New-York tribune., 1919-12-03
william A. Brady to Name
Committee to Appeal
to Fuel Officials for
/ Exemption From Order
Move Held Unnecessary
Supply of Anthracite Here
Declared to Insure City
]: Against Serious Famine
Move Held Unnecessary

ls pimming Of Broadway's electrical
lights Will be strongly opposed by the
theatrical managers, It was said yes
terday.
( Several managers met in the Offices
q: Marcus Loew and discussed the sug-
restou in Fuel Administrator CART 5
statement OF Monday that il might be-
come necessary TO dim display lights
10 conserve coal. Those present were
Unanimously against q resumption Of
she lightless nights. and William A.
Brady was instructed to appoint COM
..mjttee TO confer with Brice Claggett,
In charge Of the .uel problem for the
.rsilroad administration.
4 At the Offices of the Eastern Coal
icommittee OF the United States Fuel
Administration in Grand Central Ter
minal. il; was said. any definite order
for curtailment of lighting would come
from Dr. Garfield himself as no one
here had jurisdiction 1t was added
ths, the order probably would come
through the Allegheny region commit
tee, because all the bituminous coal is
Shipped % New York over railroads
having terminals on the Jersey side
of the North River, which is beyond
Jurisdiction of the committee of the
Eastern region.
Situation Here Not Serious
Members Of the committee said the coal
situation was not serious here because
Of the wide use Of anthracite. II was
said there is an unlimited supply of
cars for transportation of hard coal.
Committee members expressed the be-
lief that advertising display signs
would be among the first darkened, as
they were not included in the revised
priorties list given out by DR.. Gar
field. The committee also made public
Dr.. Garteld's statement which was is
sued from Washington Monday.
". A. Marshall. president Of the New
York State Coal Trade Association. de-
clared he thought the dimming of
Broadway's lights was necessary
measure Of precaution.
"While there seems to be no logical
reason for turning off the display
lights at present. Mr.. Maxwell said.
"it would not be bad idea to take
time by the forelock Our position in
the Eastern section in regard TO coal
supplies IS extremely favorable In
addition 20 the bituminous supplies on
hand, We nave large stores of small size
anthracite But there is no way of
telling when sudden. sharp demand
for this anthracite Will make itself
felt Wren that time comes we already
should have taken steps to cut down
coal consumption.
Alarm Declared Unjustified
Goa dealers and experts on the coal
situatio. We're inclined TO look upon
Dr. Gar'ield's statement as dictated by
unnecessary alarm. Amedee j Casey.
editor OF The American Coal Journal
wired to Dr. Garfield asking him to
modify the ORDER as far as Eastern
cities were concerned. He asserted the
yards here were f.lled with small size
sathraciie coal, which readily could be
turned 20 supplan, bituminous.
Attempts 10 obtain some estimates
on the amount Of coal used for Broad
ways lights were unsuccessful. Deal
ers were OF the opinion the government
relied more upon the moral effec. of
darkened Y hite Way than upon the
actual coal saved. for relieving the sit
uation. Il brought home the need for
conservation they said.