Connecticut western news., 1916-03-30
COAL IS COMING
Action of Chamber of Commerce to
 Relieve Condition.


 Relieve Condition.
 AS result of n meeting of directors of the Connecticut Chamber of Com merce in New Haven, last Friday, (Secretary E. A. Creevey representing the Canaan Business Mems Association as proxy for Director A. W. Holsapple,l ! the New York & New Haven Railroad has given notice that it will promptly bring through into Connecticut all cars of anthracite coal, now tied up en route, provided the dealers will give the car numbers, date of shipment, point Of shipment, routing and consignee.
 The action of the railroad, it is said, is promoted by the pressing scarcity of coal made evident at the meeting in New Haven. At that time twenty eight cities and towns reported that supplies of coal were very short.
 Ansonia reported that it had no coal except what came by boats. Bristol said that 1t was getting delivery only in half ton lots and needed sixty cars by April 30. Canaan stated that it had coal on hand for only fifteen days. Danbury reported that it had coal on hand for only seven days, and on cars sufficient for only fifteen days. Derby and Shelton reported that the supply of coal was "very short" Danielsom representatives stated that the oity was begging coal from anywhere it could get it. Lakeville stated that one school had had to close on account of lack of fuel. Manchester reported all dealers out of coal except one.
 Meriden reported that it was practi- cally out of coal; had on hand between seventy and 100 tons, and that laun- dries and schools would have to close within a week. New Britain stated that the situation was serious, nearing the acute. Pennington reported that it was out of coal, while Putnam stated that it had little more than one weeks supply on hand. Seymour reported all dealers out, while Thompsonville said that there was so little coal that 1t was being sold by bags. There were shown to be only twenty tons in Hazardville for sixty families. Winsted reported not over one weeks supply ahead.
 Waterbury seemed to be one of the worst hit. It reported the supply of coal to be very short, with hundreds of families unable to obtain the fuel
 At the meeting at New Haven Messrs. Halladay and Kinney, of the New York, New Haven Cd Hartford railroad were asked to give all informa- tion on the matter that they could and suggest what would be the best method for Connecticut dealers to pursue to re- lieve the situation. Mir. Halladay stated that if the local associations would send to l.. H. Kentfield, general freight agent of the New York. New Haven and Hartford, with an office at New Haven, list of cars of anthracite coal already billed, giving car number, car initials, date of shipping, point of shipment, route and consignee, he would personally see that such cars were promptly forwarded.
 As a result of the New Haven meet ing a modification of the embargoes now in effect on the New Haven road is announced by the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad in the following statement: lowing to the necessities of spying planting, A. H. Smith, chairman of the executive com mittee, of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, has issued a bulletin to all railroads represented in the Eastern Freight Accumulation Con- ference to the effect that shipments of seeds, fertilizers, and fertilizing ma terials, also agricultural implements, destined to local points in New Eng land, and not for export. shall be ace cepted and forwarded promptly. All existing embargoes are modified to this extent.
 "The Connecticut Chamber of Com merce and others, have called attention to serious shortage of anthracite coal at Meriden, Waterbury, Hartford, and other points, and their schools will have to be closed if shipments are not soon received. 4 bulletin has been issued to all lines to forward any cars of an thracite ccal now held for such destina- tions as early as possible, the New Haven railroad having agreed to take the cars at proper junction points and deliver.
 Numerous requests are being re- ceived from shippers and consignees od freight and as rapidly as it is ascer- tained that such shipments can be re- ceived by consignees and the cars un- loaded promptly, instructions are given to the lines over which the shipments are to be handled to accept same and protect movement through to destina- tion.
 "The committee is now receiving de- tailed reports from the large force of inspectors which it has in the field, and which enable 1t to keep closely in touch with the situation at points in the territory covered by these ae- tivities."
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