The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-12-04

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utilities and private plants operated
solely by the hydro-electric powe1
were exempted from shortened hour
by the regional coal committee yes
terday and industries stores anC
other places of business were author
ized to remain open later than be
tween between 4 p. M, provided tha
during the latter hours they use nj
heat, light or power derived in any
fashion from coal, wood or gas. Gro
cery, meat and milk stores, barber
shops and places Of public amusement
provided they comply with the same
may be operated out of their hours
regulations.
Hydro electric plants will be re-
quired to show that no coal, wood OF
gas is used in the generation of their
electricity and that no coal, wood OF
gas is used in any way outside the
regular hours. Heads of such plants
were asked to come to Atlanta and
furnish such proof to the committee,
as soon as possible.
Certain businesses and organizations
were added last night by the commit
tee to those classes that are permit
ted to be operated at any time. These
are wholesale druggists, drug manu-
facturers, churches, fraternal organi-
cations, social clubs, coal mines and
coal mine commissaries and other
necessary branches of coal mines.
The committee added that gasoline
filling stations may be operated until
8 p. m. and garages, with the neces-
sary safety lights, at all hours.
The committees statement extend
ing the hours of stores and of hy-
dro-electrically driven plants follows !;
Industries, stores and other places
of business may open before 8 a. m.
and close later than a p. M, if outside
Af those hours they use no heat, light
or power which was produced in any
way with coal, wood or gas. This
modification is made strictly upon the
condition that those plants and places
of business which use heat during the
hours fixed by the committee will
shut off their fuel consumption at the
same time it would be shut off if
they were closing their doors at 4 p.
m, and that head will be used no ear
iier in the morning than allowed by
the original regulations. Grocery,
meat and milk stores, barber shops
and places of public amusement may
operate outside of special hours fixed
for them, if they comply with the
above conQltlonS.
Evidence has been placed before
the southern regional coal committee
showing that in certain cities and
towns of the region there are public
utilities and private industrial plants
which manufacture or use exclusively
hydro-electric power, and whose OPP
erations, therefore, do not involve the
consumption of coal or gas. Where
such a condition exists, it is recog-
nized that application of present re7
strictions designed to reduce fuel con-
sumption would work unnecessary
hardship upon plants, employees and
communities with no prOportionate
benefit to the people Of the region
generally.
"Therefore, this committee gives
notice that industries, stores and bus
mess houses dependent upon hydro
electric current in the generation of
which no coal, wood or gas is con-
sumed, may open and operate outside
of hours fixed by the fuel conserva-
ton regulations; provided, however,
that no coal, wood or gas or heat,
light or power generated by coal or
wood or gas are used during such ad-
ditional hours.
"The regulations as previously an
nounced continue to apply fully to
consumers of electric current sup
piled by utilities operating auxiliary
plants consuming coal, wood or gas,
or obtaining current from other util-
tiles using coal, wood or gas.