Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-12-02
DRASTIC STEPS TAKEN
I0P!R|Ey|E!NlT FAMINE J \:


Drastic wartime fuel regula.
fions, ordered resumed BY the
Regional Coal Committee, At
lanta, Ga, win go into effect in
Richmond Tuesday. Instructions
containing the official copies OF
the order was received by Mayor
L. P. Evans Monday afternoon
and all Government agents.,
Mayors and the police chiefs are
requested to see that the regula-
tions are obeyed.
The strike of the miners of
soft GOALS, who have been idle for
the past month has brought on
conditions like those prevailing
during the war, in many sections,
and not much hope was held out
by officials last night for early
production of bituminous coal in
quantities sufficient to permit
maintainence of present slim re-
serves, under supervision of the
Railroad Administrators Gem
trail Coal Committee.
According to figures given out
Monday last weeks soft coal out
put did not reach,I50 per cent Of
! the normal production. No fig
ures as to the Amount of coal now
on hand ar9 available but the
outlook seefns very unpromising,
sssion s'ss ''s Primers still on their "a
I -hssahding to the best informa-
ton that could be obtained from
the coal merchants of Richmond.
there is only about weeks sup
ply. should the temperature drop
several degrees. The rulings now
in force Of the Federal Admins
tratoF prohibit dealers from Sc
curing another car of coal as long
as they have coal on hand in their
yards. One Richmond coal
dealer stated Monday, that you
cMldn't take broom and sweep
v rypugh coal to fill bucket,
q stated that their small
diminishing rapidly.
tictions of the order
ere which will affect
hunity are as follows
Heat
tween the hours of 7 a.
p. m. only enough heat
led from coal, gas or
may be, used in offices,
a e4 warehouses, manufactur-
ing plants as to keep the average
temperature at 70 DEGREES F.
This temperature may be OBJ
tanned in theatres, moving picture
houses and other places II pub
lie amusement between, tue hours
of p. m. and 1890 p. m.
Exception-On Saturdays the
temperature may be obtained at
20 degrees between 7 a. m. and 9
p. m. in case of. stores handling
food and wearing apparel
2. After closing hours on Sat-
urdays and after 4 p. m. on the
remaining week days and on Sun
days only enough heat is to be
used to prevent freezing of water
pipes Z or sprinkler systems.
Where exceptions are made in
certain classes for.lighting, heat
will be allowed during allowable
lighting period.
8. In, manufacturing plants or
plants coming under power cur
tailment rules, heat, Ito 70 de-
sgrees) will be allowed only dur
ing that time allowed for use of
power.
4. No curtailment on use of
coal, steam or gas for producing
hot water for hotels, restaurants
or barber shops.
Power
l. No manufacturing plant or
factory shall operate in excess of
4S hours per week.
Exception (a) Diaries, ice
and refrigerator plants, bakeries,
plants for the manufacture of
necessary medicinal products,
W trworks, sewerage plants, gas
manufacturing plants, plants op-
Grating continuous processes
(such as acid manufacture, blast
furnaces, etc., printing plants for
the printing of newspapers, peril
oricals, battery charging outfits
and plants producing light or
power for telephone, telegraph
or public utilities companies are
exempted.
2. Elevator service must be
curtailed as much as possible.
General exception to light,
heat and power provisions