, 1869-05-20
THE COAL MINE TROUBLES.

VE2H1n 9k 9Ek0RGoAA0u4 anu 6kK4A[ II
tho Fonnsyivnnin Cooa Distric1s-
TnrifE-Snpply Greater Than the
Denand-TrytuK TO Regulate the
PHec--En1sp Statements bT xho
Conoernfug the origin aud continuance Of the
coal mtnefs' Su8penston d WHk IN PcnnsylYani8,
We gather the following frs7 Ths kiatys' Journal
Al The cdMeriea ve,r su17<nded In LehIkh and
SehayHu Counties, and n fzF II Ftt8ton La tha
Z vss .aas ,Se nen ~oaa a ee,sa saa
work aboSt I1tlBton today IL IS the Intention to
suspend until the s1st tnst.. Of 1st Of June. This
d the market. Another ensrcnsson Of : week Of
two may become necessary some time In August,
Shich about thn anlless portion Of
We do not oeiie.e sny sa-7%nsion
viii be required, - the demand T,d t,c up to tho
capacity Of The colliettes now worried Alter Con-
u0n, the capacity OF the coal regions MAS much
Greater than the demand for coal was l!keiy to be-
At least l,oocooo tons Of coal could be mincd be-
yond The wants Of the market, and we suggested
to those engaged tn mining coal not to push bEs1-
hess. but to WORK to The Lest advantage, 50 u 10
male = little 9roat, Or 4 iesst sase themselves
eseel in this view Of the ease. The carrying caH-
pantes Tefe also aware Of the situation Of the
uaAS y. and On tas gIop9s!tson Of lcdl3s na ia
New YORK for several weeks, 10 divide The trade
among the different regions up 70 the wants Of the
AL1Ike&y 44l4lk u W kuH4 UAE44U tHG
lesser quantity produce the same Income, but It
faed. The subject Of q suspension was Afterwards
discussed smonR the men, THIS som became
nostd abroad, and it Was nrst puhnshesl In the
new s5ape15 OF the cities with view, 10 doubt, OF
CREATING demand for coal 1t did create ue-
nand and the trade WAS stimulated heyonI what
The men then demanded IN Increase Of w4xea,
which was at ai1t refused, Oh tho ground
that the trade would not warrant It; thst the In
creased demand ~ns carsed entirely bv the apprt,.
tension Of fusFEnEtour which re4 tue, Inetr
wages were increased m the ASSURANCE on the
par Of the men that their Organization for sus-
Fl2ce as fos1 Il the trade stacked o and continue
until there Was demand for coal again. THIS Il
the whole truth Of tho matter. The coal operators
the policy Of the men; they seemed to be power
lez&. and the consequence WIS that they meretJ
anited Z along xith the e@rsens, Without any asson
fosteFed and strengthened By publications uads IN
the newspapers abroad, noe By the newspapers
epospsd epa u me eosi regooa ani ws asnJ be:
II had NOT becn for these publications, the object
OF which Was 10 foster speculation.
false puoicstsons M ade tns Ssg S1sea YoFe spsqs y
principally, end which led 10 the high prices dur.
lnE the winter We asacIt scassesslJ .has there il
the trade IN the papefs ahrnsl except those that
we're made By the correspondent Of the New York
1fs6a"t, the writer II which had the good sense to
put himself IN communication Win those here. Tor
Information, on whom he could re3y: and the con
sequence Was that fair were those altieiea mat
several o. these letters were cut ont and ineiosed
70 us, as the only true statements published
aoFuad With reEazi To the trade. with request 10
frpubl1sh them. Even the J.rtrnal Of NE.in9
article In ts last publication which is extreEel1
one-z!ded, and shuw8 thnt the writer knows but
nt!e about The mining busness in the coal re-
gtons: Before he pens any more such articles. we
would ativtse him TO yssH these regions, and be-
come better posted up On coal mining.
The Lnze1ne County cost operators, particularly
very selfish, not mean and greedy # Is known
that two 5ears aRo co1tcst sprung up between
the coal mining and earring companea and the
employees, which cansed = turnout. and lasted
nearly three months 1t WIS = local alHa1r md
The scbuJlfin County miners were not asked to
stop, because there wAs demand for coal Last
CURED In SchuslklEl County, and almost general
! suspeosion of the uade TOOK paoe IN the echuyl'
s4Sed heavy losses to the trade Schuy!klli aud
Lehieh Counties bore the whole brint Of this sus-
pension, and this squared the difficulties Of those
!; would be oserstocked again Il III the eollede.
we're to be worked fuu time. The hrst proposition
to remove this difficulty By the carrying companies
| came from 1uzeFne County. It failed, owing te
| undertook 10 do what the companies desired
but failed to Dc. SoF, af,es tie men hal
aEsed e. upon s1spension IN al the r e,
| companies, after the men At Hyde Park had
1 agreed to toin In the suspension, and nfter due
notice had been given TO consumers to lay n stocks
TO Inst during the suspension, prevailed through
intimidation or otherwise. to induce these men to
Violate their agreement aad 80 to vork. expecting
| TO reap the advantagc Of such an operation, aud
then induced their papcrs TO charge the whole als
| pension upon the operators In SchuJIklN County,
| when the suggestion nrst came from Luze me
| County. II this Ii not meanness, we do not know
| what IL But few abroad understand the coal
| Lining business II Is dlreren; from III othet
branches Of business. 1t cannot be cuztailed be
| low certain point without causing as much los
| "a to stop entirely. certain quantity Of cos
must be taken out to pay for the equipment Of :
co1lieEy, and the profits aIr the excess Of thai
quantity. To cuEtau the business below thai
quauutJ makcs the losses as great, II not greater
than suspension.
It will require q suspension nf about four weeks
this year 70 keep the coal market a; paying rate
This would reti1ce the production from se1,eN IA
Loo, 900 tunE, which IL about what the mt1es
could produce in eiceS1 OF the demand. II they
were worked up to full time. Other branches o1
| the business more fAyofably sltuasrd frequently
| regulate The supply to tha demand to prevent
| heaTJ Iosses. and, as the earring companies nnd
the coal operators heretofore fAiloi III their ut
tempt8 TO do 10, VIC hop0 the men 1nay Huccef II
the!f efforts to accomplish their object 90 as msn
tain paying fntcs both for coal and iAoor. lat u
| they attempt to run up tho prices beyond what
arr fair Femuneratnx rates, We will not wtthho!t
our opposition 70 their organization.