Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-06
HINES is GRANTED
ADDITIONAL POWER
Sweeping Action Due to Inability
of Consumers to Buy Fuel
for Pressing Needs.
MANY INDUSTRIES SUFFER
Coal Committees Named With
Instructions to Divert Only
in Cases of Emergency.
tRy Universal Service

WASHINGTON. March 5-A coal
shortage estimated in the neighDor-
mood or nifty million tons. resulted to-
night In the complete re e-establishment
or preferential lists by Director-Gen-
eral OF Railways Walker D. Hines.
Acting under the powers conferred
upon him by the President, under esa
ecutive orders issued February % ana
today. Director Hines tonight order.,i
that all producers and shippers Civ.
preference in the shipment of bitum-
lnous Goa, as follows:
l. Railroads. "
2. Army and Navy. together with
ernment. - y's'it. - =, ','j'>s soo>N'fs
3: State and county departments ana
institutions. - ''S'>> .. ~"
Q. Retail dealers
after THIS preferential list, manufac.
surers engaged in turning out neces-
saries are to be allowed coal !. -.
Dtversion by Water Continued.
ditions diversion Of coal to New Eng
land By water will.be continued. il he.
ni!;.d fmS found imnossible to transport Ssti.
rhe preferential lists recalled into
being by Director Hines' order OF ia
a;c ahy are old, lists used for the diver
United States Fuel Administration.
Director Hines tonight also M
powess os Of feohmiani5ssse hia designa.ed with
20 20 pace the diversion OF coal, accord
ing TO the preferential lists. imnedi-
. The directors os these commi,tees
VIII be: G. n. Snidcr. chairman. EasLs
srn s,oa regionalh coal COMMITTEES, with
INQUIRE, chairma II, M and j Jan, am es W ! Ia
roy, vice, chairman. New En- gland com
nht nmhitttee;s y H;aA; ofcsster : cnnir;1,.a1. maj.
Th,S NJ ny, and A. Indiana comInittee; n. q.
teaT Is RfsssIisha;s &C ssS,s saan semml5;
ii9,mIsmittee; i,Is; samuel Poroher. ahairmas.
stees at sga PhlaaeIpbis.e lssa5sse with
ier: lt,T: chairman, Pocahontas coal com
. The sweeping action of the director
general general WAS necessitated, it was es-
psaaned; raaa 6y tho number OF urgent, rem
utilities. schools, industries and da'
mestic consumers that they are nm.
!, ape 70 purchase coal to meet immot
win have to cease operutions nnisos
promptly. ~ S ''''es
Additional Power Conferred,
coTo 80 farming ,na,l has the situation be-
compelled to call upon President VIII
son for additional powers in deaIinr
WITH the serious shortage. These DOW
resident, In an executive order am
piifyine his order OF February Us
Which continued with Director Hines
the powers OF coal distribution even
alter the railroads had passed from
government control. = -
the coal committees named DIrecto.
iaines points out that they are TO eS-I
erclse diversions OF coal only in cassa
oL emergency. They were Instruct e,i
mat diversions be kept at an nbsoliIts
y m'nimuTn = and cease entirely as soon
"All applicants for coal should en-
haust all possible means for sec,,rinr-
coal through normal channels s,,ns
M Mthe power to divert will be only eyers
o.sed In emerEencies." Mr.. Hines
ing in effeet these eosdsy osdsrsy tPf PraaaS plae
Hines an , issued tho following, statement
Y am advised that In the Eastern
section :. OF the country and In New
Gnsihna psrtieularly the severe
fereI to large extent. with raiiroaa
operations, which is niateriailv nTrert
IN ihs the movement Of coal from the PRO
ducing sections to the consumers TSo
coal strike In November and Decem =
ma,m ner sesuited Ho dod n shortage of approXi-
coal; Although during the III eaieie9s.. tWeak e9ds
ed February 2S,. 1920. 10. ESQ. 900 tons Of
piluHinous coal was produced and
transported. and although the produs-
Iton and movement of sbituminous coaIl
SO faT IN 1870 have considerably ex-
IN the same period IN the three prece,i- =
ing years. II is q fact that the demand
supply" Nsst 80