New-York tribune., 1902-12-19
PLENTY OF COAL TO POOR
Operators Appoint Supervising
Committee.
GIFT RESOLUTION CALLED IMMORAL

It was learned yesterday that with view to re-
ducfng to system the distribution of coal by the
pail TO the residents of the tenements, committee
has been appointed representing the coal carrying
companies which will try to have the distribution
equalized This committee appointed at a
meeting of presidents Of the various coal roads, gen
eral sales agents and representatives OF chartanle
societies. held within the last few days. The mem
bers Of the committee E @. Loonis, vice-presi-
of the Delaware, FIackawanna and Western
Railroad; w H Sayre vice president of the Le-
high Valley Railroad. and R. H. Williams of Will
Jams Peters, sales agents for the Erie Railroad
The committee has met twice since II was
appointed. and will probably meet again in day
two.
President W. H Truesdale, OF the Lackawanna
said yesterday that the committee represented all
the coal carrying companies
Besides the depots established through our ar
rangements with the Dealers he added, depots
had been established by the Salvation Army and
other charita BILE and quasi-charitable organiza-
tions. good deal OF confusion was likely to en-
sue and it thought better to try to 'systena-
tie matters, and have the distribution OF coal as
thorough possible The price will always be
fixed at such rate as will not cut below the prices
OF fair dealers
Regarding the prospects for supply of coal this
winter. he said There will be coal famine, al
though coal will be so that people will have
to be economical In its At the same time,
there will be enough to go around, If people do
not try to fill their cellars and are content with
ton or half ton at time. All possible means
will be used to rush much coal as possible here
Representatives OF other roads said that coal
would have the preference over any other kind OF
freight except perishable freight.
The price of pail of coal was raised yesterday
at the yard of Alfred BARRIERS Son, No. 81 Water
st, from 10 cents to IS cents. Two pals viii be
sold for a quarter. and any one who buys one
pail for Ii will get the next for u cents The
given for this advance in price is the addi-
donal cost of carrying.
The president of one of the great coal roads,
a man who knows" said yesterday to
Tribune reporter
This bill of the aldermen to raise $25O,OO0
to supply the poor of the city with coal Is
an immoral. ineffective outrageous act. The
Controller of the city should be restrained by
out injunction myself Here the poor are
being supplied with coal at practically the
normal price. If they are suffering. why, vote
Sl,OOOOoo for alleviation, If it will avail. But
you can't burn money, and the coal is going 20
them. It is the greenhouse and the church that
have to hustle to get coal The living in
Riverside Drive would have to pay So a ton to
get it carted- That's where the scarcity is
understanding to cart the coal with II you
came in here and laid down $1,000 on this desk
you couldn't get ton OF coal, because IL Is
going to the poor direct. If there could be
complete silence on the coal question for
month there would be no coal question People
keeping it an open sore.
The act of the Aldermen is absolutely in
effective because IT will not obtain more coal
than is already going to the poor. Then what
is the plan for finding who are the poor? To-
day it is the we'll to do man who might have
TO take his place in line to obtain coal But
these aldermen might as well vote S25000O
to buy the poor OF the city flowers.
It is alleged that the charter permits an
appropriation for all charitable purposes in a
year of only 100000 and that the coal ap-
preparation OF $25OO00 would make this years
appropriation exceed the legal amount 1t is
said that the Board Of Estimate and Appor-
will consider this pOint TODAY and
VIII suggest bringing the appropriation within
the proper limit