New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-26

$3.50, a., mora than three months ago, still con. |
tinrcs and the miners seem to be 10 obtain
their bass "a ever The corporations "hoh refused TO
$50 ., ,,oir demands are the Delaware Lackawanna,
and Western Railroad Company, ana te Dcia"are ana
IIdso, f,noI Comuany Both of these companies arc
~ wealthy and It Is said they are able to walt years
# necessary for tho miners to come 10 ers' @u IL not
been for the action OF these two companies VIC o'ers
would have given the basis long ago-aC cS' ~ S" inc
miners The fight is not wholly between the employer
and tho aborers but it is only another Pna'o u .he
great struggle which monopOhotS "'o NAMING
70 obtain exclusive control OF the market Inc
peope OF Scranton have the following STORY W 'ci'
For several years there has been much rlVay Do'"n
the Scranton Companies and the operators OIL ocnuyi
Couptv and the IeBgh region. Last Spring the price
of coal was unusually low, and immense quah'lo' .'o
going into market. The schuylkil operate 81" Vla'
uross there was change they would be OF jed 10 sus'
mend for the Scranton Companies were dog al III Vne
mower 10 drive them from the market inc miners
were given to understand that unless they such 'n0
,no,let would soon no ruined. This they felt them
selves and Immediately began to act Meetings "oIe
called and delegates sent to PittSon' scranton anu
o,ber pIaces i'm tho vicinity Finally after much discus
sion the Scranton men agreed to cooperate WIN tho
scuykil miners whenever called on Tho dciesaeS le.
turned home and few days the miners Struck re
oe reason the men at Scranton did not stop work Inn
mediately but after few weeks they also STRUCK AS soo
as the surplus coal in the market was worked OH
! tho operatops in tho Schuylk region palu
! the men what they asked, and they resumed WORK
The Scranton companies were indignant but they "ou
become bankrupt rather than surrender FOR once tcy
found themselves thanked by the operators OF scuy
| When the Scranton miners saw how successful lheir
neigbors were i'm obtaining higher wages they reJoceu
IN the hope that they, too would meet with the same
good fortune They waited while their friends worked
on Each day they expected to hear from their employ
ers but not a single line did they receive "heh pro-
visions were needed, schuykll County supplied them,
ally doll
TO hold until the basis was granted Inc Opetatos
h% a scfo coal could he kept out Of the market
The miners of both sections deny ms lhcy STRUCK 10
obtain what justly due them II the operators arc
willing to Keep 100000 tuns of coal ut OF tue market
rather than 10 pay what other comr Ies are EWING
they suffer the consequences III hs otJt i Ii
the operators say that they VIII never give Ie D'9i,
whatever may be the result one carney IC,P no ib
struck by the apparent indifference mhllca,uu ~ '
Scranton Companies as to whether lhefmeh "OIho uV
The only thing which seems 10 arouse tneil 49, ad
vauces made by the miners hut they firmly refuse 10 eli
called on Ir storrs tie General Coal Agent for the
Delaware LaCkawanna ana western Ooii O1ihl,dly. ~
basis ever successfully carried out Inc lntoy VI
cooperation beautiful, said he but IL Is uOI pIc.'i %
Ic the miners buy stock and become shareholders III me
Company Again, II IS impossible to know te eEae pIiCc
coal at Ezabcthport f3T Wen one ma" E' I've thrr
own way the operator never make contract nor
Eo cn,troI Of his own business. The price OF coal
may go down at any day below ting basis q So
| and then, according to the rules OF the OiiHI5
The machinery must be stopped and all work suspended
ntI Inc nrce OF coal goes up again. II the miners are
once allowed get control OF the business theTe VIII Dt
no prospect Of ever having cheap coal again The great
manufacturing interests OF this country VIII De lhuIeu
and much harm will result r ntOirs "oV t t u
TnE TRIBUNE give share OF lis earnings 20 tno
reporters, and clerks. II basis IS 5000 II fehsy
why not adopt 1t IN New-Nork Ctyi ANas a',u.s" W..
the miners were very ignorant YET SHORTY "Ity ~
when said that had always heard scranton spOhe o.
as hard place ne arose ana mace sa.e where sucf
improvements have been made IN n town supported
beautiful cottagcsl they were built by the miners
Those churches and that schoOhouse on inc MI are as'
owned BY them" The gentleman alluded TO me IaLgi
sums or money annually paid 10 the miners but When
asked for the figures showing the cost oil mining Goa
4 OF the largest iron manufacturing company IN the pace
and asked the same favor but was refused THESE com
, | TG.Iires an rho other side they arc Withheld
y IS'I Wantcd To- obtain flom a company thai
. | mined coal for their own use the rear expense o
mining; but they probably feared they gave me me III
formation the statements Of the coal companies would De
found Incorrect Perhaps was refused the figures 40 a
B. the Delaware, L1ckawanua and western Railroad ah'
l. Coal Company 10 Will be long me before te anAgu
public learns what becomes OF inc s'l Mn',' - i ~
coal in NewYork When the price quoted az - % pc
crtna oniy s. o per tuu Yet at that very instant Goa
Was retailing for $40 the yards. The Penusy wanna GA
were offered 10 cents per tun advance for the month
June; 20 cents per tun for July, and 80 cents per W
COMMUNICATION sent TO tho miners OF the Dela"aEe
IS Lackawauua and Western COMPANY ,
= scuSroS, Pa, August 49, 1907
- gl, a. ,r h committee 10Y Office
o the h inst tag question was a,Ssd D mem Nv g, To-
Company pa, paid by them IN May Which qae'o
It nd SrSl, Having submitted said question TO The COMPANY an
same eh aaser was conuuacate BY personally to Mr Tham
J. MoLa9 oag 81 , sla , ' Repgtaa oit6, ,is
, ad th,l Doubt expressed as to the authority aud senuneae
. Ys Therefore Chi. to notify an Tarle, interested that the notice
above referred duly and caused 70 be made by tL
authority ibis Company and such advance in wages WILL BIZ PAL
BY the Company uI'n tue o. STohR, General Coal Agent
The people OF Scranton thought this liberal Offer AM
u II was hoped that the miners would accept meeth
I, made by Mr. storrs but nearly every yOted for Oh
basis Another meeting will be held this afternoon. bu
al tins place says that John Kemp OF Carbon County
authorized to place So 600 a the disposal Of the miners
When the strike first began the railroad company wer
u paying 81 cents per Each ear holds i! tuns III
}, advance paid by the Pennsyyania company Tor thl
added 70 the old price, makes 81 81 Last May tn
asked for al advance OF 10 cents on the carr Il wa
refused The company said they could not afford 10
much provisions were 10 higher than before an
the price Of coal had not adyanced Now the COMPANY
afford 70 give an advance OF IS cents Coal at tina
! time was worth about 81 80 it is quoted at s. So
understand that the Scranton Companies are Willing
20 pay their men any price untl they can flood the mar
ket IA cheap coal and break down the Schuykl oper
termned TO do at all hazards providing they are no
forced 10 give the men their basis The miners say ina
to do this they are trying TO- Eef them mem 70 ACCEPT as
wages until they RUN the Schuyhll ana Lehlgh opera
t rcot m0nonoiss Of the coal trade Others saw tina
Y the railroad companies are anXOusly waiting for th
canals TO freeze up that they have the exclusive
d carrying trade from this region.
. The following instance IS related OF the manner II
which the coal ana transportation companies seek {
( grind up small operators Some time ago these SINAI
operators sad that they wiling 10 pay the basis
but the Lackawauua Company would not glve them any
cars few OF the operators commenced TO work tho
basis but the road refused 20 take their coal Tie mne
claim that II the Delaware and Lackawanna Railroad
were controlled by independent carrying corporation
the strike would have ended long ago. Formerly THU
Company compelled the operators to furnish their Owl
cars but shortly afterwaId suspectng something wrong
| IL bought up AL the cars.