Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-12-10
GOVERNMENT PI1S1
The LID ON CI|A|
Wartime Restrictions ord.,,
by the Fuel Administrator
GOES INTO EFFECT AT ovc|
Only Industries in the ri,., i
Glasses of the Priority List S.
tablished During War viii Re-.
ceiVe Coal.

washington, Dec. 3.-Wartima
strictlons on the consumption of colE
We're ordered into effect for fine no,
Cd of the present strike emergancr
Fuel Administrator Garfield oot,.
in conjunction with the railroad
mlnistration, announced that only N
industries included in the frxt :,
classes of the priority list establish
during the war would be furnSboa
coal, and the public utilities Womb
be asked to discontinue furnished
power, heat and light to ponessa,ti.f
industries.
Industries That Get Coal
The Industries to which coal IN
be furnished will be railroads. coosi
wise and inland shipping. army and
navy and other government denorts
ments, state and county Department.
and institutions. public utilities, nd
Guiding newspapers, and retail dealer
supplying household consumers.
State and local authorities. DR. Cd
field said, will be asked to co-operataz
though the rationing of coal will IA
done through the regional coal conn
mittees set up by the railroad admin
istration.
Railroad administration officials
conceded that the application of lid
order would mean an industrial shut
down of considerable magnitude bud
declined to make a definite estimated
Industrial establishments operating
from their own power plants, it vas
said, probably would have to stol
when their present coal supply became.
exhausted.
Industries operating on power sup
piled by public utility companies may
continue operation unless the mani
agement Of the public utility COM
panies supplying them and the local
authorities rule that they are nOneS1
sential. For the present the railroad
administration will not attempt tol
lay down a rule as to what is an es1
sential industry.
For Essential Uses Only.
ut is necessary that coal shall bel
used only for essential PURPOSES
said DR.. Garfeld's statement, eyplan-I
ing the governments action. Public
utilities consuming coal should discOnT|
tinue to furnish power, heat and Light
TO nonessentiaI industries and should
only consume sufficient coal to prO1
duce enough light, power and heat
to meet the actual urgent needs Of thel
people. Advertising signs and dis
plays of various kinds necesSitatnsI
the use of coal should be curtalIedl
and no coal should be distributed lori
such purpose.
Pursuant to this policy have re-
quested the railroad administrator IHl
the distribution Of coal now or mere
after in its possession to limit dlSrl-I
button to these essential and urgent
uses. AS far as practicable until IneI
conditions warrant change the us,
tribution of coal will be limited W
the first five classes of the priority
list.
Cautions Retailers.
"Retail dealers who distribute co"'
for household requirements, heating
hotels, buildings, hospitals, etc. Snoulu
take every precaution to see that coal
is only delivered where 1t Is absolute
ly required, and then only IN Sucll
limited quantities that the supply na'
be distributed widely and prevent SUI
fering. A,.i
"The state and other local auth@l,
ties can materially aid in inspecunS
and supervising such distributor y.
retail dealers, and the United STATES
government will be glad to leave ln'
sunarvision and control of such dlsI',
hutton nv retail dealers entirely 10 2py
state. county or municipality "nIcn
may make provision therefor ,,,l.
"The distribution to the retal i-' usa,,
ers must necessarily be admlnlS'e.ru
by the railroad administration IL pI hy
snance of the orders already mace y, ~
the United States fuel administrator .,n
in carrying out the priorines % nro,
have been prescribed under 'lls ''
act"