Show Text of Order Restricting Consumption of Coal in Industries of the Nation Naton w Jan 17 Th text of the he fuel administrations administration's coal v e- e order follows i u United States Fuel Administration I Washington a ton D. D C C. c Jan 17 1918 Regulation making provision for a amore amore amore more adequate supply of or fuel for railroads rai rail rail- roal roads domestic consumers public utilities util util- tiles Hie to the and other uses necessary ml national security The Tho United States Stats fuel tuel administrator tor acting under the authority of ot an executive order of or the President of or the United States dated August 23 1917 appointing said sai administrator in furtherance furtherance fur Cur therance of ot the purposes s of or said Bald order or order order or- or I der and of ot the tho purposes purpose of the act of Congress therein referred to approved d August 10 10 19 1917 and finding It essential essential essen essen- l effectively t to carry out the provisions provi provi- of or this act act to make provision Polso for a. a a more adequate supply ox Of luel uL I for railroads domestic consumers public pub pub- lie lic utilities and for other lc uses necessary necessary sar sary to the tho national security In certain parts of the United States hereby makl makes and nd prescribes the following regulation Supplier n S Section ton 1 1 Until further ord orders rs orthe of or the United States fuel administrator all al persons selling fuel In whatever capacity shall In filling their contracts contracts contracts con con- conI I tracts or orders now on hand give I Jc preference to current requirements requirements require require- ments o of r railroad domestic consumers umers um- um ers ho hospitals charitable Institutions arm army and navy V cantonments cantonment c public utilities byproduct coke pl plant nt sup atm supplying up- up plying gas a or household use telephone and anc telegraph plant plants shipping for tor or bunker purposes the UrI United r States for strictly governmental o purposes not In Including including In in- eluding factories or plants working on contracts for Cor the United States manufacturers manufacturers manufacturers man man- of or perishable food tood or of toed for or necessary Immediate con consumption consumption sump tion ton and municipal count county or state government 0 for necessary 15 S An Any tonna tonnage e remaining after the tIme tore forego forego- oIn o- o In ina preferred shipments have ha e ben been j I made ma may be applied in it n filling an any 1 other contracts or or orders ers erlon Dh-erlon Authorised Section 2 On the tho following days das namely Januar 18 18 IS 19 20 2 and 22 the tho state futI administrators and th thir lr accredited led representatives in the various arlous communities In the territory In which this regulation applies are hereby here here- h by 13 empowered and nd directed to divert dhert such Buch fuel uel as aM arrives In such uch communities ties heM In carload lots to meet the current current cur tr rent requirements and to provide pro an adequate and normal noral supply for such uch consumers of fuel Cuel as are specified in section 1 hereof Section 3 On the following days s 's namely January IS 19 20 21 1 and 22 1918 and also on each and e Cr every Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day beginning January 2 23 28 1913 and continuing up to and Including March 25 InS 1918 no rio manufacturer nor manufacturing manu mann pant shall burn fuel tuel or use derived from fuel tuel for tor power any purpose purpose pur pur- pose with wih the following exceptions a Plants which necessarily must be e continuously operated seven days cah caTh week to avoid serious Injury to the th plant Itself or Its Is contents may use only such quantities of or fuel as Is necessary nee essary to prevent such Injury to the plant or Its Is contents fb lb b Manufacturers I nu o of plants plant manufacturing manufacturing manufacturing man man- perishable foods or foods for n cessar Immediate consumption c Manufacturers c-Manufacturers of food tood not perishable per per- and not necessary for tor Immediate Immedi Immedi- ate consumption la may burn fuel tuel to tho the extent authorized by the tho fuel administrator adminis of ot the tho the state In jn which such plants are located or by his dul duly authorized representative upon application b by tho the United States food administrator Papers May He ne Published d Plants d-Plants Plants necessary to the printIng printIng printIng print- print Ing and publication of or dal daily papers ma may burn fuel tuel or use power derived as usual except that on ever every Monday from January 21 to I March 23 25 InS 1918 inclusive e. the they ma may mayburn mayburn burn fu fuel 1 or use power derived there there- from only to such extent as is 11 necessary necessary sary sa to print and publish h such editions as such Plants customarily print print and publish on le legal al holidays other than the the- Sabbath day or If It such ouch plants do 10 donot donot not customarily print or publish any editions on such Buch lc legal nl holidays hoJda's they nay may burn fuel tuel or use such Ruch power fower to such extent as ns is necessary to Issue one edition editon on the said Mondays c Printing c-Printing c Printing establishments mayburn may mayburn mayburn burn fuel Cuel on anuar January 1 IS 18 19 20 21 and 22 1918 11 to such extent as Is necessary ar to Issue current numbers of or magazines Is Issued issued is- is and other publications periodically sued IS I Healing Healing- Restricted Section 4 On On each cah Monday Monda be beginning begin begin- ln- ln j ning 21 1918 1915 and continuing January Monday March 2 25 up t to and Including 1918 no fuel tuel hall hal bo be burned except to such extent as h Is essential to prevent Injury to property from freezing fortha for tor forthe the tha purpose of ot supplying beat heat for tor a An a-An Any a-Any Any business s or professional prore offices except offices us used d by the United States state count county or municIpal municIpal municipal governments o ts transportation companies companies com corn panics public utility companies telephone telephone telephone tele tele- phone or telegraph companies banks bank trust companies physicians or dentists b b h Wholesale or retail stores or oran an any other stores business houses or business building whatever er except that for the purpose of ot selling food tood only maintain heat on stores may necessary any of at the specified days until 12 o'clock noon and except that tor forthe the purpose of or selling dru drugs s and medical supplies only stores storeR ma may maintain necessary necessary nee nee- eSlar essary heat throughout the da day and evening e c Theatres moving picture houses bowling alleys aleys billiard bilard rooms private or public dance halls hall's or any other oter pia place co of ot public amusement to in le He lie Cold Section V. V Ou On each Monday beginning beginning begin begin- r ning January Januar- 21 1918 and continuing ln March 25 25 lOiS 1918 up to and including HiS no fuel shall be burned for Cor the purpose of or he heating rooms In which Intoxicating liquor Is sold or served on those days das Nothing In this regulation shall be construed to forbid the heating of restaurants res res- res- res hotels or r other places In which i meals are served butIn which no Intoxicating liquor is sold soll or served on tho the said ald Monda Mondays Section ecton VI No o fuel shall be burned on an any of ot the Mondays onda specified In Inthe Inthe Inthe the section for tor the foregoing purpose of ot supplying power for tor the movement of ot surface elevated subway or 01 suburban suburban suburban ban cr cars or trains In excess of at the amo amount nt used oh on the Sunday previous h. h v Mine lins to Keep Itu 11 r. r Section VIL YIL Nothing In this regulation regulation regu regu- lation shall be construed to apply to toor toor toor or affect the operation of an any mine or plant producing fuel tuel nor shall this regulation be construed to forbid the heating of ot such rooms or offices or such portions or buildings as a arc are used In r I connection with the production tl or distribution of ot fuel tueL Section Seton VIII State fuel adminis admInis- admInistrators administrators and anti their representatives es specifically specifically authorized so to do are hereby empowered to grant such relief as m may mayI I 1 e o ess essential to prevent pre ent injury to health or to prevent destruction of at or Injury to property b by fire tire or freezing Section IX This regulation Is ef effective effective P- P ef- ef throughout the United States cast east of or the Mississippi river Including the whole of or the states of or Louisiana and Minnesota Section X N. Any person firm as association association ns- ns or corporation corporation- which violates to conform to the thc above regulation regulation regu regu- lation laton may mr be bo liable lable to the penal penalty prescribed prescribed pre pro proscribed scribed in tho the aforesaid act of or Congress Signed II n 11 A A. A GARFIELD United nied States Food Administrator |