, 1869-08-17
The Anti.Conl Monopoly isaocin-
ZION of BufInlo-Mov for tho
Abolition OF Duty OH Coa1-Ikcport
oc n Special COm,ulttcc-11enlor


oc n Special Con, n,,ulttcc-1lenlorin
10 Congress.
At the meelER Of the Buffalo Citizcns' Anti
Coax Monopoly Association, held on Thursday
evening. the committee appointed to prepare
memorial 70 ConGrtts fpr the abolition OF duty on
coal, s1bnit1ed their report ss follows:
REfcAT. .....
la y ~, G,,r, Gn t q. ,ne
mortal to Congress against the dnty on coal, fur
such other relief as may be remedy nIalust the
rort ,hat IN 1heis view. iii dulles ou coal imported
IRON absoa,l should be iepealed-wneIher on BIZ
tn,at5ous a3 ca or shale or other COAL or On coke
The tax or duty imposed on btuminons coal
and thaIe is 81 - gross or legal ton OF 40 a-
eent ea ne tax o. ali g e,hs1
introduced from foreign countries Il forty cents
ton: The only "other' coal introduced is camel
inR gus companies, which, out Of tender regard
for there suffering monopolles u let iu with tax
Of oAl5 about nse per cent al lalorrm, while coke
b. ayily taxed. No anthracite coal has ever been
introduced into this country as an article Of CON-
me1ce from ahroat, ~. no such mines are worked
thraclte coal monopoly of Easlern PenIsy lyania,
where almost the oniy. anthracite Is obtained ID
M is fts9s q eempvoa Il lnS to eaa
kilals which compete in our markers for
Glide them altogether. And Why: 1t !stn,euted
to make fuel scarce, that the poo. may sn1rr Is
it Intended to make a great scarcltr Of fuel from
Nnyla Scotia, New BruL5 v lex anu Prince Elwarl'9
1saLs that the anthracite coal companies Of East
ern fennaJlEana lnay receive the Increased price
upon theif ea3.9
The elect Of the tariff duty imposed on soft
coal coming from No5a Scotia, &c, by The act Of
june 80, leGi. Is 10 excluue II altogether. AMI
far Us soft coal, without duty, would hare supplied
with fuel the wants Of New England and SeE
York, The anthracite coal companies have supplied
them Instead, Illus tlulnls creating market for
harsi coal, hy the exclusion OF the soft, for no
more worthy object or resulS than 70 increase the
tribute hat1 b5 the consumer TO the hard coal
theT TiIce Etil higher for one Of the most Abso-
lutte Necessities OF lie.
villages IN the Eastern, Mltdle and Western
States, as wood waH disappearing, gradually, By
Improved Hcdrs, accommodated themselves to
the use Of hard coal In their families an,l occupa-
den s. by the allgrasrnE spirit OF monopoly, ex-
hbtted IN the epg1ossnent Of all the anthracite
and canals Ieadne 10 and from them, Ia the hands
OF four or IRE mining companies aud many morr
roilrosd and canal companies, owned and con-
Of consumers Ind themselIe es oppressed, aud
nAny OF them crushed hy the Rruitraty and OPP
rre.aise rrtces demanded for The original gift Of
mIucd in Great Britain In 1854 was e1edi, 4so
oah of s tie 1ae pi wss q sq ,op
Now. making all the allowance tor dl1erence In |
the value q money o. the Two countries. 1t would
Ctcaply al there. The cost Of mining and Dc, !
iss5lpg anthracite n CATS, at the mouth OF mines,
localities, With the atze Of beds, their situation
us regards eAs5 drainage, the relative proportion
Of coaEse aud nne coal, and tho scale upon which
their ol,e1sLlonA arc couductt.tl
IN iss9 the lowest estimate, Including In this
the cost Of Keeping the nlne-cars and macntuer5
10 order, Haa about sIxt5.1ye cents per tou- The
highest rarely reached Il. And, up to that tune,
anthracite coa was never sold Al New YORK py
the cargo for over {! per ton This year, how.
es.r With All oGr increasing facilities Of 'Eansporta
lion A1d mechanical Improvements for mann.
IactuI,ng. anthracite coal Ut the Mines Ii
H. % per ton, and costs, delivered nj New Yort
H. " 'is ~ ~ 90, IN ee ,hif too before ne
lllchmond, i've lh1Irs above Philadelphia, the
y Hholessls price se 100 per ton, and the same
ner ton.
This advance or q ton made by the companies
Instructions tcnt all over tho country, lns,1ntane-
'usly followed bJ those companies agents aud by
olloN cd BY the latter on pain Of undersae by the
'eslsts 4 !he! were vlo'a,cd. Thus the coal no.
l61o1y Ia demonstrated to exist, aud competition
2 the purchase Of coal for fuel is dcnici Us; aud
bus the Inhabitants Of this city arc to Kuner tho
loil of them arc little nblc 10 eTen kesp thsIr
Ti't: ard children froIa freezing this widtck 10
AZ th.s N!skstl ta4 70 70 oti,ons monopoly.
fa,ns. .-,es - t.1t tntlc u notHlaQ
trbt Ia Inn n,r.trrt, ~ ~. ~ .aa ne ~
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: ~ @ " 'nS "os1a " !neta ana 70 bdJ tho pro
tes1x. - tnTa,- "as1sfss ne ean naS them
ai.',, ~ 49,. v .Assc LtuInA thA Rot-
,h ~, Is1uo1 "t!auat HrunR. lay At6 On atti-
y! .'.s1 - t,onssn 70 InafAct, EXCEPT II
rn1..tinn TX ,nre, a.ae 1a1es W support II "nae
tsI kc MI nn coa, eno,n,,,r, ~ ,.o,o.
~ :. ~. ea. ~, Ho, atlioautluk 70 Fsnhst!-
~. :. sae15 opptesson-as tne money PAID BY the
y n'nsMHHsEt " Gonsequcoee laeIeof. HoCa not into
nS s,,. ..asa.1. p1t hto tut uands ol some fn2nu-
ctntts Or pfod1cer ntte-Mnieh u taxing one
tlNou 70 ee1ent anothef, nhue Is FcrJ THE that
iefJ tAI otxnt 10 be 60 coutTred a. to take out