Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-06
1000 PLANTS HERE
MAY CLOSE DOORS
Railway and Power Company
Ordered to Cut Off Current
for Industries.
MOVE is TO CONSERVE COAL
Manufacturing Concerns Employ
ing 10000 Persons Are AT
fected by New Restriction.
MOVE is TO CONSERVE COAL

Hichmond's wheels OF industry.
turned BY electric power furnished By
the Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany, must come TO a stop unless they
are in the five priority classes. This
edict was given yesterday when the
company was ordered by the Poca-
hontas regional fuel committee to cease
furnishing electricity to manufacturing
plants to effect saving OF coal
Action on this order is expected
today when President Thomas s.
neeiwrisht, of the power company.
arrives in Richmond and confers with
y. I. Lowmaster. local representative
OF The fuel committee. Mr. Wheel
Wright and General Manager Buchanan
order was received and sent TO their
Offices.
Affects 1000 Plants
richmond industry will be para
iyIed by the regulations, were the
indications last night Almost 900
plants are supplied with power by the
Virginia Railway and Power Company.
ana, ana with few exceptions these cs-
cry. \ very few factories have their
own power plants. but they are not
capable of supplying the necessary
basis. G. Il. Winston. superintendcnt ~
me me eommercial department of the Vir-
saij ,.s anu lower Company,
Tobacco factories of the city. en-.
pioying about 10000 people viii suffer
nou.erF novneF because of the lack of electric
close their doors. it was indicated.
Definition Is Sought
Talking over the telephone from
Norfolk last night, Mr.. Whcelwright
stated that the order had not been
eLe6raphed to him from the Richmond
ofhces' and that he knew nothing OF
a.. nc couid not be expected to take
mgnnise l,,t s action until he had conferred
der affected Norfolk also, he declared.
Dut power had not been cut off there
In his conversation MIR. wheelwrigh,
determine what manufacturing nlants
were TO be considered essential and
Nave Ven ~ nIhmessentisi; h.. and that this would
was taken. in his opinion
Two Exceptions Made.
Two exceptions arc made in the or.
Ger sent from the headquarters OF the
res;nr9a ioran9ntas regional coal COMMITTEES
furnished 10 preven, damage to nianps
ana 10 complete the manufacture of
1t specified. VIC spo'ieu'
Manufacturers of food or other essen
aia!S are given the privilege Of fling
ap;pi,catlon PIP ,.,.r for continuance of ciec.
mit,c. "FIe"l; re t"s letter of the fuel com
titttc 10 Mr i>owmaster read When
these applications are received bnrn
~ ~ VII De sent TO the headquarters OF
cation ~ IL, zee ior action and notifi-
.atinS bodS will be sen, the apnIican,
according 10 the ruling ''''
Depend Upon Current.
,hd me ga iiarSest OF the tobacco factories,
srsneb sra et'en m q b Ginter Co. the p. II Mayo
pany. the Lorillard Co, the Falk Tn-
D. nacco Company and the United Sta,os
on opsGGo nnrr oomDany' depend almost wholly
panv bn,e c atea ny the power COM
stated last night. WINSTON
:. because the municipal electric n,an,
is Il, nfeins operated by water power p.'I, !,
VIII no.; be affected by the orJsr pJ"eF' II
rector of Public Utilities Trafrord IA Ia
] about iGn ifeadins al the, the regulations. Only
u are useI tMo for or three ,h. tons Of coal day
tric current, he stated. This VI @ eiee-
rHat ris power Will continue 10 bn fnrs
namenta1 n a1F s,rsn1 maIiepn buildings for Or
"a'er INTO the city mains.
Heavy Task Expected.
~ Few manufacturing plants ,-o
I,niuo 70 use electric current. a great
Virsinia Gsirf or R., work will devolve upon the
a99fces II will be necessary 70 ny, ;
cu, cm me plants not to be suTplied ana
as ,on o' nhlr nhhelr current. because az many
p" powered line and power might havns nsh, n
M ensinnsred inpp,led to one of them. one of the
q re r"eers or the company deciared
'ii yer seeing the order. Gu
in9, H'ont ro hve cars. of coal day - no.
@ compsn, neneiVed at the power riant Of tb.
daiiy: 1t was learned There ARR are @ used
ten,nt cars in storage. An "oit ~.
fore pt win,er mas made TO lay in Il supply be-
vented tbis SCI Sc, In, but the strike pre-
"eu 'nis in large measure.