Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-12-02
WAR TIME RULES
FOR USE Of COAL
MADE EFFECTIVE

tsy MOANING JousN,L SPECIAL ,sasso WIRE
Washington. Dec War time re-
strictions on the consumption of coal
were ordered into effect today for the
period of the present strike emer-
gency.
Fuel Administrator Garfield, acting
in conjunction with the railroad ad-
ministration, announced that only the
industries included in the first fiVe
classes of the priority list established
during the war would be furnished
coal and that public utilities would be
asked to discontinue furnishing power,
heat and light to nom essential indus
| tries.
| The industries, to which coal will be
| furnished will be railroads, coastWise
and inland shipping, army and navy
| and other government departments,
state and county departments, and IN
stitutions, public utilities. including
| newspapers and retail dealers supply
ing household consumers.
! May Close Many Industries.
State and local authorities, DR.. Gar
field said. will be asked to cooperate,
though the rationing of coal VIII DC
| done through the regional coal com
mittees set up by the railroad admin
| istrations
Railroad administration officials
| conceded that the Application OF
the order would mean an IN
i dustrjal shutdown of considerable
! magnitude, but declined to undertake
a definite estimate. Industrial estab-
lishments operating from their owr
power plants, it was said, probably
would have to stop when their pres
ent coal supply became exhausted.
Industries operating on power sup
piled by public utility companies may
| continue operation unless the manage
ment of the public utility companies
supplying them and the local authorl'
ties rule that they are non-essentlal
For the present the railroad admins
| ton will not attempt to lay down q
4 rule as TO what is an essential indus
try. !,
4 1T is necessary that coal shall be
used only for essential purposes, sale
DR.. Garfield's statement, explaining
the governments action public util'
tiles consuming coal should discontin'
ne to furnish power, heat and lights
to nom essential industries and shoulC
only consume sufficient coal to pro
duce enough light, power and heat tt
meet the actual urgent needs OF th'
people. Advertising signs and dls
plays of various kinds necessitatinf
the use of coal should be curtailed anc
no coal should be distributed for sucf
purpose.
Dealers should Take Precaution.
pursuant to this policy l have re-
auested the railroad administration II
the distribution of coal now or mere
after in its possession to limit distri
button to these essential and urgeh
uses AS far as practicable, until tn
conditions warrant change, the dis
tribution of coal will be limited to the
first five classes OF the priority list.
"Retail dealers who distribute Goa
for household requirements, heatint
hotels, buildings, hospitals, etc. should
take every precaution TO see that Goa
) Is only delivered where it is absolute
: ly required and then only in such lin
! tied quantities that the supply may b.
: distributed widely and prevent SUI
fering
) THE state and other local authori
} ties can materially aid in inspectini
and supervising such distribution b.
, retail dealers and the United state
t government will be glad to leave tn
2 SUPERVISION and control of such distri
7 button by retail dealers entirely to an.
2 state, county or municipality whlcl
, may make provision therefor. The dis
tribution to the retail dealers mus
: necessarily be administered by TN
railroad administration in pursuanc
e of the orders already made by tn
l United States fuel administration II
carrying out the priorities which haV
been prescribed under the Leever act