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Show OAL FAMINE THREATENS TIEUP OF U. S. INDUSTRY 1EL SUPPLY F COUNTRY EUIG ilroads Able to Run ormally for 25 to 30 ays With Stock on land, Says Hines. ;ight Embargo, Last onservation Resort, eclares Director Genial Gen-ial After Conference. SI. LOUIS. Mo.. Not. IS. Re--oadatian that before B. F. sa, regional railroad director for iwUBSt, discontinue all nn-csssiry nn-csssiry train service in the reg- taring the emergency created f 9a coal strike, was made tc ij by the Southwestern Regional ewtnittee. HKAGO. Nov. 18. There will be ; faaitic general curtailment of train I nail tke United States a: pres- 1 tat, despite the seriousness of the ! MM. TkU announcement was It taaight at the conclusion of a nig attended by Director General lad seven regional directors of isibMd administration. Mr. Hines.' r Waring reports from the regional ! tan, was of the opinion there was nat eoal to run the railroads on a DyBormal basis for r 3 days vat production of bituminous coal being increased daily. A freight t wnnH be the last-thought-of re to conserve coal. Central Western region was rep-ted rep-ted to Mr. Hines as having the nt coal supplies to n. et i s ni It was agreed that immediate s would be taken to relieve the sit-in. sit-in. Bade tie conference. T. W. Proc-uainnan Proc-uainnan of the Northwestern Re-b Re-b y1 enamittee, said that there ; be curtailment of nonessentials embargoes on coal in territories 1 l2T supplies bot that no drastic mde restrictions were eontem- jatllie eoal situation is serious was "4 by those in attendance tte tonferenee. Further conation con-ation of the subject will bo giv-ring giv-ring the present week by Mr. and, if any curtailment oi train decided upon, ample notice eiven the public. Coai now in "ls of the railroads under the the fuel administration will " to be distributed to public atii Had other nsers of coal, in accord-Wit" accord-Wit" actual necessity. Cement by CTOR HINES. "Ior General Hines arrived in during the afternoon to attend ff.'-' ( the American railway Jj- hieh he was the principal I . itlc regional directors were sim4e.1a the meetings of the i"" Kmlway association, and the I!fec Ya3 ar"need to discuss the . ,,,c conclusion, tlao f.d-"e f.d-"e statement was given out by Mr. "Ponal directors and mvself ikr m.tt -t0 Chicago fur meetings Jlf"aK fo 00 with the coal sit- . arranged some weeks ago. vantage of being together STit th? present coal problem. If a' fw"i that there is neces-ifcu neces-ifcu ''""ervinjf coal iust as far' ; -e. it was decided that no drastic-Id drastic-Id i ,,,me"t f train service tt.,.Dnyt.''lten pending further fojl "''". of the subject, which will C?nne the present week. If teimti f ' decided upon ade-! hne 'J bc L'iv,n Public- i hanri. ' V ., r 88 P'sible, coal in m. !he ""'"'ads under the! U"i Hie fuel administration will, j o be distributed to public ai! other users of eoal in at-ith at-ith actual.necessitv.'' BROADS MUST FPT GOING. rt,r,t .by tW rrKional dire,-tk dire,-tk h,, nat mm': regions are m Ai(bv'r Wadition tlau other-. It. . director of the .North w cm wl,i,. Imi; --g. r """"a on Page 8. Column 1.) " S Fill M ! TIE UP U. S. iNWJSTRY (Continued From Page Ox ) trains have locxi suspended, reported: tliut the situation fcp bia region was) serious. "The railroads, wliicli arc the' vital life of the nation, must bd Kept I .lioiii'." Baid Mr. Aishtuu. BesiuV Mr. Aiyhton. vlio oilier directors in n IV end- mice were: HnV Hoklen. central ireat-ern; ireat-ern; A. T. Hardin, eastern; I.. V. lAald-win. lAald-win. Allegheny; H. K. Hush, seuthwV.-t-evn; B. U Wiachell, southern, aud K.yD. Mnver. Pocahontas. Henry B. Spenear, director of the division oi purchases of the railroad administration; W, T. Ty-W, Ty-W, director of the division of opera- tion; M. B. Clnctt. assistant to Mr.( Mines, und T. W, Proctor, chairman of the Chicago regional coal committee, als.o took part in the deliberations. KANSAS CITY, Nov. 18.Twe.nty-t 18.Twe.nty-t wo man u fact unit firms, ineiu'Iini: some of the largest of tl city, will be forced 'o close within a few day- uik Jess relief from the coal situation iP BOOH received, according In William Corbet t , chairman of the sub regional conunissiou. ST. LOtTO, Nov. 'S -The southweat-em southweat-em regional coal n. -nuittee today requested re-quested mercbants, building owners and householders, beinuing immediately, n curtail nnti-osscii t ial lighting aud heating heat-ing during the emergency created by tlv bituminous coal strike. Mt-n hjiniH are aked to tum off alio window lights at 1 p. m. und reduce il Ininiuatiou of stores Imttx day and night. IVers of electric advertising signs are requested to h:ie the current turned (tl at p. m. aud persona at home and in office buildings are asked not lo use eleetric or gas light except when absolutely abso-lutely necessary. The request is to he effective in six states and parts of ft others in the southwestern regional district, dis-trict, which are; Missouri, Texas, Oklahoma. Okla-homa. Arkansas. Louisiana, Ksnsa, and parts f t olorado, Illinois, Nebraska, Mississippi and Alabama. |