The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-03-06
THE MINER.

A correspondent from Braidwood, Qn),
writes as follows:
In response TO your Kind invitation to the
miners AZ large, 40 send you all matters
likely 20 be Of interest 10 the mining com
munitv," to make Dp matter for the miners
column in the ADVOCATE, beg leave q be
set on your list as a contributor, by undertak
ing to send you all the little items worthy
OF note as they transplFe at the mines here.
As fret nstallment, let me state that coal
mining here has become very dull within
the last month. One shaft, which the Com
PAW had rec nifty resumed operating, which
bad been standing in dIsuse for two wears,
has been Jnce more entirely closed. An
other one which was yielding over loo tons
Ter dav, has now been reduced % perhaps
One-fOurIh that amount, whilst the tao prin-
cipal shafts belonging TO the company, have
not been running half time for the last four
weeks. Almost ali the single men employ
cd at these mines, the Company have sent
or are sending them away, their services
lowing ~ the falling of Of the demand) NOT
being required The only cause that is as
signed for this slacKness sett ny IN 80 early
foF this season, as compared with Others
for II is earlier by Two months than is gen
erally the caee, Is the extremely mild and
oIen winter we have bad. However the
ather for the last week has been stern
and wiutTy, indeed think some day have
been colder than any we have had. should
Il continue for any length Of time, IL NAV
instlgate temporary revival 10 our trade,
but one viii be s. sangu ne as to expect
d briskuess that will lat very long.
trust tist miners will send 10 their va.
rir us items OF interest 10 yod, that we can
always have a full column OF miners affatrs,
tuat will command ar-euIion BY that c,ass.
Very RESPECTFULLY, joins JAMES.
THERE are in dicar ions that an attempt will
be made by the contractors in the Scluyl-
kill Coal region to further reduce the wages
of miners, they are using the independent
~ press 10 further their ends. The Philsdel-
/ hia Ledger, says the market IL gluued, and
II coal is forced on the markets. prices wi
20 below the rrmun-rating point" This il
q rel etiIion OF an old dodge on the part of
the contractors. There are no indications
and but little hope of a reduction 10 the
price OF coal to consumers. We doubt the
contractors will force strike to further ad-
vance the price OF coal, and as usual send
10 the city papers, accounts ~ the O1tragee
committed BY the miners. We hope the mi
ners will keep Us posted 10 this matter.
Inc "Miaer's gornap says that "the
coal in the hands OF the dealers abroad, gen.
orally cost more than they are retailing it
at" The retail price Of Schuylkill coal in
Philadelphia at this date, rs for nut coal
81 per ton; for stone coal, IS per ton. The
retailers bul 2240 lbs. for ton, and sell
1000 lbs. for ton. The coal costs as the
mines from 50, to So so per ton. And the
balance 81 W Icr the retail dealers, and vet
poor fellows they are retailing Of q loss.
THE PENIS lvania Coal company have is-
sued circular 20 the dealers, offering TO fur
nish coal delivered in New York, at the fol
lowing price for one month, after March LIST.
Nus coal, 20 10; Stove, IS 90 /; Steamer or
lumn, $5 20 per ton Of 224ol5s., these are
sash prices