Evening star., 1869-08-21
THE COAL QUE> rIoN.


The Border, COnsOlida'. a., C4atral A rlar..
can Cambe. larf. AID Hamp-bire. and 81.
more Coal CompGnies, Oil en -agsi m n tulr
oltumlnods coal al Cumberland, MaryIau
uni'e in circular 10 the puoli- am the ore. !.
IN tSsrd 10 the demand wa.ca has been mao ,
ior the repeal by the mex Congress OF the exist
ing tarh upon foreign coal, VIZ One dolls /.
and twenty-five cents a ton FOR tue ayowet
purpose OF furnishing the capatllis who a. 3
Grained sought 10 enrich hen elves W boa
LesaIo 10 Lne necessities OF the people. To- -
represent IN 4 "tne English and Welsh Goals
cannot pay the freight across the ocean aud
compete with American anthracite or bi,um MIN
Gus. They are now sellinE by the cargo - ~,
minimum OF SIG the ton and even il he tarirr of
sl-2S, golo, did not exist, their current price
,o w4uid oe SIiasIo. Ihey can be used, therefore,
ohly oy the very wealthy who can afford %
Pay Tor luxnricS, and they in no way aff.,t tha,
question. The Nova Scotia Goals II is we'll
known, are not suitable for steam generating
nor domestic purposes. They do not there
fore, materially interfere with the bituminoUs
and anthracite Goals, being imported manly
ior gas manuiacture, and II the duty were
removed the effect would not be so mn ch 20
lnJure the coal interests of the United States as
70 Deprive the Treasury of a con siderable
revenue Tor the benefit, not OF the puolic, but
The coal which principally competes with
anthracie, and Is used ia 1T ste ld, for aII nan
uilctnrlne puI poses, Is known In the market
as "Cumberland," or '.George's Creek Coal.
These companies mining this colI Whose nrIn
cipal Offices are i'm New York, hut WIN
agencies i'm all the Atlantic CITIES from BaIti-
..S-c " OA AuoAu' hiahe tne lOlloWlng STATE
ment-
I. Out OF S52,000 tons Of coal mined ana shin
peo between the lst Of January aud the 3lst Of
July, 1860, from all the mines in Alleghany
County, Md, the companies they represent
have mined and marketed 6e2, ,U0I tons.
,. These companies have not. dariug a.
present season, entered into any arrangement,
or combination, or understanding OF aHy Kind
whatever, In respect TO the prices Of coal.
which at the opening of the season were IS az
Baltimore and S4-s5 al Gaorgeto wn, per ton OF
2,2iO lbs delivered free on board: upon which
ngures no advance has since been made, not
WlthstandiDg the rapid increase In tue price OF
anthracite and l's great scarcity IN the unarEat.
a. no tlEe within the last two and q half years
mas Cumf erland Coal varied from these prices
70 greater extent than f1fty cents per ton;
altho' during the same period the price of an
cent. -
3. There have been no strikes at their mines.
no advance IN wages. nor any DISTURBANCE N
the industry of the Gum berland coal rerion
Tne business has been conducted with eoura
regularity and without any complaint frou,
consumers, upon an increased demand and
proouctlon OF about 90 per cent above last
year Thus healthy condition of business has
ehaoieo tnem 70 keep their coal m market az
tne prices named AZ the shipping ports, and 70
deliver coal In the harbor OF New York AZ any
ing seven dollars and q uarter the rros. Ton.
wnen discharged direct from vessel or barge TO
consignee.
4. The Cumberland coal can be substitu,.d
tor antnracite for domestic purpeses, and IS
uneq ualled by anthracite, Nova Scotia or
English Goals for Steamship and rain Way pur-
poses. and Tor the various manufactures OF
iron and giaks. This fact, well known in his
eoanfry, s published undsr sanction OF the
Briush ParhaOent IN their Blus Book Of ls6s,
entitled, "Reports from Her Msjssiys sscre,
Goal"