The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-30

Correspondence q ne NsuA American \ .. 3. Q

htss5ss PorTsvILIE, April 20, l849.
GESrLEMEss-Thom miners Of that part ofSchuyi-
kill county, whose traffic Is down the valley OF the
Schuykill, have ceased sending coal 10 market for
the last four weeks, up 10 Saturday. the 2lst inst,
and on that day resolved upon farther continuance
Of the suspension until satisfied that the object oil
said movement Is attnined. That object Is simply
this: 10 reulise price for the coal their mines pro-
duce sufficient 10 enable them TO pay living wages
tile engagements below and afford themselves fair
return FOR their own capital labor and enterprise
The necessity that forced them TO pursue this course
10 attain these ends, proves that something must
have been out Of joint In the coal trade and fully
lustfes their attempt 10 remedy The evil.
The prime cause OF oil the prescott difficulties, was
beyond the control Of parties engaged In any OF The
branches OF The Anthracite lrnde, but the aegravu-
ton Of these difficulties may be traced the uiior-
tllnaie policy since adopted by the Transportation
Companies particularly during the past year. 1913.
The Coal Trade, comparatively with the future, Is
In It's Infancy; large amounts of capital have been
expended In improveme ns al the mines in means Of
transportation 10 tdewater and facilllies for ship
ment 10 market, and II a fostering hand had been
used in the policy OF The late administration, fair
te.urn % these Investments wonld now be realized
but In leiG evil councils prevailed al Washington,
our reinonsirances were u no avail, and olr inter-
ests were sacrificed by the Treasury Department and
servi,e Congress, TO put into execution theory Of
may now sigmaiise the originator Of our present
troubles.
The benefits Of The Tariff, Of 1912 were still felt
during the year 1877 even after The repeal Of the law
ITSELF by The different manufacturing interests Of the
country and through them BY The coal trade, -.bnr
prudent and thinking men oil iofeaaw and dreaded
the the development d the eects Of the Free Tnde
bantlng, and sounded The alarm accordingly. Then
was the time for all interests assisted BY Protection
and particularly fol- The Coal trade, 10 make "nll
snug" for The coming Storm and lay 10 until Amor
leans with patriotism enough - prefer the positive
welfare Of their own land before The imaginary good
Of the whole world, should be at the helm Of The
General Government. H
The producers and transpor,eis Of anthracite coal
have common interest," nothing can condnce 10 the
prosperity or adversely Of one, without equally BEN
eting or iniurng the Other and the true policy for
both In all eases Of emergency is take counsel of
cach other and never seek for relief support, sepa
rate and apart The coal region believes In this doc
trne, and il The same faith had obtained credence
with the other branch Of the trade below during the
winters Of "A, AZ, ihepresent "aggravaiion w0nld
not have existed. %g5|r 8sassa
But most unfortunately whatever probability
might have existed nj this period that prudence and
and rne regard for the real interests Of the trade
would become the ruling power In the action of the
Reading Railroad Company, Thai probability was de
atroyed by The threatened competition Of the Canal
whose first regular business season since its en-
largen,ent was about to commence and so blIndly
was this foolish rivalry pursued throughout the en-
lire season. that without regard 10 The diminished
consumption naturally 70 be expected coal was
forced nj all rates 10 Market shamenly long credits
given prices driven down 10 rninons point parties
with interests and feelings foreign 10 Inc business Ia
Sehiykill county al least, coaxed into the trade
from some supposed advantage 10 accrue from their
assumed capital all resulting, al the close Of the
season In the nior prosiration Of golfers and irans
porters and to the profit Of men who speculated on
ihe errors Tins plarnoiy committed and were max
ing ready TO reap sin richer harvest the coming
season.
The colliers Of Schnylkill county Ind no hand In
producing this slate Of things; some OF them re-
monstrated ali predicted he Inevitable disastrous re
suit The season closed doubt and gloom were on all
sides, the most nnfayornble reports Of hr policy DE-