The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-01

These are the peculiar and highly important
features OF yesterdays sales. Let Us now give the
public
THE CAUSE AND ITS PROMISE.
1t Is well known 10 the readers OF the HERALD that
the recent long and painfully disastrous striker Is
not the Drst that has troubled tie coal region as
well a. the people al large There have been
sstrlkesn-very serious strlkes'i-bel0re, ana those
moi always because Of lrreconcileable differences
between those who work and those who own the
mines III Is well known That Tie strike immediately
preceding the last alone ia the interest
OF the working miners, but rather IN the imagined
INTEREST OF THE OWNERS
and made with their knowledge, and consent.
Competition III coal mining, Ike successful compet-
ton in almost any other necessity, has tendency
10 lessen the price, when the heid OF production rs
large This was tue case IN coal and with the ma.
tural production realized from the numoer OF men
employed, the supply really exceeded the demand.
This vexed all the owners, but especially those con
trolling the smaller mines, VINO cannot produce and
deliver and return "A profit on low rate as the
larger owners. IL became their seeming interest,"
then,
TO DISTURB PRODUCTION.
The miners were induced strike as q cover to
the owners desire TO lessen production, and they
were promised share of the advance which
should be realized because OF the stoppage OF the
works. This movement against the pubic the men
joined in, and their doing so was the reason why,
their real strike, which SO recently closed, they
found so little OF sympathy and support among the
workmen In other callings. And their real STRIKE
which has caused 50 much OF suffering and cost TO
both themselves and the public. was because the
owners, VINO were parties 10 the agreement Tor the
DECEPTION OF THE PUBLIC,
did not act up TO tnelr agreement the matter OF
division OF spols In FACT, 10 that fact underlying
tue conditions OF the recent strikes much OF the liz
feeling OF the men TOWARD those VINO employed them
Il 10 be attributed. This bad feeling among the
men, ano the behei that 1t was secretly encouraged
by the small mIne owners, determined the man.
moth corporations to make strenuous efIor; 10
GAIN CONTROL OF PRODUCTION AND SALE.
II Is claimed 10y them privately that nearly all the
trouble they nave with their workmen occasioned
ny the malicious imanGuvrings OF those whom they
call the small owners The declaration at the d.
rectors meetings Is that the small owners cannot
realize profit on their sales when The
works Of the large owners are in sue
pned They then. 1t Is charged secure men
To breed discomfort among the worsnen In the
lion, and, when successful, succeed in placing their
supply upon the market al the advance thus caused.
10 prevent continuance Of this Inaneuyre, which
always resulted In something OF loss 10 the larger
owners, they nave tried a variety OF schemes, the
most prominent OF which was the arrangement
coAI-cARRYrSG RAILWAYS
by which the price for transportation 10 those
heavily interested in them was placed Al ngure
which, a. the public remembers, amounted TO pro-
hibition- That scheme, however, was too palpably
IN the interest OF the large owners who are also IN
leading interest IN the railways, aud the publc's
Remuneration oi ~ caused II 10 he dropped. IL
served however, 10 mold back the supply In the
hands OF the small owners, and they thus pre-
vented from realizing the profit they had anticr
pated from the
the strike produced. There was some satisfaction
10 the heavy owners; and those or the rail-
ways who were not also mine owners agreed 10 "
coming as they dld al the season when the roads
had prepared for extra transportation, caused loss
al business anu decreased receipts. Out or their
mutual interest, as agaInsI comparatively small!
and the discussions they 0ccasl0ned, the eA-
istIng plan was rlpened. and The pecullaries OF the
scale OF yesterday show that they now prepared
10 carry IL into effect.
VERY CHEAP CoAL'
g. now 20 be the rule. Not that the large dealers
have any fearful say account OF the benefit follow
Ing 10 the people at large, bui because by holding
coal well down they can force the small owners 10
teil nj q loss, II they sell at all and because, by
showing a determination TO continue the reduction
in price below the range at which the small owners
probably sell, they feel sure that they can force
them
TO SELL THEIR MINES INSTEAD OF THEIR COAL,
Aid Lnus be retired from power 10 lDIure the trade,