The New York herald., 1922-08-08
STATE COAL BOARD
SEEKS j. s. RATION
0uterbridge Says Request
to Relieve Situation Need
Cause No Alarm.
LARGE AMOUNT READY
Application In Early 70 As
sure New York Quick Ac-
tiOn in ALLEGATION.
No DTEEJnITTT IN CITV
NO DIFFICULTY in CITY
General Dealers Informed
Shipments Will Be Plenti-
ful in Spite of Strike.

New York coal consumers will not
have to worry about the supply in this
district. according to statements yes
terday by members Of the New York
State Emergency Fuel Committee. ap-
pointed by the Governor, and by sew
eral of the railroads which bring coal
into the city. The machinery of State,
city and Federal organizations is start
fling its work to relieve any stringency.
At the close of meeting of the
! State committee at the offices of Z. H.
| Outerbridge, chairman, at IL Broad
way. word was sent to the Federal
Fuel Committee in Washington that
shipments of large amounts of coal
will be needed here to relieve the i'm
mediate situation and then regular
shipments weekly for some time to
come.
Opinion was expressed hat there
will be little difficulty in obtaining the
amount asked for. According to the
railroads there will be little trouble in
bringing the coal here, despite the re-
cent strike developments.
A survey of the needs of the ma
jority Of the public utility companies
throughout the State has been COM
pleted and final reports were submitted
yesterday to Mr.. Outerbridge The
supply from the Federal fuel head
will ha ol1 fl,a
neediest OF the utility companies as ar
ranged by Gov. Miller during his visit
to Washington last week
After the immediate needs are taken
care of the supply for general dealers
will be taken up and indications point
to little difficulty. Mr. Outerbridge
| said that there are large supplies of
bituminous coal ready for ALLEGATION
by the Federal authorities and that his
action in placing his request yesterday
4 not be far down the list when the.
| ALLEGATION is started.
In referring to the activities of the
Utilities Fuel Advisory Committee, re-
Gently appointed through the Public
i Service Commission. Mr. Outerbridge
4 said that 1t will notify the Governors
Committee of the needs of the utilities
companies. The Governors committee
will In turn be governed entirely by
the policy Of the Federal fuel authori-
ties Affidavits were taken from a
number Of the utilities companies yes
terday afternoon at the conclusion of
the meeting.
Mr.. Outerhridge made public the sub
stance of his telegram to the Cover
nor in which he requested that where
ever possible water power be used
throughout the State In place OF coal.
This advice also refers to any plant in
this city which may be able to use
waterpower or any other type of fuel
rather than coal until conditions are
| more settled
The Pennsylvania Railroad issued the
following statement:
Consumers may depend absolutely
on the movement of coal on the Penn
| sylvania System. every car of coal re-
ceived by this road from connecting
lines or mined on this railroad Is being
moved with the same regularity as pre-
vailed before the railroad shopmen went
out on strike. No interruption what
ever has been caused by the railroad
strike in the supply of empty coal cars
or the movement of loaded cars"
| Jne statement HuQS tlaC lntEt are "A
large number of empty cars ready TO
take on whatever shipments Of coal may
be ready and that they will come to this
city on schedule time. Every pro-
ducing mine in the State OF Pennsyl-
vania can be handled by the supply OF
coal cars now on hand, the road states,
and promises that there will be no dam
ger OF any shortage.
Meanwhile the operation of the va
-. III axl..
!, Of the coal available, that stored IN or
near New York, aboard ships and also
Of the coal coming here from abroad,
continues, and It Is promised by the
heads of these organizations that within
the next week or ten days the matter
OF rationing New York its coal supply
will have been completely arranged. BY
that time. they say, the shipments OF
domestic and foreign coal Will be ar
riving in full force and the consumers
will hardly know there is such a thing
; as coal strike.
Reports from coal dealers in Jersey
City submitted 10 Mayor Hague yester-
day by Health Officer James j. Hagan
! show that there are 1886 tons of coal on
hand in the yards there. This coal is
about equally divided as to sizes and
quality. including both anthracite and
bituminous coal, and being In buck
Wnent' pea, ckB ana olneT sizes. Inc
report, In addition to numerous others
which arrived from different parts OF
the surrounding country. will be for
warded to Gov. Edwards.
The Jersey City public schools have
5000 tons OF coal on hand at present
: but more than 10000 is needed during a
school year. and the City Hospital.
which has 200 tons on hand. uses es
: much as 125 tons of coal in a single
! week. Christ Hospital. which uses only
about eighteen tons a week. has just
about one weeks supply available, and
the Home for the Aged and several of
the armories have absolutely no coal at
all and little prospect OF obtaining any.
The situation throughout the rest OF
the State Is equally as serious ard inn
mediate and drastic steps must be taken
by the fuel committees to stave off coal
starvation.