Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-12-03
FUEL RULING IS
INTERPRETEDBY
LOCAL. OFFICIAL
Agent Anderson, of Cen
trail, Made Adrninistra-
tor For Sumter

Central of Georgia railway, at Amer
icus, has been appointed fuel admin
istrator for Sumter county, and it is
upon his shoulders that the burden
of enforcing the fuel-saving orders
of the government have fallen.
Tuesday afternoon at most of
the merchants in Americas met at
the Chamber of Commerce to discuss
the closing orders. Mr.. Anderson
was present and gave to those assem-
bled his interpretations of the in
structions SO far received by him.
THE intent of these orders is the
conservation of COAL" Mr. Anderson
said In addressing the meeting. ''The
instructions that have received do
not compel me to go farther than see-
ing that heat and lights derived from
the burning of coal are conserved.
do not see that I am expected to
close up your business houses, but
you must not use gas, coal or cleo
trio lights before the hours named in
these orders nor after the hours spec
flied.
Wood Not Mentioned.
'In few words, l take these or
ders to mean that no store or office,
except those exceptions made in the
orders, shall burn electric lights be-
fore the hour of 8 a. m. or after the
hour of A p. m. Nothing in the or
ders so far received say anything
about the burning of wood for heat,
or the use of coal oil, lamps, gaso-
line or candles for illuminating pur-
poses. Until l have definite orders,
you may burn wood in your stoves for
heating purposes; you may use other
means of illumination than electricity
"The order also permits you to
burn safety-light, after the hours
named in the orders; that is those
electric lights that you have been ac-
customed to burn at night for the
protection of your places of busi-
ness.
"In word, the meaning Of the
fuel-saving orders is the conserva-
tion of coal; I expect you to comply
with this intent to the best of your
ability. 1t is to your interest that
every lump of coal be conserved. NV
ruling will be as liberal as the intent
of the fuel orders will permit"
On motion the mass meeting re-
quested that the mayor and aldermen
pass necessary laws compelling the
police department to enforce the or
ders that are issued by Mr.. Anderson,
as said orders are issued.
Mr.. Anderson has supplied The
Times-Recorder with the full text of
the orders so far received by him and
will continue to have all orders pub
lished on receipt. Following is the
full text of the fuel order as issued
by the Regional Coal Committee
Southern division, at Atlanta, Ga:
Text of Order.
Atlanta, Ca, Nov. 20, 1919.
To The Public:
Immediate and sharp curtailment
Of the use of fuel by consumers in the
first five classes of the Fuel Admin
lstration's preference list has become
necessary. Coal production contin-
ues below the actual daily require
ments of these classes, and it now is
imperative that steps be taken to pre-
vent suffering in homes and the shut
ting down of public institutions and
utilities, upon which the safety and
comfort of all communities depend.
Therefore, the Southern Regional
Coal committee exercising the author
ity of the U. S. fuel administrator un-
der the Lever Act, and under procla-
nations of the president Of the Unit
ed States, has determined upon a
program of curtailment designed to
conserve the rapidly diminishing
inconvenience and dis omfort to the
public. This program becomes eff
fective at noon Monday, December l.,
1919, throughout the territory under
the jurisdiction of this committee
! Except the state Of Virginia, where
the fuel situation is administered
largely by the Pocahontas Regional
Coal committed In this territory
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