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[[File:Coles Phillips WWI poster.jpg|thumb|[[Coles Phillips]] poster for the United States Fuel Administration]] | [[File:Coles Phillips WWI poster.jpg|thumb|[[Coles Phillips]] poster for the United States Fuel Administration]] | ||
The '''United States Fuel Administration''' was a | The '''United States Fuel Administration''' was a World War I-era agency of the [[Federal government of the United States]] established by {{EO|2690}} of August 23, 1917, pursuant to the [[Food and Fuel Control Act]]. The administration managed the use of coal and oil. To conserve energy, it introduced [[Daylight saving time in the United States|daylight saving time]], shortened [[work week]]s for civilian goods factories, and encouraged Heatless Mondays. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Even prior to [[American entry into World War I|a declaration of war]] by the United States, shortages of coal were experienced in the winter of 1916-17. To address concerns about a steady supply of fuel to support military and industrial operations and for use by consumers, in 1917 the Federal Fuel Administration was established and US President [[Woodrow Wilson]] appointed [[Harry Augustus Garfield|Harry A. Garfield]] to lead the agency. Garfield in turn selected local administrators for each state. Fuel committees were organized down to the [[County (United States)|county]] level.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1917-09-08 |title=GARFIELD ASKS AID OF COAL CONSUMERS; Wants Them to Co-operate in Enforcing Prices Fixed by Him. TO NAME STATE AGENTS Seeks Voluntary Arrangements with Operators for Adjustment of Contracts |work=The New York Times |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9C00E0D9103BE03ABC4053DFBF66838C609EDE}}</ref> | Even prior to [[American entry into World War I|a declaration of war]] by the United States, shortages of coal were experienced in the winter of 1916-17. To address concerns about a steady supply of fuel to support military and industrial operations and for use by consumers, in 1917 the Federal Fuel Administration was established and US President [[Woodrow Wilson]] appointed [[Harry Augustus Garfield|Harry A. Garfield]] to lead the agency. Garfield in turn selected local administrators for each state. Fuel committees were organized down to the [[County (United States)|county]] level.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1917-09-08 |title=GARFIELD ASKS AID OF COAL CONSUMERS; Wants Them to Co-operate in Enforcing Prices Fixed by Him. TO NAME STATE AGENTS Seeks Voluntary Arrangements with Operators for Adjustment of Contracts |work=The New York Times |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9C00E0D9103BE03ABC4053DFBF66838C609EDE}}</ref> | ||