Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-05
Moderating Weather Also Will
Help Omaha Conditions
Plants Still Operating While
Awaiting Specific Orders.
COMMITTEE WILL NOT
ISSUE LIST OF EXEMPTS
Will Pass on Applications for
Coal as Received MAY Cur.
tail Translate Street Cars
To Be Discontinued Tonight.

The terminal coal committee will
not issue a public statement which
will indicate the various industries
of Omaha and Council Bluffs at
fected by the Garfield order received
here Tuesday night.
"We have received Instructions
not to issue such list, as we had
intended" said H. L. Snyder. chair
man of the terminal committee, but
we will pass on the various cases as
applications for roal are presented
to us. If the application is for a
car of coal it will be forwarded to
the fuel administration at Washing
ton for ruling
The effect of this will be that the
owners of any industry in doubt as
to whether their business is essential
NAV be informed on that point by
making application for coal to the
local committee.
Garfield Gives Power.
The prospective closing of many
industries in Omaha and Council
Bluffs is certafff,. because the Gar
field order outlined in a general way
the essential industries and con-
ferred wide powers on the local
committee to pass on the nonessen-
tials. !.
Among the bright spots in the
horizon yesterday was a message
received from Washington, stating
fhats Senator Cufnmins of Iowa was
assured by DIR. Harry A. Garfield,
United States fuel administrator,
that allotments of coal for Nebras-
ka, Iowa. Kansas, Missouri and
South Dakota will be increased 50
per cent at once. The senator ex-
planned that this means these states
will receive a total of $500 cars
daily instead of 1000. Senator Cum
Minis told the fuel administration
that the situation in these states was
becoming serious and that much suf-
fering would result unless action was
taken Immediately.
A rising temperature Of more
than 80 degrees yesterday, COM
pared with Wednesday, helped the
situation slightly.
The receipts of coal are small
per cent of the daily consumption,
and this is prompting the coal COM
,nittee to continue its efforts to i'm
pose further regulations, the most
drastic Of which will affect the in
dustries.
Cut OF Late Cars.
r. A. Leussler, general manager
of the street railway company,
stated last night that it is probable
that a further curtailment of street
car traffic will be ordered between
7 and 9 D. M, and that beginning to-
night service will be discontinued
each day at II D. m. during the
emergency.
The fuel oil situation is not as
promising as it was few days ago.
Shipments expected are not being
received and increased prices for
this product are being charged.
The Nebraska Power company,
street railway company. packing
plants and a few other industries
have installed oil burners under their
boilers.
Cut Railroad Trains.
III. ]. Plumhof. assistant federal
manager of the Union Pacific, has
received from the United States
railroad administration orders for
curtailment of passenger train serv-
ice.
Details of this have not been an
nounced, but it is estimated that
service on main and branch lines
wifi be reduced one-third. This or
der will be put in effect within few
days.
Capt. C. E. Adams. past COM
mander -in-chief of the Grand Army
| of the Republic, yesterday addressed
the following telegram to Governor
Allen of Kansas:
"If mobilize 500 minute men tor
coal mining in Kansas emergency
call, can you care for them and FUR
nish transportation"
Some Of the hospital manage
ments report that they are keeping
open on small coal supplies.
Creameries Are Essential.
The coal committee has indicated
that it will hold creameries as es-
sential industries. and that the smelt-
ing plant and similar industries will
| be declared as nonessential. Green
houses will be allowed enough coal
to protect stocks. but temperatures
will not be permitted for the pur-
pose of forcing growth of plants.
H. L.. Snyder, member of the
coal committee, stated that it is
probable that certain classes of re-
| tail stores, where necessities are not
sold, will be included in the nom
| essential list.
Coal on Tracks.
Il did not know there was so
| much coal in the world" remarked
! a woman Yesterday morning as she