Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-14
ORDERS RESC|NDED
| CUTTING Off COAL.
| TO ALL INDUSTRIES
Train Schedules Will Be
Returned to Normal
at Once.
BAN RAISED BY DIRECTION
OF REGIONAL COMMITTEE
Users Must Still Have Requisi-
tons Approved by Railroad
Board at Roanoke.
RICHMOND AFFECTED SLIGHTLY
None OF Factories Halted Hero Dur
ing Life Of Government Cur
| tailmcnt Instructions.
AFFECTED SLIGHTLY
None Of Factories Halted Here Dur
ing Life Of Government Cur
tailment Instructions.

All restrictions on the use Of btu
iminous coal were lifted here yesterday
by an order received from this Poca-
nontas fuel distribution committee by
and Ohio Railway. acting In Richmond
for the committee.
Although the coal strike has been
II effect forty Gays. no; one OF the
less single hours time through lack
OF fuel with which to opera:e coal
officials declare.
Plans made BIZ Mayor George Ainslie
mond business men to go to wash
lngton to confer with the Federal coal
committee there on the coal situation
IN Richmond were Cancelled last night.
rms committee had planed to confer
with the Washington authorities ON
Monday in Washington, but when 1t
became known yesterday that restric-
tons were to be lifted, the trip was
Cancelled
Orders Must He Approved.
Coal users Will still have to have APP
PLEA tons for coal approved by the
regional committee at Roanoke, NJ
though all restrictions on coal are re-
moved: The order issued yesterday by
-. III spanEler. chairman of the Poca-
hontas fuel distribution 4comnaittee.ssto,
officials in cities In tho Pocahontas, re.
gon stated: lf $ass5 Ia s. n - 800.
'NoticeSis hereby given that all regu-
iations previously promulgated with
reference to use of bituminous coal
and coke and light, heat and power
generated by use OF bituminous coal
and coke are hereby Cancelled in the
territory within jurisdiction ot tho
Pocahontas regional coal committee
The relaxation of mandatory con-
servation measures must not be con-
Strued as indicating that coal Is goinr
to be plentiful this winter. Until coal
production becomes normal throughout
all the country's coal fields and normal
reserves are accumulated, it is vitality
necessary that coal be conserved In
every way possible. N
Continue Priority List.
Regulated distribution of bitumtn-
Gus coal and Ignite on basis Of tho
established priority. or preference. list
will be continued.
After first taking care Of require
ments of the first five priority classes,
and when. and as, conditions of coal
supply admit. approval will be given
to applications filed with the deliver
ing railroad agents by manufacturing
plants in classes f. and c. of priority
iist LOT coal necessary to keep plants
In operation"
AS soon as the Virginia Railway and
Power Company was notified yesterday
that all restrictions on the use of coal
mad been lifted, officials OF the COM
owners that they might use all the
illumination they desired.
Director OF Public Utilities E. w.
Traford ordered the ornamental cleo
trio lighting system of the city to be
lighted again last night. and this was
done. Mr.. Trafford explained last
night that the increased water power
cauSd by the recent rise in the river
was sufficient to supply the city with
light
Restoring Train Service.
Restoration OF train service, which
was curtailed during the strike, Is to
be made as soon as possible over all
lines which were affected The
Cannon Ball" express train over the
Atlantic Coast Line and the Norfois
and Western Railways to Norfolk from
here Will be restored today. This train
Wi! leave Richmond at 3:05 o'clock for
Sorfo!H ana arrive here from there
daily 1t il:t5 o'clock.
Shortrun trains which were with
from Richmond to Petersburg over the
Atlantic Coast Line Railway, will be
ros'oted Monday, officials announced
last night.
Officials in charge OF the coal situa-
ticn declared yesterday that the lift
me OF the coat restrictions would have
ftt!e ehect upon industry here. be-
caIse practically every one was al
ready nientifully supplied with coal
II was declared that many coal
dealers have al OF the un-of-the- mine
coal that they want, and that tho only
shortage which has or will effect Rich
inond greatly - that OF CRATE lump
mold consumption. This situation is
heing met, IL IS stated. by letting re-
iailers have their pick OF the coal In
mo yards here. so that they may sup
Ply their customers with lump coal
as rapidly as possible.