The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-11-05
CITY GNxELLIGENC e.
THE COAL TRADE.

The ReadInE Railroad and Its Drawbacks
Symptoms of Decentralization Among the
Members Of the w. II. A.-rhe Complete
Tonnage for the ek-Qnotations, Etc.-An
Explanation.
The Phiiadclphia and Reading Railroad Company
have issued the following orders, which went into
effect on Tuesday last:-
On and after November I, $50 and until further
notice, there will be paid the following drawbacks on
70 points south Of Cape Henry, eas, Of New Brnnsvck
ON lump, steamboat and broken go cents.
On chestnut %
al other points outside OF the Gapss Of the Delaware
oS ali csTgoes Of Toe tons or less consigned to ponts
within the Capes of the Delaware, ghterage drawback
and after N0vemSer and until fnrs5sF noticH & the he
sii5 fon Scbuyfiil MAVEN to PhiIadephii and 81 ss
from Port Clinton to Pbiladelphis- ,....,-
and 65OsP css and R sPs tom Sn SP egg n
Until further notice freight by cOmpanys boats to New
Curing the month Of November there will be no charge
Itis the reqqest Of the company that the miner shall
These drawbacks are intended as an Offset to the
dull state of the trade, and to encourage the ship
ments from Port Richmond. 1t Is the opinion OF
the majority of operators however, that the reduc-
tion is not near great enough TO meet tne present
requirements and that many Schuylkill collieries
will be compelled to stop from want OF orders The
only alternative left for such is to sell coal at loss
or stop work for the winter. The recommendation
of the company that the miners have the benefit Of
the abatement is therefore unnecessary and useless
The miners receiving the lowest wages
agreed upon with the present basis. The last meet
ing of operators and miners representatives was
held OF Saturday last, and the october rates was
found to be $3.50 $40 per ton, and the price was
therefore fixed at l6E per cent. reduction.
from the So. But it was only by accident that this
rate was found TO be the correct figure, and IN
reality the price for the past month is lower even
than that The names of the five operators chosen,
from whose sales the statement is made, are drawn
from a box. At the last meeting the names OF
three operators were drawn who supply Philade-
phia and the line at rate about fifty cents higher
than the Richmond prices 1t is thought that this
had not been the case the average price OF the
month would have been as low 1925, or below
the lowest basis rate The operators have therefore
paid the miners higher rate than the market will
warrant, and 80 cannot be expected to give them
also the benefit OF reduction in tolls, which is not
enough to cover their own losses. Under these Cir
eumstances, the advice OF the company falls on
hearing ears.
There are symptoms OF dissatisfaction with the
W. B. A. in several places. At one colliery in
Schuylkill the men offered to withdraw from the
association and work independently in order to get
higher wages, but the proprietors would not allow
IT, saying that the men had made the agreement and
should be held to it, But they promised that after
the first OF the year other arrangements might be
made
In the Shamokin region it is said that about ha.f
the colleries working with backlegs men out
side the w. b. A. The October price Is there $247,
and the association men receive wages at that rate
The following is the complete summary of the
trade for the week ending Noyenber 5, as reported
for the Pottsville Miners Journal OF to-day