Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-12-15
MAYOR NOTIFIED
FUEL BAN IS OFF
Regional Coal Committee Sends
Out Official Notice and Stores
May Now Keep Open

Mayor L. P. Evans Monday mornina
received formal notice from Regiona
Coal Committee Of the removal Of
fuel restrictions, which will be goot
news for business men who art
anxious to keep their stores open fol
the holidays trade. The official notice
to the Mayor which says all the lights
and fuel needed may be used, is as
follows:
Atlanta, Ga, Dec. IL, 1919.
To The Public:
The Southern Regional Coal Com
mittee is glad to be able to announce
general relaxation of the restrict
ions upon the use of fuel which the
people of the South have observed So
loyalty during the crisis brought on
by the coal miners strike. Upon re-
ceipt of the necessary authol;-
thorityt from the Central Committee at
Washington, the following instruct
ions were sent tonight to the railroad
officials in charge Of the conservation
program:
Cali restrictions upon hours of
operation and business of industries,
stores, Office buildings, etc., imposed
by fuel conservation regulations an
nounced on November 10Th and by
subsequent notifications and addi-
tions hereto, arc hereby suspended
until further notice. Full informa-
tion will be given to the newspapers
and press associations but you should
see that all your officials and local
agents are advised promptly of this
notice. Formal notice should be given
particularly to the Mayor or other
chief local public officers who have
been cooperating in, enforcement Of
the regulations.
Immediate suspension Of the reg
ulations is possible because of the in
creased coal production in the Region
and is desirable because of the neces-
sity'for returning empty cars quickly
to the mines for reloading. The re-
Taxation of mandatory conservation
measures must not be construed as
indicating that coal is going to be
plentiful this winter. Until produc-
ton becomes normal throughout all
the country's coal fields and normal
reserves accumulated,iby consumers
it is vitally necessary that coal hc
conserved in every way possible. 1t
will be necessary to continue con-
selvation because of the loss in pro-
duction Of between thirty and thirty
five million tons during the strike.
For the present, the restriction limit
ing deliveries by retail coal dealers to
one ton per household remains in eff
feet.
"In announcing the suspension Of
regulations quickly in order to permit
industries to return to normal basis
as soon as possible and also to
facilitate the handling of Christmas
trade by merchants during the few
days remaining before the holidays,
the Regional Coal Committee does
not hold out promise that it will be
able to supply fuel for industries
other than utilities which now have
no stocks on hand"
The following instructions were al
so sent at the same time
"You are herby authorized until
further advised to release for prompt
movement and delivery in accordance
with original billing all coal on wheels
or which may be loaded at the mines
consigned to consumers in first five
classes of Fuel Administrations pre-
ference list.
"You are further authorized to re-
lease for prompt movement and de-
livery coal consigned to classes six
and seven Of the preference list to the
extent each line can make delivery
without jeopardizing the supply for
the first five classes. Prompt place
ment for unloading of cars on hand
at destination consigned to consumers
in all of the seven classes referred to
should be made, except where it may
be necessary to hold cars from con-
sumers in the sixth and seventh
classes having amounts of coal con-
signed to them greatly in excess of
their immediate needs and which may
be needed either for supplying the
first five classes or for making
emergency deliveries to industries in
the sixth and seventh classes whose
coal has been, diverted and who have
no stocks on hand. 1t will be neces-
sary to protect the latter classes SO
far as practicable for a short time
until opportunity has been given for
the movement of shipments from the
mines.
"Previous instructions covering the
delivery Of coal for steamship bunk
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