The New York herald., 1864-10-29
ons Reascn Tor tho Hlgn rrIcs o, Coal


From tho TNtsburg Commercial, oct 90
For seyerai days past statement. have becn made
through the press of this city that the lne coal Miners
strike had been settled and that all the dggsrs resumed
work the old rates Of Eve cents bGsne This being
ursly arose In the minds OF all why does rot the coal
fall IA the proportion as the dggsrs have n6ated
If iho coal dealers were justified in asking sixteen and
ogh;een conls bushe for coal becaukc ftoy had 10
y s'sn snd aTps eousae 70 charge IS. pres
after Tie miners had resumed work ~ nro celts per
bnshe la order TO assure ourselves Of the facts Of the
called upon number OF onr largest GOAL dealers
mines located along the lines or the different
railroads leading 70 the city and through whom tho
greater p1rtlcn o. citizens supplied with coal,
who asured thu, they paying their miners seven
cents Der bueho for all the Goals they drg one OF thosc
called upon se,sd that ,hs hands bis pits had been
out for days. bus that the krn had put them 10 work
on Monday ~ Isyel eens.
wo ue,t bad sn .nieisiew witt an intelligent coal
miner ard learned from him the following facts'sonne
ten weeks since committee Of the Coal Miners Union,
clothed with powers tc make Compromlse bsswe6n pit
owners and digsers ssre,a - sp NE alaesenes se
digging coal at six cents per bushe IBIS be assured ~
was the price ~ which all members Of no DiFgers'
Union were paid and thai those " ~ worked FOR sss
were dencmiuatad "biaekogs, or un'ar sorkmen. He,
however frankly admitted tha, most u tne works along
tho line sere full operation, and that the men were
raid bnt 1ye cents per bushel We we're Afro asormed
ov gentleman, Just returned from visit 70 toe ooln-
try that the miners IN the region OF Irwns station had
Thus The matter stands ard coal continues 10 sell At
sixteen oeDts per bushe and oven hghsr ngnres Inc
men owning mines along the lnes OF railroads assure
us tha, they pay their disgau sevep cents, and are
therefore cnneil.d to charge the consumer sixteen
csnts Der busheL on the other hand, she miners
ioI us The estsbshed rstcs for coal digging have
been xed at six cents per bushe, but admit that large
numbers Of theIr fraternity are working nj Eve
oents one or two questions naturally arss:--why do
coal desies pay their minors more than sx cents per
bushel which the amount tee Coal pgeers' Union
dsnsndsf II ths dsgers along shs Mononssheh river
are working h I'VE cents per bushe' snoud NOT GOAL fall
At loast two per buahsls the dlggers had gone
up seven 70 ten cents, what wouldhsvs been The
rates demanded OF oonsumers3
In all seriousness ws think 10 due 70 the people of
that this matter be properly presented be ore
tacm is simply unlust thai our citizens snouid DO
We are surrounded with GOAL On al Sides And every rsi
road leading 10 tne city runs through inexnsmupe
mines, tbs banks Of our rivers are full ot u ara ye
sets at rates hlch place u ain,n beyond the rsaou
peolls moderate means. WIN not he deheTs W cpsi
sst themselves right hsoro the peops Inc h'sge1s
soo should cub sh an auth rized statement tha pro
they paid. Tho psopls desire ,hs Ae's an' ~"
hcr them.