New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-15
THE COAL MINES.

RESUMPTION STILL DOUBTFUL-CoMBINATIoN OF
THE THREE GREAT CoMPANIES-ALL YHE
MINERS MUST AGREE ON ONE BASIS BEFORE
EITHER COMPANY RESUMES OPERATIONS.
SCRANTON, May 14.-Delegates from the
miners Of the Delaware and Hudson Canal
Co.. held general session in Providence yesterday and
unanimously agreed on the following answer to Mr..
Dickson's propositions
To Superintendent Of Delaware and Hudson Canal Co.
SIR We, the representatives of the Delaware and
Hudson miners and laborers n convention assembled
do hereby refuse the offer OF the COMPANY 10 aroae'
with certain conditions, for the following reasons
l. There is condition that we go to work until tne
first of lane on reduction made last December we
want arbtTate the wages we are TO receive from
DcEson the relative preseqit, value and nd
further the price of coal is not TO he cons
cred so far rs it enters into the living economies OF
miners and labOrers be treated in the same manner
other necessares in arriving at the cost OF ms
dehars having anything TO say on the price Ol
coal sold by the company or the interest made D em
on their capital stock while they make us bring before
the umpire what purchase for our dollar Inc
do the miners sell coal in the market. Why debar us
from using price Of coal argument because We
the purchasing power of dealer as an argument against
when the company sell us nothing. ,o.. l., T., o,r
The length of time wages should last liz, IN our
opinion, question for board Of arbitration. ala
L. We want than three arbtrators from each sac
We offered arbitration good faith, and object
TO oneded arbitration, where all the advantages are
on the side of tue Company, and all the disadvantages
the side OF the miners we also refuse t.e oh1r VI
cents per tnn advance over inc amount oneiou " '
PETER QUIGLEY WIN! HILL DAVID AUBREY, Committee
According the of Mr. Dcksons letter. the ac-
ton of the Delaware and Hudson Companys men Is
equivalent to rejection of the proposition BY the men
OF the Delaware Lackawanna, and Western Company,
and the Pennsylvania Coal Company This arises from
the concurrence OF the three companies, and their eX
press statement that the miners OF the three lines must
agree on something before the acceptance of any propo
ston by either body Of will sbe considered binding
on the Companies. The combination of these gigantic
monopoes and action of the Delaware land Hudson
men, yesterday, will necesstate new line OF tactics on
the part Of the Companies and this week wlundoubtedy
witness a bold attempt to undermine the Miners Union
by opening some Of the the aborers The first
attempt will be made tomorrow morning at Brggss
Shaft which was supplied yesterday with tools powder,
Oil and the other necessary materials. detachment OF
soldiers are pcketed the mines, and those reslng
work will DC protected at their work well as In their
homes.
A. A. Scranton son Of j. H. Scranton President of the
Delaware Lackawanna and Western Coal Company, was
busy canvassing among the laborers OF Bellevue and
Hampton Yesterday, and claims that he has 80 men
ready 70 resume tomorrow morning All the leading
miners are cOunseling their men to stay al nome ana
offer no resistance the labOrers. The consequences
may be more serious than anything that has occurred
heretofore The issues nationality and labor against
miners have agtsted to such cupabe extent that
much mischief may follow the ateihPs a' ieSuinPo "
be made this week.
THE RESULT OF RESUMPTION ON THE MARKET.
From The Pon,rfue Miners Journal, May H. .
The resumption IN all the coal regions u
now fast becoming fixed fact. III the Schuylhll WOrk
will generally be resumed Monday The independent
collieres OF the Wyoming region are also preparing 10
resume and in the regions or Columbia ana NOrthuhpeI
land Counties special arrangeInens nave Deen maui,
The mines of the Iehgh Coal and Navigation Company
will also resume Monday The anthracite trade - now
tns behind last year Last year We ihcIeaseu
16 500 tups over 1862 Had no suspension taken pace,
and the offer made by the coal operators ana companies
been accented the market this year would nave taheh
from 800 600 10 increase at the low rates,
which would have removed nearly all the surplus pro
ducton foom the market so that another year, hcrese
wOud have absorbed the whole increase at better prices
As II IA there will be increase OF anthracte lnls
wear and we may fall little short OF last year,
and the whole Increase will be made up from
and foreign bituminous coal so that the an
tbrace trade Will be In the same condition eA year US
regards its ability 10 OverstOck the market FROM Ih
hest information there is transporting capacity eqhi
IN b2 900 10 $4,000 week during the balance OF tne
season The whole supply OF anthracite coal sent ~
market last wear was l5,36s437 tuns We nave Already
nnt Te9 ls tuDs 10 market and for the remainder OF
tbe season we can send at least 10000 tuns on an
average M December which would ABOUT DfhS IL W
IN the supply OF last year III prices sholn rue h uou'
a. so nut on board at Philadelphia ana say 90 az SNIP
ming ports Of NcwYOrk, we thnk tue Hhlket VIII taho
abn1t last years supply but IL they should, from any
canse whafeyer run above these prices on an average
Te doubt very much whether the market Would uihc
within half or three-fOurhs OF million OF the quahy
sent In fhe market last year. and the balance "Od W.
made mn entirely with bitumnOs coal the increase Va
which Is already from all sources at ieast fovV1 @ "
II IA Therefore much better for all interests 10 nay
regular business with fair prices, Tor me Iaahce o t
wear than nuetuatng business, WIN AISher ia'oS III"
diminished consumption
| The Germans Of HYDE Park resolved at meeting