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Show National Defense Council I Seeks Gasoline Conservation Enlists Services 'of Utah's Economy Board in Campaign; War Demands Sacrifices by All Motorists. IT is 'daily becoming more neeeflsary to conserve resources of all kinds and "to economize in every possible way to conduct a victorious war which will preserve our liberty and prosperity. In the furtherance of the government's plans the commercial economy board of Utah has been called upon by the council coun-cil of national defense, through the state council of defense, to bring about economies econo-mies of every sort for the saving of man power in the state and the preservation of waste and elimination of extravagance of every sort. Particularly has this body been asked to take some action in reference refer-ence to the use and abuse of pleasure automobiles. As a preliminary step toward this end the board has developed a series of tentative ten-tative regulation 8 pert.ilninpr to the purchase pur-chase of tjiiflolino by limiting the hours for sale. The proposed regulations are for statewide state-wide observance. Ah nearly as the board Is able to estimate, the compliance with these regulalloriK will save approximately tt)0 men In the state and will bring about an automatic reduction of 30 per cent in the consumption of gasoline, oil and a II character of accessories necessary to the upkeep of automobiles. No nation can go through this war without paying lis share of the burden. Profits and patriotism do not mix. Spending Spend-ing for oneself in such a time of national na-tional need now recognized as a distinctly dis-tinctly unsoclaf act, and treasonable If carried to excess. What difference Is there between having cargoes of needed materials sunk by enemy submarines or having them consumed at home for mere personal gratification? Cites England. L u x u ry bus! ness lias ceased in England. En-gland. The women no-longer buy elaborate elabo-rate gowns. There hasn't been a big social so-cial function in London since the Germans invaded Belgium. Motor riding for pleasure pleas-ure was long ago abandoned because the gasoline is needed in Flanders and the chauffeurs are wanted at the front or in the factories. For nearly two years not a single new automobile has been made in England excepting for war work. The English do not consume labor and materials ma-terials in now private buildings no one can expend as much as $2500 on a building build-ing without government sanction. The British and the French make their clothes last longer because they know the boys in the trenches need the wool for their backs. The American government at this time is not a3k;infj $or an elimination of the ne of automobiles for pleasuro driving. The government, however,- is asking for a -curtailment. The manufactured output of machines for other than war and nec-esaayy nec-esaayy - commercial purposes- is being cut almost 75 per cent in the t.'nlted States and the plants used for war purposes. A proportionate reduction in gasoline and oil consumption must soon ho made. Consequently the commercial economy board appeals to the patriotic consumers of and dealers In gasoline, oils and similar simi-lar neeo.ssit ics for automobile driving, for loyal and complete support In all efforts to make Utah attain her place as a leader In helping the government. Regulations Follow. In the perfection of the regulations given below both consumer and dealer have been taken into consideration. The board wishes the dealer to close earlier and more regularly and the consumer is asked to keep a more careful eye on the mileage and to walk more and ride less. A daily three-mile saving, -for -instance, from the 20,000 pleasure car drivers in the state will mean an annual mileage gain of almost 22,000,000 miles, which In turn means a financial saving of approximately approxi-mately $800,000 annually. The tentative regulations objections to which both the public and dealers a re invited to file at 20-f Xewhouse building by May 15 are as follows: 1. Afl automobllo supply houses and stations for the retail distribution distribu-tion of gasoline, oils, tires, tubes and accessories, shall close each evening at 6 o'clock and shall remain closed all day on Sundays and all legal holidays. 2. All drivers of pleasure automobiles automo-biles arc urgod for patriotic reasons to voluntarily reduce" their mileage 30 per cent. 3. These regulations do not In any way restrict the business of garages operated for storage of machines, but In no case shall such garages violate the provisions of regulation No. 1. - 4. Retailers of gasoline supplies are urged to post notices promlnentlv in their places of business, setting forth .these regulations so that owners and Mr! vers may be fully informed of conditions. Wherever possible, it Is suggested that verbal notice be given to owners and drivers, of these regulations. reg-ulations. 5. Owners and .drivers should understand un-derstand that this is a war measure intended to conserve man power and supplies necessary to the successful prosecution of the war. The patriotic patri-otic observance of each regulation is expected of all and it is as much the duty of the public and dealers to report infractions as it is their duty to observe these regulations. W. F. JENSEN, Commissioner Commercial Economy. |