The New York herald., 1922-12-30
WOODIN And ENTIRE
COAL FORCE RESIGN
Letter 10 Smith Requests
That All he Released
A. Of January |.
WILL STAY FEW DAYS
Action Not Merely Conyen-
tional and Presages New
Fuel Direction.
RAILROAD DENIES DELAY
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President Peters II Long ISL
and Refuses 90 Accept
Responsibility.
WILL STAY FEW DAYS
RAILROAD DENIES DELAY

wla4an NJ woodin. state Fuel Ad-
rainis,rafur placed his resignation IN
ihs AL a. ~ sov.-eiect smith yes
trrdny n ,arried with u not only the
simuiiarcous retirement of an mem
hcrn ~ Mr Woodin'N executive stan.
hat also that ~ the entire state or
rsniEafiou. including an the district
fuei administrators and their subordi-
mates.
Tho ADMINISTRATOR letter 81 resig-
nation. which was dated yesterday. Is
not merely the conventional with
drawai ~ an appolntee named by an
incoming Governors predecessor. u
expresses the hope that Mr.. smith
may release the present incumbent
and his associates "ss OF January !"
'eut records their willingness 20 hold
.aver Tor a few days" rather than EN-
hsrrass their Successors This is what
Mr. woodin wrote.
NY dear Gov smith:
"wm you please accept my resigna-
ton a. Fuel Administrator of this statc7
THE carries with q tho resignation Of
my immediate staff IN he greater New
York office and the nine District Fuel
Administrators serving with nc.
I'm once Four Months.
I'VE have been IN office practically
four months. giving a volunteer service
greatly 20 the dc,rimcnt of the personal
affairs OF each one - us II would
therefore seem just that you release us
as of January 1. Needless 20 say VIC
will gladly hold over IN office for few
days m order that our successors may
have opportunity 20 acqualnt themselves
with their duties II Is hardly necessary
10 add that We viii do all I'm our power
TO assist the new Fuel Administration in
any way that you desire.
II urge that you do me the favor of
acting in this matter at the earliest pos
siba moment"
Members of MIR. woodin's executive
staff IN the New York headquarters. is5
Broadway. who will retire with him are
Col William J. Donovan. counsel Harry
r. Peters. Assistant Fuel Administrator
n. G. Wick. secretary; George Barr
Baker, executive assistant: Emil w.
Scaniand. auditor
Arthur S. Iscaroyd also retircs AZ
administrator for the fret and second
judicial districts, together with his sub
ordinate county deputy administrators.
George J. Eltz OF Manhattan. samuel ,.
Drummond OF Kings and Queens. and
w L. Cannon OF Richmond.
In the other seven State districts tho
retiring district administrators and their
addresses are Albert T. Cluctt. Troy
Clarence u. kilmcr. Saratoga Springs
Carleton A. Chase. Syracuse Merle -.
Thompson. Elmira: Mortimer X. Miller.
Rochester, Edward B Holmes. Buffalo.
and Arthur w. Lawrence. Bronxville.
Long Island Road Issae.
Mr. woodln yesterday made public
letter written on December 81 by him
in which he nut squarely M 20 Ralph
Peters. president of the Long Island
Railroad, responsibility for the coal
famine on Long Island. including Brock
Iyn, whence have emanatcd many cf
the most persistent complaints against
Mr. Woodin and Mr.. Drummond. Mr..
Woodin wrote, in part:
IL regret extremely that II is necessary
for me to advise you that | can 30
longer assume the responsibility % coal
famine on Long Island We have been
il much too long and that there are 155
cars Of coal on floats At Long Island
City this morning waiting 20 be pulled
to your railroad terminals. Further. a
number OF the railroads are holding coal
on the New Jersey side waiting for the
return OF their floats. We also are ad-
vised that 1t has been called to your at
tention that an accumulation Of cars has
been lying in your yards az this end ~
A fhc roah.m.
A 'sv ere N a very great shortage of
~ 0ng Island and unless some
Bic Is done I'm getting coal for
your road the results ~ any
4er delays. In the event OF a SNOW
Brm or severe cold. would be cslami-
~tcus"
In his reply Mr.. Peters wrote: -
take exception TO your attempt to place
upon us responsibility for failure 20
provide adequate service IN connection
with tho distribution of fuel through
Brooklyn. Queens and Long Island.
81 also seriously object 90 the infor.
nation constantly being given out hy
Your assistants and deputies 10 the
effect that the Long Island ~ short
OF locomotives and that it " not prop
erIy handling It's business. To show 90
the contrary 7 attach comparative state
rncnts showing tho number Of tons ~
anthracite and bituminous coal and coke
handled BY months by this road on Long
Island"
Arthur S. Iearoyd. district adrninie-
traitor for New York city. said Thurs
days storm would have no serious de.
tcrrent effect on transportation of coal
TO tidewater terminals here. though
trains were reported several hours late.
Needy families in Long Island city.
Corona. Elmhurst. Flushing. White
stone. Bayside. Richmond nm. Wool
haven. Jamaica and Hollis are 20 ~.
ceive relief distributions of coal to-day.
V0nishes When r,