The New York herald., 1922-08-05
UTILITIES WILL AID
IN COAL MOVEMENT
Representatives Form ColA-
mittee at Request Of Z
Prendcrgast.
WILL ADVISE STATE
Data on Needs and Conser-
vation Will Be Furnished
to Miller's Board.
FIRST MEETING Is TO-DAY
Brooklyn Fears Fuel Shortage,
but Newark Has Fair
Supply.
WILL ADVISE STATE
FIRST MEETING is TO-DAY

The appointment 81 committee
representing the public utilities of the
State 10 cooperate with Gov. Miller's
committee on the coal situation was
authorized yesterday by the Public
Service Commission through Chair
man William A. Prendergast. This
committee will collect data regarding
the supply and consumption of coal
by the utilities and will advise with
the Governors committee on neces
sary steps TO be taken in the matter
of conservation of fuel.
Although the various utilities
throughout the State are in good con-
dition at present as far as coal is
concerned, the Public Service Com
mission felt that the appointment of
the committee would be step toward
keeping up this condition and also in
aiding the State committee. Accord
ing to reports which have already
been made to the commission on the
coal situation, it appears that most
of the larger utilities here are we'll
supplied with coal, but few of the
smaller ones will have to be helped
along by small supplies OF coal from
the other utilities.
Committee Meets To-day.
A meeting of the newly appointed
committee will be held to-day at the
Public Service Commissions offices. at
so Church street. This will be the first
meeting OF the committee and work
will start imedistely. K Is understood
that the committee will closely follow
the lines Of activity of the New York
State Emergency Committee. under the
leadership of L. II. Outerbridge, chair
man of the Port Authority.
The members OF the committee ap-
pointed yesterday are: w. r. Ad-
dicks, .vice-president OF the Consoli-
dated Gas Company J. G. De Long.
president of the Syracuse Lighting Com
pany; Edwin Duffey. president of the
Cortland County Traction Company
Frank Hedley of the lnterborough
Harry II. Huf. Western New York
Water Company: J. Ledley Hees, Fon-
da, Johnstown and Gloversville Rail-
road Company: Z. II. Hill. Elmira
Water, Light and Railway Company
J. W. Lieb. vice-president New York
Edison Company; J. II. Jourdan. Brook
lyn Union Gas Company: w. Q. Peck,
Dunkirk Municipal Plant George l..
Maltby. jamestown Street Railway
Company w. S. Menden, Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company; l.. Fl. Rosen-
wuist. Empire State Gas and Electric
Company; r. NJ. Searle, Rochester Gas
and Electric Company; NJ. S. Sloan,
Brooklyn Edison Company, and Fl. b.
weatherwax. United Traction Company
OF Albany, y. Y.
Brooklyn Fears Shortage.
In Brooklyn steps have been taken
to handle the coal situation there and
the city administration in that borough
Is ready TO cooperate with any other OF
the committees, according to acting Bor-
ough President Guder No word has
been received by the administration Of
fcials in Brooklyn from the State OF
Federal conservation committees, 1t was
said yesterday, but Mr.. Guider will have
conference with Mr.. Prendergast and
Leroy NJ. Hardness regarding the gen.
eral situation and will offer the CO.
operation of his Offices in the work. Tn.
less the coal strike is settled shortly
Brooklyn will suffer severe hardship, h,
said and will probably be hit hardest
OF any part Of the city.
A meeting OF the New Jersey Stat,
Coal Commission appointed by Gov Ed
wards to cooperate with the Fedora
conservation committee in that State
met yesterday afternoon in the Gov
ernor's Offices in Jersey City. Accord
ing to the reports received by the com
mittee from various cities throughout
the State the amount Of coal on hanc
appears to be sufficient to carry along
the Industrial operations for some time
1T is understood that a joint meeting
between the commission and the New
York State committee viii be hele
within the next week.
GOV. Miller Hopeful.
Gov Miller. on his way back 70 Al
bany from Washington. where he dis
cussed the coal situation with Presiden
Harding. said yesterday that he had
every confidence that New York would
be able to obtain it's share Of coal wher
the Federal Government starts its al
location of the coal supply. Gov. Miller
who stopped at the National Republican
Club here overnight. said that the basi,
Of the Governments distribution and al
location to this State will he based or
the figures of the past consumption here
n serious conulton races Nhs fuDi'
Service Company in Newark, II became
known yesterday, when the announce
ment was made that the supply Of coal or
hand at the company's yards which fur
nishes the l51 New Jersey municipall.
ties with light, power and Transports
tion. viii not carry the company pas
October 10.
The report from the Public SERVED
Gas Company stated that. although
its ccal supply at present was mo-
large, IL has two sources OF supply
and also a supply Of anthracite coal or
q hand uhfcf IN n also he tqed In omar