The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-11-01
RECEIVE ORDER
TO HOLD COAL
instructions Governing Coal
Distribution by Fuel
Administration.
EARLY. ORDERS REVOKED

Orders to hold all shipments Of BIT
luminous coal not actually in the
hands of the consignees have been
received by the local railroad freight
departments. The order states that all
coal must be held pending further
orders. The directions from the re-
gional director are as follows:
by authority of the United States
fuel administration effective at once
and until further notice, all bituminous
coal on wheels and not actually in pos
session OF consignees and as loaded In
cars thereafter shall be held subject
to the further orders of the director
general. Careful record should be kept
of location by individual car numbers,
weights, grade, names of shippers, and
consignees where obtanable and any
other information essential in making
settlement. This information to be
currently filed with the federal man
ager and to eb available whenever
called for stop. Reports showing the
location and quantity of this coal should
be wired to me daily. Instructions
governing distribution will be given
| later"
Instructions from the United States
| fuel administrator, issued by Re-
gional Director of Railroads B. l..
Winchell, governing distribution, are
as follows:
Having been informed of the is
| suance of the following order, by the
| United States fuel administrator, the
| director general has issued instructions
| through the regional directors to place
in effect Immediately the provisions of
| this order.
| acting under authority conferred on
me by the president of the United
| States under and by virtue of authority
! conferred upon him by the act of con-
gress approved Aug 10, 1917, l hereby
! revoke the order OF the United States
| fuel administrator issued Jan. 81, 1919,
| insofar as 1t suspended the order OF
| the United States fuel administrator OF
Jan. IA, 1918, and said portion of the
| 1918, and the portion of the order OF
| the United States administrator of May
25' 1918. setting UP preference lists
and hereby restore the said order OF
Jan. Al, 1918. and said portion OF the
order of May 25, 1918. to like effect as
| II they had not been suspended and
| designated the director-genera of rail-
| roads and his representatives., to carry
| into effect the said order Jan. II. 1918
| and to make such diversions OF coal
| which the railroads under his direction
may as common carriers have in their
! possession, as may be necessary in the
present emergency to provide for the
| requirements of the country In the or
| der of priority set out in the preference
| list included in the order of the United
| States fuel administrator of May 25,
| 1918, as follows:
| (A) railroad; (b) army and navy, to-
| gether with other departments OF the
| federal government; (c) state and
| county departments and institutions
| I'D public utilities; (e) retail dealers;
| (O manufacturing plants on war in
| dustries board preference list; (g) man
| ufacturing plants not on war industries
board preference list; (h) jobbers; ID
| lake. % tidewater. This order to be
| effective at once.
GARLAND.
| limited States Fuel Administrator. !"