New-York tribune., 1922-12-20
Needy Rush for
Coal Pittance at
City Stations
Brisk Demand Follows the
Opening of Places Where
Fuel Is Distributed in
80 10 200 Pound Lots
Strict Regulations Made
Peddlers Who Violate Rules
Will Have Source of Sup.
plies Barred to Th e m

The Fuel Administration came 70 The
aid Of the congesicd tenement districts
in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and
The Bronx yesterday-ihe eoldest day
of the wintor so far-by throwing open
forty.ninc stations, at which coal was
sold in iO0-pound lots at 70 cents the
hundredweight Although announce.
nent OF the opening Of the emergency
fuel stations was not made until after
noon there was brisk demand for
the coal, and 4 Is expected that sew
eral thousand tons will be distributed
daily in this way.
Every possible safeguard has been
thrown about the new system Of dis
tribu,ion to make certain that the coal
reaches those for whom It is intended
tho families which have not the stor-
age space nor the means to puy IN
quantities which the regular aeaIet
will deliver, and arc therefore ioreeo ,,
70 buy from the peddler or the eella'
dealer.
ANY one may 60 20 the emergency
coal stations and buy 90, 100 or <Vg
mounds. Seventeen stations arc loeatso
In Manhattan, principally y along tne
East Side, and several along tne
lever West Side; fourteen eaeh ~
Brooklyn and the Bronx and iour III
Queens. The coal will be packed. w
hays and must be carried away oy tne
purchaser. Peddlers also viii be per-
mitted 10 buy az the emergency sta-
tions. but In disposing Of the coal 70
their customers they will BE- forced TO
charge no more than So cents hun
dredweight. which allows them 10
cent profit for handling and delivery
Dealers Assured Of supply
The dealers az whose yards the
emergency stations have been estab-
Tsbed will be assured Of steady supply
of chestnut and stoye-size anthracite
tbrouQhout the winter under an agree
r,ent reached by the Fuel Administra-
lion with several OF the larger anthra-
cite producers. These producers have
agreed. az they did during the war, 70
tnrn a percentage OF their product
over 10 a "peddler pool" which viii be
gupervised by the Fuel Admin stration.
The "pcddler pool" coal then will be
distributed 20 the emergency stations
for sale under the following eHaeting
conditions:
Zach dealer 70 whom peddler coal
Is consigned will report weekly 10 the
assistant fuel administrator In whose
district the dealer is located his re-
celpis, the detailed sales showing the
peddlers or the total number OF bags
OF 100 pounds each sold and the
amount still on hand. One thing which
must be closely watched Is, 20 FAR a.
possible. 20 make sure that coal sold
10 peddlers goes either 20 their own
wards or 20 the cellar dea lers for dis.
tribution IN the 50-pound, l0o-pound
or 2O0.pound lots. No buckwheat or
other substitutes should be sold with
the stove, chestnut, range or pea.
Eve have the cooperation OF the
Police Department, Health Department
Tenement House Department and the
Bureau OF Weights and Measures, and
We will request them. 80 far as Is
within their power, 70 police and re-
mort 10 Us any eases which come 70
their attention where coal sold 70 ped
dlers does not get 10 the peddlers
yard or the cellar dealer"
yiolators 10 Lose Supplies
Peddlers violating these rules VIII
have their supplies cut off.
The Erie Railroad was charged with
diverting eoal intended for Jersey City
70 Western points In q telegram which
Nayor Hague sent 10 Conrad p. Spens,
Federal fuel distributor At Washing
ton. James J. Hagan. Fuel Admins
traitor and Health 0ficer OF Jersey
CITY. reported 70 the Mayor that Jersey
City was getting less than half Of is
requirements Of domestic size snthra-
cite and charged that the Erie was
dlverting the coal 10 more distant
points IN the West 80 a. 20 collect the
higher freight rates for the longer
haul.
Mrs.. Louis Reed welrmiller, Deputy
Commissloner Of Markets, announced
her intention Of organizing the women
on the city TO protest against an al
legged unequal distribution Of coal IN
element which she istued seering the
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