New-York tribune., 1919-03-13
Fuel in Bin. Only Suffi-
cienl to Keep l. and Sub
vav Running Four Days
Whitney Asks for
Government Aid
Boailncn Report Some
Owners Have Given In;
Situation Lille Changed

flank ucdle: general manager 81
Tic Peterborough Rapid Transit Com
many. arocalcd to Rear Admiral Na-
,nanioi X. Usher Yesterday for assiet-
sacc in obtaining sufficient coal to
raarantcc the uninterrupted operation
~ subway. elevated and surface cars
The minimum Of safety aNcd By the
Public Service commission is seycr
ea.s supply The company now has
N its coal pockets and ON bargcs
sIongsido power plant. rot more than
Our day supply.
Nr lodles also reported conditions
lo tho Public Service Commission as
required by law. Travis H. Whitney,
sc.inc chairman Of tho mlssiou-
sad !. would take such stcps as miga'
.ccm HRcly TO tcce W tic supply jus
chat thc.c all be N' Whitney dc
,rod 10 .ae on tie ground ,Aat to do
- might defeat bis rarposc.
Paul Ho01ngc counsel FOR inc hoat
.vncra asso,iatous declared that the
.ntcreoroueh eouh hsyc uo lack Of
,osl 10 Iau~ -. Capieip rcdericf \.
sal. -, tho Nrwtovu Creek Towing
.oanat, rcnoj0 at work. EussnlL
. ra. pre- idco' Of eas conpanl
.fer Heeoto ana with cap
ulAa-on. on. OF MS 'oromcn- ls
up rating Na tur Convoy. 'owr~ coal
lf borough
I,o Barge Loads nail
fme 20 ~ Hoo.ne ao eas
hs.u delivering ov barge Ioads. Of
1000 toms caeh. Gay. Tho
o consumption r. shc company rs
'nl' l1n..
'ap.sla RUSSELL. ac,urosqoc cor
out OIL 10 tha situa. Oh was matched
,Ne lo wealthy harbor boatmen.
go properly iced ttoir steiHins men
fess , ho haze no homes the union has
elarhsted TWO bitchcpg, vhetc mcalS
1unaea 'rcc 81 cost, and arc open
nr odelnr honse ia ilarlcm.
Wailc the announcement that the
lnterhorouah rs running short OF coal
vas ,he most important opment
esterday ,horc were numerous others.
These Included:
Further crppIius Of the for
len commerce OF the port by in
sbaity Of steamers to obtain bunker
coal. Several liners arranged to get
coz at Halifax, while the sailing
me Of others was postponed Tramp
steamers are experiencing the same
j.ficul.l
- Refusal Of private boat owners
10 lease boats without crews to the
railroad administration after its
managers had arranged with the Ma
rlne Workers Aiiiation to man
boats 20 chartered with union crews
q union wages.
Unloading Private Bargcs
20 Agreement Of the strikers and
me railroad affiliation that the latter
mould unload privately owned barges
and scows that may be lying at its
PIERS and return them to their own
ers. This clears up much freight
hat accumulated before the strike.
(D Agreement of the War Labor
Board with the War and Navy de-
partments releasing them from the
Macy award. This leaves both clear
% complete the tentative contracts
With the unions under which thoir
craft have been operating.
(5) Agreement of the unions ia
provide crews for such private ly
owned boats as the Street Cleaning
Department may charter for the NOV
ing Of garbage and other city refuse
(s) Offer of n. Nj. Lee, presiden
Ter all matters in dispute TO com
mittee Of twenty boat owners an,
workers, conditional on the worker
throwing over their present leader
hrd Acting Independently OF tn
eufons. This WAS rejected.
Bubways Once Tied Up
Ehe TACT that the Tnterborougs
seal supply had fallen below the lin
safety set by the Public Scrv
Vnmrnission became known after M
Aediey had notified the Public Scrvi
Commission. Tho eeven day limit "
hxed nearly two years ago wh'
thsnks 10 tho failure Of load of CT
N arrfvo on time, subway service "
tied up
Mr.. Hedley said that hc had not or
notified the commission, but had ask
Rear Admiral Usher, in charge Of Il
naval district. for permission to l.
naval tugs TO convoy coal 70 the Int,
oorough power plants. This requ.
vas referred 10 Secretary Daniels
Admiral Usher, after he had explain
% Mr. Hediey that he could not
without the permission Of the dcpa
ment.
The last regular delivery u e.
"as made 10 the Interborouqh ",
sgo," said Mr.. Hedley while
nave been able u get a fcw loads
'ai here and there, thc total afnot
nss bern l"sz than conqnmrtion.