The New York herald., 1922-12-15
FEDERAL FUEL CHIEF
PROMISES NEW YORK
Enough HARD COAL
Conrad f. Spens Says 'City's
Needs Will Be Taken Care
OF From Washington.
CUSTOM is RECOGNIZED
Long Island Conditions
Improve Despite Light
Afternoon Snow.
SUBSTITUTES AVAILABLE
Yards OH East Side to Be Asked
to Sell Lots of Less Than
One Ton.
SUBSTITUTES AVAILABLE

New York city's requirements OF
anthracite coal are to be provided
That was the assurance from Conrad
e. Spens. Federal Fuel Administrator.
before he returned to Washington last
night after a busy day here. Mr..
Spens said:
"I have met to-day and conferred
with representatives Of the leading
anthracite coal operating and carry
ing companies, and also with William
H. Woodin, your State Fuel Admins
tratcr In making a general survey
Of the situation as it is throughout
the country we find there are many
communities clamoring for anthracite
coal. of which the available tonnage
is distinctly limited.
I'VE intend to do everything possible
to meet the situation equitably at all
York city you have a great cosmopoli-
tan population, many Of the members or
which never have been accustomed 10
the use of substitutes for domestic
anthracite. This fact has been taken
into consideration. All can say to
you further is that New York's needs
will be taken care Of"
Despite the snowfall, the situation at
the float bridges in Long Island City
improved considerably. The Long Island
to coal and that it was being moved
promptly In solid trains of full float loads
OF coal cars. The Pennsylvania Rail-
road offered TO lend twenty-five iocomo-
tivcs 10 the Long Island ito expedite
train movements.
Every retail coal dealerFin the city
shivered when snow began to fill the
streets in the afternoon. but they
breathed easier at the rainfall that ac-
! companied rising rather than falling
temperature later. The Stokes Coal
| Company had in service forty motor
trucks and thirty horse drawn vehicles
OF their own equipment. In addition
they hired for the emergency thirty other
wagons, but even then progress was
difficult. One of their teams fell on a
slippery street and two men manning
the truck were hurt in trying to raise
the horses to their feet. Burns Brothers
and all other large distributors were
under like handicaps In delivery
The rSel Administration has author
lied this list of dealers who can deliver
buckwheat or soft coal as substitutes:
Manhattan-Scranton and Lehigh Coal
Company, Owens & Co.. Stokes Coal
Company and Weber & Mclaughlin Coal
| Company.
In Brooklyn and Queens-Conimon
wealth Fuel Company and Larkin Coal
I Company
In The Bronx-Stephens Fuel Company.
Stewart Browne, president of the United
Real Estate Owners Association. said
his association is prepared to get five
ton lots OF coal for landlords on forty
eight hours notice at $3.50 for steam
sizes of anthracite and $3.50 for do
nestle sizes In three days 700 tons have
been delivered in this way, said Mr.
Browne
At meeting on the peddlers' prob
lem of furnishing coal I'm smaller than
one ton lots Arthur S. Learoyd, CITY
| Fuel Administrator. I'm his office, 90
West street, met many large distrib-
utors and his deputy administrators
| By plan to be made public to-morro 4
! IL Is expected many yards which never
have catered to this small trade on the
East Side and elsewhere will begin Mon
day to cooperate with the police and
| ether agencies for the relief of small
| lot consumers.
Mr.. Spens. the National Administra-
tor. notified the Pennsylvania Coal Com
mission about the widespread complaint
against slate, Stag. dirt and other for
elgn substances In coal from the anthra-
cite mines. He said he woNld hold the
commission responsible for the coal, a.
| prices charged by the coal compan mics
enttle consumers to cloan. free burning
screenad coal.
The shipments of anthracite for Mo-
vember as reported TO the Anthracite
Buresu OF Information. Philadelphia
were 6.420,102 gross tons. compared to
5,314.01i tons IN the corresponding
month last year--an increase OF 1,106.-
| CsS tons.