New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-21
TIE VAR or THE COAL nrANS.

TIE NORTHERN UNIONS STRONG AND ORDERLY
-SCHUYLKILL REFRACTORY WHY THE
RAILROADS HAVE TAKEN PART IN THE
BATTLE.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2).-The Miners Union
In Luzeme County. in which Is situated the Wyoming
Northern coal Held Is undoubtedly strong, II not
stronger, than The md there auic and order
y and would protect the ppcrty Of the corporatons
and private operators, should there he for their
services from food, fire. or nObs. There are, however,
as vet no signs Of setemc II OF the questions In dispute
between the three great milling and Transporting cor
pOrations and their men.
The chic: difficulty in the 1aY o. resumption ~ coal
mining f. in Schuykl CdilI q Satisfactory arrange
men between the operators tnd miners tie made In this
region, compromise would probably DC eH'cted IN
the nOrth-it IL difficult TO itaginc wa-and piodne-
ton would rccommence In all six counties Tbs Il not
certain, but the recognized tDiitY OF Mr. D'on' u'o
President Of the DclaN arc aili Hntsjh Caua 'ohp
"A who rose from day lnrf ~ INC ninc--J s'"5
the superstition. In srlu,lkin the sitlatQh IL ~
enough, II not as bad as IL mi 1T BE-. Tho
schuylkin operators have delegated fnll powers 20
settle the wages question: ~ a .oInmitue o. 10
their leading men. majority or tiils COMMITTEE
nOtw thstandngsomo Widespread ports e " ni'ly'
are wiling 10 contract with tic hucrs UnUn or ~
mcnt which rear being agreed to las Dccemn r,
when the great companies piod cca se9i pasc " rc
North BY their 20 per cent re ncuono OF TageS r
prop sitbn. which was publi'lel IN wv IkiB,
S Gg rS o. Ss'r c5ymmtecs and and" wd have
been ratified by the yOter OF the several dIsric,s
which compose the Union, hau
OF tn companies thrown everything INTO cohfh'
sion. Unfortunately rhc Schuylk miners now nsi,t on
the wages OF 1869. and re use 10 WORK on ~ other basis
than one which pcrielce las shown tO be ultty run
the OpctO, unless the pr &c OF cod rules very
high While the Recalling Railroad Company, sisted ny
ali the other carrying companies, viii support the rd-
rs In resisting the cXtaVagant demand 81 the W. B M
i is exceedingly doubtful II the allied companies would
consent to 4 renewal OF operations the very unstaDo
basis OF 1869, which has the mequahle prop.
erty OF advancing the mems wagos when coal
goes above a rather high starting point, and
not reducing them when IL goes bc Ow THIS starting
pout Is AN average price OF coal at 50 per nn NJ PORT
Carbon the head Of the Schuylkll Canal. When coal
goes below tlsand il ought under proper system
OF wages to be above q 50-thc men Insist eher upon
full wages or complete cessation OF work 10 TINS uo
manager OF corporation which is subjected 10 net loss
81 every co days its Immense roix stock ~
id a right object. To prevent half dozen or 80
of OPERATORS who are greedy To get the present hlgh
prices of coal the expense OF tie rcsJ,
from striking hands with the Union aud disin-
teerating tho Operators Association, the rail-
roads have raised up the tolls snihcieiruy
To put efectual embargo on the sccciers Tis Dod
course though extremely perous In the present cOhdf-
ton OF the market and necessarily unpalatabe to con
sumers Is sustained by the vast maturity of the opera
tori and many of the largest consumers. IL IL not AZ
your correspondent mi nfOuned yesterday, dow
az the of the Miners Union. 10 means and ~
accepted by them but IL Is not war OF eAtcin-
nation. II is in earnest though, and unless thcre
is armed Intervention the part of the public, the w
b. A. viii have to surrender the territory which Ia
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