New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-21
Fewer to Move
Oct. [ Than
Ever. Before
Critical Housing Situation
Has Taught Public Not to
Try to Migrate i'm Single
Day, Says A. ]. W. Hillv
Van Men Too Pessimistic
Hotels Will Not Be Too
Crowded This Year to
Provide for Visitors

New York's great annual moving
festival on October l, with it's usual
scenes OF hustIng furniture vans and
eoufusions Of household effects piled
On the sidewalks, will not be observed
this year. in the opinion of Arthur J.
". Hilly, chairman of the Mayors
Committee on Rent Profiteering.
Mr.. lilly made known yesterday the
results Of survey he had taken of
the moving situation as related to the
housing problem He said his verde ct
IS that fewer people will move on
October / than on the sane day in any
prevoUs year.
IN fact, believe that the critical
housing situation has had one good
effect AZ least" said Mr.. Hilly. at
has taught the public not TO try to do
all its moving on one day.
Normally most leases end October
/. This has caused a terrific jam In
many instances It has made families
no eless for several days because
moving vars were not available and
they rad to get out TO make room for
suecee ling tenants.
Tme Of Leases Changed
ID. ow, however. the whole question
Of leases is mixed up because of ex-
tensions Of time granted to tenants.
People whose leases have expired be-
cause they could not afford to paw
higher rents know that they will not
be put Ont f they have been unable
70 md other homes. The result is. |
believe. shat few people are Worrying
about the moving problem. 1t is alb
so.utely Necessary that leases be made
70 teTin rate on different dates, so that
moving spreaa over the year
Mr. Hi.y sooA issue VITA Charles S.
Morris. president of the Van Owners
Assocatlc-r who predicted that
October / would witness chaotic
condisioa among families trying to
change their residences. Mr. Morris
estimated that 10000 families would
attempt 10 move. whereas only about
1880 vans would be svailable. He Ce-
CARED that many az owners had re-
fused to take orders on the ground
tn. they might meet difficulties in the
way OF court orders forbidding land
lords 10 eject tenants whose leases had
expired
Nr. lilly dismissed Mr.. Morriss
prediction by saying that family wa
.-F- r" -+.'.f- l.0 +AIUtIGTG moved
out Of one house unless it was sure
TIE one into which & Intended to move
was ready.
Hotel Accommodations ADEQUATE
Ohm Z. Young. chairman of he
Merchants Associations bureau Of
eonventiens sand yesterday he did NOT
believe the hotels would be over
crowded tnls autumn to the exclusion
Of VS. ting business men. Fears had
been expressed By some merchants
ihat the closing up Of the Knicker-
booker, ine Holland House. the Man
haitian and other hotels, together with
he shortage in houses. would cause
The hos'e'sics 10 be filled with resi-
dent que Is.
We wal have 700 conventions dur
ng the coming year. said Mr.. Young.
They VIII bring about SIS, visitors
To- the ci-y. rhe hotels report they
will abe TO take care Of them. TO
maze this possible n hotels are not
oherine any concessions to permanent
guests. Every gersoA who stays at a
motel durng the winter will pay the
day rate charged transient. Of
course. there will not be any room to
spare"