, 1869-08-17
COAL.
who in Responsible for the Present
High Bsrscc1-The fIinrFs' Come
biuMGton-shsFE OF shc Trans
puFGNl1oh Com ksat1ltrs.

Erign Yr,ccs-The alin-rs' Com.
biuM&ton-s OF she Trans
poFt.iaon Companies.
ftu,a the .se.o Yerk T.nstt, 4usnst II
A Communication Is pauIished IN ths BOSTON
ddterttstr Of yesterday, in which the 1Etes en-
dcatu1s 10 SHOW ~ho i. 1rsoons.ple Tor the pres
eur high Prices OF coal Tie writer says II Is not
tut Ctal dealer. OF Erta!leE. nor IS 4 tae npera
tor u oM Lef OF The Iuint4 Whu must be blamed
foI the hiGh rr1ces. but II Is the *uEI men III the
coll,e11es. These nen are t'1nded together
Throughout ihe anthracite cral district nni
are INIT In their deunutss ann 1nt ctaclluu-.
eontTuIled By some HhEewd men a'noHg tner
DunbeE. IN precisely The same way inst t;irsdes.
CeeIing them IL the cmpl1Jmen Of ioFce "htn.
ever thugtt Necessary 10 caErJ out Their plans, TO
the extent even OF nlur,ieE. On the part Of the
awuers Of the mines there IS no alternative but to
AeGrdv tu their ucn4tdS, unt1l too outrageous, or
10 fop wotk entirely. ehch IN the emil w"Q'd rti!
further enhauce the prices fur coal by stopping
the production. Al tue present time theft uhycs
-Mlrtfs, inside aud tnt-de llborrrs-wtll aver
70 O. psr etn1 @ &c III ossf M "E nSs "a
OF wages We admit at the same tine mtu!ng re-
Gu'Fes experience, and a. ekllied labor ~ out
br:cklascts, Or carpenters exhibit, with much
tlar.ler xufk and less pay.
liut The Whole responsibility Of lt3h prices
should rot he CHARGED 10 tho worErn"n aiores It
I'll, uld tt shared l.y the transportation coMnascA
NJ u tnowu At The present. uulc c4,al u selling ny
the cargo vi fust Richmond. tue sflpfl!is is'nt, II
$50 pt toiL From ttts amount the Philadelphia
1 Keatt'tg itailIuat TAKE tor transportation tr'tn
Tan'uqLa-a ccttra' ro,nt where coal tra,us arc
m1t!e ul-to Port Kichnuud. distance Of nin-Ir-
three Miles, with i down rrJit. S46o
FuT luau!nf, = It'll Vessels Ut wnArres, 29E-sa5ts
LeavIng III The owner of The mtncs IuF nj. coal,
MtHets frpken, screened and prrEafei, q 62h for
dotnentic Ike, including q waste Of - per
ceut, and fru,Knted 10 1u:luqua, an average dis
tance Of twenty miles
In addition TO The labor OF mining and prep1r-
Ing the coal Ior shipment, the waste and expense
on the coal Itself. there aFe great uany lucldeu-
tal expenses ut u hrAt-cl1s4 c0lhert that sNall
thc cost ol coAl. Pumping ansI hu.stlnx engines
Aud rent1!utinG faus Are continually In fuotiot.
an1 - continually needing repairs aud reDewat@
The oren1er building, structure with machinery
costing from eaa,aou TO 94a,HJU according t. stzc
and capacu5, ~hete The coal il broken into mar
ketabfe sizcs, sorted and screened from Blnce and
dirt, Is also continually netsl1ng repairs aud IT,
placements, giving CONSTANT occupation to skilled
Mechanics There are EtguIFtd, also, for the
necessary work. 1rum entt 1--WE 10 nfsy horses or
mules, and the iced bill Il not snail Item per
month,
Thus much for the nrst cnas Of tho coat How
maDy cpliiet1eA have ever paid simple interest on
thtlI capt1Al Invested: 1u ife1 hing the coal 70
the East very large Amount OF capital Is invested
III vessels specially adapted 10 the business, and
combination exists among tue ownefg OF those
vessels to secure good rates Of frrGht dxnR tue
taih,nan raie at <250 per ton to Boston, and not
allowing It to be carried for u less sum Why tot
heap few Of the curses thelr heads instead OF
putting all on the dealers or "pperators :: Should
cap!rnltsts desire to rcalize some OF the enormous
prorts OF the coal trade, they will Ind no dtn1cuty
In huylng coal stocks In uFst-c,a,s fcoltFcs Ut
prices far below their par value.