The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-03-23

duced l7il55 $4,000
The Lchigh Csc 900 SO,OO0
Dlaware and Hudson 1880 1000
Wyoming and Saamokin 2566,7 257, 900
There overstock from
ISL exceeding that from ISIS,
consumed in Aprib lsis, to
This item is by mosi judges set
down a 6J 600 tons more
The consumption OF 1878 was
fully 100000 sas7. 900
The regular annual increase OF consumption for several
wears previous last, when it checked, rs
pes cent In sas it only l3i per The general
revival bu snes warrants ihe that the
lar rule OF increase viii be resumed this year If this
prove correct thea the OF anthracite for Si9
would Iced that OF lSls, s250o II the increased
demand shonid be in proportion than last
(which very appropriately there viii be required l45 0oj
above the al lS4S- This lowest possible
onnsge 35s 900 than entire yield
the uuled mining districts send 20 market in iSi9
These startling statements, clearly and fairly set ort
awaken the coal dealers abroad 70 the lmpoance OF
making carries, arrangements their supplies for
they doubt that the stock viii be unpfecedentedly
The Golfers of Sehuylk county divide the $50 900
they expect mine in 1919 between the railway and canal
according their estimated capacity, thus:
Ely the railway 1,3ooooo
By canal $50 oJo
The railway rate. its own capacity we believe in the
Tbs canal claims ability to carry 81, 900 tons
more.
will be remembers that the meeting at Potts
vile composed of protectioniss The letter OF the
peseht Secretary the Treasury denouncing the
bill Of 1916, involving Insult and injury TO the people
Of Pennsyl and demanding the restoration Of the
tariff act Of ls47, addressed TO meeting IN Posvne
We presume that he meeting mentioned BY the Ledger is
the which Mr. Meredith addressed by letter but If
il is not il must have been composed generally Of the
persons Their report agreeing with the facts
OF our correspondent, shows that the demand for anthra
cite coal increased twenty FIVE per cent in lsI7, and th
teen and half per cent. in lsis The consumption OF
Isl. stated 10 be 100000 tons, which afforded
ketor the product of ha. year. and the surplus remain
lug from the product OF the previous year Ii is
estimated that the consumption of the present year Will
reach 1857 Ooo at the least while il expected
exceed that Of Is Is by S2j 900 tons aordng elective
demand for .,l25 900 oas These figures prove that the
demand has increased and is increasing under the ope
raon Of the tariff of 1886 that the reverses OF the last
year occasoned by foreign competition and that
the miners themselves expect that their business viii
vve and become profitable without change In
nue. laws They cannot be blind that they
beyond the reach OF serious competition from abroad.
and doubt whether they have any anxiety about
changing the duties on their product They may
think with MIR. Mere 18th, that the tariff bill of ls42
ought be restored, and they may anxiousy desire its
restoration But they influenced by desire fur
nsh fuel 10 interest, be enlarged by legislative
enactment This desire is founded Injustice bu, il is
in keeping with the spirit which has characterized
Proectionists They satisfied with profits Tor
which the aborer who tls the soil and his bread
by the sweat of his brow would look to Providence in
humble thankiulness No how large their divi-
dsnds may BE- they are dissatisfied as long the egsa
ton OF the country is prosiituied to their service and
taxed to its utmost power TO give them more.