Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-18

The Manufacturers association of Con- necticut has issued a statement contain ing detailed figures on the amount or hard and soft coal for industrial purposes on hand, en route, on contract for future delivery, and the minimum weekly ton mage required to keep the industries of the state running throughout the winter
 In Norwich there are 2S6 tons of hard coal, 12972 tons of soft coal on hand. There is no hard coal but 275 tons of soft coal en route, and there are 2S tons of hard coal and so tons of soft coal on contract for future delivery The needs of the Norwich industrial field are 27 tons of hard coal and 761 tons of soft coal per week.
 These figures were collected by the as sociation at the request of the Connecti- cut fuel distribution commission to be used as basis for the distribution of hard and soft coal. The work of the association has been handicapped some- what by the failure of a few concerns to report their needs. Of approximately 5000 industrial plants in the state, 500 have neglected to return the question: naire, and have further failed to answer specific requests Unless the delinquents respond. Connecticut cannot be assured of the amount of coal to which 1t is entitled, 1 since shipments from the mines will like | ly be based on the total state require ments.
 The Manufacturers association esti- mates 24,94S tons of hard coal and S3S,- | 724 tons of soft coal in the hands of the various industrial concerns throughout
 the state. The larger individual amounts | of the hard coal supply are to be found ] in Waterbury, Bridgeport, Deep River. i Bristol, Central Village. Cos Cob, Hart
 ford and Winsted.
 Addison, Andover. Bantam, Buckiand,
 Clinton. Collinsville. Carnwai Bridge. Durham, Eastford East Hartford, East Lyme, Groton, Guilford, Hadlyme, Ware house Point, Waterford, waterville, | Wethersfield Willimantic and Windsor
 Locks have not single ton of hard coal as far as the Manufacturers association was able t6 determine. Furthermore, oniy nine cities and towns of the -t20 listed reported anthracite coal en route to indi- vidual establishments. In other words Connecticut cannot expect more than g total of 1275 tons of anthracite coal for
 industrial purposes until the Great Lakes
 navigation is closed for the winter, as a large tonnage is being rushed to thai
 point. Since SPAS tons of hard and 24.-
 970 tons of soft coal represent the ap- proximate weekly industrial requirements there are likely to be numerous close
 downs. unless greater supply is forth
 coming
 The most important limiting factor 1T
 the entire fuel question is the inadequac. of storage space at individual industria plants. Twelve hundred concerns havt
 storage space for an average of only ;
 two weeks supply. The important ques tion from every standpoint is one of get ! ting the coal over the state border fo distribution by the fuel commission. I
 is therefore essential that a state suppl !, be received uninterrupted by conhscatiol or priority orders in favor of ,organiza tions outside the state.
 On the Svhole the Manufacturers ae
 sociation has found no evidence of profit eering by state dealers up to the presen : time. Coal has been purchased at 25c | S5c more per ton as of today than as c 5 1 April 1, when the strike began. This ir D crease has been largely due to the ir
 creased cost at the mines and the ir T