The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-23

and thereafter: and also promised TO give them the
same terms as those Who struck might get ron me
operations OF this mine have been going ON regularly
The Wilkss6arrs men, who struck with the rest on the
9Th OF May resumed work on the 18th OF June en- the
Hoboken twenty per cent basis the price demanded
by the strikers. The Delaware and Hudson and the
Delaware, LackawaBna and Western companies are
stil idle, the former refusing TO make any offer
to their men, but determining to hold out against
the combination. Tae latter company offers The
same terms az the Pennsylvania company and AZ
the late strike In the Iehigh district is sending al
the INCOMING miners who emjgrated there back
again, there Ia prospect OF the offer being accepted
AS both OF these companies control their transpOr-
tatioa to tide water, and have each capital OF
$40 600 ooo they can afford to wait. The Della
ware and Hudson agree TO pay whatever the
Pennsylvania and the Delaware and Lackawanna
and Western companies pay, and II the offer OF the
latter company be accepted all the men in the Wyo-
ming district may be at work by the LIST OF Septem-
ber The deficit in The supply OF coal from this dis
tons, and still increasing at the rate OF about $4,000
tons per week The grounds taken by these three great
on the oart Of 9ne men viii he eacoar
aging them TO strike again hereafter, and 80 cement
their organization as to enable them to dictate TO
the companies ana consumers whenever 1t may suit
their convenience. The wealth and magnitude OF
the operations OF these wyoming companies make
them the champions Of the coal capitalists In the
contest and the result OF their difficulty Will no
doubt govern all the other mines.
THE SUMMARY
OF this review shows serious condition OF affairs IN
the whole mining region, great deficiency IN the
supply or coal and an inadequacy OF means to make
nua increase IN the production Of coal Ii about
fifteen per cent, the product this year should be
tHiriysix weeks ana closes on the lst OF December
Nearly two-thrds or the season has passed, and the
total product OF anthracite coal for the year. up TO
felt as before stated, is Constantly increasing, as
the Lehigh and wyoming districts are princi-
Rsy the ds &arse has San sup soeS On to
small amount. The great question Is, WIN
r. n
capacities for mining and transportation cannot
fully supply the demand when all the consumers
market, and predict still higher rate than the
present. On the other hand the Pennsylvania Coal
deliver coal IN january next at 81 so and in February
ana March ut seven dollars cash. paid now. As
there is tsix months interest TO be made on the
money paid for coal thus delivered next winter tho
Onpany may be sale In making the contract, al
though all the other companies claim that the pre-
sent fall In prices Is attributable to the suspension
by purchasers waiting for lower rates. and are hold
Ing on FOR higher prices than those now paid.
Ss t ars mners az beag
against consumers rs well as themselves, and repre-
sent that the employees on the lines OF transportation
and all the men employed In the shipment OF coal
are anxiously awaiting the result OF the miners
strike to determine their conduct II the miners
aead 70 euorce an increase Of wages BY Similar
MEANS and II IL held that the result would be an In.
crease in the cost Of producing ana forwarding coal
to market which would put up the prices and main
tain them beyond any figure yet reached this
The companies also represent that as the miners de-
mand that the basis of wages shall be the price OF
coal 81 tiaewate making no rsducon td for
the more the company is charged by the
railroad for freight, the more they have to
pay their men, thus robbing them in double sense.
The chief point OF contention is whether the miners
shall be paid according to the price of coal In
market, minus railroad freight, or according to q
basis which includes the expense OF transportation.
Besides 1t is Chained that the miners have on seve-
raj occasions during this season violated their agree
ments and that in establishing sliding scale OF
prices based market prices, the men viii demand
access to the books OF the company and be con-
stantly involved with their employers IN disputes
movement whenever the dissatisfaction OF the
men might be sufficiently general to unite
them. There Is no doubt that the companies
win eventually triumph and coal fall to its
proper level, but in the mean time consumers must
expect to suffer- II the miners hold out until winter
the rigors OF the season win compel them to resume
work, but the companies are poweress TO do any
thing, except to wait or pay the wages demanded.
from the fact that II they were to assume the Often
slve, che incensed miners might destroy in single
classes deeply interested in this question between
the miners and their employers, and the result VIII
be OF vast Importance TO every branch OF industry
dependent upon large masses Of iaborers.