New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-05-17

PENNSYLVANIA COAL DlsIRlClS-IAlifl-
SUPPLY GREATER THAN THE DEMAND-TIl-
ING CIRCULATE TIE rRICLs-fALSE STATE
MENTs BY THE PRESS.
Concerning the origin and continuance of the
coalmincrs suspension of work IN Pennsylvania. We
gather the following from 7he Miners Journal Of Potts
vile, May u:
All the c6icrics wcfc suspended In Iehgh and scluyh
Counties ans ~ far Pitstun In the wyoming region
Tho latest accounts state that IL understood that the
men would also cease work above Ptston to-day. IL IL
the intention to suspend until the Jlst mt or ~ Oh
coal i'm tho narlc Another suspension for week or
may become necessary time IN August, when u
son After this wear we do not believe any suspension
viii be required, as the demand will be mp 10 tie capari
ty ~ the cCllirrics worked. After Congress al
j0urncd without adjusting the tariff question The oapac
~ Of tie coal gOus much greater han me deuaN
for coal likely TO be At least 100000 81 tuus OF coal
could be- mined Ond the wants OF the market aud we
suggested To those engaged IN mining coal not 10 push
30 ms 10 make little profit at least save themselves
from losses THIS year The trade grhefiAy A.luo',,u
IN this view OF tho case me carry lhg oohlh.,' w
also aware u the situation Of the trade aud ON ne prop
osiuJn Of . leading hrLn 10 the wyoming krgon; h,y
iu conference m Newlu rk Tor several We'hs 70
divide the trade among the dihcrcui regions up io nc
wants OF the market aud limit " TO That quantity hahins
the lesser quantity piol..o lHo sH.Nv i"'u.','
failed Tho subject 81 q suspcn. ION was aIter-
wards discussed among the men Ihi' soon became
noised abroad and " was hIst pu' A,I ~ IA, NV,
papers 81 the clics with view no doubt 81 creating "A
demand Tor coal u d.d create demand ana ih' ir"de
stimulated beyond what 10 would nave ptth unitt
other circumstances. The men then dtnaulrd "u lA
which az Nf-t refused, lIt
tuat tho trade would not warrant ~ u't We
increased demand was caused entirely 10y
the arr!rhsns,on , 90 ,nnre,sed S he assurance
Oh part Of the that their organization i"I sus
tho trade thckrd on am continue uu',l g
was a demand iOr coal again. Ihis i thg Whoe ruin
OF tic matter. Tho coal operators d.d nothing
some approved ana some opposed tho pulley OF the
men; Ihry seemed 10 be ruwcrcs-, and l.c , 'ol'e
rent without any notion their part whuicNcr. Ihe
whole movement fcstercd and stTcnf hcLca ~ luo
lcations made In the newspapers abroad h9' 10y e
papers published IN the coal regions ana We W. ~ had
iicye that no suspension would nave taEt. pa. - ~ u
not been these publications, the OBJECT OF "'H was
TIC Suspension last year was caused entirely by false
nubicntious made in the NeW.lork papers principally
aud witch led TO the high prices during tc WINTER No
assert fcarlrssly that there is seldom correct puouN
t0u made with regard 20 tho trade Ia the papers abroad
SEcelI lIor t rpt,xT tbc ygritrr Of witch had fhe
Good sense To put himself in communication Wth
those here. for information. on whom he couid lel
and the consequence was that 30 lar were mos , AZ
closed 10 us the only true statements pubhcd apHa
with regard to tho trade Win Te}Hcst 70 c,coTr
been generally fair had an article IA us ast pnbgato
which Is extremely oEe-sidcd, aLd shows that the writer
Knows but little about the mining business n the coal le
gops Before he pens any more such articles We Wouu
eGrisc him To- visit these regions aud become better
po,ed up on coal mining.
Tie Lnzerne County coal operators particularly INC
N not mean and greedy 10 Is known that Two years
AGO contest sprung NJ between The coal mining anu
Carving companies aud the employc' which caused
turnout and lasted nearly three months. IL was LEGAL
c,ip and Inc schuyIu County miners were not asked
IN st0p because there was demand Tor coal
Last year difficulty on Inc llghtHour q1eii
lion occurred IN 5chuylku county ana ~
mos general suspension Of the trade took place IN The
Schuylki ana Lehigh regions, which removed surplus
f aot COO uns Of coal from tho market ana saved
ties bore the whole buut OF this suspension, and TINS
snuored The difficulties Ia these regions. This year 10 Was
Lovp mat the market would be OvcrstoCkcd again II al
tc cocrcs were 10 De worked full time. The irst propO
elton to remove this difficulty Dy The Carrying COMPANIES
came from IuzcTnc County. IL failed, owing 70 tho
grccdne,s ~ 81 the tcs Tho men undertook 10
DO what the companies desired, hut failed TO do. Now,
after The men bad agreed upon suspension h al the lc
ops TO- pcod Of about two week., one 81 Tie COupd
nics after tho men az Hyde Park had agreed to Join
In tllc suspension. and after duo Hnice bad
during the snspeufion prevailed, through luhmill
tu or otherwise, 10 induce these men Ia violate their
agreement and 10 to work, expecting to reap the adyan
tnOc Of operation and then induced TIER papers
IN charge tho whole Suspension upon the operators In
gcbuykHl County. when tile HuggrhilOn fst came from
Lnzeino County II this Il not meaucs9, we do not know
what ~. Hut fcw abroad understand inc coal MN
ING business II IS different from al other branches OF
husIUrss IL cannot bo curiaBcd below 4 certain point
wtout causing a. much loss as 20 stop cntiicly Ger
tain oulgy coal must bC taken out 10 pay Tor no
eouiumeut Of a cOery, and the profits on tlso excess
81 that quantity. 10 curt" the business below that
quantity makes the losses az great II not greater man
P,I rcnurc n suspension OF about four weeks this
Icducc tbe production from Su0GO ~ lO0O0 tuns. wbh
a. aint what the mines cOud produce ~ excess 81 the
demand II they were worked up TO fil time. oth'r
brancbcs of business moro taIordOlY situated,
frequently regulate the supply 10 tie demand 20 pre-.
vent dyy lnsscgs and the carrying companies and
the coal operators heretofore failed Ia their attempts 10
10 so VIC hope the mY succeed IN Their efforts 10
accomplish the object, 30 10 maintain paying ntes
boh for cOal and labor But II they attempt To run up
the prce, beyond what fair Telunefatnc rHtcs We
will not withhold our opposition 70 ihtiT organization