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thing capable Of carrying oil to
bring that about.
After getting q gloomy picture Of
the fuel oil outlook from OPA, the
Senate Committee turned today to
the Mayors Of several large Eastern
cities for first-hand account OF
rationing problems.
Mayor La Guardia was to be fol-
lowed on the stand by Mayors Tobin
Of Boston and MacLevy Of Bridge
port.
There is nothing we in the East
did TO bring about this situation"
said Mayor La Guardia, emphasizing
it Is . Nation-wi not q localized
problem.
Offers Suggestions.
Mayor La Guardia, backed up by
Walter p. Hedden, transportation
expert Of the New York Port Au-
thority. made these concrete recon-
mendations for relieving the acute
heating problem on the East Coast.
Shorten the railroad tank car
haul by bringing in more oil from
the Midwest during the next 60
days, instead Of from the Gulf Coast.
Use barges and tug boats now in
New York Harbor to haul oil to New
England, releasing tank cars and in
creasing the supply for that area.
Reverse the flow Of an existing
pipeline from Philadelphia to Buff
falo, which has q capacity of $4,000
barrels day, but which, the wit
nesses claimed, is now being used to
less than half its capacity to move
products away from the coast.
Bring about closer cooperation
between civilian and military ON
Gals in the ALLEGATION of fuel oil.
Asks Cooperation.
mo one on the East Coast. from
the tip Of Florida to Maine, would
suggest taking any Of the oil needed
by our armed forces" said the New
York Mayor. There is no sacrifice
we would not make for our fighting
forces, but we do suggest earnestly
that there be intelligent co-opera-
ton between the Navy and the Pc
troleum Administrator for war, so
that at no time will tank cars be at a
siding waiting to be unloaded The
situation is too critical for that"
The Mayor said no one questions
the right Of the Army and Navy to
commander supplies, but he urged
that the oil should not be taken over
until 1t Is ready to be loaded on
ships, to avoid tying up transport
facilities. He said the Navy knows
to the day when a convoy will be in
port for loading. and the moving Of
the oil should be synchronized to the
hour.
When Mayor La Guardia pro-
posed that single Government
agency be given control over both
distribution and rationing, Chair
man Maloney agreed with him. The
chairman pointed out, however, that
all Government witnesses, except
one. have testified that would not
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Ickes Is Exception.
The exception, Senator Maloney
said. was Petroleum Administrator
Ickes, land he wasn't sure whether
he needed more power"
Il think Harold Ickes the petro-
leum administrator was little
modest in his testimony" observed
Mayor La Guardia Il think he will
take the power you give him and
use it,"
Senator Burton, Republican, of
Ohio suggested Mr.. Ickes was not
sure how much power he already
has, but was in the process of test
ing it out.
THE only way to test power is
to eliminate all the lawyers from
| the enforcement agencies and then
you'll get somewhere" Mayor La
Guardia broke in.
Hedden Backs Plea.
Supporting the plea for getting
more oil from the Midwest, Mr..
Hedden testified:
"At present there are about st.
600 tank cars hauling petroleum
products to the East Coast.
believe you will find that 1000 to
10000 Of these are operating from
Midwest points delivering 10000
barrels a day, or an average Of
about IS barrels per car day. At
the same time. $1,000 cars are haul
ing petroleum from more distant
areas, delivering slightly less than
600, 900 barrels, or only 10 barrels
per car day.
IF 10000 cars of the $1,000 now
moving from long-haul points are
diverted to the Midwest and loaded
there, they could deliver l50, 1000 bar
rels a day, instead of the 100000
barrels day they are now hauling
from Texas. This would be q net
increase of $4,000 barrels per day in
the East Coast supply. II 10000 Of
the $1,000 from long-haul points
could be diverted to the Midwest,
they could deliver 100000 barrels q
day, whereas they now deliver only
zoo, 900 barrels . day."
Mr.. Hedden said that, even II
1000, 600 barrels Of oil were taken
from the Midwest in the next so
days to relieve the East Coast crisis,
the Midwestern area would still be
left with better stockpile position
than prevails In the East today.
Even II all this oil came from the
area east Of the Mississippi, this
statement would hold, the witness
said.
Would Speed Deliveries.
Discussing the Philadelphia to-
Buffalo pipeline, Mr.. Hedden said:
Information which I believe to
be reliable indicates that trainload
lots Of crude oil are being handled
Eastbound to Philadelphia by way
Of Buffalo. The schedules Of these
trains show that the tank cars are
used in the haul between Buffalo
and Philadelphia on q through
movement from Lima, Ohio, for
total OF at least three days, includ-
ing the return Of the empties to
Buffalo. II the contents Of these
can ware put Into ths pipeline ct