, 1862-10-07
CHICAGO, October 4, 1862.
Editors Chicago Tribune:

respectable amount Of cap tai. to say nothing Of |
the POSITION IN society which we occupy, protest
your commercial aud local editor. and by CORES.
pom, cnls. "1h.Te is. aud has not been. this |
,saso9 any Somhinaion among the dealers il
The rdee In prces mas ou1y occurred in proportion
As tue advance has been made in the rrice |
at the shipping points below. and in freights. For
mis- 9.arket ct1t i E:ie sa 70 per snn viii ton
~ ~ Is cents peg ton freight Tie same coa la51
at that, while frelghts range from 81 12k to S1a5
Add to this the expense Of unloading here, say
Is cents and The less BY screenings together with
carriage ana yard expenses and will a5k :he ncr-
chants who wrhtc the articles III question, II they
will sell theiE merchandise at any less profit than
thra~ite coal market is in even worse condition.
az the coal cannot be obtained in quantities large
enough to supply the Eastern demand, aud am
City that The price las been s7e per ton, and the
1irst Of October 1t Was to b. $g.00. IN almost m
rtecedented state Of things in that market.
dsncc rom te We 'hes esn at TIT
prices sufficiently to enable us to ee a. last 5ear'e
p:ises: Can it be done with the other necessaries
of1lle category OF merchandise and BE- PIT, where
to obtain Irving profit on it at ealc, Is commit
crime against humanity. and be beld up to the
sprak1ng for my OWE firm, l can only say that at
no time has any objection been made to purchasers
weighing coal obtained from our yard. and we Ger
ance ofthe city can compel 10 incur the expense
and delay caused By Its being weighed By the city
Wepay the City Ssa1cE for sealing oue scales, AMI
until By actual weight weare proved dishonest the
community fs as much hound to take our weights
as OF the GTtcet or butcher. In such an ordi-
nance wac parsed. would you not be as mu.h at
the mercy d the city o1isial who weighed the coa
On the public ecales as Of our emp1oyeesY I have
| get to learn that any such pablo officer. whose
only aim would bt to weigh q, many loads in day
as 1sstbe, in order to get his fees, ia any more
likely to be correct AID honest than one of our men
| who kncwe the reputation Of our firm 1s at stake
We ark nothing but fair treatment in this mater
andlthat all who write on the snsject should state
facts and be able 10 snne.antiate their statements
1nnr articles have produced tigures TO prove that
here THE year last. WI you direct yonr com
Mercal editor tu ascertain whether it Is on haad
and unsold At the present time, before you accuse
is an actnal fact that all who he'd anthracite
| coal IN their yards st the time of the sud
dtn 1ise IN prices. a;d taken more o:ders
obliged 10 ray any r1lcc aeled BY dealers below
| u tlder to fiji them. What would your friend,
e d, Sooa;, sas, S5shIa' nasf .n;nk Of p,ypg *
| taken ut $S.oD or :49D0 per ton. In view Of the
number OF pour people among us. and the pros
poet Ct hard win-cr, The high price Of uel is a
! g.cat evil, bu: such suffering cannpt be relieved
| by abrsiLg The cbal Ct wo1d dealers. A fat bet
! ttT way would he to follow the example OF our
city government, and some Of ouz be 1evolcnt ci;.
1ze1's, 10 have purchased large amount of Iii
| Et'it coai as reserve to relieve The ppor Nc do
| net ETi.e infcfestedy ia this SUGGESTION M we
Lave not The coal for eac and shall not, probably
bavr enough Of any Kind Of coN to sandy tnt
| Coal DEALER
CHICAGO. Oct; 4, 1861.
Editors Chicago Tribune:
In your article on fuel In today's TRIBUNE.
"ieh to aek II all coal is 10 be weighed on cit]
zeal z. who is to pay The extra hauling and weigh
ing: Again, when patties haul their uwu c 1al IN
| Nt11f iiE ton md rtarf SrI,
t isio haul back the surplus and II dealers are M
t. we'ga eGal Why .y are the,s seass taxed BY th
own hand. II there IL not one coal dealer In hi
city whom he can tTuzt let him aend eo.1c one i,
vhom he can place confidence, to zee the scsle
| balanced and the coal weighed.
am aware Coal is now eKorbitantly hfch bu
that cannct be said Of the Wood trade Wood
bees ToaS *
at the piers. then add q. for freight, msEin
from f475 to IS 60 pr cord; then Ia 5orers char,
noot ana ao5 ;ff9sg Y %hg oasE from wSi
present pi1tse # labor; then take yard rent &c
INTO account snd the sc:e. price IS 50 in the yas
, Qor beech wood. IN no c.se has it been mo:e
Z n'F know1edse) and You will find the wood dtaler
i prohte as Email as any time for i've years back
fact Fay what VIC will Of the coal dealere. mono,
oily cannot be mentioned in connection with Il
3 A WooD DEA1xR.
r REMARKs--Whateye there is in the aboy
communications Of complaint Of the Cu1cAG
= TRIBUNE for the course We have chosen
adopt on the fuel question, wepass over wit
l out comment We publish paper Tor Il
4 people, and We labor for their interests to tt
+ best Of our ability, and not for those Of at
b particular class, no matter hoH honorab
d andrespectable 1t may be. ssThe coal and wot
j, dealess," We said in the article to which Il
10 apoVe communications are repl{es will q cor