El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-08
PLAN TO MEET
FUEL SHORTAGE
City Officials, Coal Dealers
and Railroad Men
Confer.

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suggested to have put into operation
should the situation become more
acute He said, however, that these
I rules were not necessary now, but
that they had been tried out elseW here
and would have 20 be put into effect
I here il the people did not conserve
D coal
. The coal situation threatens TO be
one Of the greatest catastrOphies the
world has ever faced, Mr. Roberts
said and others agreed with him
I Europe, he said, was mining only o.
. percent Of the coal II actually needed
and was depending upon America 70
supply the remainder -Four hundred
I thousand miners on strike he said,
have cut coal production In the
Z United States IS percent"
Mr.. Roberts said Fl Paso consumed
I 200. 900 tons Of coal for Industrial pur-
! poses and more than 10000 tons for
domestic purposes in 1918, which
equals more than $1,000 tons OF coal a
day. This also means that during
1918 FL Paso used more than l6 cars
/ Of coal a day
Mr.. sweet declared that FL Paso
IS in better condition than any other
city on the E P. & S W. but that the
situation is getting worse daily. with
little prospect OF Improvement
There is lots OF fuel oil u was SAID
but lack OF cars would likely inter-
fere with getting II 10 users; besides
e--- compared with the number using
r. Sweet also said he did not
think It necessary to have such uras-
TIC rules enforced at present, but that
something Of the sort would have 10
be done unless the puDnc old us VI
most 20 save fuel
Mayor Davis agreed with these men
on Lnis score and said ne ana the
council was representing the cltizen-
ship in the matter and that he hoped
and also believed. that the people
would save and voluntarily limit
themselves so as TO make i unneces-
sary for these rules to be put into
effect. But We viii have TO come 70
these rules, IL seems he added -un-
less the people conserve.
The rules suggested by Roberts
!. offices in office buildings. fac
tories or elsewhere viii be heated be-
tween g a. m 10 p. m
g Retail stores. except as other
wise covered. 10 a. m. 10 p n
3. Drug stores 10 a. n. 10 p m,
except as covered BY rules Nos %
and SO.
(. Retail groceries and retail meat
markets. a. m 70 p. m
5. Wholesale houses. g a. m TO
?. m
6. City market and wholesale meats,
a. m TO 5 p n
Z. Industrial plants. including
packing houses. as arranged by the
industrial committee OF the chamber
Of commerce This provides for oper-
alton between S a. H. M g. m, with
a IS percent cut in the peak hours,
that is 6 10 s a. M and 20 p m,
with q so percent cut in power and
light requirements.
s. Barber shops. 10 a. m TO p. m.
except as covered in rules % and 80.
g. Printing and engraving, a. m
short Hours For Banks
10. Banking Institutions, $3.50 a. m.
to Z noon
II. Automobile sales rooms and ac-
cessory stores, same as retail stores
as outlined in rule 2.
u. Garages and livery, lights viii
be cut At least 80 per cent. tempera-
ture not over As degrees Fanreneit.
15- Factories in office or store
buildings viii conform with rules APP
plicable TO the buildings in which To-
Gated
"a. Hotels or clubs having sleep
ing quarters OF serving three meals
per day may remain open, but viii
cut lights al least so per cent
Is. Restaurants, service hours 6 a.
n 70 p m wiki al least 90 per
cent cut IN lights All nlEnt restau-
nit
16. Churches. Sunday morning. ser
vices only permitted. No restrictions
on funeral services
Thenters Restricted
Il. Theaters, moving picture houses
pool rooms, and dance halls open
1880 p m 10 1880 p. m, with no dis
play lights and only three lights on
canopy Inside lights viii be cut 80
per cent and no spot lights used
IS. Public, private and vocational
schools viii be closed.
r. Freight stations open from
a. m. 70 $50 p M for receipt of
freight; freight houses 10 close soon
as ireght Is handled.
20. saloons and soft drink establish
ments, II a. n. TO g. p. m.
u Cleaning and dyeing establish
ments, 10 a. m 70 6 p. m.
p. Gasoline filling stations open
from sunrise TO sunset without lights.
%. Bakeries heavy power hours
VIII be as follows one shit baker
les, 1880 p M 20 a. m-; TWO shift
bakeries, 1850 p. m 20 5 q. m and
$3.50 a. m 70 p m
"a Lumber yards, building ma
terial and supplies, 8 a. m 20 9 p n.
% stock exchange buildings a.
N. TO 4 p n.
26. Shoe repair shops, same as re-
tai stores, covered by rule 2
p. Shoe shining parlors, 10 a. m
10 p. m.
2s. Plumbing shops. same as retail /
stores, covered by rule 2
-. 4Iiik and ice cream stations,
office hours s a. M 10 $50 p. m;
lights cut so per cent Power hours 1
8 a m 70 4 p. m and 1880 p. m 10 F.
10 l1s plants and laundries con-
sidered as industries, rule z.
81. rac.0ries where machinery IS
used, II in doubt VIII consult the in
dustrial committee Of the chamber Of I
commerce
30. Cigar stores and barber shops
in office buildings viii conform 20 (
office building hours. rule i.
80. Cigar stores. drug stores and
barber shops in hotels viii conform
with the rules for those businesses
in rules ., and s.
Country Gibbs Closed.
a. Clubs and meetings. Country
clubs win be closed, except for prop
erty protection No club OF lodge
meetings VIII be permitted except at
noon luncheons and not at the noon