glasses
+ and G. must still make applt. +
cation for coal 10 the local com.
mfftee. The first groups ON the
priority list viii be supplied with
coal, provided they have not
o than two week. supply ON
hand Railroads, United States
government, staae, county and
municipal institutions; public
utilities, including mnnufactur-
r Of print paper and other c.
santtals and retail dealers are In
the Eve classes referred to.
Indications are that classes r and
g, in which most OF Rtchnond's
Large factories are included will be
supplied with sufficient Goa to con-
tinue operation. Mr.. Lowrnaster an
nounced last night that there was a
gt'oT supply IN this city and that
the situation would grow steadily
better He anticipated no dinculty
promised again to do his utmost
to supply the cornmuniy's needs.
Interpreted locally, the most i'm
fact is that the Virginia Rail-
way Power company In permitted
to q its coal in tts own way ard
distribute power TO all industries, IT.
responsive of class As soon ~ thte
ascertained, the trip Of the Rich
nnond committee to Washington wac
called on Mayor Ainslse had ar
ranged FOR an interview with the fuel
administration ard had appointed a
powerful COMMITTEES to lay Rich
rnond's case before the fuel bosses.
All regular train schedules will
probably be resumed tomorrow morn
ing The Chesapeake and Ohio, Nor
folk and Western and Atlantic Coast
Line railways announced last night
that the trains which were taken of
during the emergency would be
fF~~ @r%Nh HeA "a
Passenger train service which wss
withdrawn by the Southern railroad
lines account OF the coal shortage
will be restored, effective after mid.
night tcn,ght This means that all
and sleeping car lines viii be
restored to schedules which were In
effect prior to 1a:01 4. NJ, December
3. at w1tcL TIME the service was cur
tailed
However. no trains GA the Rich
mond division Of the Southern were
disturbed, the only change being In
Atlanta Richmond sleeping car.
which will arrive In Richmond TAO
A NJ. train No. Ia, as formerly, be-
ginning Tuesday.
Trains on the main line Of the
and m branch lines. which
are being restored are as follows.
No. ~ between Washington and At-
lanta: Nos 1877 and 1873. Atlanta
Special" between Washington and
Atlanta; second No. 4: between At
lanta and Charlotte: Nos. 10 aud 20
Knoxville -Jeiiico. Nos. S ana
Middlesboro: Nos 3 and 8
Bristol-Appalachis; Nos 23 ana g4t
Washington Memphis; Nos. - and &C
Admission Birmingham: Nos. 81 and
IS Cincinnati-Da nviiie. Nos. 8. 49,
and 10 Cincinnati Oakdaie; Nos. IL
and IA Charleston Columbia
Es