The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23
HOLIDAY SAVING
WAS NULL|F|ED
Severe Weather Has Pre-
vented Normal Supply of
Coal Reaching N. Y.
SCHOOLS RECEIVE
A SMALL SUPPLY
Schoolhouses Re-opened in New York,
But Many Still Closed in Brooklyn
Administrator Wiggin Sends Urgency
Plea to Washington.

NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-Many indus
tries closed for the last five days by de
cree of the national fuel administration
resumed operations today with the coal
shortage still acute. The saving of fuel
resulting from the closing order has been
virtually nullifed, fuel administrators de-
clare, because of severe weather that pre-
vented the normal supply of coal from
reaching the city. While the shortage of
anthracite is reported to be worse than
at any time since the famine began there
is slight increase IN tonnage of btu
mlnous coal and encouraging progress has
been made in bunkering ocean steamers
One result of the closing order was that
the schools received a fair supply of coal
and as result all the schools in Man
| haitian except one have reopened Many
| in Brooklyn, however are still closed.
| After he had been notified that the fed
eral fuel administration had declined to
accede TO his request for the pooling of
anthracite coal by railroads having then
terminals in this district, A. H. Wiggin
state fuel administrator, sent the follow
ing telegram to Federal Administrator
| Garfield:
Our suggestion for pooling is to meet
emergency situation, What we want Is
coal. 1t is not coming. Take any meth
Cd you please, but send coal to New
| York.
4 statement issued by Reeve Schley
New York county fuel administrator, sale
that less than 10000 tons OF anthracit,
had reached the city during the last ?
hours, land that the storm had abou
put the finishing touch on conditions.
The weather has about nulhted al
the good the closing order has accom-
plished,' Mr.. Schley declared "Th
docks are tied up, the shipping across tn
bay is almost at standstill on accoun
OF the storm. and 1t is question as E
; whether general industry will be sufiic
emily supplied with fuel to begin opera
tlons tomorrow.
4 telegram signed by l.. A Sneed 9
the federal fuel administration, made pull
: lie by Mr.. Wiggn, said the pooling {
anthracite coal was inadvisable,' an
r. suggested the reinstatement of averag
rule at New York tidewater on anthr;
cite
, Mr.. Wiggin replied that he favore
that suggestion, and also urged the "cal
celation of new demurrage rules
The new demurrage ruling, which calle
for a charge of 50 for the first day a cf
stood in the yards unloaded after 4
hours bad passed following its arriva
was issued few days ago by William {
McAdoo, director general OF railroad
). and applied to all classes of freight. II
' new rule provided for increasing charg
!. up to the 10th day, after which it +
d mained at SO a day until the car was Ii
:. loaded The old demurrage charge was
day after a car had remained unload
q five days, and Mr.. Wiggin expressed Il
# belief that shippers of anthracite he
back consignments i'll the fear they won
not be speedily unloaded Bituminous CO
. is being pooled by the railroads and
not affected by the demurrage rules.
The wholesale coal trade associate
last night sent a telegram to Mr. Mead
asking repeal Of the new demurrage ia
rule