Show rH VI ION T TO supply f COAL COALY OAl Y I 1 Reg Regional on l Directors Directors' Making Consumers Consumers' Survey pf Cons Consumers mers' mers J y Requirements rem i j Press t 1 v W WASHINGTON N Oct 31 Regional 31 Regional f have been engaged for s sev- sev v. v lr ral ral l weeks In a a. survey of ot they the th coal re re- re c. c t. t of ot preferred consumers consumers- consumers In theIr heir territory All abo above e this amount be taken by the railroads which 1125 believed will have sufficient fuel to fo run to run them for a a. considerable period 7 Railroads which find themselves sufficient fuel will be able to tomake tomake tomake make requisitions through the region region- 1 1 1 directors on roads which have a Surplus Similarly public utilities and ither Ather her preferred consumers will be able ble to tb obtain fuel Imperatively needed needed by applying to these directors HINES MINES STATEMENT Director tor General Hines issued the statement V In In order to interfere as little little- as 1 possible with the normal course of ot coal raffle the railroad administration up to the present time has tas permitted coal fo to go o to the designated consignees For the last two weeks open top equipment has been devoted to coal loading to the exclusion of or other classes of traffic and the movement of ff such equipment has been expedited eo so as to facilitate the maximum proT pro- pro T of coal The result has beet been Iii feri exceptionally heavy coal i Uon V i J L It having b become come necessary how I I ver to be prepared to Insure against I hall temporary contingencies that the transportation service be protected II regional directors have hava now been In- In j to see that each r railroad shall I accumulate a a. necessary a-necessary reserve ot of coal when hen it is not alread already on hand pur- pur such coal if possible poss and oth- oth I w a holding coal I l- l transit The I thus resorted to is a practice I railroads have hae always employed i H iii emergencies whether under private i 1 t r r. r public control and has been I as Indispensable to the main main- en nce of ot an essential public service ORDER OF EXEMPTIONS B i In holding such coal exemptions vill be made as far tar as p possible of coal 1 to certain classes of ot con- con l in the following order of at rity whIch is the tho basis of ot priority 3 during the war b by the fuel administration I 1 Steam roads Inland and coastwise coast coast- wise vessels F 2 2 Domestic Including hotels hos hos- 1 and asylums 3 3 Navy and arm Public utilities utilities including plants II such u h portions of or plants as supply gh heat and water for public use Producers 1 f t Producers and manufacturers of ot Including refrigeration 6 r National state county and municipal mu mu- government emergency require require- ments 1 7 Bunkers and other marine emergency requirements not specified above 1 S 8 Producers Produce s of news print paper and pd plants necessary to the printing publication of ot dally daily newspapers Coal oal 1 herd Neld rd in transit is not to be beI I I n storage nor used until actually actually ac- ac i needed so that If its use is later found necessary it can be forwarded forwarded for for- I ac-I I warded to destination whenever l. l Instructions issued provide that there will be as little disturbance as I possible at In the distribution of coal bat at the tiro same me time protecting the ne- ne C of the railroads which have a I public duty to o p perform |