, 1869-12-04
What Shall We Pay for Conl !

The !Aas ten days, decllnsd about one dolat per !
tou il New Yorx, Ne destse 70 nak tho question: I
sSs Ta pes dss9
We arc lid to ask this question ~ the Informs
tton we have 1to1n the eosl regions. and tnn re-
sets of tns c.. Mneis II Upoa Of
70 iho.e who arc familiar with the eeal Inter-
VII kaye no e+peclai interest, for ihey are a.
rrad5 cOnye1sant VITA most oi tue facts; bat
tltre sre hundreds OF tneuaalas OF people who
a1s IN coutarA,!se .Snosancs Of ths Ways
aid neana BY which they are made 70 sutet.
To thcte people we desire 70 say lhat - ~
Quence, but when We kEoH HIN to DC the head Of
al important AID nIrneroca association Of coal
miner. With po*ers ao,olate, we come 10 LOOK
zach considerable importance 70 what Af- sIney
may aa5 in regard to The mining o1 coal and tne
acson 81 " nas3, Nv aSs =, ~ sae ne
Ne have raid that his I'LL was absolute So Y
II be thinks the men Of q certain zine ARE not
ses ine - wof II 9 . a1ousn
outtnc cesl regloa and stopa all unul tho DIN :ul.
ues Ia the "tronhle some mine are AdJus.ed
sS Snt fse Se disns cd rers, 5at osce non:n,,
gentlaly 6n the sEo, vi. stneI visits the
coai naiset IL Ibis " osnes c.ttss, hA. paE-Nox
With sne coal dsaf returns ao e. aTn 9hs ares io1
mopth: and, tne operators dont IKE Nj. stneya =
| schsdnle, wS5 theJ must cease operations untu
sasa Sa1 doe. e. sep o. here "a bai he rdog d a.
mott deeply Interested tn-aud that Is Of sbuil-
y asS y pss L.
mtDtn} viii quit producing coal alsogctset, and
thus rup up pfices t5 Grating dcxsth OF tue A.
pl,sned 10 = moment And Of this fact the " Head
Centre essdett, aWast, Tor ~ carly ~ the sad
iu.', be rsss to iae potsssle Jour'a1 the follow
5As on all occasions went to Philadelphia t
ASCERTAIN The pitce Of coal du.1n9 The 1nUntht &c
| as 10 be aole 10 Average the Taees Fa1n thu oper
ascEt or the eosn as uauat. not |: appears tna
elatorF, tor they shut up al tource Of iafornA
t.ou IRON me, and had 10 como hone - vent
suunaerse M IL 1ssussI 10 ave e tue least !aos
nation, On the ground tnAt 10 Jour rapsf I'M
private neures rece.red one mnnth since happen
sers / cannot hlane tae deslers below, 30
lake ,Lis opportunity . thznk them for I'll
op1I2lrg and respectful Manner In which the
Ibs tspt nshtltty anoula ress Win inc operators
they we're the eaase Of hartuE sud figures put
ltebsh. and 'c. chem hold tnets peace tozeve
to r., 1ne mtnen a certain percentage, and, ate
short tsnr, They endeavor TO close up sli mean
OF acce hy ahich tbst percentage can b got a
\ Now, y bat ii 10 Ge drnt rtIts 3ttike Il Hns
, voIashe under tho present stata OF a7a.rs, And
l1oH not how to 1ttrs It. II tue operators AZ
| Hu to 1QfCG }eE II EOU6+
, Ne1 sp,s ,s eer,assy . vezs po!s:e aud naat
eouc note from Mt Siney, snd ~ rhoee who q q
, aEacatne," iools ~ though the miners we're b,
E ing stry badi5 treated By thoso who should b
: above sns sneh sction. We happen to kno! III
the following Eote, xhts1 apprars IN the san
papvr, RON g=ttleman whom We understand
oe perfectly reliae'e, throws qni1e diderent ~
a1hr co1nsaunscat,on Of Mr, lohn s'ney III tn
mGrcInR aa,ls. looks A. II he meant to pssIpi.a
ar spey VA ~ On ~ = anu, sseet On sssn15sy {sasa
I four daEs ohsod n ttne atd Hthout ous COZ
i n.1tee-1aAa, arsor!sno e sgst<rt.t, Sns.aeess
' p{1ees, Rpd be obtained lelteE1 from fhtte PROG
! pent houses that Know OF, and pefharS mora.
: the rgurta 70 Obtained donr meet hts IDEAS
1 wtat trey snculd be, let him ssy 10 honestly y
not N 10 shift the A4ue. II he neAna .aasSt
on aceour, Of tue 1or sxraors he cot, let hiaa ,.
10 The ope7Ators ara *1inR to an1oe BY ~ tht
agreen ents tn tie tstrr. So nore, 70 less; @ do1
= like apQp1 4 ouB conmnrtca.1ouEy and At Snt
# wants My Lame he ea1 nave It o5 c,ltng ups
II JON"
q bet,er NEON 70 S.ney than 70 most people, ~
d from the above we feel a though the Head e
J. ue' VAS lEes!act 10 rssvatteate tlsauy. u "
that, unless the miners do st7ke, cosl must cor
Gown 10 SON ethlL9 Ase \ reasonable pslcc- v
u are su.eng thoee VITO like to zee saen pad IL
se sSan % si1es ' T. .ss:i a efolis, oai ahsa g
seek 10 make .tE1t nJ doin% Rro1g, We are 0
y posed TO It !nyaltably In other Nout4 re 10
j. upon thas the Elmer, atteF having entered tao
- compact = fieh In rea1it. rob. The coal tonsam
I public, ard cDdlnR thai It ~a1 fuccestfcl, hA
breone n,ore E1akpt. s. clct1tosttl, and asatido
p snan ever, Al 10 accom- pi,fn their euds threat
!, Atzsk e." naCh u but another ~or1 tor l2Uit
., pt.s Of estry lind Acd Character. from pesty
" fbe cosl rrciops have seen 1t frequen " oefo
y and.wtll tee il again II something Il rot doce
IN ! prevent It.
i. ne nrr tucl1ned to believe tt4s tbs little ann
Nel1 oI the coal tlsDe1a e1A be H-oppt4. OF
N eass cnstsllea life. and q cef1aia!y uu4h3 70
W dcce, and that right speedily Perhaps SO
Is doe or cno11e Mnor would assist the rA*fe
.. clol1e4 have been found 10 Eork We'll IN tha mlE
III Of Callip1tlz and Ihe da1eztns Tesssastea, Roa
~ rec no good fe4*on Why they should nps ~
VI equally Is well N the roA tn'neE Of ScapylkAt
sS the sdtosriue eoal. rrodcc:r eouares i Eo
On yrtAl, &cd the ttIcnx arm Of frt nt'!tA MT
% | b tL5oleu 70 prevent these kacl whom NJ. Sls
l. rvpretepss tron doing the d1t1aRe Theca II
- - thIeateu, should tho uudc1sskirE pc 1I1et
~ would aeon tefue the Te111E question ii 70 r.
I'd we shall p3y for COS.