New-York tribune., 1920-07-01
cnal Situation
Slightly Better;
Fuel Arriving
o.hlic Utilities of the City
Scrape Together Every
Available Ton to Keep
Going Until Relief Comes
R;e Shipments Expected
Commissioner Howe Believes
End of the Week Will
Soc a Break in the Crisis


.s. public utilities of New York City
;. scrape together every available ton
= coal to keep going until relief from
=. fuel stringency threatening the
.,,,dovn of the city's sportation,
,.r,.;nc and heating services is OBJ
1ined.
Definite. though by no means great,
,-,roverent in the situation was OBJ
..rvsd Yesterday. Alfred NJ Barrett,
.,,;nc Public Service Commissioner,
.,d Commissioner j. ". Howe an
,ounced that the utilities coal supply
,.s increased by 26,O00 tons within the
rs, week
,.rv taken by inspectors Of the Public
Slice Commission of coal in the
ss,ds OF public service corporations
Nv. revealed that the total amount of
I .oit coal on hand is 1sS.522 tons. as
.s.inst l7l.914 tons contained in a
,revious report.
This amount was augmented by the
,,-;vsl Yesterday of $50 cars bearing
"a Non tons OF coal. This coal, Mr..
iS,sus n.ws said. was Immediately dis
.,,butsd 10 utilities, hospitals and
.,h.r important centers. Some of it
W., 70 local dealers. It is the first
,ssr;ity shipment reaching the city
,;ne. the strineency became acute.
Coal Supply of Utilities
Commissioner Barrett said: Under
.o,r,sl conditions the utilities should
k.ye in storage by September Is about
sla 0oo tons. and n order to acquire
..st amount this year they must re-
,si,e from, this time on an average of
ian carloads Of coal day. The rail
mad presidents are hopeful that the
,,- priority order will supply enough
,osl cars to enable the utilities to begin
,he storage OF coal in the near future"
The figures submitted to Commits
uoner Barrett indicated the following
nnoliss Of coal n the hands of the
more important public utilities and the
,nmber of days the supplies provide
for:
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company,
sus tons -four days supply.
Inte-borough Rapid Transit Com
usnv. 1887 tons SIX days supply.
Richmond Light and Railroad Com
vany. SIS tons four days supply.
New York Steam Company, s06 tons
one days supply.
New York Edison Company ard
United Electric Light and Power Com
psny. 1921 tons (twenty- -FOUR days
supply.
King County Lighting Company, 223
ions (thirteen days suppy.
New York and Richmond Gas Com
ssay, e6 tons three days supplyO.
Consolidated Gas System. 1925 tons
twelve days supply.
Brooklyn Union Gas Company, 700
IONS seventeen days SUPPLY.
Brooklyn Edison Company. 1880
ons eleven days supply.
Some of the smaller utilities are in
better shape. Commissioner Barrett
.ald than the larger companies. They
nave coal 20 last them from two weeks
% month. and in some cases two
Or three months.
Hopes for Larger Supplies
Commissioner Hoye said he hoped
nat the end OF this week will see the
beginning OF large quantity shipments.
At the Office of -. Consolidated Gas
Company yesterday il was said the
company would have had to shut down
.act that many Of them relied on OIL
said. has no. single TON of coal in re-
serve and will have 20 cut down on
coal gas and supply water gas exclu-
sively until the present crisis is ended.
The same things holds true OF the New
York Edison Company and other light
Ing corporations. L was said.
blYuulrOuc rCal pror,+0rc
tesvoring in every way to see that the
coal wants Of New York and other
cites are supplied. according to state
nsnt issued yesterday by the National
Ioal Association. the organization of
inner owners and operators, a Wash
ington
Tie association denied reports that
rs representatives had declined 20 con
Ter with the committee of railroad
Presidents and public utility repre-
'entatives in New York
The entire problem Of coal supply is
mat of adequate car supply, and it IS
Up TO the railroads 20 work this out.
said the association statement. 'As al
ready pointed out by the National Coal
association, the railroads can solve this
amculty If they will faithfully carry
eat the priority order OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission, effective June
y by which coal ears were to be
AaNed at the disposal of the soft coal
1ines Tor period Of thirty days.
Car Situation improves
fhe National Coal Association, rep
Nsenting nearly 1000 bi.uminous coal
operators. has been anxious to have
9's order Of the Interstate Commerce
ISommission obeyed to the letter. When
IS there Will be plenty of coal for
e~ York and every other city in the
country"
Improvement in the car shortage
vu.su,a1ion was seen yesterday by A. j.
nhser, head Of the Car Service Com
m.ssion, following meeting between
representatives. of the committee COM
@,sssioh, the New York Terminal Com
ton.
roseeution Of protiteers responsible
large measure for the coal emer-
.y ...acy Will be pushed by the officials of
"a se department of Justice in this city.
.siaence now being collected war
wra'S, II was said at the Office of Arnim
- Riley, special agent of the depart
s.sas, yesterday. Mr.. Arnim said he
~ ~ written 10 Commissioner Barrett
,salhg MIN for all information on the
.sc .s..er IN the hands of the Public Serv-
ss ssCommission.