The New York herald., 1922-11-26
PUBLIC MUST BURN
SOFT OR FINE COAL
Domestic Size Anthracite
Supply for City to Be
Inadequate.
CALLS ARE DOUBLED
Complaints Mostly Due to
Unwillingness to Csc
Substitutes.
NO NEED TO GO HEATLESS
Fuel Officials Plead for More
Cooperation OH Part Of
Consumer.
NO NEED TO GO HEATLESS

The coming OF colder weather has
emphasized acutely not exactly the
shortage Of fuel, but the inadequate
supply OF the domestic sizes Of anthra-
cite such as stove and egg. This is a
distinction with a difference.
George J. Eltz, Deputy Fuel Admin
istrator for Manhattan, said yesterday
that in the last three days of real
wintry weather there have come to his
Office twice as many calls for coal as
usual. But complaints in the MAN."
he added, come from persons who
cannot get the particular size Of coal
they want and are accustomed to
use"
The New York public in general Mr..
Eltz said, has not done much yet BY
way of serious cooperation with the
Fuel Administration in a willingness to
use substitutes for what are commonly
known as the domestic sizes of anthra.
cite. In the metropolitan district plenty
Of bituminous coal and also plenty OF
the smallen or steam making sizes OF
anthracite are available These are
used largely for industrial purposes. bu.
they are excellent for domestic use In
the banking OF fires or for top dress
ing over layer OF the larger size coal.
No Need to Lack Heat.
''There is not and will not be enough
anthracite Of the so-called domesti:
sizes to meet the demand" Mr.. Eltz
10 per cent. But there is no need for
anybody to be without heat. With a
little care and attention, bituminous
and buckwheat size anthracite will give
excellent results"
Unless storms should tie up trans
portation, heavier shipments of do
mestic sizes OF anthracite are expected
in the metropolitan district directly
after. November 90. when the Great
Lakes shipments. which vary from
100000 to 10000 tons a year. close for
the season. Even with this partiai
prospective relief, however. William
fH. Woodin, State Fuel Administrator.
pointed out yesterday. there is boun1
to be a material shortage of domestic
anthracite right through the winter, and
| CotiSuIueTS SooneI or later Will nave 10
realize the necessity OF resorting to the
expedients recommended.
AS in Manhattan, the office of The
Bronx deputy administrator. Alexander
]. Fraser. has been rushed with appli-
conts demanding the domestic sizes Of
anthracite. Bronx consumers" said
Mr.. Fraser. apparently have not yet
taken this fuel shortage seriously. At
ter carefully explaining TO a complain
ant that buckwheat will do very nicely
and after giving him instructions fol
the use of bituminous, find he usually
| replies. Yes. i know. but won't you
please get me some stove coal?"
Residents Of the lower end OF Slater
! Island complained yesterday that tn,
State Fuel Administration refuses tc
cooperate with local coal dealers ir
| Perth Amboy. n. j., from whom tn,
Staten Island residents have been get
| ting their coal by having IL ferriet
across the Kills in one-ton lots wher
| the dealers were notified by the Fue
| Administration that hereafter they mus
ferry their own coal to Staten Islant
they refused to accept further order.
from Staten Island consumers.