, 1869-08-17
Coul Miners, Thetr Strikes ind
Un50uK.
Le-fenn, n1, August .. Correspondence or the
pktirI<f1kiu E.rxt


ue-ftnn, na, August .. Correspondence OF tie
Philadelphia Fses*
Miner, ns rule, Hptk In ihe capacity OF s5nal.
sSe daS Thes iarri1a tie nressAr
to detach the cuai, while the operators provide
the ebEines, caHs. oorees cars and oass!ie l1s,t-
per cur Of uf-oal tao tuus for mining At this
price, aIn working on an Average stx hours each
ctlantcs in The country, aud twice as uucn Is the
skilled a11tsaus at the Eint, arsenal anti navy
tard. tIe.au ~ pad The lowest ores OF nrsklll-
Ia mure ttnn Philadelphia merchants pay thsE
tTLs;ti rofters+ or sarulerH Pay through tht year
to their best haEs. Sirce the stttke mlutr* re-
crnr fa u and E2sy per car-a raise .! a'tout 11J
per CELL. Lahertrs no ~o1kc.i for $l AMI Sla pr
week NOW get from 81 to f2a for tho same 1lulr.
EpElnttIH no hnse oeeu ullde from iaborers,
anu Nhoee only qualifications are that tlry can
kt:lit md atop not,ns engine, cll1a from 81 tu
IL rasy 10 Zee, III comparing the price OF coal
bs1ofe The Nnke Viii that since, thas the r,S. IL
Nhul!t due 10 tue Increased Irce cf lath.r a.t,vr
have ,wen lea 10 thirk. Whru coal ii ws;,.sll,ns
ut ihe great ,'etots for Philadelphia lni New
1tTk fnf ~ per tsu. It tost+ tnt OPERATORS i.
lUhoWe: For lntHluR. luasflnK Gc., $50 per ton;
rtta',y, nc; tolls. f1sl: conHlisslnas 10 a.euts,
t:c: hakinc trtal oI t;.tG aud lrav.ng halanre
III tfr "l*fatcEa tuFur Of NJ These tgnrts r41s
little, kul io+ upsrar Is satisfied ~ rule w!tn
PErtt OF ttc PER ton THE Certainty rras3 ll-
lie ltu ut, " he'll W consider th. rasE anount Vt
capital involved Ill maehiucty. opetltny af,I In.
t'ns1e ralur !" NINE, thr sl>etlsiu:l tF,ln .stkrs
or ile llvAk'hH Of usach!nrTt. and tar frequent |
'iau-s Tin The coal s'1a,a, ~hrh otieu in ulT.s
turn IHr the Wtfk hune.
The ltasur whra the n:tnefa mare for,ne.i
thruuehoul he Stale l. known hy tue euphon,ous
name Of" The HprkfnrmrnH Benevolent A4sp-
ela{1eH-" II has lotai naluts how suit tie
rtfu 'ar tastes o. IEe men IxsiuG It, such ~
" Ribbon Men'-the inter appelIatto1 being
.iecttit dy Celtic; combination Of religion and war
. tor1 Of hltunluous AMI anthracite cnlsaderA Ii
tfbAtf frfI
by which It accompanes il end& No man can
juln the organization The l-n,lef. sciate 10 ssls
ot.tfatofs Mini coal must srll for, and Whit thry
s ss ~ ne rs :, ssees eSs "
trans mob, NO person, " said q gentleman to
nol;e actions Throughout The Country, outs.e O:
the coal rrT'ors can nndeFstaud the syssem of |
enforced. Already they have Increased the !!
price Of nln,hg one hundred per cent, |
b5 sutpend!ng work 'or stx weeks ;bEouga the
tors AMI q nal j,rIty Of the men were ANXIOUS to |
work at the prices current a, tue time Of suspen-
Iant o eoa noW ons tas opsaofs e can
contnne to wo1k under aui the public bear the |
imposition OF an organization which la tyrlnny.
aId a. tha1 The t11sanny q moo Ia on, question
The mines are 1luw being worked for tho benefit !
pay eatraraeant pnres for their coal In order that
the 1ahorers ol the mines may cloths their wives |
IN Elk and themselves IL hroalcloth, for such IL
onr eyes 10 the importance Of this question. nor
to the taci that In the centre OF loyal Pennsylya-
MA see - @e sns ~ uGe anae[ ths
name Of treason, anl that In the latter State there
i more protection 10 ufe, and LIMB, and property,
The coal regions loE The operators, whose loyalty
was never doubted and whose aid was never With
held.
7 mn pcf rer ,Jnrc avo