Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-19
GOAL FAMINE
AGAIN SWEEPS
THIS VICINITY
Drain on Small Supply Due tt
Cold Weather Having
Grave Effect
PROMISE NO RELIEF
Cars of Coal Seized in New
York State for Use of the
People


According to reports about the city
today people generally are having
difficulty in obtaining coal. The vari-
Gus coal dealers report coal low in
their yards and this they are dealing
out in small quantities in order to
make it serve as many people as
possible. Even the dealers who have
a supply of coal on hand are dealing
it out in small amounts, the limit be-
ing about one-half ton to GUS
toner.
At the G.. J. Haney coal Office it
was said today that they have 500
orders on their books, which includes
not only their own customers but
those of other dealers who have been
unable to obtain coal. In the after
noon at this yard 1t was said that
people come with all kinds Of con-
veyances and pals in order to obtain
small quantity of fuel in order to
keep from freezing. Although the
supply is not great at this yard it
was said that enough coal is being
received to care for the customers.
The w. J. Olsen Company had a
small supply of pea coal on hand
and were dealing this out in small
number possible.
Samuel Polensky, Of the Perth
Amboy Coal & Ice Company, report
ed conditions serious and that the
only coal now on hand in their yard
is range coal and buckwheat. Last
week seven cars were supposed to be
shipped to his yard but two were all
that arrived. Mr.. Polensky held out
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tions in the future and suggested
that Mayor William c. Wilson con-
fiscate coal that is now being shipped
over the Lehigh Valleys bumpers in
order to meet the demand here. He
recalled that during the war when
the late Oliver Ramsay was coal ad-
ministrator seventy-five cars of coal
were seized and he is of the opinion
that similar action should be taken
now.
At the L. J. Dorsey & Sons office
it was said although there may be
shortage of the various sizes of hard
coal that they have q sunDly of soft
coal on hand that will meet all re-
quirements and keep people from
suffering In another week or so II
was stated, it is expected that condi-
Mr.. Dorsey was not in favor of the
mayer seizing coal for use in the
city, as he declared there is no suf--
fering here and in seizing coal it will
mean that some other city where
their is actual suffering will have tc
go without it. He also stated thai
Perth Amboy has received more
than it's allowance and will continue
to receive coal although probably in
small quantities.
c. NJ. Peterson Coal Company and
the Lake Coal Company report
shortage of all sizes of hard coal
but expect conditions to let up with
the mild weather. Mr.. Lake repor
that some of the coal he received has
been on the road for a week or more.
and blames the delay in delivery c
the railroad as much as the mines
1t usually takes two days for a la
of coal to come from the mines to
this city.
There is a. general move on the
part of people throughout the cit
to conserve on fuel and many of III
business places and offices are dc
ing with less than the usual degree
of heat usually maintained in order
to save the coal supply as much as
possible.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y,
Feb. 19-Nine carloads af anthra-
cite coal standing in the local Della
ware and Hudson railroad yaris
were seized this morning by DR.. Ar
thur J. Leonard, commissioner of
public safety. and diverted to a
nerbay coal yard for distribution by
city policemen and f1remen IN
cases.
The seizure was made after city
officials in conference with Fuel Ad-
ministrator Kilmer had been in
formed that no coal had arrived
here over the week end and thece
was no likelihood of any arrives
during the day. Mayor McNulty and
other city officials announced that
they would cooperate in the seizure
and authorized the commissioner of
public safety to put into effect the
plan which was prepared Saturday
but was held abeyance until today
on a promise that emergency coal
would be sent here.
ALI city police and firemen off duty
were ordered to the yards. The po-
lice were under orders to make ar
rests II resistance was offered by rail
road employees