New-York tribune., 1922-07-01
Hope to Avert
Strike DELAYS
Food Rule Here
Merchants Confident Sup.
plies Will Continue 10
Roll In Unless Walk-Oui
Spreads TO Brotherhoods
Trains Will Keep Moving
CITY Well Stocked With
Fuel and I'm III e d late
Menace L. Not Expected

into eject tns nofrirc, would De PEE
vented by the Federal government, has
delayed any special precautions in New
York 20 protect the ci'y's food and fuel
supply. This was apparent yesterday
when officials oi railroads and other
organizations heFc. which arc oFdi-
nariiy active when 4 transportation tie
Up impends. indicated that no steps had
been taken 20 meet the waikou' should
3, result soon in tic s;oppase o. trans
portat!on.
lnerc was an obvious unicrcuTrent
o. opinion that the strike would not ac-
tlally matcr.al.zc ard above that q
feeling that considering tine and con-
ditions TIE strike. Z it d'i take place.
would no. cravcly AFFECT Nov York.
Z. ". Rire. general manager of The
Delaware. Lackawarna and Western.
who also j. president ~ the Railroad
Managers Association. sad the latter
orc.rizat.0n had rot met in two
months. Mr Rine In previous strike.
has been the accredited spokesman of
the roads. through the managers asso-
ciat!on. ard meetings o. that oEgan.za-
,ion have been held daily during strike
periods.
No Precautions Planned
At the oaiccs OF the Merchants Asso-
citation Of New York. whi.n orgaaiza-
tion has been well 20 the front ir an
labor difficulty affecting transportation
In the city. IL was said that no speeia.
steps were a. present contemplated.
The opinion was expressed That with
out public sunnoTt the strike could not
be successful.
Railroar officials expressed tire view
that unless the shop strikes spread 20
tho hrotrerhOods there Is no grave
menace TO the public. II was pointed
out that the depreciation of rolling
stock is much Jess rapid 800 summer
than ~ winter. Prevailing freight
conditions are such tha. tho s'ria"
cannot affect freight transportation
unless IL is unexpectedly protracted az
srrcads 20 the hrofhcrhools. u was
said. There - no freight car shortage,
and little freight is being moved. COM
pared with conditions in otner year.
and in the fall ard winter. The belief
WAS generally expressed that q hop
mems strike cold not seriously affect
the available supply of locomotive roll.
ing stock unless II continued several
weeks.
Pinch Expected Next Winter
New York is likely 20 feel the pinch
most sharply next winter. VIXEN the
already curtaled coal supply Is made
subject to a shortage still more severe
because o. the possible lack Of Trans
portstion facilities arising from any
lengthy tie-up NJ the railroad shops.
The coal situation IS getting serious.
The walk-out has 90 far delayed tho
mining Of approximately 100000
tons, which would under normal condi-
tiors have been placed on the market
this spring The shortage is falling be
hind AZ the rate of approximate.
100000 tons weekly.
Frank Burns. OF Burns Bros. Coal
Company. which handles nearly one
half the anthracite coal sold % Man
haitian consumers. was less pessimistie
than most dealers; yet Mr. Burns ad
n1;tted that II the coal strike contin.
ued until August II would be reces-
sarv 70 ration available supplies %
ton and ton and hall loads 20 carry
the citv through the winter. Nr. Burns
based his hcues that No serious hard
shin will be caused 20 the public on the
probability that tho open winter just
passed left large supplies ~ household
bins. on the large orders which were
executed IN March % swell this store.
and on the contention that normal pro
duction in August ard September is 80
fsr below tho maximum that large
psr, of the loss already caused by the
s,rike can be compensated in those
months.
Other dealers, however. csser,od that
the hard coal mines 81" kept going 70
capacity throughout tho year 20 keep
up with 'h~ demand. that 4 labor hort
age probably will result from thc tr.t'-
ing away of striking miners and fha' -
be-. o-iv three. -.orr.hs a. the usual
supply will be availablo rey' winter.
Fred ". Seward. editor a. the trade
uaper "SaTard's Journal declared that
,Se open winter caused q clr'a.linr ~
production prior 20 tho strike We
fully equsled the supplies l'ft in do
mostic bins.
Short on Stove Coal
Mr. Burns said his company had on
hand about i50.0 900 tons % coal. 100000
tons less than the usual amount q, this
season. These figures. however. did
not seem % him fair indication % the
seriousness of the shortage. a. the
concern has only executed about 20 per
cent Of tho order. which o. Rould nor
maliy have nlied in the srring Re-
ports 20 "Savard's logrnal" indicated
that Burns Brothers arc better svp-
piled than most concerns. The average
desler. according 20 Mr. Sanard. Is out
Of egg and stove coal ani has only
small supply of The chestnut and pea
sizes left.
The bitgminous shortage. D, Vas
thought. viii not seriously affect New
York. the trade paper editor continued.
for this city owes rs position - tho
largest industrial center ~ the country
% domestic or electrical factories. ONLY
10000 900 tons Of sof' coal are con
sumed here each year. he said. about
1000 900 tons less than the total for
hard coal. and Of this 100000 more
than hall IS used by public utilities.
which have ample rescrves 20 carry
them for several more moafhs. The
other users he thought. viii b thrown
on the market IN August and q serious
situation may develop A. that time.
Bi,rmirous operators. however, were
under the impression that as soon as
the strike is settled the shortage o.
sof, coal can be brought - an imme-
4 ate end. for the mines are capable
OF producing 1900 900 tons a week 20
meet ar average demand of 5000 600
tons for the country as q whole A.
the outset ~ the strike. they declared.
there was reserve OF approximately
f0.00O.000 to-s available. and since
then the nor-ln.on mines have been
bringing Up about 100000 tons
weekly.
Though admitting that tie 100000
ton reserve has now been almost ey-
hnna.ad nrn nnerasnr ierIarad sha. 4