New Britain herald., 1922-10-31
COMMUNICATED.
An Answer to a Previous Correspond.
 ent on the Coal Question.

An Answer to Previous Correspond
 ent on the Coal Question.
 Editor New Britain Herald:
 have read with some surprise, the
 article communicated 10 last evenings s
 issue of your paper by an Interested Citizen" complimenting the mayor on
 the coal situation,
 In the first place, l would like to ask, How does my worthy fellow l citizen get that way7" What cause Is there to congratulate the mayor7
 Has he done anything at all in the matter which would help to relieve the situation in New Britain. Did he even write the letter which brought out my worthy friends comments7 Again. of what use is a determined stand? That does not give you and l any coal at a lower price. The cities of Connecticut which have taken a determined stand are shy Of black diamonds right now, while New Brit ain has enough coal to go around. Only last week received postal notice from one Of the leading deal CTS in town saying that they now had on hand all sizes Of coal for domes- tic use. Did the determined stand accomplish this, or was it made pos sible by the fact that our fuel ad-' ministrator and our coal dealers were willing to risk the unfair criticism to which they have been subjected jn order that we might be certain of a supply of coal in New Britain?
 ha pt I Iy,oi iy, ctp a Nr' immediate reply 10 the letter issued by the mayor, strikes me as most un- fair. to say the least. A reply, such as Is published in last evenings Her aid, needs little more time for dic- tation and for writing than the so- called 'evasive answer which was hurriedly written before leaving town. There certainly is nothing evasive in the reply as published last evening.
 am glad to know that our Inter ested Citizens heart goes out to the poor people of Hartford, Bridgeport, New Haven and the surrounding com munities, whose coal dealers have not been foresighted enough to ally themselves with the coal bootleggers, for if all the information l have is correct, these people are already practically shivering in their boots because there is not enough coal to SO around.
 In the fuel administrators letter published yesterday, I find the answer to our friends query as to the dis position of the cars of moderately priced coal which have come into the city, and l also note with pleasure that we are asked to refrain from buying more than immediate needs, as it is hoped the price Of coal will be lower shortly. This is what we are all looking for, not for determined stands or controversies which &C., complish nothing but to gain few votes for one party or another.
 I must acknowledge my ignorance in regard to the activities of the Coal Dealers association, but if they have combined as stated. how is it that some are charging one price and some another for their coal today? You can easily check the fact that they are doing so by phoning them for their prices.
 Last, but not least, I am led to why if there are such huge profits in the coal business, more of our able, intelligent citizens do not enter the field. l wonder what the can be to 1t? Can 1t be possible that the view from the inside looking out is not quite so attractive as from the outside looking in? have heard somewhere, the story of he man who thought he might pos ,ibly have improved little on the Almightys work of creation and sometimes. I'm almost inclined to be- ieve that there may have been such I poor specimen of humanity. There's who wants a lower price to prevail on coal more than do. for ] "need the money but let IS be fair, even if we must be chilly. ANOTHER INTERESTED CITIZEN.