Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-18
ONLY ) PRIORITY
CLASSES TO GET
SUPPLY OF FUEL
Railroad Administrations
Southern Region, Includ-
ing Richmond, Affected.
LOW PRODUCTION MAKES
CURTAlLMENT NECESSARY
Plants Manufacturing Foodstufs
Are Included in Preferred
List With Utilities.
COAL ONLY FOR URGENT NEEDS
Domestic Requirements Will Be Met
in Amount Sufficient for
Pressing Use.
LOW PRODUCTION MAKES
CURTAlLMENT NECESSARY
COAL ONLY FOR URGENT NEEDS
Domestic Requirements Will Be Met
in Amount Sufficient for
Pressing Use.

Associated Press dispatches received
in Richmond late last night state that
orders limiting deliveries of coal in
the Southern region of the railroad
on the fuel priority list were issued
at late hour at headquarters in At
lanta.
The southern region Of the railroad
that territory east of the Mississippi
River and south OF the Ohio and Po-
lies through parts of Virginia covered
by tho Chesapeake and Ohio and Nor
folk and Western and other roads car
rying coal to the tidewater. Illinois
Central Railroad territory north Of the
Ohio River Is not included in the coal
distribution territory of the southern
region; sIne, o,,r.., ,,
the five classes to which coal will be
delivered. This will be a severe blow
to Richmond, which is in the Southern
the city except the Chesapeake and
Ohio. On its face. the order, would
Indicate that industries here requiring
large quantities OF coal would have to-
close down as soon as the present sup
ply OF fuel is used.
May Not Include C. 4 o. Delivery.
Because the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad falls in the Pocahontas re-
zion of the railroad administration, 1t
may be possible to secure deliveries
of coal here over it's tracks. Little
night by w. D. Duke. Federal manager
OF the Richmond Fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad. He stated that he
had had not received a copy of the order
but was certain that it would affect
all the roads entering Richmond
Curtatlment of coal consumption
was made necessary. the statement
duction Is still below the absolute re-.
auirements of the first five classes OF
consumers" These classes who are
still to get coal are railroads. inland
and coastwise vessels. army and navy
ana certain government departments,
State, municipal and county institu:
tions. public utilities including news
tic consumers.
Conditions Similar Elsewhere.
No announcement was made as to
@netner cons, the sharp curtailment of coal
but it has been understood that about
the same conditions prevail i'm other
sections Of the country. Reports gem
orally have shown many miners not re-
turning TO work, despite cancellation
or the strike call on order OF the Fed.
eral a., court at Indianapolis.
consnmntion m Statement entt announcing the coal
onder orders issued today Mt tbe
direction of the United States fuel ad.
iin1la.ratop rai1rasds 9or deliveries OF coal by the
limited to the first FIVE classes Of the
1uel administrations preference list
neosssorv n,s action h.hs had become imperatively
miners in the eoantpys OF the failure OF
IN In ospedience to the Federal courts
III, Ing dields to return to work. although
ba"sa.e tba ia, the union officials Cancelled
tive on November l.
.c Situation Becomes Critical.
o,sofmt Eni production is still below the
classes OF consumers. and the n,iin,, n1
o. supplying urgent needs Of All nrey
aerreo t,, classes had been depletine Win
ject tn US. raapadity ai the stocks held sub
mus the situation was becomin.
critical. and it was determined ,S
mnnnfa marnno,d q, deliveries temporarily from
IN the class recognized as essent;,, W
me hrst five classes, whose imm..
nia.e niGas needs will continue to be sun.
coastwise vessels. 'N'aho ana
v;tb lass ss, Army and navy. together
en!nous coal consumed by manufsn-
5s 55arers or producers OF Supplies for
ment uepnrtments 1sn of the Federal govern
approves the request.
tx SSas SSass state. municipal and coun-
"ciipas'penes Class pMpnbi1c and in,s;,t,.tusions;
ciudes the manufacture Of news .'S Nm, IN
paper for daily newspaper use and pI'h. ,bs
aT,S Shd publishing Of the same
Sass E-Retailers (supplles for do.
~, Only for Pressins Needs.
In dealing with aDpiicatjons fo,
coal from retailers this committee is
unoer instructions to see to it that de-
iVeries are made solely to care For
.me pressing needs OF domestic con-
sSomers; Sa er ~ In other words. no dealers can
sumapiy for domestic consumption bur
aae.aaliy to be turned over to a manu-
Iacturer or other user OF steam coal
not .vJ1,,i included in the five. first classes.
with the hope that In the near fu
aure the situation will improve sufii
GENTLY to warrant resumption of de-
liveries OF Glasses F. and G, the locaI
railroad Ta representatives will continue
70 receive and forward appIIcations
from consumers In these classes. Hay
Ing these applications for Immediate
requirement on file, tho committee will
oe IN q position to act promptly and
quick deliveries Will DO assured when.
the restrictions now Imposed ara
Such plants as manufacture food. Ice.
and cottonseed mills are not afYected
as thcy have been placed In the same
class as public utilities.
MANY f-orvroy M,rJa Il