| Show MANUFACTURERS WAN WANT T I f CESSATION 1 ORDER MODiFIED Illinois Association l lo 10 0 Urge Continuance of Industries at Half Hal Capacity Chicago 0 Jan an 1 17 The i.-The The Illinois Manu Manu- anu- anu tonight ht made an appeal to its Is members to to telegraph President Wilson Wison and members of or Congress Con Con- gross gress ress urging that all al Industries be bo permitted per per- to continue at nt GO 50 0 pee pea cent cant of oC I capacity so o that plant I owners would beable be bo I able aile to maintain their organizations and to reduce b by one half one hal the tho loss 1081 to towa towage towage wa wage e earners This appe appeal 1 from the coal conservation a conserva- tion ton order d declared that tho suppression slon sion of energy curtailment of ot all al manufacturing manufacturing industry and prevention of or opportunity arbitrarily will wi work Incalculable Injury It also I ailo was urged ursel that Immediate action neton be taken to Increase production at tho tiro mines I and clear transportation lines linos b by an embargo on all al shipments except food 1001 and fuel for a week If It necessary sar Order Thought Too Drastic While maintaining that the national fuel foci administrations administration's order was unnecessarily unnecessarily un un- un- un necessarily drastic In its iA application to lo Illinois business interests on on eYer every hand were preparing for faithful ob- ob of or Its Hs pro provisions In Chicago alone It Is declared the order as It now stands will wil cause a loss of ot production tion ton of approximately approximated a ala day shilo It I was estimated that tha tire the workers L made mado idle In the tIre metropolitan lose mose a day in wages wages va gus President S. S S1 M. M Hastings of or the Illinois Manufacturers Manufacturers' association when Informed that the order had been promulgated sal said that Illinois concerns concerns concerns con con- cerns could col continue to tn protest against Its Is enforcement hut but would obey It I to the leter letter I Illinois manufacturers are arc loyal loal and will wi do what the administration re requests rc- rc qu quests even thou though h It seems needless Our members will wit continue to send protest pro pro- test tests teats Crowds of or labor lead leaders r manufacturers tumors theatre owners o ners and others at- at by the order storm stormed tire the offices el of ol the state fuel uel administrator anti and tho tire council counci of ot defense all aU al through the day seeking exemptions and the tIre Interpretation Interpretation tation of ot-Dr Garfield's ukase Many manufacturers who compete with wih firms west of or the Mississippi which will wi be permitted to remain In operation contended contended contended con con- tended that compliance with the order meant ruin to them Labor leaders were prell predicting an air n upset and arul readjustment readjustment readjust readjust- ment in the already alread critical labor situation situation situ situ- siu aton due duc to the ml migration raton of or worl workers er to states not affected b by the order and to avoid loss o of wages wales In Imi Illinois by the enforced shut down II I. I t t O. O Trains Abandoned Meanwhile In the face of or charges charses that the pr present sent famine Is duo to th the failure of or the railways to move fuel tuel it was announced that 2 2500 OO cars of or coal coal are re standing im in the yards ards of or railways entering catering Chicago which cannot be unloaded unloaded un un- loaded because o of weather conditions and Impassable streets Lack of or coal col on the tho Baltimore Ohio has cau caused d the abandonment of at several so freight trains and the tire issuing of ot an order or order or or- der del that no more outbound freight Is to tobe tobe tobe be accepted Officials of or the tire Chicago Northwest Northwestern Northwestern North North- west western rn sa say that while the supply is short no trains have been tal taken en off oft as ns yet e The Tire Chicago Milwaukee St. St Sl Paul some fome time ago aso Issued an order that cr C every possible train be dropped to save sa e fuel |
