The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-20

price OF coal Unquesuona sly it is divided between
First, the great mining monopolies. the managers
OF WllG are ioI % saIisne m with fair profit the
ways
Second me ira 4sportation Moiopolies the rail-
Ioa9s anu VSnS tS owned by these, the small com
are fair and H. snorabe in their dealings with the
men, woulu e able to break the force OF speculative
pin in, AIMED at the manufacturing and con-
suillin III scrCsts OF the country.
oT,r 81 Sne. very time when our great commercial
~ CSiIes @ are suffering on account of short supply
Ul @ w Al, and the price is being forced to an OUT
rag cous figure it is not unusual for the railroads TO
G. 5ase freightng the coal. Vast armies OF railroad
iaboTers are thus compelled to lie idle and directly
aid the swindng operations. Transportation tarlfls
are increased; cars are refused to the smaller COM
panies outside OF the ring and all the machinery Of
Inscriptions railroad monepoles is thrown into the
scale to force the price of coal TO higher figure.
Third, the city Spectators, who, TO say the least,
are not over scrupuous take still further advantage
Of the needs of the community
The miners themselves would prefer that the price
York the year round If 1t drops below the MINI
mum price, the miners cannot support their families
and they must quit work On the other hand they
do not desire that the price of coal should ever au
vance above the maximum figure here given.
When coal sold at New York for 50 per ton and at
Port Carbon for SO per ton the wages in Schuylklll
county was for miners sl4 per week inside laoorers
sl2; outside laborers, 81 per week. In Luzerne,
laborers, 80 and when prices for coal advanced
the miners demanded and have received twenty per
cent Of said advance. To illustrate :-If coal adj
vanced TO 81 per ton at Port Carbon (Which it has not
yet done) the miners wages would then be 1922 10 per
week. II is not the miners who put up the price of
coal at Port Carbon and New York They do not
demand nor receive any advance of wages until the
coal is mined and sold and the money in the pockets
of the operators. Then they demand the twenty
per cent of the advance at which the coal sold
above the s. or 81 fixed as the basis But il the price
of coal is reduced, their wages would be reduced
without a murmuT on their part
Your committee would suggest that is a question
whether Government should not take possession OF
the coal mines OF the country paving the present
owners fair valuation for the same, and run these
mines as the gold mines Of California have been run,
in the interest OF the whole people. The rese'ved
right to all the national wealth of the country should
never pass out OF the hands OF the people into the
hands of the monOpoists.
L. L. Rosemon, Stillman b. Pratt, Samuel Y. Buck
John Siney, A. c. Cameron, Committee.
Before reaching a vote upon the foregoing report
the convention adjourned unit T. NJ.
At2O'cock the convention reassembed, and pro-
Committee on Miners and Miners Laborers. Mr..
Cameron, Of Illinois, moved that it be adopted.
Mr. Siney OF Pennsylvania, being called upon for
further explanation, stated that the employing
miners were refusing to comply with their contracts
with their workmen, for the purpose of breaking
Mr.. Blissert, of New York, hoped that the report
would be adopted.
The motion was agreed to.
Miss Anthony moved that committee OF three be
appointed to inquire especially into what is known
as slop-shop work.
Mr. GaZZar, of Pa, offered resolution that a COM
mttee having the subject of constitution under con-
sideratiOn be instructed to inquire into the practical
bty of securing to trades unions throughout the
country their local and State organizations without
any aid from any political party and at the same time
without losing their identity to enable them to
operate as allies in political action with labor re-
form party organized for political purposes.
1t was adopted, and referred to committee to
report next year. 4----'--------..
As we go to press the report of the Committee on
Obnoxious Lawsisb being debated.
DIsAPpEARANCE OF WHISKY UNDER SEIZURE
About ten days ago the United States authorities
seized the dstllery and the parapharnaia attached
thereto of George Mountjoy, situated on Charotte
street. near Beaver for alleged violation of theNn-
| ternal revenue laws. On the list of seizure were
thirty-three barrels of whisky which were locked
| up in the cstern-room Over this, as well as the
| other property a watchman was placed. His duty
require his presence at the place constantly How
ever, he away on Tuesday evening, and on
| examining the place on Wednesday the thrty-three
barrels containing over 1900 gallons of whisky, had
| disappeared. How and by what means it is not
known, but the authorities are said to be actively
| engaged in Investigating the matter. rumOr has
| been given credence that the watchman pre-.
sented with a small sum of money for the purpose OF
treating his friends and while away on that errand
it is alleged, drays driven to the disery and
! the whisky taken away