The New York herald., 1922-12-02
WOOD|N Sees HYLAN
ON BROOKLYNS COAL
Advises Wider Use CT Sub
stitutes for Stove Sizes
Against Crisis.
SAYS THINGS ARE BAD
Asks People to Help Out
Asks People to Help Out
Deputy Drummond in
Mighty Hard job
BLIZZARD FEAR GROWS
Mayor Prepares Appeal to Cit
izens to Try to Get Ready
for Emergency.

Mayor Hylan and William II. Woodin,
State Fuel Administrator. conferred
yesterday at City Hall on getting more
coal for Brooklyn. Wider use CT sub
stitutes for stove size anthracite. of
which there are only three bucketfuls
this winter as against five normally,
was urged by Mr.. woodin as the sur
est relief. according to Mayor Hylan.
That the Mayor will issue early ap-
peal to Brooklyn and Queens house,
holders for cooperation along this line
TO save themselves 4 crisis with the
coming of the first blizzard was re-
ported at City Hall last night.
Relief measures were also believed to
be In prospect.
Administrator Woodin showed no dis
satisfaction with Samuel J. Drummond,
his deupty fuel administrator In Brook
lyn. The Allied Civic Coal Committee
announced last night the holding OF an
"indignation meeting" at the Open Door
Democratic Club in Coney Island avenue.
directed against Mr.. ,Drummond. Com
overanxious'' to gain the cooperation Of
the organization in handling the coal
situation there.
."rhings are bad in Brooklyn right
now" agreed Mr.. Woodin, "but II people
will only help us by piecing out more
with substitutes we can help them. Mr..
Drummond has a mighty hard job on
his hands"
The public will suffer this winter only
as much as 1t chooses to suffer, Mr..
Woodin said. Those, he warned, who
wait until the first blizzard, over which
the Administrator has become genuinely
concerned. before they try to obtain sub
stitutes, will probably find famine
in even these second choice Goals. Fur
thermore, the present delivery situation
will not accommodate any last minute
tax, he reminded.
The East Side and other crowded dis
tricts, according to Mr.. Woodin, are be-
ing rationed regularly by means OF the
'peddlers pool"--a reserve. coal stock
assessed from the total hard coal influx
and allocated semi-weekly for benefit
Of the bucket trade at the rate Of about
boatload for each yard serving these
districts. The price remains 20 cents
a 100 pound bag at the yard, S5 cents
at the peddler's and about Sl10 de-
livered.
Regular hard coal prices still hold
at from s13.25 to $14 a ton at the larger
dealers who have an assured supply, but
smaller dealers at the mercy of "inde-
pendents." have had to charge as high
as $50 because they have had to pay
more themselves.
Profiteering has practically disap-
peared according to the Administrator
This he attributed to the squads OF
auditors he has at work throughout
the State who are constantly at work
checking UP books of dealers ignorant
of their coming in advance. This audit
will be maintained all winter.
Mr.. Woodin paid warm praise to the
work being done by the Anthracite Oper-
ators Committee In Philadelphia. which
sets the quotas Of Pennsylvania hard
coal for the entire United States New
York States anthracite fate rests in this
committees hands. Mr.. Woodn said, but
the State need feel no concern.