Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-12-05
WARTIME COAL
REGIME BEGINS
U. S. Puts Into Force All the
Rules ADOPTED During
HostiIities.
FUEL LID IS CLAMPED DOWN
Order Means Big Shutdown Of Indus.
tries Throughout the country--Re-
t9eters Cautioned on Distribution
EwonIy Essentials to 6e Served.


Washington, Dec. 2.-w Wartime re.
strictions On the consumption Of coal
were ordered into effect for the peril
cd Of the present strike emergency
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 the public utilities would
be asked TO discontinue furnishing
power, heat and light to nonessential
Industries.
The industries to which coal will
be furnished win be railroads. coast.
wise and inland shipping. army anu
navy and other government depart
ments. state and county departments
and Institutions. public utilities. ln-
Guiding newspapers. and retail dealers
supplying household consumers.
State and local authorities. Or. Gar
field said, WIN be asked to cooperate.
though the rationing OF coal viii be
done through the regional coal COM
mittees set up BY the railroad admin.
Istratlon
Railroad administration officials
conceded that the application of the
order would mean an industrial shut
down OF considerable magnitude. but
declined to make d definite estimate.
Industrial establishments operating
from their own power plants. II was
said, probably would have to stop
when their present coal supply became
exhausted.
Industries operating son power sup.
piled by public utility. companies may
continue operation unless the man
agement of the public utility COM
panies supplying them and the local
authorities rule that they ara nones-
sentinl For the present the railroad
administration win not attempt to
lay down rule as TO what Is an es-
sential industry.
1T is necessary that coal shall be
used only for essential purposes
said DIR. Garfleld's statement, explain
Ing the governments action. "Public
utilities consuming coal should dlscon-
tinue to furnish power. heat and light
to nonessential industries and should
only consume sufficient coal to pro-
duce enough light, power and heat
TO meet the actual urgent needs of the
people Advertising signs and dis
plays Of various kinds necessltating
the use Of coal should be curtailed
and no coal should be distributed for
such purpose.
Pursuant to this policy | have re-
quessed the railroad administration In
the distribution OF coal now or here
after in Its possession TO limit dlstrf-
button to these essential and urgent
uses. As far as practicable until the
conditions warrant a change. the dis
tribution Of coal will be limited TO
the first five classes OF the priority
list.
Retail dealers who distribute coal
for household requirements, heating
hotels, buildings. hospitals. ere. should
take every precautlon 10 see that coal
is only delivered where II is absolute
" required, and then only In such
limited quantities that the supply may
be distributed widely and prevent ruff
fering.
THE state and other local authori-
Ties can materially aid In inspecsin2
and supervising such distribution by
retail dealers, and the United States
government viii be glad 70 leave the
supervision and control of such distri-
button by retail dealers entirely to any
state, county or municipality which
may make provision therefor
'SThe distribution to the retail deal
ers must necessarily be administered
by the railroad administration In pur.
suance Of the orders already made by
the United States fuel administration
In carrying cut the priorlties which
have been prescribed under the Lever
act"