New-York tribune., 1922-08-12
Coal for Homes
Available Only
I'm Small Sizes
Pea and Buckwheat ADthra-
cite Must Suffice for All,
Commission Says. Urging
Strict Economy on Users
Schools To BE Kept Warm
Fire Department Begins to
Feel Pinch; Hopes to Fill
Bins From Open Market

The State Fuel Commission at the
close OF brief meeting yesterday an
nouneed that so long hs the strike
lasts there will be no anthracite coal
except the very small sizes. such as
pea and buckwfcnt. 90 distribute, and
The commission repeated It's warning
that every bit OF fuel possible should
be conserved for the cold days.
In dealing with applications for soft
coal FOR industrial and public utility
purposes. the machinery for handling
The consumers not covered By contract
ia beginning 10 function smoothly
wherever the commission hnds that
the application justihcs priority u Is
forwarded 10 Washington for allot-
uent TO whatever diatrict seems best
able 10 handle IL. Utilities and indus
,ries that have contrnets with opera
tors must obtain the wise Of the com
mission as to quantity required before
demanding deliveries.
Fire Department Feels Pinch
The Fire Department although no
actual shortage has been felt yet, IA
hnvinR difficulty in finding egg and
mt coal 20 keep the reserve up 20 the
standard. The department Is accepting
offers for any sort Of coal that can
be obtained for froboats and engines.
and will ask for permission 70 enter
the omen market for additional sup
Much Of the cotl offered now. rep
resentatives Of the department said, Is
OF moor quality. enntafning Stag and
slate As the department may buy its
coal for n year ahea j. it will buy fuel
wherever IL is obtai uablc, 20 be pre-
pared for any emergency.
The BOARD OF Education expects fires
20 be started in the schoc Is on October
I. as promised by the contractors re-
sponsiblc for the fuel SUP ply, and does
not look for any difficult les.
Practically ali OF the hospita Is and
other city Institutions are stocked up
for their present needs. Coal is de-
livercd 20 them By the quarter. and the
third quarter begins September ]. The
contractors. il was said yrsterday, have
assured the city osicials that they will
live up 10 their contracts in September.
A survey made by the Brooklyn
Chamber Of Commerce shows that
while there - little coal In the cellars
Of apartment houses Of the borough
nearly al OF the big Industrial plants
have fult burkers and do not Tear
shortage. Others will depend upon the
public service corporate 2ns, which viii
be kept running az au costs. Inc
apartment house survey nj axe oy me
Brooklyn Coal Exchange re vealed that
200 buildings had 500 tons OF hnthra.
cite on hand, whereas they would need
about $1,000. 49,,
In New Jersey the sane condition
seems 10 prevail as IN Bro oklyn. The
industries are in no imme dfate need.
In the long Island City manufacturing
district most Of the establishments wiz
depend upon the power houses. others
bought heavily last spring, expecting
the strike. buying at the mine at from
81 20 IS ton.
There has been a slight Improvement
in the central Pennsylvania district
'The Coal Trade Journal SAIL yester-
day. a thousand more men have re-
turned to work, bringing the number
OF miners now busy there TO s.iSo.
There also has been an Improvement
in the Connellsville region.