Evening journal., 1922-12-21
BURN COKE,
NOW ADVICE
TO CITIZENS

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additional orders with dealers. de-
ciaring they were either entirely
out or nearly so.
In most instances the "oheck-up'
system employed by the Commission
revealed the boarded supplies al
ready in the cellars. hut in num-
ber OF cases it is believed coal was
delivered to consumers already well
provided for.
Mr.. Kemp denounced such at
tempts to "hog" fuel as contemplate
in view of the severe need for even
a few days supply by hundreds OF
families throughout the city. lie
deplored the fact there was no State
law providing for inspection of cell
lars which would reveal boarded
stocks, and suggested that if new
legislation should be passed by the
incoming Legislature to cope with
the fuel question such inspection
should be given consideration.
More instances also have been de-
veloped by the cold of the past sew
eral days in which consumers failed
to give order for supplies weeks ago
but left the matter until the last
minute expecting deliveries within a
few hours after visiting a coal Of
fee.
one large company this morning
informed a woman who had placed
an order with il on Monday that 1t
feared il would be unable to furnish
the coal for two or three weeks. The
woman, almost in tears. visited the
Coal Commission Office. which made
efforts TO obtain a supply Of coke for
her pending delivery Of coal.
Orders for coal should be placed
at once. it was reiterated so they
may be taken up in turn. It would
be better still. il was added. for GUS
toners to frankly tell dealers how
much coal is required normally 10
carry them through the winter,
place an order for that amount at
once and obtain allotments as the
season advances.
Deliveries Of orders in small lots
is proving a severe strain on driv-
ers, wagons and equipments. This
is delaying dealers in supplying
customers with what coal they hap |
pen 10 have on hand. Discovery OF |
slate in some coal supplies also is |
causing trouble to consumers. APP /
parently, however. there is no rem
edy for this condition. as dealers
are obliged 20 take what coal is
shipped 10 them by the jobbers or
go without.
In Baltimore. the city this morn
ing began selling Welsh coal at 60
cents bushel August e. Christ
hiif, newly appointed Chief Engi-
neer OF Baltimore. was assigned by
Mayor Broening to handle the prob
lem. Mr.. Christhilf announced
that, II necessary. the abundant an
thracite coal stores OF the public
schools will be tapped TO keep the
poor warm. Two hundred tons OF
the Welsh product were offered.
II was admitted by the Maryland |
Coal Distribution Committee that |
Maryland has not received its full
allotment OF anthracite coal as pro-
vlded for in priority orders issued
early last fall, and that Baltimore
and the rest Of Maryland is at the
mercy of the Philadelphia Coal Dis
tribution Committee.
In New York rice coal is being Of
fered. This is even finer than pea
and retails at s7.2O ton. Buck
wheat is selling at $500 and btu
minous at s12.
According to special dispatch
from Hazleton. Pa. FIVE big coal rail-
roads supplying fuel to New York
are on the verge OF collapse of their
transportation facilities. This is at
tributed to the strike by railway
shopmen which is still being main
iained on these roads.