The New York herald., 1871-02-16
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THE COAL MINERS STRIKE.
Meeting Of the Coal conpsniss-Larp, Coal In.
forest Reprssentsd-C Combinat on Agai ,st the
striksrs-ihs Pro p.civa Coa' Famine.

Slrix5l1-in3 Fro p-clva Goa Famine
The strike OF all the miners and laborers OF thu
anthracite region has been brought home TO the
public by tho increased price OF coal. The repre-.
sentatives Of the several mining companies and rail.
roads In the coal trade had secret meeting yester
day at the Office OF the Delaware and Lackawanna
Company, corner or Exchange place and William
street, Among those present were the folowng.--
Asa Packer, Mr.. Sayre, OF Lehgh VALLEY Railroad
Company; Mr. Gowen President of Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad Company; Messrs Pardee.
Fell, LIndeman and Coke, committee Of coal ope-
rators OF Lehigh region; David Thomis samuel
Thomas representing Lehi2h Iron Furnaces;
Messrs. Bushing, Eckert Kauflmann, repre-
sentlng Schuylklll Company Iron Furnaces; Mes5rs.
Borda Slegfved, Kendrick, committee Of coal
operators In schuykil county; Mr.. Dickson, Pres-
dent Of Delaware and Hudson Canal Company;
Mr.. Even, President of Pennsylvania Coal Company;
Mr.. Hoyt Treasurer OF Pennsylvania Coal Company;
Mr.. Clark, President Of Lehgh Coal and Navigation
Company; Messrs. Sloan, BrIsbin and Pyne OF Della
ware Lackawanna and Western Railroad Com.
pany.
The assembage represented in all capt.
ta OF about $500 0OoO,0 900 ana an annual pro.
duction OF 100000 tons OF coal. The
meeting was avowedly held for the purpose OF
preventing these periodical strikes and 10 oppose
the combination OF the miners and lab0rers who
suspend work the instance OF their secret council.
In discussing the subject the representatives OF
the above mentioned companies maintained that It
is in the interest of the producers and transporters
to have uniform rate Of prices for coal as nearly
as practicable, without the
EXTRAORDINARY VARIATIONS IN THE PRICE
as has hitherto been the case Someof these coal.
| producing companies, such as the Delaware and
Lackawanna railroads, sell their coal at auction, az
they mostly rely upon the general public, whereas
| thea Delaware and Hudson Canal and railroad
| Companys have their regular customers to whom
| NOT POUND or COAL,
| say the above mentioned companies, has been pro.
duced by them since the st OF december last hen the
| men suspended work. The coal companies contend
that they have not put up the pr,ces ol COAL but the
the product The Delaware and Hudson Railroad
Company claims that 1t Is losing $250000 . month
e aoa ot e eos the as coal ne
| The other companies claim to lose In propornon,
the e largest poducer rod They also maintain that the
wages offered the miners are larger than those OF
any other branch or industrs in this country. Tue
representatives OF the Delaware and Hudson, Della.
ware and Lackawanna and Pennsylvania Coal com.
panles asserted tnat even at tho Tune tney reduced
their wages, their miners were being better paid
than those In either the schuylKlll or Lehigh re.
glons. The secret council OF these regions however.
GENERAL SUSPENSION or WORK
for the purpose OF sustaining the strikers by putting
up the price OF coal and tnus forcing higher rates
| Of labor, The companies say llt, even NJ the re-
| duced rate. the common laborers can earn from
81 GO to So and the miners from S3 to SO per day.
ihe miners, through their organized Grand Uouncil,
demand that they should pe paid all on the same
constant aim therefore. would be to raise The price
| as high as possible. They desire nothing less than
Wnsasser Surplus ooa should
the price 1 below & cer.ain , ). pom. r,ro they
again. The representatives OF the coal companies,
however. resolved at tho conclusion OF the meeting
to resist each and every one OF the demands OF the
|
TO DO NOTHING
for the present and in theuuture TO act in coopera
ton. They deny that the parties who have other
interest than their labor are entitled to copartner-
ship with the employers. The miners who want 70
have their wages based on the price OF coal, would
| keep up constant turmoil ana
| SERIOUSLY DISTURB THE MARKET
by the variations that would ensue at different t,es
In consequence OF their SUSPENSION or resumption OK
work Besides, they say, this wodld cause continual
chickering's between employers and employees as 10
the price OF coal. The coal producers declare that
they wish 1t to be understood tnat they going to
''screw their courage to the sticking p0ntn ana
rather blow the furnaces out than have this state OF
thinss exist. They intend to oppose combination to
The question In which the public are most inter.
ested Is, how VIII this strike anect the price Of coar
HERALD reporter that there is coal enough to last
for some time for domestic purposes The manu-
mills, sonic OF which have already blown tleir
furnaces, Will be the heaviest losers and II work Is
furnaces In the anthracite region Will have follow
their example. SOFT coal Is however, coming forth
III increased quantities., which Will
PREVENT A COAL FAMINE,
but 1t would be ruinous to transport soft coal for
1000 miles to the anthracite region. The soft coal
which IS arriving In vast quantities from the Cum
mestic USE AT the same time The taking away OF q
production at the annual rate OF 15, 600 OF tons
state Of things should continue for considerable
period, although at not so high rate as 1t IL gen.
e,ay sappossed u he also said that the buk q the
OVER loo 900 MEN ARE IpEE,
at present, as the business or the transportation.
non and manufacturing interests s being stopped
for want Of coal He contends that the leaders keep
the strike up but that the unds Of the organization
Will soon be exhausted. This is simply uestion
Of endurance on the part OF The men and the cont
panie5. Up 10 the present time the SOcalled Grand
Council would not permit resumption on any terms
m but they have now taken or The embargo leaving
Gated by them dhe Counci).
The Miners Strike in Peunsy Iva ia-No Rs.
suEp,iOn'in in POttsviIe.
PoTTsvILLE, Feb. Is, 1871.
There has been no resumption to-day. The gene
raj feeling prevailing among the operators is there
will be no resumption at present. Much anxiety Ia
manifested with regard to the result OF the meeting
OF coal operators aud many prominent railroad men
held In New York to-day.
Mount Carmel Callers Rcsumug Wcrk.
MOUNT CARMEL, Pa, Feb. Is, 1871
All the coeries here resumed work this morning =
except one, which VIII commence tomorrow
The Tnmaquu Miners sill Holsing Out.
TAMAQUA, Pa, Feb. 15, 1871.
The miners, still adhere to the three dollar basis.
Two collieries mere are preparing to resume work.
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SINGULAR FATALITY.
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fwo Brothers and a Sister Die Within Three
Weeks.
About month ago two brothers and one sister,
,amed Brannon, all well advanced in years. con-