Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-20
HOMES ARE LIMITED
|. TO ONE TON OF FUEL
Consider Plan Now to Limit
Use of Electric
Lights.
ATLANTA SITUATION ACUTE
South Is Now Forced to Depend
on Its Own Coal
Fields.
lEy Associated Press. !

ATLANTA, Nov. 1o.-Domestic con-
sumers OF coal in the South were nut
on wartime basis tonight by or
GERS issued by the coal committee Of
the Southern regional committee of
tnc railroad administration, limiting
purchase of coal for home use to one
ton to household.
The order followed that of two days
ago cutting off manufacturers from
purchases of coal and limiting supplies
TO the first five classes OF the fuel
priority list. and it was indicated by
members of the committee that unless
the soft coal strike situation i'm
proves shortly and more coal is mined
much more severe reatr!ciions may be-
come necessary.
1t may become imperative TO forbid
use of electricity for show windows
III stores, unnecessary advertising and
even Tor moving pictures and other
theaters. it was said. Meantime the
public generally was urged to conserve
coal and lighting as much 'as possible
Inc general public does not realize
the seriousness OF the situation. mem
bers of the committee said.
Order AGertn Entire South.
q IoniEhts ,hr ,crr,5a order which applies to
sippi and South of the Ohio and Po
tonac Rivers, except parts OF Virginia
IN the Pocahontas district. was ad-
uiessco 10 All coal agents in the South
ern region. II follows:
we are in receipt Of ,he following
instructions from the United states
!uei administrator today: because OF
hold use. il is imperative that de-
|.liveries until = further notice Of do
mestic sizes-of Coal from retail yards
Tor household use be restricted to
amounts not exceeding one ton per
household
Please, instruct all local agents to
notify all retail dealers that the fuel
administration expects them 10 act ac-
cordinsly and further notify them that
future deliveries of coal for sale at
retail will only be made 10 those ~ho
Production BELOW Normal.
The southern region, it was said, is
dependent now upon coai produced in
the Alabama, Georgia. Kentucky. Ten
ressee and Virginia fields and produc-
ton in these mines Is less than one
third ot normal
own fields, it was said, had become
necessary by reason of coal for the
South from the Allegheny and Poca-
hontas fields being diverted to the
ply public utilities and transportation
lines. Southern mines. too are send
ing coal TO the Southwest
Miners Make Statement.
Reports from Washington tonight
say that the refusal of the coal opera
tors TO re-employ striking miners un-
bership. as charged by the men. is caus-
ing loss in coal production, the House
was told today by Representative Deni-
son, Republican, Illinois.
II hope the Department of Justice
will enforce the law against the opera
tor as ii did against the miners" said
he.
From Colorado comes the report that
coal production will be curtailed to-
morrow by second strike of the
United Mine Workers OF America
Efforts today to effect settlement
failed. The strike order stands" de-
clared George o. johnson. president Of
not obey the strike call" declared Colo
rado Fuel and Iron Company officials.