Evening star., 1922-10-11
Utilities Commission Sees
Shortage if Favorite Fuel
Demanded.
LOWER QUALITIES HELD
SPLENDID SUBSTITUTE
Two Months, Instead of 30-Day,
Supply Assured Householder Ac-
cepting Kind on Hand.

A warning to Washington con-
sumers not to quibble over the kind
of coal they will take from their
dealers this winter was issued by
the Public Utilities Commission to-
day.
The statement emphasized the fact
that persons with hot-air heating
plants should take the so-caIIed fur
mace, or large size anthracite.
This coal. the commission says. is
now coming in at such a rate that
consumers will be allowed a two
months supply Immediately. II you
insist upon egg or stove coal you
will get only thirty-day supply and
may have to wait for that.
White Ash for Lntrobes.
For consumers who have only la
trobes in their homes, the commission
gives this warning:
The householder who uses la
trobes may want red ash coal. but
white ash is a splendid and efficient
furnish the former, but offers you the
latter. doA't refuse to take IT. You
may have difficulty in getting either
kind lapr in the winter"
The statement follows:
"A study of the Information sub
mitted by householders to the Public
Utilities Commission regarding their
coal requirements for the coming
winter shows that in the case of
many residences having hot-air
made that egg or stove coal is
wanted.
Residents whose houses are heat
ed by latrobes are insisting on red
ash stove coal-white ash coal will
not do.
Shortage Main Fear.
MANY apartment houses. too. are
calling for anthracite coal for use
in their hot-water heating systems.
Consumers OF coal must realize
that during the coming winter 1t is
not question of getting the particu-
lar kind or size of coal to which they
are accustomed. or which they prefer,
but of getting a suficient quantity
of Pny kind which will heat their
houses.
The majority of hot-air furnaces
can be operated efficiently and eco
nomically with so-called furnace or
broken coal. lie. the large size an
thracite coal.
"In proportion to the demand this
kind of coal is more plentiful in the
local market at the present time than
the smaller domestic sizes. and under
the restrictions placed upon the de-
livery of coal by the commission,
dealers are permitted to furnish their
customers at this time with a two
month supply of broken or furnace
coal. while only one-month supply
Of egg. stove or chestnut coal may be
furnished.
Distinction Necessary.
This distinction is necessary be-
cause of the greater proportion of
houses equipped with latrobes, hot
water and steam heating systems, in
which it is far more difhcult to use
the large broken coal Use furnace
or broken coal in your hot-sir fur
mace and start the winter with a
two-month supply.
THE householder who uses latrobes
may want red ash coal. but white
ash coal is a splendid and efficient
substitute. If your dealer cannot
furnish the former. but offers the lat
ter, don't refuse to take it-you may
have great difficulty getting either
kind later in the winter.
There may be few hot-water
heating systems in hotels and apart
ment houses. particularly in the
smaller buildings. that cannot use
bituminous coal to advantage. In
the majority of cases bituminous coal
must be used-a full supply OF an
thracite cannot be supplied. and the
owners and managers of such build
ings should plan accordingly. 1t
may be necessary to prohibit the use
of anthracite coal in such places. un-
less it is demonstrated to the COM
mission in any particular case that
bituminous coal cannot be used
Bituminous coal is relatively low in
price. is plentiful on the local mar
ket. and there are no restrictions at
present on the amount that may be