Show lIce fUEL ORDERS 9 SUED ISSUED IN I UTAH I COAL DELIVERY Y YI I I I flU ur Of i RIO GRANDE ANO RAILWAY Technicality Stops Steel Plants Plant's Reopening in Spite of U. U S. S Message Raising All Restrictions C CONFLICTING interpretations v of the order of the fuel administration administration administration ad ad- ministration respecting the embargo embargo embargo em em- bargo on Utah coal caused one railroad to lift the embargo this morning and permit the delivery delivery of fuel tuel to Industries on the nonessential nonessential lists of ot the government while another railroad continued the embargo in ef et- et feet of- of T. T II H Kinnersley chairman of or the fuel distribution committee of ot the Oregon Oregon Oregon Ore Ore- gon Short Line railroad announced that all restrictions on the delivery of ot I I coal billed to the the industries which came under the federal ban were removed removed re removed re- re I moved today This action he said was taken in accordance with Instructions instructions tor n nr of t r received railroads from and the was sr regional in I conformity conformity 1 o dire f g. g with the orders issued ed by the central coal committee at Washington D. D C. C C C. last Saturday TECHNICALITY CROPS UP On the other hand the Den Denver vcr Rio Kio Grande railroad acting upon the interpretation of the order given by W. W J. J Tapp of ot Denver chairman of the fuel administration committee for coal handled over the Denver Rio Kio Grande refused this morning to delier r coal to Industries not ded in n the five preferred pre pre- classifications of the fuel ad- ad I I ministration According to Mr Tapp ir Tapp the thC orders of the central committee read that billing and movement of coal to nonessential industries shall shaH be resumed Monday but that In his opinion this does not mean delivery A. A D. D Pierson general veneral sales agent for the Utah Fuel ruel company telegraphed telegraphed telegraphed tele tele- graphed to Mr Tapp this morning asking If It the orders meant that Utah dealers are now free to bill the normal normal normal nor nor- mal output of ot their mines to the nonessential nonessential non non- essential Industries of ot the state non non-I Mr I Tapp replied that the operators were I now privileged to bill fuel I to all indus Indus- IndusI I tries Nothing was mentioned in the I telegram as to the right t 16 to deliver the coal PREFERENCE LIST STANDS I. I II Luke general superintendent of ot the Denver Kio Illo Grande said Hald that as the situation now stands the operator operator operator oper oper- ator can consign coal without restriction restriction restriction tion but that the fuel tuel committee of the railroad is still operative and Is free freeto freeto freeto to hold up consignments when found that the industries In the tho five preferred pre pre- erred classes lasses are unable to secure a sufficient supply of ot coal As a result of ot the interpretation of the Denver Den Rio Kio Grande officials the Utah Iron and Steel company was un unable unable unable un- un able to resume operation of ot Its Us plant at Midvale Preparations had been made according to Morris Kosenblatt general manager of ot the company to operate but the fuel tuel committee of ot the I Denver Rio Kio Grande GrandI refused to release re release release re- re lease coal which had been billed to the I Continued on page pace 3 I COAL DELIVERY I Continued from page 1 I company Mr 11 said ald that there is plenty of ot coal on the sidings I at Midvale l at the present time present time to sup sup- ply the needs of the company UTILITIES ARE RELEASED I Orders from Walker D D. Hines director three three- tor tOI general of ot the railroads were reI received re- re I cpi d Sunday lifting the restrictions I placed on heat light and power produced produced pro pro- I or generated b by bituminous coal or coe coke This order became effective t December 8 but had little effect In Utah where practically all electric power is produced by genera hydro tion Restoration of ot normal passenger service on local railroads which have been operating on curtailed schedules for ten days day's will be bf made at midnight Wednesday a Orders for for the restoration restoration restora restora- tion lion of ot service have teen been neen received by D S. S Spencer general passenger I agent for the Oregon n Short Line railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road and by Mr Luke I RESUME DAILY SERVICE The orders will result in the re resuming resuming re- re suming timing of or tho the daily dally service over the Oregon Short Stort Line between Mackay and Blackfoot Idaho between ho- ho shone and Ketchum and nd between Victor Victor Vic Vic- tor tOI and Driggs Trains which were I discontinued between Salt SaIt Lake and antI Butte Rutt Idaho Falls and Ashton Mini Mini- dolts doka and Buhl BuIlt and Boise and I ington Ore will again n resume operation operation operation opera opera- tion according according- to Mr Spencer The Th of t train service on the Denver C Rio Grande affected I branch lines linen and local lines in Utah only Service over these lines Unes will willbe willbe be restored I Movement of ot coal coat from the mines Is fJ being delayed delayed- materially by the snow now and the extremely cold weather Business men were optimistic today I however o oVer r the prospect of ot an early return to normal Industrial con conditions In the state |