Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-01-05

PRESIDENT Henry Co Coal Co.
L0WREY, THOMAS Il CO.,
Propr's Carbon Cliff Coal Mining Co.
tper }. NJ Lowrey.)
1t appears from the second resolution
that llakes had finger, during the past
year, in regulating the prices Of coal. and it
has also appeared that the Company which
belongs principally to him, agreed to GER
taiU scale Of prices over their signature, and
time has proven that this Company has
been the first to violate the agreement. And
why? Because, no doubt, that Company
has an idea that it can and will either rule
or ruin the other Companies; neither Of
which it will be likely to accomplish at
present
But Mr.. Hakes charges Mr. Lowry, of the
Henry Co. Coal Co.. with attempting to fas-
ten his prices on the public and Of forcing
has hand into the public pocket, and taking
therefrom an amount to suit himself. Mr..
Lowry is also charged with expressing the
poor; with thwarting the schemes Of char
liable ladies and with healing the un-
holy alliance" etc. Now. W are no defend
er of Mr.. Lowry, but it does seem to the
people of Davenport that he is doing them
favor at this time instead of an injury
The company which he represents is supply
ing our city with coal at rates Of which
our people have not seen fit to complain
Nd o<aaS 81 nn 81
ces, appear very fair and reasonable. As 10
his avaricous propensitiss, or desire to
grind the face Of the poor, we must say that
it is news to US, and if we look at the action
of the diifspeht cd ppanies one year since,
we are led to conclude that the Henry Co
Coal Co. have the interests Of the public at
heart as much as any other. To be sure the
public would be glad to get coal at rates
still lower than those which now govern the
market, but it is highly preferable to have
some price fixed, as is now the case, and not
be obliged to pay ten cents one day and fif
teen or twenty five the next.
The st resolution, which debars forward
ing and commission merchants from selling
the coal of any of these companies on the
levee lat Rock lsland) strikes us as being an
er parte affair, and was passed against the
will of the Henry Co. Coal Co., and with
no other purpose than to allow the compa.
MES which had depots on the levee to keep
this company from selling there-also to
spite Mr.. Langley, steamboat agent, and al
so forwarding and commission merchant
with whom the Coal Valley Co. was not on
the most intimate terms What other rea
son can be assigned? Mr.. Hakes' company
had its depot on the levee, and if he could
monopolize the trade in that vicinity with
steamboats,. DC, to the exclusion of rival
company, which would be likely to put its
business in the hands Of commission mer
chant, 80 much would be gained. Does
that look like fair DEALING. How does that
compare with the expressed desire Of Mr.
Hakes, to render equal rights and equal JUS
tice to all? All other articles Of commerce
are put in the hands of commission mer-
chants for sale, and why exempt coal3 The
reason Is too obvious. 1t was from no desire
to benefit the public-it ,cas from q desire
to helplthe Coal Valley Mining Co, and no
one else. No other face can be put upon
the matter.
This company. which Mr.. Hakes repre-.
sents-though to hear some Of its members
talk, one would infer that it owns the city
of Rock Island, men, women, and children
has mortgage on the entire county, and
Mechanic . lien upon the balance ofthaState
need not expect to bully everybody into
submission to its supreme will. 1t may
break its contracts with other companies,
respecting Of supplying coal to the people
or steamboats,, (enquire of Capt. Force. Of
the Belfast but there are those who can
and will pursue their own course, without
regard to, and without fear of their dis.
pleasure.
But We have already occupied large
space in this matter, and shall close here
with promise that we will try, hereafter,
to look to this matter more attentively, and
keep the public posted on 9 matter which
80 much concerns all, to fully understand.