The New York herald., 1922-08-28
Fuel Administration With
Virtually War Time Pow
ers Proposed.
DEALERS TO DISTRI8 UTE
State to Apportion Ccei
Wherever 1t Is Necessary to
Check Profiteering.
Special Dispatch TO THE NEW York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau
. Albany Aug o. (

Special Dispatch TO THE New York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Albany. Aug. %.
Three measures are expected to be
enacted by the extraordinary session
OF the Legislature when 1T convenes
tomorrow night at the call of Gov.
Miller. One will declare that an emer-
gency exists because of the shortage
Of coal. resulting from the coal and
railroad strikes. The second will cre-
ate fuel administrator. and the third
will give him the fullest powers pos
sible under the emergency police con-
troll of the State.
The Governor is expected to ask for
an appropriation of S10,000.000 as a
revolving fund with which the fuel
administrator can buy and sell coal
and see that 1t is equitably distributed
to all the people of the State. The
plan Is to have the coal turned over
to the dealers throughout the State
for distribution at cost, and the coal
administrator is to have the power to
fix the profits allowed. Severe penal
ties will be provided for those who
uation as n means of boarding or
profiteering in coal.
Problem of Distribution.
If the Fuel Administrators is dissatis-
fled with the manner in which coal Is
distributed in any locality 1t is contem-
plated TO give him power to create dis
tributing system Of his own in that COM
nunity. The Governor. however. Is
anxious 20 leaye- as far as possible the
work OF distributing the coal to the
present dealers. The power OF the State
TO take over the distribution. 1t Is be-
lieved Is for the purpose of acting as
deterrent to profteering abuses.
The Fuel Administrators, 1t is expected,
will be enabled to bring into play all OF
the war time restrictions and curtail-
n ents in the use of coal. He could even
close schools and other public ins ~
tions II It Is deemed necessary. lie
also could institute plans for encoI III
Ing the use OF soft coal and wood a N
householders this winter II
The emergency measure viii be g41
on the fact that for five month ne
anthracite mines have been idie Hrs
that even though they should sta of
erations tomorrow there would
serious shortage OF fuel Gov. Mil oAg
been Informed that New York -tafa
uses auoIt 1000. 900 tons OF haf coal
a year. So far 1t has only had 3. 30d 0a9
tons, making q shortage of 2. iNA,
tons which cannot possibly be m n
even though the mines should be t41
operation by October ].
Governors Plans Approved
The legislative leaders who confe n
with Gov. Miller already have appro
OF his plans and It is not expected tn
will be any serious opposition to
measures which will be ready for intr
duction at the same time that the Cow
ernor's message is sent to the Legis-
lature.
The only possible opposition may come
from the effort OF the cities to get the
right 10 buy and sell coal for distribu-
tion TO their citizens The Mayors con-
ference. II Is understood, has a bill ready
for introduction which viii give that
power. Gov. Miller is opposed 10 II on
the ground that with fifty-nine cities
competing In the purchase Of coal all
the benefits OF centralized power in the
distribution OF fuel would be destroyed
New York Democrats may make a
fight for power 70 carry out the Hylau
plan enabling New York city to ap-
propriate $4,000. 600 20 buy and sell coal
and distribute II free to the poor. Gov
Miller and the Republican legislative
leaders. however. are known 70 feel that
New York. like the other cities Of the
State, should come under the control OF
the Fuel Administrators.
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