The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-04-15
, INTELLIG GENCE.
THE COAL TRADE.

General and the Governor on the Coal
Dificulty-An Effect Of the Late RiOtOus
Proceedings I'm the Scranton Region
The Progress OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
of the Trade for the Week.
The Attorney. General OF the state, who on last
Saturday, 10y the orner Of his Excellency Governor
Geary, made application IN the Supreme Court for
writs Of quo tcarrGnto against all the large coal rail-
road corporations of the State, has by doing inau
gurated a long term Of judicial proceedings which
Will give something to do to the courts the compa-
MES, and, last but not least TO the Attorney-Gene-
The yane Of shs move @ he gsSpo Of Ss Ve
be seen but it is very easy to reason for IL
the ground Of expediency Bat this expediency has,
however, pothing whatever to do with the question
OF settlement OF the coal difficulties.
The fact Of the matter WAS, as it is generally un-
derstood though not expressed that the outrageous
state of affairs in the upper coal regiOn-wnch
outrageous, Notwithstanding all the smoothing over
and snOthering up OF the facts by the miners and
those who favor them-compelled the Governor to
take some active measures for the maintenance of
order. A neglect Of this upon his part would mme-
dately set against him large number OF his remain
ing friends who are in favor OF the side of Law and
order But any such active measures against the
awess miners could be construed on the part OF the
miners as a crusade against the whole class which
the Governor, with great sacrifices to himself. had
been endeavorlng to concillate at Harrisburg. A
sacrifice of their good viii and esteem, even
with the gain of the good opinion of
the wotthier and more numerous class. could not be
thought Of, for miners have votes. Votes according
to the Governors plans, will soon be very desirable
to that parsonage, and every vote upon waning
size is precious To obtain advice as to how to
sraddle both horns OF the dilemma, the Governor
goes TO tle AtJOrueN-tIenerdl, ana Tue Attorney
General, like good physician, recommends
method OF treatment which would act as a sOpordc
upon the miners, whose troublesome and much
time, without his knowledge, would work a tonic
upon the Governors weak nerves. 1t is recon-
mended that show OF Impartial Judicial chas-
tisement be made right and left; that the
military and the terrors OF the law be
invoked to put down disorder on the one hand, and
the other wri Of quo UdrrantO with the terrors
which should accompany t be shaken in the face OF
the great companies. mot that the great COM
nanipg the at ALL the ATTORNEY. pu
might remark, ''nof yet that 1t Will do the least
particle Of good, but then, you know. the miners
don't know what writ OF quo lCarrato is, and will
suppose that is all right and that giving the
railroad companies =" The latter part may be
filled in with the only expressive style OF language in
use at barrisUufg
The act OF haunting the wrts before the railroad
companies is about equivalent to ths threat OF the
small hoy who when his adversary has reached the
pateTnal mansen, from the safely distant windows
Of which he pokes his head with fingers nose
i'll defiance, tells the fortified party to come out and
get clicking which cannot be administered on
account OF The existing circumstances preventing.
To all such challenges the candidate for the hOnors
OF defeat replies only with the uplifted finger and
declines to come ont 1he railroad companies are
safely In position behind a bulwark OF law and
right which, by the decision both Of legislative
committee and Supreme Court they have not trans
eressed The Attorney. General and the Governor,
small BOYS though in great mems clothing, are
chslIer ging the companies to transgress, or to
come out, so that they Can be 'licked," which the
companies, not desiring to be licked, de; slime do.
The move is In accordance with the regular pOliti
cal principle OF Cancellation on both sides when an
sighted person to the motive that actuated it.
But that 1t VIII do no good IN the present difficulty
Is conceded on all sides The railroad companies
and legal authorities say and believe that no deci
Of any kind on the question can be reached by
the courts unoer eighteen months, and even the
miners express their belief that it is not
expected much sooner. But 1t must be remembered
that decision rendered at that early day will be in
favor OF the companies because IT. is the earliesb
tine that it can get through the machinery of the
court II the suit leans unfavorably to the comDa-
MES 1t Will be fought by the companies TO the death,
and unDu1nkered years viii be consumed 10 It's SOlu
ton The best thing thai could be done would be
when the Governor sapposes that his mining friends
are sufficiently concated to withdraw the suit and
let the whole matter drop. BY this means much
pxpeDse would be saved to the Common wealth ana
the companies, the money being OF vastly more
value in other ways and the AttOrney-General and
Governor would be free to engage In causes more
needful OF their attention.
A roticeabe effect of the late riotous demonstra-
tons Ill the Scranton region has been to change con-
siderably the tone of the New York press toWar Is
the miners Heretofore friend of the operators or
railroad panies could not be found among those
who have charge of, and express their opinions
through, the New York papers. The New YorKers
had bt en- suffer by their great railroad cOrp0-
raons ana when tne tois we're taseu ns aHu @ pIiOes
YVES everywhere held up as the victim, not the ag-
tressor, through the ignorance of those who made
The Outcry. But the recent proceedings have
opened their eyes to what kind OF men they have
to deal with in the mining regions, and now tue
current of opinion is the other way. They now say
that the miners have been in the wrong, but even
this expression Of opinion shows that they have not
here. They have not yet been as long tried by the
tricks or the miners as we have and, besides, they
have had all along TO deal with the Luzerne region,
which is different from our SchuylHill region in
its ilhanitants and their manner OF doing things as
black from white go, -
of boards OF arbitration and an umpire, Is now going
brayeiy on among the miners, but with what result
reIeaiLs to DE seen. The General Council OF the
w b. A. have, after much deliberatiOn and discus
sion, agreed in recommending II, but the miners
Themselves, rather the leaders of the branch
uniOns nav vet reject II before IL is fully maCured
But should 1t be really tried, the ultimate success
viii depend upon the spirit in whlch the rlya
interests meet. If they meet together mutually dt-
string arbitration, and willing TO give up any
little poibts that may be In the way, good may re-
suit. But if each party under the name OF arbltra
ton desires to make everything possible out OF the
other the trouble will be great as ever and forty
thousand boards OF arbitration and as many UNI
pires would have the smallest particle of power
towards adjusting matters.
The following is a summary OF the trade for the
week, from the Pottsyille Miners JouTa@l Of to
s.The quantity sent by rail for the last week wa
l6 SCI tons by canal 54I5 tons; for the week 3D. 33t
tons against 81 1902 for the corresponding week las
year. The supply OF anthracite LOT me week wa
10 657 tons against 22S,3T0 tons last year. TDta
supply far this year 49 5i3 tons, against III
tons last year, making the decrease so Tar TINS yea
1,T5o,hT9 tons The total supply OF all klnas Tor th
week was 1875 66s tons, against z59 tons last year
TOta supply ls49 sl tons against 469 3Il tons las
yea, making the decrease of ali Kinds tnls year, 81
far / 6l9 $50 tons. The loss in round numbers /
oi'loeo aS i0iO"S AiiO-s ''-' Loss Gain.
Schuylkil. ................. .320,O00
lehiRh.. ...........'..'.''''..'' $50 oOO OOO
Wyoming. ............................ .9s0,0OO
Lyken's valley ''.'''''''''''''' 'OOo AZ M
Bituminous regions ................. 14l,OO
1,sO7,OOO 1s7 90
$4,000
Total loss SO far.........:....... 100000
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