The New York herald., 1845-02-03
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This balance OF $4aO9s5 81, shows a clear profit of
Having satisfied myself along the Lehigh that the ad
jacelt regions could supply great and permanent rnic
ID COAL slate, manganese. Sc, next turned my attention
Schuyl lkill and in the Lackawana district were likely
to be able to compete with those along the Lehgh. To
ascertain ss, determined over to and
descend along the valley Of The Schuylkili to Philade
phia From all ! could learn, neither at Jamaqua
along the Little schuylkill nor at Pottsville, nor
any where else in that region coal be mined and
placed in Schuylkill canal boat or a car sf ihe
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, at lower price
,han from dollar 80 Cents TO dollars per ton And all
the Mining Companies labor under quite great pecnn
ary difficulties as those along the Lehigh which am
Chunk aud place in the Legh boats there quite as
cheap not cheaper In point OF carrying also both in
Of dslancs aud price competition is in favor Of
tine unless in the bitter rivalry between the schuy
Kill Csna and the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
these competitors to destroy each other lower their tolls
lar under such rates as will enable them pay dividends
In the contest for he carriage OF the coal the railroad
engaged to carry along its whole length Of ninety
boats per canal had always been much higher when
ever the railway rates became known, the mansgers OF
the Canal reduced theirs to dollar Soc including toll
and freight being soc for toll and s0c for freight The
people say the Canal srd to carry coal
for less than one dollar toll ALONE with nea,y
as much for freight whiio the Canal folks say Absurd
ofthe railway think OF paying six per cent on
their 600 dollars Stock and Bonds unless they get
Of the carriage Of the a,ce sIs eon I'VE
same lne or the railway almost side by side with
the canal, will Tor tme ipjure the Lehgh and Morris
Canal routes but it is not reasonable to suppose that
such contest, runous to both concerns. endure
longer than the patience of the Stock and
who for their sakes will coalesce in some general
understanding compatible with the existence both com
paaies not that such understanding possible unless
On tolls Of o. remumnerating en- IN AMOUNT Assuming that the
Goals for the comparison between the two is
follows. viz -
Cost Of coal Placed Cost Of on Of sos psc
Toll the pr ssa. 5s P6,ds G il c boats Of the L on
pIs, Toll per Lshish Canal - 4"
Freight for do d' 80 Fsssss sis ss1 per a. &c.
ship 70 n York, pr ton Toll per Morri. Canal a.
Apo,,sfq po of III, soss in ia E o
80 os
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But agan this difference of seemingly against the
route OF the Morris Canal are TO be added the following
LIST. Mr.. Coryell says, the Hazleton Company can
place coal in the Lchsh boats at dollar25
per ton-difference. ......... so IS
md. He says the tolls and freight on the Lehigh
can be lowered, but as that depends upon the
Lehigh Company, shall leave them Us they
srd. When the Morris Canal is enlarged the toll
may be reduced TO 75c. and the freight to the
same, making together. r................ o So
so IS
reducing the price of ton of coal per Lehigh route to
4doars &C. which is 7sc. lower per ion than by the
cea for dollar Soc per on that OF coal by will
coit 20c dollars lc leaving in faver OF
the Lehgh and Morris Canal Route consequently do
not think that permanently the Schuylki coal be
raised and carried to New York beat the Lehigh
Beaver Meadow, Hazletcn Sugar Loaf and other Goals
the Lehgh region out Of the New York market Besides
the two regions mentioned there is another which sends
its anthracite to the New York Market which is the
Lackawana, by the Delaware and Hudson Canal have
40 reason to believe thst the coal rem that region
undersel that from the other two and besides Il neither
supply, that Canal carry snything like
quantity wanted This, and the ratio ofincrease the
consumption of anthracite, will be best by the fol-
lowing table, viz -