Show I S COAL Al MANDATE OBEDIENCE I IS HELD lO STATES STATE'S TAT OBLIGATION A F. F E. E Clarity Says Order of Administration Cannot Be Changed All Nation Feels Effect of Strike c THE t nonessential indu industries tries 1 of Utah must shut down just as as they have shut down 0 in other parts of the United States The orders of the f fuel el administrator administrator adminis adminis- are mandatory and there can be no discrimination This is the substance of a message communicated this morning toI to toA A A. D D. D Pierson general sales agent of the Utah Fuel company by F F. E E. E Clarity assistant to the regional director of railroads with offices in Chicago Mr Clarity pointed out that the coal shortage is a national emergency and that whatever fuel surplus Utah has after supplying sup sup- I plying the essential industries on I the priorities list must be shipped East fill the in the to gap supply there West Virginia coal according according according ac ac- I cording to Mr Clarity is now being shipped as war west as the Mississippi river Mr Pierson said that while the order seems unfair to Utah it appears that nonessential industries industries indus- indus tri tries s will have to suspend operation operation opera opera- tion at once The Tho situation regarding resumption resumption resumption tion of operations at the Utah Steel corporation plant at Midvale Midvale Midvale Mid- Mid vale which has been compelled to close down through lack of coal is more discouraging than ever according acv ac- ac according cording to M. M S. S general general gen gen- eral manager of the company who has been trying to get favora- favora Continued on page 4 I I I I I COAL MANDATE Continued from from page 1 1 ble action from the coal and railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road administrations There is is no relief in sight and no exceptions from the general rule will be bo granted the Utah Iron and Steel in industries industries industries in- in company or other nonessential in Utah until the situation situation situation situa situa- tion clears in the East This has been made clear in a message from Senator William H H. H King of Utah who has interceded at Washington on behalf of Mr without result The message follows Utah Steel and Iron Company Salt Lake City I have had the coal matter considered by the fuel tion The coal situation is so precarious precarious precarious pre pre- carious that officials refuse to de depart depart de de- part at present from plan heretofore heretofore heretofore hereto hereto- fore announced Thousands Thousands' of important plants and industries are being denied coal on account of the paramount interests of railroads railroads railroads rail rail- roads war navy public utilities and private homes Coal is being shipped from Alabama and Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Penn Penn- sylvania for more than 1000 miles for private homes 1 i i have urged relaxation of the rules in your be behalf behalf behalf be- be half but officials feel that they cannot discriminate in your favor favorat at present Will keep in touch with the situation and urge modification modification modification mod mod- of the rule at the earliest possible moment WILLIAM H. H KING SUBSTITUTES PLANNED While awaiting replies to telegrams sent Wednesday to Dr Harry Garfield Garfield Garfield Gar- Gar field fuel administrator of the United I I States and Senator William H. H King I Iby by prominent Utah manufacturers and industrial firms protesting tho the blanket order restricting fuel dig 1 i In Utah officials of the 1 firms took steps today to continue operation of ot their plants by the use I of fuel oil and electricity should the the officials at Washington refuse to tomake I i make changes In their edict I The Utah Iron and nd Steel company compan through its manager M M. S. S S 1 announced that the plant will use fuel oil In its boilers and furnaces provided provided pro pro- vided Dr Garfield refuses to release coal for the use of the company The Tho company's plant at Midvale l was forced to close at midnight last night throwing throwing throwing throw throw- ing out of employment about men and about 1000 more moro in the building trades working on buildings buildings' I for which the steel is being supplied i by the Midvale l company CONTRACTS ARE LARGE LARGE I Mr 11 said that the com y company comI com com- comI I pany has more than worth I of ot contracts on its books booles at present which must be filled without delay and j i that fuel tuel oil is the only solution of the t problem provided U ae coal cannot be I obtained A new development In the fuel situation situation situation sit sit- of the state which has been brought on by the strike of ot more than bituminous miners in other states of the Union was the announcement announcement announcement announce- announce ment by I. I II Luke Lule general superintendent superintendent superintendent of the Denver Rio Grande railroad that the fuel administrator has withdrawn tho the 15 16 cents diversion I charge I which has been effective in regions under the control of ot the government government gov gOY officials Heretofore when it was discovered that coal consigned to toone toone one firm was not needed and another firm applied for the diversion of ot the tho consignment the applicant was forced I to pay 15 cents a ton for the diversion of the fuel This order will not be ef effective effective ef- ef in Utah I et-I SHUTDOWNS FEARED Unless the orders of the fuel admin admin- are modified many large food manufacturers in northern Utah who are unable to operate either with oil or electricity will be bo forced to shutdown shut shutdown shutdown down in a few days according to railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road officials This Includes the sugar industry which at present Is operating at full capacity in practically every plant in the state although railroad officials express the belief that some of the factories have enough coal on hand to last about six weeks Many of the industrial plants are operated op operated operated op- op by electricity using coal for heating purposes only In these plants the restrictive order will not be felt materially as many of them are supplied supplied supplied sup sup- plied with power by the Utah Power and Lighte uses water waterpower waterpower waterpower power for generating purposes AID IS ASKED J. J E. E Galigher nt of the Utah Associated Industries said that re requests requests requests re- re quests for tor assistance had already come cometo cometo to the association from several industries industries industries indus indus- tries In and near Salt Lake but that as yet the situation ha has hag not become acute He said the fuel administration administration tion should take talce into consideration the peculiar local conditions of Utah in making a decision as to or not the order should stand In Utah Mr Galigher said his own firm the Galigher Galigher Gali Gali- gher Machinery company was not af affected affected af- af as his plant was operated by electricity The distribution committee of ot the railroads began its its' work under government government government gov gov- I instructions today According to the priority list the classifications which are exempted from the fuel order cider and which will be supplied first I from from the available supply are transportation transportation trans trans- 1 agencies including inland land and coastwise shipping shipping- as well as I I railroads federal and local government Institutions including concerns workIng working working work- work Ing on government contracts public utilities including newspapers and retail retail re- re tail tall dealers AFFIDAVITS NEEDED Coal for nonessential industries can be be obtained only after the essential Industries have been supplied and each Individual case accompanied by affidavit affidavit affi affi- davit has been passed on by the com com- Coal handled over the Oregon Short Line and Los Angeles Salt Lake railroads will be distributed by a committee committee committee com com- composed of T. T S S. S Kinnersley John O. O Moran 1 and Harry E. E Godwin The Denver Rio Grande railroad committee is headed by bv J. J W W. Tapp fuel director for the th railroad at Den Den- ver C. C D. D Ragon chief clerk for G General General Gen Gen- n- n eral Superintendent Luke who ha has been called to Chicago at the request of the regional director of ot railroads railroad to assist the regional coal committee left for the East late today to to- day |