from points of production to points of delivery and consumption; that the amount of production, notwithstanding a continuance of the other present favorable conditions therefor, can be immediately increased by means of the greater utilization of coal cars, locomotives and other railroad facilities; and that among such means are the elimination of unnecessarily long hauls and of avoidable cross hauls of loaded and empty coal cars, and the provision of the necessary supply of such coal for each consuming section of the country from the one or more coal fields nearest thereto, or most readily accessible thereto, either in actual distance or in the freedom from congestion and delays in rail movements between such coals fields and such section; and that apportionment of the bituminous coal, produced in the various coal fields of the United States, for delivery and consumption thereof in different designated consuming sections of the United States, sometimes called a zoning system, will facilitate the movement of bituminous coal, tend to prevent either locally or generally scarcity thereof, and is necessary for the production of a sufficient quantity of bituminous coal to aid in the successful prosecution of the war, The United States Fuel Administrator, acting under authority of an Executive Order of the President of the United States, dated 23 August, 1917, appointing said Administrator, and of subsequent Executive Orders, and in furtherance of the purpose of said order and of the act of Congress therein referred to and approved August 10, 1917, Hereby orders and directs that until further or other order of the United States Fuel Administrator, and subject to revocation or modification by him from time to time and at any time hereafter, every producer (which term shall include every person, firm, corporation or association operating as owner, lessee or purchaser of the entire output of a mine) of bituminous coal in Western Kentucky on the Illinois Central, Louisville & Nashville and Louisville, Henderson & St. Louis Railways, and their short line connections, shall, except as hereinafter provided, sell, ship and distribute such coal only to dealers and consumers and for use and consumption within the following described section of the United States hereinafter called consuming zone, viz: (1) That portion of the States of Kentucky and Tennessee on and west of a line coincident with the Louisville & Nashville Railroad from Louisville, Kentucky through Bowling Green, Kentucky, Nashville, Tennessee (including branches to Glasgow, Kentucky, Scottsville, Kentucky and Hartsville, Tennessee), Columbia and Baugh, Tennessee to the Tennessee-Alabama State Line; (2) All of the State of Mississippi; (3) That portion of the State of Arkansas on and south of a line coincident with the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway from Memphis, Tennessee, through Little Rock and Mansfield, Arkansas; (4) All of the State of Louisiana; (5) That portion of the State of Texas on and east of a line coincident with the Houston, East & West Texas Railway from Logansport, Louisiana to Houston, Texas; thence coincident with the Galveston, Houston & Henderson Railroad to Galveston, Texas; (6) That portion of the States of Illinois and Wisconsin on and east and south of a line coincident with the Illinois Central Railroad from Cairo, Illinois, through Centralia, Clinton and Freeport, Illinois to Madison, Wisconsin; thence coincident with the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway through Watertown to Milwaukee, Wisconsin; (7) That portion of the State of Indiana on and west of a line coincident with the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad from Evansville through Otter Creek Junction and Brazil to Wheatfield; thence coincident with the New York Central Railroad to South Bend; thence coincident with the Michigan Central Railroad to the IndianaMichigan State Line. Provided, however, that any such producer may ship such a quantity of coal of such special quality, and for such special use or purpose, and to such retail dealer or consumer outside of the above designated zone, as may be described and designated in a permit issued by the United States Fuel Administration upon an application from such consumer, and in accordance with such rules and regulations as may be from time to time prescribed by the United States Fuel Administration; And, provided further that this order shall not apply to bituminous coal(a) Shipped for use as railroad fuel, (b) Shipped in whole or in part by inland waterways (other than the Great Lakes) excepting cases where any rail movement from the mines to the waterways would not terminate within the above designated consuming zone; (c) Shipped to any points in Canada or Mexico. Wherever any boundary of the consuming zone described in this order follows a line of railway, the consuming zone shall include all places usually taking deliveries of bituminous coal from points on the portion of the line of railway included in such boundary or within switching limits of other railway lines connecting therewith. This order shall be effective on and after April 1, 1918. H. A. GARFIELD, United States Fuel Administrator. Order of the United States Fuel Administrator of April 10, 1918, Effective April 10, 1918, Modifying, with Respect to Shipments from Operations in Western Kentucky on the Illinois Central, Louisville & Nashville, and Louisville, Henderson & St. Louis Railways, and their Short Line Connections, the Order of March 27, 1918, Establishing Bituminous Coal "Zone E", being Modification No. 1 of said Order. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 10, 1918. It appearing to the United States Fuel Administrator that it is essential that the producers in the above described district be permitted to make shipments to points outside of "Zone E" described in the order of March 27, 1918, and that further apportionment of Bituminous coal in that portion of the so-called "Zoning System" covered by his "order relative to Bituminous coal Zone E" of March 27, 1918, will facilitate the movement of Bituminous coal, tend to prevent scarcity thereof, and is necessary for the production of a sufficient quantity of Bituminous coal to aid in the successful prosecution of the war: The United States Fuel Administrator, acting under authority of an Executive Order of the President of the United States, dated 23, August, 1917, appointing said Administrator, and of subsequent Executive Orders, and in furtherance of the purpose of said order and of the Act of Congress therein referred to and approved August 10, 1917, Hereby orders and directs that until further or other order of the United States Fuel Administrator, and subject to revocation of modification by him from time to time and at any time hereafter, every producer (which term includes every person, firm, corporation, or association operating as owner, lessee or purchaser of the entire output of a mine) of bituminous coal in western Kentucky on the Illinois Central, Louisville & Nashville, and Louisville, Henderson & St. Louis railways and their short line connections, may, in addition to the territory to which they are permitted to ship under "Zone E," sell, ship, and distribute such coal to dealers and consumers, and for use and consumption within the following described section of the United States, viz: Jeffersonville and New Albany, Indiana; and All stations and points of delivery on the Tennessee Central Railroad and Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway, Nashville to Hermitage and Old Hickory, Tennessee. This order shall be effective on and after April 10, 1918. H. A. GARFIELD, United States Fuel Administrator. Order of the United States Fuel Administrator of May 20, 1918, Effective June 1, 1918, Modifying, with Respect to Shipments from Operations in Western Kentucky, the Order of March 27, 1918, Establishing Bituminous Coal "Zone E", being Modification No. 2 of said Order. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 20, 1918. It appearing to the United States Fuel Administrator, that it is essential that the producers of bituminous coal, located in the Western Kentucky producing district, be permitted to make shipments of bituminous coal to points outside of "Zone E," as described in the order of March 27, 1918, and that further apportionment of bituminous coal in that portion of the so-called "Zoning System" covered by his "order relative to bituminous coal Zone E", of March 27th, 1918, will facilitate the movement of bituminous coal and tend to prevent scarcity thereof, and is necessary for the production of a sufficient quantity of bituminous coal to aid in the successful prosecution of the war: The United States Fuel Administrator, acting under authority of an Executive Order of the President of the United States, dated 23 August, 1917, appointing said Administrator, and of subsequent Executive Orders, and in furtherance of the purpose of said orders and of the Act of Congress therein referred to and approved August 10, 1917, Hereby orders and directs, until further or other order of the United States Fuel Administrator, and subject to revocation or modification by him from time to time and at any time hereafter, every producer (which term shall include every person, firm, corporation, or association operating as owner, lessee, or purchaser of the entire output of a mine) of bituminous coal in Western Kentucky on the Illinois Central, Louisville & Nashville and Louisville, Henderson & St. Louis Railways and their short line connections may, in addition to the territory to which they are permitted to ship under "Zone E" as described in the order of March 27, 1918, sell, ship and distribute such coal to dealers and consumers and for use and consumption within the following described section of the United States, viz: To all points located on the line of the Illinois Central Railroad between Elizabethtown and Hodgenville, Kentucky. This order shall be effective on and after June 1, 1918. H. A. GARFIELD, United States Fuel Administrator. Order of the United States Fuel Administrator of July 3, 1918, Effective July 8, 1918, Modifying, with Respect to Shipments from Operations in Western Kentucky, the Order of March 27, 1918, Establishing Bituminous Coal "Zone E", being Modification No. 3 of said Order. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 3, 1918. It appearing to the United States Fuel Administrator that it is essential that the producers of bituminous coal, located in the Western Kentucky producing districts, be permitted to make shipments of bituminous coal to points outside of "Zone E", as described in the order of March 27, 1918, and that further apportionment of bituminous coal in that portion of the so-called "Zoning System" covered by his "order relative to bituminous coal Zone E," of March 27, 1918, will facilitate the movement of bituminous coal, tend to prevent scarcity thereof, and is necessary for the production of a sufficient quantity of bituminous coal to aid in the successful prosecution of the war, The United States Fuel Administrator, acting under authority of an Executive Order of the President of the United States, dated 23 August, 1917, appointing said Administrator, and of subsequent Executive Orders, and in furtherance of the purpose of said orders and of the Act of Congress therein referred to and approved August 10, 1917, Hereby orders and directs that, until further or other order of the United States Fuel Administrator, and subject to revocation or modification by him from time to time and at any time hereafter, every producer (which term shall include every person, firm, corporation or association operating as owner, lessee or purchaser of the entire output of a mine) of bituminous coal in Western Kentucky on the Illinois Central, Louisville & Nashville and Louisville, Henderson & St. Louis Railways and their short line connections may, in addition to the territory to which they are permitted to ship under "Zone E" as described in the order of March 27, 1918, sell, ship and distribute such coal to dealers and consumers and for use and consumption within the following described sections of the United States, viz: (1) To all points in the State of Alabama located on the Nashville & Decatur division of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad to and including Albany, Ala.; (2) To all points in the State of Alabama located on the Lewisburg division of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad to and including Athens, Ala.; (3) To all points in the State of Alabama located on the Nashville, Florence & Sheffield division of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad to and including Sheffield and Tuscumbia, Ala. This order shall be effective on and after July 8th, 1918. H. A. GARFIeld, United States Fuel Administrator. Order of the United States Fuel Administrator of July 31, 1918, Effective August 7, 1918, Modifying, with Respect to Shipments from Operations in Western Kentucky, the Order of March 27, 1918, Establishing Bituminous Coal “Zone E", being Modification No. 4 of said Order. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 31, 1918. It appearing to the United States Fuel Administrator that it is essential that the producers of bituminous coal, located in the Western Kentucky producing districts, be permitted to make shipments of bituminous coal to points outside of "Zone E" as described in the order of March 27, 1918, and that further apportionment of bituminous coal in that portion of the so-called "Zoning System" covered by his "order relative to bituminous coal Zone E" of March 27, 1918, will facilitate the movement of bituminous coal, tend to prevent scarcity thereof, and is necessary for the production of a sufficient quantity of bituminous coal to aid in the successful prosecution of the war, The United States Fuel Administrator, acting under authority of an Executive Order of the President of the United States, dated 23 August, 1917, appointing said Administrator, and of subsequent Executive Orders, and in furtherance of the purpose of said orders and of the act of Congress therein referred to and approved August 10, 1917, Hereby orders and directs that until further or other order of the United States Fuel Administrator, and subject to revocation or modification by him from time to time and at any time hereafter, every producer (which term shall include every pergon, firm, corporation or association operating as owner, lessee or purchaser of the entire output of a mine) of bituminous coal in Western Kentucky on the Illinois Central, Louisville & Nashville and Louisville, Henderson & St. Louis Railways and their short line connections may, in addition to the territory to which they are permitted to ship under "Zone E" as described in the order of March 27, 1918, sell, ship and distribute such coal to dealers and consumers for use and consumption within thefollowing described sections of the United States, viz: (1) To stations and points of delivery in Kentucky located on the Louisville, Cincinnati and Lexington Division of the Louisville & Nashville Railway between Louisville and Newport, Kentucky, inclusive; (2) To Cincinnati, Ohio, and points of delivery located within the Cincinnati switching district. This order shall be effective on and after August 7, 1918. H. A. GARFIELD, United States Fuel Administrator. Order of the United States Fuel Administrator of August 2, 1918, Effective August 7, 1918, Modifying, with Respect to Shipments from Operations in Western Kentucky, the Order of March 27, 1918, Establishing Bituminous Coal "Zone E", Being Modification No. 5, of said Order. WASHINGTON, D. C., August 2, 1918. It appearing to the United States Fuel Administrator that it is essential that the producers of bituminous coal, located in Western Kentucky producing districts, be prohibited from making shipments of bituminous coal to certain sections included in "Zone E❞ as described in the order of March 27, 1918, and that the apportionment of bituminous coal in that portion of the so-called "Zoning System" covered by his "order relative to bituminous coal Zone E" of March 27, 1918, will facilitate the movement of bituminous coal and will aid in the successful prosecution of the war, The United States Fuel Administrator, acting under authority of an Executive Order of the President of the United States, dated 23 August, 1917, appointing said Administrator, and of subsequent Executive Orders, and in furtherance of the purpose of said orders and of the Act of Congress therein referred to and approved August 10, 1917, Hereby orders and directs, that, until further or other order of the United States Fuel Administrator, and subject to revocation or modification by him from time to time and at any time hereafter, no producer (which term shall include every person, firm, corporation or association operating as owner, lessee or purchaser of the entire output of a mine) of bituminous coal in Western Kentucky on the Illinois Central, Louisville & Nashville, and Louisville, Henderson and St. Louis Railways and their short line connections, shall, sell, ship or distribute such coal to dealers and consumers for use and consumption within the following described sections of the United States, viz: (1) That portion of the States of Illinois and Wisconsin on and east and south of a line coincident with the Illinois Central Railroad from Cairo, Illinois, through Centralia, Clinton and Freeport to Madison, Wisconsin; thence coincident with the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway through Watertown to Milwaukee, Wisconsin; (2) That portion of the State of Indiana on and west of a line coincident with the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad from Evansville through Otter Creek Junction and Brazil to Wheatfield; thence coincident with the New York Central Railroad to South Bend; thence coincident with the Michigan Central Railroad to the IndianaMichigan State line, Provided, however, that any such producer may ship such a quantity of coal of such special quality and for such special use or purpose and to such retail dealer or consumer within the territory above designated as may be described and designated in a permit issued by the United States Fuel Administration upon an application from such consumer and in accordance with such rules and regulations as may be from time to time prescribed by the United States Fuel Administration; and Provided, further, that this order shall not apply to bituminous coal shipped for use as railroad fuel. This order shall be effective on and after August 7, 1918. H. A. GARFIELD, United States Fuel Administrator, Asst. United States Fuel Administrator. |