New Britain herald., 1923-02-10
A BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONS"

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 A "BusI>Ess ADMINISTRATION?
 Citizens Of Connecticut must haV'
 been mildly astonishcd this morning
 when they learned that Governor
 Tempeton, by stroke Of the guher'
 material pen, had torn to shrcds th'
 organization of municipal fuel ad'
 ministraters and had dismissed them
 forthwith with brief word Of thanks
 As the result of the passage by the
 General Assembly Of the fuel con-
 trol bill and the subsequent decision
 by the governor 10 declare a state Of emergency. the organization which
 has handled the fuel situation in Con- nectlcut was mustered out peremptori- ly. A statement issued by his excel Iency. according to a Hartford news paper which is in close touch with the governors office, was construed to mean that local fuel administra- tors will not be asked to participate in the new scheme of fuel control" It is also reported that local fuel administrators will turn over data in their possession to officials designated by Chief Hurley"
 When Charles Templeton was a candidate for governor, he was praised by his sponsors as business man. and it was argued that business man was needed in the governors chair. He was elected and it was expected that his would be a business administration. His action in disbanding the experi- enced organization which is familiar with the fuel situation throughout the state does not seem to bear out the promises made in his behalf. It is not a good business move and no doubt the governor will learn to his regret when it is too late that he has been too attentive to certain enthusiastic spirits whose aim has been to wreck the organization which has been in existence so they might suc- ceed to it's power and authority.
 Putting the chief of the state po lice at the throttle of the fuel train may have beneficial effect in stamp ing out profiteering, if such exists, but it is doubtful if this evil has been so extensive as to justify the declaration of an emergency Regardless of the fact that local administrators will turn over their records and other data to Chief Hurley, the situation will re- main obscure to the administrators successors for many weeks. Informa ton which can be gained only through intimate association with dealers and the people is now in the hands of the 1, local administrators. This is not rep resented by cold facts or figures and l it must be obtained through experi- l ence.
 Even Chief Hurley, with all his perspicacity, with all his intuition, with all his ability to grasp situation mediately-qualificati which, fic- tion writers assure us, all truly great detectives have-cannot function as satisfactorily in New Britain as Harry C. Brown, who has been fuel admins- trator here. Mir. Brown has not de- pended on statistics to keep the ma chinery moving. He knows New Brit ain, knows the people, knows the deal- CTS, and in short, has knowledge of in- estimable value which could be ab- sorbed only by living here. No doubt. MT. Brown will be pleased to be re- lieved of the cares and responsibilities of his office, but New Britain would prefer to have him remain instead of taking orders from some state police- end of the state and whose interest in New Britain is confined to the sched- ule of arriving and departing trains.
 There is possibility that Governor may gain distinction the maneuver. Spring zephyrs are on the way. In a few weeks our coal worries will be at an end. The strain will be short lived. We shall soon be hearing of the achievement of Governor Templeton in solving the coal problem with the assistance of that modern paragon Of all detective "our Bob" Hurley.