The evening world., 1917-08-27

estimate ~ coal IN the bunksrs 81
tho end 81 each Wcek Sometimes
these estimates varied widely from
estimates made BY visual calculation
% the amounts
NO GFFoRT TO OCT AID FROM
OTHER soURcGs.
"Mr. Lawrence. did you make any
effort on saturday morning 60 obtain
coal from any other source, when you
found you were 80 pertlOusly lowT
- notified Mr. MoNab"
"Dld the company Try 20 get coal
from any concern other than the
Bcrwind- White peopley'
"Not so FAR as know"
Did YOU give orders 20 get any aid
from the Edison Company
No"
Did any one else7'
Not 80 far ns I know"
did you notify any one connected
with the Public Service Commission
of your dangerous condition.
mo"
did you or any one else do any
thing to notify the public OF what
might happen II you did not get
coal?"
81 did not. and do not think any
one else did"
In answer TO a question by the
Acting Chairman the witness said he
considered that safe daily margin
for operation and adequate reserve
was 5000 tons. but he had never
known such an amount to be on hand
at any time In the last eight months.
"Did you call up Mr.. Berwind when
you found that coal had been mis-
delivered?"
| "NO"
why not7"
"I have no Jurisdiction"
ibid you ever hear anything more
about this barge that was to deliver
you from your trouble?"
II believe It win deliver the coal
to-day"
when did you say you were told
to expect this coal on Saturday."
AT 2 +. NJ"
In reply to a question by Commits
sioner Whitney, Mr.. Lawrence said
he had at this moment coal to go
only for a day or two-probably until
Wednesday. The cargo to be re-
ccived to-day would help the situa-
ton.
BY Commissioner whitney: Had
the deliveries OF the BeTwind-White
Company and the Consolidation Com
pany boen satisfactory up to Satur-
day?"
THE deliveries OF the Consolida-
ton Company have been"
Have those OF the Berwind-W White
Company
They have not"
80" commented Mr.. Ransom, "lt
your estimate and that OF the Bureau
OF Economics differ to any great ex-
tent, the New York public walks"
pURcHAsINo EXECUTIVE PRE-
sENTs CONTRACTS FOR COAL.
Mr.. Ross, Vice-President and
purchasing executive OF the Inter
borough Company, was the next wit
ness.
He testified that he made the con
tracts OF his own initiative, and with
out specific instructions from his col
lea gues on the Board OF Directors
He confirmed the testimony he had
given before the Thompson Legisla-
tive Committee that he gave the bus
mess for the nterbprough entirely tC
the Berwind-White Company or the
Consolidation Company.
He produced the last contracts
made by him, acting. as he said. undel
general instructions. These were
with each Of the companies namec
for the three years from July 1, 1918
TO July 1, 1918.
|, O. What was the agreement re
garding deliveries entered into by
these concerns7 A. They agreed Il
1 deliver at our powerhouse,
O. How does the coal reach here; b!
what railroads2 A. Tho Berwind
White Coal reaches New York owe
the Pennsylvania lines; the consoli
r dation Company coal comes here owe
. the Baltimore and Ohio.
| a. 90 AA ANd I.Ha -
. your corporation talks OF Saturday
9 tie-up being due to freight congestion
r on the Lackawana or on tho Erie, h
Q Ia very much in error7 A. He Is.
Z q. These contracts with the tw
!. coal companies specify that II ther
8 is failure to make adequate deliverie
= you may go into the open market an
buy coal; did you do so2 A. Away
= on other occasions II we have bee
= short, / have only had 10 notify NJ
: Berwind or some one In his ono,
o and the condition has been relieved.
9 Q. When did you first learn OF IN
=. shortage which caused the tie-up o
u Saturday. A. Al IL o'clock that da,
q Q. What did you do? A. called u
r the Berwlnd-White Company The
= said they were loading n boat at Jel
e sey City and would send 1t at once
Q. Did you go into the open mark,
!; after this tle-up? Have you dor
- anything along this line to-day !
No.
8 Q. Have you ever had nearly 6,ot
tons at Fifty ninth Street at any tin
during the past six months7 A. Ye
10 One day last week we had at lea
1, 4,600 tons there. Really, we have ha
ID no cause TO worry"
y NEVER EXPECTED LINES WoUL
u BE TIED UP.
AZ BY Commissioner Whitney-Do yC
m think that, as one OF the chief on
IN cials Of q big company serving a gre
municipality such as this, you CT
reach a predicament which caus
immense Inconvenience and much dt
f, tress TO the whole community wit
"a out feeling any worry in the matte
an A. or course, worry that this shou
= have happened but we never expect
II would happen.
10 The witness admitted that on o
y. occasion, about three months al
al General Manager Hedley had pr
az tested against the small amount
- f,ky Nha ma