Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-02
PLEA
BRINGS COAL
DR.. Allen, of Report, Being
! Praised for Action Taken
] With Washington

: KEYPORT, Feb. 2.-As the result
of the effort made by DR.. Walter b.
ALLEN of First street, to secure coal
Ay@ sending "a telegram to President
Harding asking him to take steps
10 relieve the situation here, the bor-
Dugh is to receive eight carloads
Awithin one week, according to let
iers received by Or. Allen yesterday
from the federal fuel admintstra-
tor,
Several days ago when DIR. Allen
was unable to secure anything but
buckwheat coal and which he can
not burn in his furnace he sent a
telegram to the President asking his
aid. He Immediately received a re-
ply from the fuel administrator stat
ing that he had taken up the mat
ter and would report at once.
Yesterday the doctor received q
letter from the White House and one
from T.. A. Wadleigh, federal fuel
administrators, which follow in full:
"The White House,
"Washington
"Mv Dear DIR. Allen:
1.-THE President has received your
Telegram of yesterday and is at once
bringing it to the attention of the
coal distributor.
Sincerely yours,
GEORGE B. CHRISTIAN, JR.1
"Secretary to the President"
"ofice of Federal Fuel Distributor.
'Dr. Allen,
Dear Sir:
"Supplementing my telegram OF
January rs, relative to shipment of
anthracite to Matawan depot, | have
20 state that this matter was imme-
diately taken up with the shippers,
through the director of anthracite
distribution, and l am today in re-
ceipt of his report that two of these
shippers who were in arrears Will
Immediately start some shipments
TO your town. The other shipper to
Matawan reported that their appar-
ent shortage was due to the fact that
d dealer who formerly received ship
,naents at Matawan had instructed
Them TO consign their tonnage to
Report this year, from which he is
suProsedly taking care of his local
Matawan trade.
1.-THE two committees of Aiatawan
and Keyport therefore, must be IN
sidered together in arriving at the
correct situation with regard o
shipments due. The shippers to
these two towns have promised 10
make up the shortage by shipping
fourteen cars within one week, six
oe these will be consigned to Mat
avian and eight to Keyport.
ST trust that some Of these ship
n1ents have already reached Matd-
wan and that your situation has al
ready been relieved.
Every truly yours.
IF. r. WADLEIGH,
Federal Fuel Administrator"
Since the publishing of the doc
tors request for coal supply he n is
received many telephone calls and
METERS from those who have read
the story. Some of these are asking
for a supply of the fuel while mary
are of a congratulatory nature,
commencing the doctor upon tie
stanT he has taken.
When asked if he expected TO FIJI
his bins entirely up when the coal
supply arrived DR.. Allen replied in
the negative, stating that he wished
only his share possibly two tons 10
finish out the winter. He stated that
he had no selfish motive in mind but
was only DESTROYS of alternating the
condition. DR. Allen said that he
had been in homes in the borough
as well as on the outskirts of the
own and had seen children confined
to their beds with illness and in
some instances with no fire at al
or else fire in one small stove au1
when asked why there was n Ut
more heat in the house the rep v
was always the same, mo coal"
r. 1850 49,
with which his request has been
treated has greatly pleased as well
as surprised him as he did not ex-
pect to receive such an immediate
response nor such valuable assist
ance.