New-York tribune., 1918-01-16
Fuel Directors
Glue Up Scheme
For CoalHoHdays
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of coal sufficient for its needs. That's
the chief reason"
From the outside came protests and
such questions as these:
"Why is it, if the railroads are de-
livering 10000 to $4,000 tons a day
at tidcwater, the city is getting only
10000 TO $4,000 tons'"
"Who is responsible for getting j,
over tho river?"
"Why is it that small lot buyers in
Roston pay only da cents 100 pounds
administrations own ruling. have to
pay 60 cents a 100 pounds ?"
Wiggin's Statement
Mr.. Wiggin's statements issued from
the Office of the Chase National Bank
of which he is president. follows:
"Mr. +. r. Moves, representing Dr. Gar.
field, United States Fuel Administrator,
returned from Boston late last evening, and
an, advised left for Washington some
time TO-DAY. While in consultation with
Nh Storrow and whilo here he discussed
various plans for conservation. He is Civ
ing most careful study to the subject, and
has had suggested to him many plans, in
cludng the making of holiday once
week for certain period Of time the cur
ta'lment of industries according to their
importance to the war; the curtailnocnt OF
business hours and amusement hours along
lines that have been adopted in Boston
the curtailment of all industries to Il cer-
tain number Of hours each week, and. in
Tact. many other plans we'll. | am not
informed as TO what Mr.. Noyes's definite
recommendations viii be. nor can Mr..
Noyes 1T this time advise what the recom
mcndations OF DR.. Garields Office will be.
''Thc position taken by the office of tho
Nov York state administrator is quite
simple We realize that conservation
measures will be necessary, but insist that
AS the situation is serious in this entire
tlon of tho country any orders for
servation should be general and in regard
to the territory affected, and not such rs
would discriminate against New York in
any way.
The local situation to-day slightly
improved. the movement at the docks yes
terday being better than on Sunday"
Mr.. Wiggin was quoted earlier in tho
day as having issued denial in an
sWcr TO the statement given out by
Mr.. Schley with regard to the holidas
proposal. When his attention was
called to that and to the fact that t.
Fl. Outerbridgc. president of the Cham
ber of Commerce. and Arthur F. Price
head Of the Merchants Association, had
EXPIRE ssed opposition TO the shceme, he
replied:
Read the statement just handed
you
NO Controversy, says Wiggin
Another questione. said:
"The public is demanding to know
why coal is not brought into the city
faster. The prevailing opinion seems
to be that there is d controversy be
tween the railroad administrators and
the fucl administratora on that point
Don't make a point of that" re-
turned Mr.. Virgin. There is no con-
troversy. Some of the railroads have
for bringing in coal. Others are re
sponsible only to tidewater, and coal
is consigned there to dealers, and the
latter bring it to the city. Some is
brought to the city by the towing com
panies.
"Who is IN control Of the towing
companies ." was asked.
"Nobody,' replied Reeve Schley, who
had joined Mr.. Wiggin.
Coal Dealers Visit Hylan
Yesterday afternoon 800 members OF
the Greater New York Coal Dealers
League, which comprises cellar men
and peddlers, visited City Hall and
asked Mayor Hylan to aid them in thcil
effort to procure change in the pres
ent coal distribution system, which
they declared, allowed the large dealers
and coal yards to deny them coal
Nicholas Selvagi, their counsel, told
the Mayor that present conditions
which work a hardship on small buy.
ers, could be remedied in twenty -fou1
hours if the fuel administration would
grant them the right TO deliver coal.
Mr.. Selvagi also declared that The
dealers were insisting on charging the
cellar men $5 more ton for coal than
the legal limit Of SS75, under the guise
of delivery charges
"All the yards are doing it," the law
yer asserted.
Mr.. Schley's attention was called tc
the practice in Brooklyn He was also
told of the statement of C.. L. Cobb
statistician for the New England fueI
administration, that not a family ir
Boston was without coal and that small
buyers there had to pay only Al cents
a hundred for it-which is at the rate
of $3.50 ton.
Mr.. Schley said that the price of &C
cents per hundred pounds had beer
traton for cellar dealers only.
But he went on, Il have heard thai
yards are selling to small buyers a,
the same price.
Goal must be sold at the yards a.
retail at SS.75. They have no right te
charge the cellar mems price of &C
cents hundred, and | am going tt
call their attention to it,
Wont that drive all the cellar trade
TO the yards 2" he was asked.
Il don't think So he replied
Billiard and Bowling Men