The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-11-19
COTTON MILLS
MAY SHUT down
Fuel Priority RuIos Put on
In SOnth
COTTON MILLS
MAY CLOSE
In View of the Critical Situation
Brought About by Refusal Of Miners
to Return TO Work Government
Takes Drastic Action to Prevent
Disaster.

+" hCtuIl ~ HOIh UONeFIiIHcHC
Takes Drastic Action to Prevent
Disaster.
Atlanta, ov. N17.-Ordcrs limiting
deliveries Of coal in the southern re-
gion Of the railroad administration to
the first five classes on the fuel pri-
orty list, which does not include man
ufacturers were issued late today at
headquarters here. The action on its
face means the closing down Of cot
ton mills and manufacturing plants
of almost all descriptions as soon as
their present. supplies are used up.
These supplies generally are under
stood to be scanty.
Curtailment Of coal consumption was
made necessary the statement said,
because coal production still is be-
low the absolute requirements of the
first five classes Of consumers" These
classes who are still to get coal are
railroads, inland and coastwise yes
sells, army and navy and certain gov
ernment departments, state, municipal
and county institutions, public utili-
ties, including newspapers. and re-
tailers to supply domestic consumers.
No announcement was made hene as
to whether the sharp curtailment Of
coal consumption would be natiofi-
wide, but it has been understood that
about the same conditions prevail in
other sections Of the country. Re-
ports generally have shown many min
crs not returning to work despite can
collation. Of the strike call on order
of the federal court at indianapolis.
The statement announcing the coal
consumption curtailment follows:
Under orders issued today at the
direction Of the United States fuel ad-
ministration, deliveries OF coal by the
railroads for the present will be lin
tied to the first five classes Of the
fuel administrations preference list.
This action has become imperativcly
necessary because Of the failure Of
miners in the country's great produc-
ing fields to return to work, although
in obedience to the federal court maH-
date, the union officials cancelled the
strike order which became effective
on Nov. /.
Coal production still is below the
absolute requirements Of the first five
classes Of consumers, and the policy
OF supplying urgent needs OF all pre-
fcrrcd classes had been depicting with
AT hnl
subject to the fuel administrators or
der. Thus the situation was becom-
ing critical and it was determined tC
Withhold deliveries temporarily from
manufacturers, even though they be
in the class recognized as essential.
THE first five classes, whose immc
datc needs will continue to be sup
piled are:
Glass A--Railroads and inland ant
coastwisc vessels.
Glass B--Army and navy, tOgcthc
with other departments Of the fed
nral government. This includes btu
minous coal consumed by manufactur
crS or producers OF supplies for de
partmcnts of the federal government
when such department officially ap
proves the request.
Glass C-Statc, municipal and coun
~ departments and institutions.
Glass D-Public utilities. This in
cludcs the manufacture of ncwsprin
paper for daily newspaper use and tn
printing and publishing OF same
Glass E-,Retailcrs (supplics 70
domestic consumcrs0
I'm dealing with applications 70
coal from retailers this committee
under instructions to see to it that dc
livcrcs are made solely to care &c
the pressing needs OF domestic cor
sumcrs; mother words, no dealer ca
be permitted to obtain supplies pr
sumably for domestic consumption, b,
actually to be turned over TO a MAJ
ufacturer or other user Of steam co;
not included in the first five classe
with the hope that In the near II
ture the situation will improve su
ficicntly to warrant resumption OF d
Iiyepies to Classes f. and G., the loc
railroad representatives will tontin'
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