The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-14
REEZE BRINGS
|STRESSDJET TO
Dali SHORTAGE
bat Suffering Reported as
City Sllivers in First
*Cold Spell.
\ FILE COMPLAINTS
lees of Anthracite Adj
vance 81 to So in Some
| ta Sections. ll-
{I a
ORATORS OFFER RELIEF
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.ge Cohsignments Reported
en- Way to Aid Small
szs Consumers.

ezing, Joseph NJ. Lonergan, chief
itary inspector of the Health De-
|tment, reported that the day had
ded $50 complaints from persons
'ering either from Inadequate heat
none at all. "A large proportion of
se came from families who asserted
Y had no coal. N.Y.
department 'inspentofs who made
veys in diffeiept sections of the city
orteds that they found many in
noes of a Afuelless condition. while
er persons. who are without coal
heating their quarters by the use
coke, ltriquettes, gas or other forms
fuel. Every effort is being made to
the cases where real distress is
ually found or threatened. A de-
|tmental survey yesterday revealed
+ lie available anthracite coal in the
Y; yards. AsS lLa}aSnfA f2
rs yet there has been noEy general
IN in prioas for domestic sizes of
| hracite. In fact, in some sections
Manhattan the prevailing retail rate
|terday was STATE a ton. whirh is
advance of 81, while in Brooklyn
4 The Bronx dealers were asking,
leo, an advance OF from So TO So
lon.
10 meet this situation every effort is
Ing made yaiJohn ! r. Birmingham
|sident of the Delaware, aLackawanna.
h Western Coar Company, and his
|ociatess Of stheaemfrgency relief coal
|nmittee for the metropolitan section
ich was 'organized at the request ot
I anthracite Coal Operators Associa-
h.. Mr.. Birmingham expressed the
|nion that by next Wednesday or
ursday the emergency situation here
IN have been met. by that time
ID he, 1--WE shall have in hand enough
AZ to relieve at least the acute cases
need. large consignments OF anthra-
3 are on~the, way" Some which had
rived wars being apportioned and dis
buted yesterday, for-the most. part in
an individual amounts.
Cooperation by City.
Mr.. Birmingham announced that he
d sconferred with DR.. Royal S. Cope
I'd. Health Commissioner, and DR..
ank j. Mona CHAN, Deputy Commits
nsr and Sanitary superintendent
TIN n view of efficient corporations
ey are to get together again to-nior-
v,lwhen il is erpected plans wi have
IN perfected for the use of the Health
p5rtments official machinery as
4 jof clearing house for the fuel relief
a distribution undertaken by the COM
ttee.
II was made known also from Mr.,
rrringhams office that S. d. War
er of Philadelphia, chairman of the
lides committee of the Anthracite
erhtors Association, in obedience to
, RESOLUTIONS adopted by that body
4 nublished by THE N5w YORK HER
! last Tuesday, has appointed a Fair
ics Committee" whose primary duty
win be to prevent excessive charges
anthracite at the mines.
William McMurtrie Speer, special as
taht Attorney General for this. dis
I'll will begin during the coming week
check up prices charged TO consumers
tie city retailers. There are many
nfaints from The Bronx, where the
II shortage is pronounced, that anthra-
o 4 being diverted from that borough
Brooklyn One of the most important
the activities of Mr.. Birmingham
nrnittee in connection with the retail
and the Department Of Health or
nisation will be to assure equitable
trfbution of relief fuel.
Tohn Markle. a leader in the industry
a the largest of the Independent
thtacite coal operators. said yester-
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