The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-12-02

Orders issued by the regional coal
committee in Atlanta Saturday are
mandatory and any violations will be
prosecuted in the federal courts. 1t
| was announced today by Ed Finlay,
| local representative of the depart
ment of justice.
G. S. Nunnemaker, superintendent
of the Tennessee Power company,
was requested Monday to assist Re-
| gional Coal Director Rawson Collier
in dealing with the situation and was
| asked to keep the latter posted on
conditions in the territory supplied
| by the Tennessee Power company.
| Supt. Nunnemaker stated Tuesday
! that plants using hydro electric
power will be allowed to operate as
usual so long as power thus derived
is obtainable, or until further orders
are issued. vsas asasr sSsazss
Eighty-fiv five per cent. he local
manufacturing plants use electric
power at least In part. Territory
supplied by the Tennessee Power
company includes C h,at a n og a,
Knoxville, Nashville, Rome, Dalton,
Cartersville and some power to> At
lanta and intermediate points.
In conformance with the regional
orders, all stores in Chattanooga (eX-
cept those exempted) will close this
afternoon at 4 o'clock and open at
9 am. and continue to do so until
further notice. Local plants using
hydro electric power will continue to
operate as usual uHtil~furttreru netfee,,
while plants depending on steam will
be limited to forty eight hours per
week from today on.
James M. Shaw, president of the
Retail Merchants association, Tues
day afternoon issued the following
notice.
"To Our Members-I am advised
by the legal counsel for the associa-
ton, who is also temporarily con-
nected with the fuel administration,
that under the published regulations
it will be necessary for the stores to
close at 4 o'clock. beginning today,
or run the risk of a penalty.
JAMES M. SHAW,
president"
Ed Finlay, local agent of the de-
partment of justice, stated Tuesday
afternoon that he construed the fuel
order to mean that plants using
hydro electrical current must OBJ
serve all regulations the same as
those using steam.
Railroad Ord RS.
w. f. Wheelocll. superintendent of
terminals, is in receipt of a telegram
from the regional coal committee at
Washington outlining the rules for
curtailment of fuel and power con-
sumption. The message from Wash
ington was first sent to w. S. An
drews, superintendent of transporta-
tion at Cincinnati, who in turn for
Jol - 10 hf n
charge of the situation here. The
message is@s follows:
I'VE have forwarded to you by
mail copies of statement to the pub
lie issued by this committee en-
bodying program of curtailment OF
fuel power consumption. The regions
included are hereby made effective
at noon Monday, Dec. /, 1919. Please
make copies of statement and mail
to several agents or ranking officer
at each point on line. Inform officers
and agents that in delivering and
policing the use of coal they are act
ing for committee as representatives
of fuel administration
Instruct each of them t. deliver
copy of the committees statement
to the mayor or the chief officer OF
his community with formal request
lOI tllt OltI dllllS vi lnC duNllOi lllt1
in seeing that these regulations are
complied with. The statement will
have been published in the news
papers throughout the region and the
public fully informed of the regula-
tions by the time they are in the
hands of the railroad PEOPLE. All
public utilities have been fully ad-
vised as to what is required of them
and should be ready to cut off light
and heat or power from any con-
sumer who refuses to comply.
This should control the situation
to large extent, but railroad rep
resentatives should keep in close
touch with public officials and other
| sources of information and be ready
to recommend the Withholding of coal
from violators of eurtailment pro-
gram. Cases of persistent violation
by people dependent only upon stocks
of coal in own possession should be
reported through you to this commit
management studies and crop esti-
mates. | would urge, also. the con-
tinuance of federal participation in
the building of good roads. under
the terms of existing law and under
the direction of present agencies;
the need of further action on the
| part of the states and the federal