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Show XDutcome of Indianapolis " Conference Awaited; Plants to Continue. Individuals and Firms Initiate Ini-tiate Measures to Conserve Con-serve Supply. '. '!'! L'ra.lual I i -1: ' 11 i ii' of tli ronl re-fc'ri.-li,,in nil I'taii maniil'acl urill j, hints coiil iiiunl yesterday, with II o im-'mediate im-'mediate relic, ill siuhl. All eyes wore turned Id the f.ulffpiiif! of tho conr'cnonce ill. Indianapolis, though only tho most, ,pt imiM ic. ex peeled to sen an immediate r-'l un'i of tho normal fuel supply in I hi; .fent. ol' a favorable seUleinent uf the pi ri ! (j. '" While no ailflil ifinal shuldown of planM v.ns aniiouni'i'il yesterday, many jione-ei'iit la 1 industries t'ounil them-sdvoa them-sdvoa willi foal resiTirs depleted to fliit-h an exlonl that, a cessation of work in inanv of Ihfifi will bo nccessitatied Y i! Iiin tho no t. J'f vv days. Tim operation of I ho reduced, train Sdie.lulrs made n, c-ssnrv by the Coal famine was reported to ho progressing l'avornblv veslerduy in tho fafu of tho added hainlifaii of unusually sev.-ru Wi-allifr f onilil ions. Many trains over tlin I.'nion Pacific and Oregon Short 't.inn were delayed for several hours .yesterday U'causo of I ho intenso mM encountered at Wyoming, lilaho and .Montana pni n I s. Garfield Order Not Keceived. ". Ifailroad adiuinist rat ion oll'ifials said yiHl.rrilny that they had not yet, been ull if ia My ad visoil of t ho drast if, st ops or. flfri'il by llr. (iarlifld on tho curtailment of fuel consumption in olliro buildings anl uoiifssf nt ial industries "which wore aiuioiiiiff d ycsti'rday morning from Washington. Meanwhile, individuals and firms, a live to the acutcness of tho shortage, were initiatiliL' conservation measures of a drastic nature. Many apartment liouse tenants reported yesterday that, their landlords hail hoim to conserve radicallv, and the heat in many office buildings was at a minimum yesterday. yester-day. C. V.. liiehards, truflie, manager for tho American Smelting and liefiuinir coinpanv, Raid yesterday that unless his couipanv ohtnins additional coal very shortly ' it will be compelled to .cease opera I ions. The International Siinelt-iiij; Siinelt-iiij; company plant, has already put its men on a one shift, basis, with the probability prob-ability that this company, too, will be compelled to shut down shortly. Prospect of Shutdown Serious. Thousands of men would bo affected liv a shutdown of tho suielturs, with 1he consequent curtailment of inhibit!, activities in I'lali anil adjoining territory terri-tory that this would entail. I' tali, however, still found itself in in tit- It better general condition than lyost of tlo other states of the union, -where tho coal famine has already result oil in tho throwing of hundreds of thousands of men out, of work. Word is anxiously awaited as to tho outcome of tho conference in Indianapolis, Indianap-olis, especially in view of tho fact that the miners will probably return to their -jobs on a favorable decision by their chiefs. In such an 'vent, speculation turns to the time which it will be necessary neces-sary to continue present restrictions lie-fore lie-fore a normal distribution of coal can bo resumed. |