The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-28
THE COAL TROUBLES
Ine Companies Refuse to
Negotiate.
Miners Becoming Deipsrate- Depression Of Bud.
neas-Merchant' on the Verge Of Bank,
ruptcy-Both Parties Determined to
Continue the Struggle

ocRANTON, Pa, April 81, 1871.
meeting OF the directors OF the three companies
| was held here to-day. They decline 10 meet the
committee OF miners stating that local officers VIII
receive communications should the miners have any
to make. The miners VIII meet tomorrow in secret
session.
driving ptiless storm to-day has added to the
gloom and general dependency into which the city
has been plunged by this refusal OF the companies to
enter upon fair compromise with the mIncrs A
most disagreeabe feeling has been created by this
action OF the corporations. which may break out in
manner which 1t IL less pleasant to contemplate.
That the miners are being forced into desperate
straits by their powerful and unrelentng opponents
cannot be denied; that the business men In this
community
STAND UpON THE BRINK OF RUIN
Is equally certain. and now tile question naturally
is what Is to be done in the emergency There
seems to be no way out OF the complications, for
the present at any rate and the great public may
be regarded as so many spectators OF contest
S for tle gaqiatofs. siIalning every nerve
state Of things viii continue anaSS some Ss time s
Longer, a. no Impression can be made on the great
Quarters. They have placed themselves squarely
DETERMINED NOT TO YIELD
,nelr men ialr rate vi wages, and there Is little
hope mat they WI! change, except under the pres
tives OF cupdity. The former should be applied to
them ut once. Since 1t Is matter OF notoflety that
they propose to ultimately Increase wages II the
men Nl grant them partial indication OF their
course by going 10 work III the reduction proposed
last November, The only apparent question with
them is the qualification Of personal splre against
tnc MINERS union and such scntinenG should not
stood here, cre.tes rapidly increasing SYMPATHY
Tor the men, and still greater efforts Will be maze to
sustain tnell. notwithstanding the reports about
many merchants being bankrupted by the strike.
The storeheepers will continue to make common
cause with The miners, because their interests are
Nm povlev
The miner spends what he makes here ana the
more wages he has the more money he puts into
circulation IN his immediate community.
THE PROFITS OF THE COMPANIES
are expended abroad and their earnings do noe
through the hands OF the working people. Hence
nave the business men carried the miners 80 long
In the same boat and il one sinks the other must 20
TOO. They cannot break away from each otner and
business community and miners in one common
rum. How far OH this result may be IL is posi-.
bic to say but Il Is evident that IN the general wreck
the authors OF the evil cannot hope 70 escape.
For the present, then no important movement Will
take place: There Will be no trouble unless ecip-
tated by the agents OF the corporations. There will
be no Dreakipg away IRON allegiance TO the Miners
Union no dissensions and disturbance now the
exposed; no work anu no coal In any quantity until
tle companies grow liberal, or
TIE MINERS AND MERCHANTS sTARvE,
events likely TO be remote Such Is the present ap.
pearance OF things; but there is no telling whata
DAY may bring forth In these queer coal cOmplica-
lions and conspiracies.
The Proposition of the Philadelphia Meetfus
Rejected by she BIiners-A New scale Of
Wages SugResied-The Workinen Willing
TO Submit Their Case to A. bitra.lon.
POTTsviLLE, Pa, April q, 1871.
Ameeting Of the Executive Board OF the Working.
mems Benevolent Association was held at Portsvtle
this afternoon, and the following preamble and
resolution were adopted by a vote OF % to lo:-
Whereas committee q operators made proposition d.
grossly insulting Its legally elected oncers we
regard said proposition bride the surrender
protective In its characters and whereas great
cost the men are not guaranteed steady work
rrict to accept conditonay the proposition OF the
operators. lie and others, who voted nay, guar
anteed that their con ttuencleS Will abide ~ the
above decision.
On motion OF Mr.. Ryan, the following resolution
was adopted
Resolved. Tha. schuylkl county win resume AS soon a.
with slide ~ 50 and OF cent 10
rs Port Carbon. The basls prices contract work to
eight quarter per cent less than me prices paid on
knowing that this scale favorable to the operators
offered to the Saturday last though tbs
are striving prolong the deadlock wishes OF
large loy OF tho We make this oner IN all sim
certify believing i ss little As ihe men can afford % accept
hope That be the means OF bringing aboH an
early resumption II this offer not agreeable 10 the opera
willing to submit the question Of wages, ncud
ing that have thus far been made by either
SHE, arbitration, each parry to appoint committee u
support by argument before the umpire s several
A committee was appointed 10 wait on Mr.. Ken.
drck President OF the A. b. T., TO give MIN the re-
suit Of the meeting. after which the meeting ad-
Joarned.