Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-09-14
1O9 COAL CARS
ON LEH|GH R. R,
Great Activity at Local Coal
Docks as Fuel is Rushed
From Mines
SITUATION is BRIGHT
Penna. R. R. at South Amboy
and Port Reading Gets
Some Shipments

Not only did the Lehigh Valley
railroad win the race in getting
newly mined coal to tidewater be-
fore the other hard coal carrying
railroads of the county, but so far
has been able to maintain the lead
gained on Tuesday in the shipment
of coal and today reports that since
IL o'clock yesterday morning 100
cars of newly mined coal have been
received at the dock here and is
now in the course of being loaded
on barges. The usual supply of coal
received at this dock daily in nor
NAL times amounts to between 175
and 200 cars. 1t is expected that
by the end of the week the ship
ments will be about normal again
Tor the first time since last April
In the 100 cars of coal received
since yesterday morning there is
egg, stove, nut. pea and barley.
Most of this coal is consigned to
New York. but as the entire ship
ment had not been completely
checked when this information was
obtained, it was not known whether
any of the coal was for local con-
sumption or not. However, the fact
that newly mined coal is now being
received in this city in large guam
titles, indicates that local dealers
will be in much better position to
obtain a supply than heretofore.
Although the Lehigh Valley mas
beer shipping newly mined coal for
the past several days. it does not
mean that the activities at the dock
have been entirely idle before that.
time. Last week considerable stock
coal was placed on barges. This
coal was stored at South Plainfield
but was not touched until it became
an established fact that the mines
would open so that the supply could
be replaced.
=. & X. Gets Coal Also
But one car of anthracite coal
has been received at the dock of
the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
at Port Reading, it was earned to-
day. However, it is expected that
by tonight or tomorrow regular
shipments will begin to come
through. From what can be learned
the Philadelphia e. Reading has beer
rushing the coal train direct 10
Philadelphia. so that that city and
srr ounding vicinity may be supplied.
The railroad also had a coal dump
Ing equipment on the Delaware river
and 1t is understood that a supply
of fuel has also been sent to that
point before supplying the bumpers
at Port Reading. During the past
few weeks, however, considerable
pea coal has been shipped from the
Port Reading Dock.
NJ lost of the coal coming into the
Port Reading dock Is from the
Schuylkill district. where it is said,
much work has to be done to the
mines before the actual mining of
coal could begin.
Twentyfour cars of anthracite
were received at the docks of the
pennsylvania Railroad Company in
South Amboy yesterday Within the
next day or so, according to infor-
nation obtained at the dock this
morning it is expected the ship
ments will become more regular and
soon be normal, which is between
400 and 500 cars day. Considera-
BILE soft coal is being shipped from
this point.
Tonight at 1880 o'clock a meeting
of all the coal dealers in the city
with Mayor William C. Wilson is
scheduled to be held in city hall.
This session has been called by the
mayor for the purpose of determin-
ing the exact condition with regard
to coal supply and demand in Perth
Amboy and talking over any steps
which the dealers might deem ad-
Vlsable TO take at this time.