The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-03
new FUELLAN
HINTERPRETED
Lengthy Wire from Regional
Committee Gives Specific
Information.
ORDER is DRASTIC ONE
Darkened Streets and Business
Places Evidence Coopera-
tion in Pensacola.

very careful consideration wa,
gwen by the Southern Regional Coal
committee today to requests COMING
from every section of the region for
pietation or the fuel consumption
tc'iohs issued on November %
ana TO number of urgent anneaI, for
notifications of the regulations in =, /.
Vor OF certain industries and lines OF
business" "
foregoing is a statement h. ~
regional fuel administration commit
Tee IN Atlanta, received in Pensacola
| py WIRE last night and i'm connection
with TINS statement a summary of the
J more important conclusions reached
win reference TO application of the
luel conservation regulations are
given that will be a source of inonor-
tant information to local people who
as whole, are manifesting desire
ana disposition to comply with the
regulations. but who in many cases
are understood TO be falling short for
iack or specific and definite instruc-
tions.
Dlmly lighted streets and darkened
show windows and places of business
generally throughout the city last
night evidenced the disposition of To-
cal merchants and business people to
live up TO the fuel regulations, which
are held by some to be even more
! drastic than during the world war
Following is a summary of the more
important conclusions reached.
ID The regulations apply alike to
| industries, stores and business bouses
actually burning coal oil or other fuel
in their plant and to those using cleo
! trio power whether hydro electric or
steam this question was given most
serious consideration. The decision
was based both upon the welI-known
fact that most of the hydro electric
utilities consume a certain amount of
coal varying with the amount of water
power available and upon the convic-
tion that to make any exception would
; involve indefensibie discrimination and
endanger the whole plan of conser-
walton the execution of which is i'm
perative for the safety of the country
In this connection it may be stated
that hydro electric power now is be-
ing diverted under direction of this
committee from various points of pro-
duction to distant communities where
Lsers are largely dependent upon steam
produced electricity and the refer"
power saved by the restrictions at
points of production is saving coal
elsewhere.
CD Operation of laundries and clean
ing plants is considered essential from
the standpoint of public health there
fore the restrictions do not apply to
such establishments
t3) The committee was convened on
the necessity for extending the hours
of business of grocery and meat stores
ard milk depots and a modification OF
the regulations was issued permitting
such places of business to remain open
until 800 p. m. daily except Saturday
when their closing hour is 900 p. m.
(4 Many merchants and others
urge that they be allowed to open be-
fore 900 a. M, and close later than
400 p. m. on condition that they use
no lights or heat or used candles or
kerosene lamps. No exception of this
kind can be made; any exceptions
would result in discrimination and tend
to nullify efforts to enforce the regu-
lations.
(5) Dance halls are classified as
places of public amusements.
(6) Pool and Billiard Rooms. bow
| ling alleys, shooting galleries and SINH
| lar establishments are classed as places
of public amusement. The manage
ment of such places where cigars, to-
bacco, or soft krink stands are main
tanned may II tney desire operate un-
der the regulations applying to the
merchant; If SO they cannot call them
selves places of public amusement or
observe the hours fixed for such places.
Those who elect to be classed as pub
| lie amusements viii not be permitted
to run their cigar and tobacco or soft
drink stands after 400 p. m.
| 90 Cigar and tobacco stands in
hotels. restaurants and office build
| ings. railroad stations and other pub
| lie places will be required to observe
the hours fixed for mercantile eotab-
lishments generally, except that such
stands may open for the sale of news
papers and periodicals without re-
striction.
(s) Packers and other wholesale
handlers Of perishable food products
| are regarded as exempted from the
] regulations so far as may be necessary
| for the proper conduct of their busi-
ness.
| (e1 Fruit stands and confectionery
will be required to observe the same
hours as other stores where sand
wiches or other food is served as such
stands or at soft drink or cigar and
tobacco departments of stores such