The New York herald., 1922-12-18
MANY COAL TRAINS
SPEED TO new YORK
TO ease SHORTAGE
Fuel Cars Get Right Of Way
and Some Relief Is Prom
ised To-day.
SUBSTITUTES SCARCE
Conditions Expected to Be
Much Better at End
of Week.
sTRAUs ATTACKS w0oDIN
State Senator in Reply Is In
vited to Help Out Fuel
Administration.
sTRAUs ATTACKS WOODIN

Clear track on all railroads vas
given to coal trains speeding toward
the New York district last night from
the anthracite fields bearing the first
full flow Of new coal which has been
released to the seaboard by virtual
cessation OF great lakes coai move
inents Thursday.
New York city will accordingly
feel to-day the first real benefit OF
this additional supply: both William
II. Woodin. Fuel Administrator. and
George J. EltS Deputy Fuel Admins
traitor for Manhattan, asserted last
night. BY the end OF the week they
expected the coal supply to reach sur
TAR as relief was possible when three
months work was being compressed
into q day and there were only three
OF the usual five bucketfuls OF avail
able fuel.
This week will bring relief ali
along the line,' Mr.. Woodin promised
Flood OF Anthracite Expected.
I'VE count on quite = flood OF coal
to-day" Mr.. Eltz put Il. "and expect to
get lot OF good news this week"
AS other factors Mr.. f,ltz cited the
regular Sunday freight cleanup. by
which carriers make up the weeks ar
rears and. despite the blizzard. the ex-
cellent condition OF the roads for ham
ding emergency traffic. These would
all go TO swell to-day's receipts to
volume that wpuld~n,d materially In CIV
ting the present fuel situation the fortu-
nate turn he predicted. s$e3-
Meanwhile scarcity has developed In
the better grade Of substitutes for stove
size anthracite. notably No. ouckwheat.
as result OF the growing demand. &C.
Indication that the public was begin
ring TO absorb the surplus Of these sec-
ond choice Goals IN answer to appeals OF
the State Fuel Admin.s.rator. ne said.
Such coal dealers as had stocks on
hand ignored yesterday as day Of rest.
Mr.. Eltz reported. and had their wagons
out all day making deliveries. Railroads
were also at work unloading sill cars
Until late In the night.
Failure OF the State Fuel Adinin,stra-
tlon 10 function" was charged by Ma
than Straus. Jr.. State Senator. In an
open letter to Gov. Miller He took Adj
rninistrator Woodin to task because he
had not begun the rationing Of coal 80
that every one has q fair share" and be-
cause he had not taken advantage OF the
s10,O00.0oo fund whereby he could put
the State into the coal business az
dealer selling direct.
"In the City OF New York." wrote
Senator Straus 90 part. There can be
no question about the serious sltuatio.i
into which we have been plunged by the
FAILURE Of the State Fuel Adninistration
10 function. There has been no sySs
tematic effort to ascertain the necds
OF the people and to ration coal SO that
every one has a fair share. No use has
been made Of the large funds granted
10 the fuel administration for the pur-
chase and sale OF coal directly or
through local agencies. We are facing
a coal CRISIS In the city to-day"
Immediate exercise OF those powers
was demanded of Mr.. Woodin by the
Senator as a measure OF relief. Unless
II was forthcoming. he closed. ''it is
necessary that the citizens organize to
protect themselves"
Woodin Replies TO strxos.
AR. woodin. in letter replying 20
Senator Straus. said:
Through the courtesy OF the press
J have read your letter to Gov. Miller
which you are giving wide publicity. de-
nouncing the New York State Fuel
Administration.
There t. "A shortage of approximately
40 per cent OF domestic sizes OF an
fhracite which cannot be made up this
-gtnter. The reluctance Of the public
20 order substitutes during the fall has
30 complicated the situation that the
Dealers were unable to cope Instantly
with tlIe situation when the rush began.
"rhe Mayors Committee of Women,
under Mrs. Hearst and Mrs. Henry
have struggied with the problem OF the
poor with considerable success. The
earnest and experienced staff OF the Ad-
ninis.ration has been securing aDd
spreading ~ eqLitaoiy as possible the
proportion of coal allotted 20 this State
from the natlonsl supply. The pros
poets for relief during the next ten
DAYS nre bright
''But W. are still open TO assistance.
and II YOU are really Ia earnest urge
that you come to iny office at 10 o'clock
Tuesday morning Il possible. prepared
to accept appointment as one of our
members. where ! can assure YOU that
there is opportunity for grent public SER
vice, and where you will nnd cordial
reception
~ woud Hfs you TO begin With us
tomorrow. but duty takes me to Penn
cyivania for the day"