The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-11-18

THE ARthra1ise Monitor Of November
llth, referring 70 the coal market saws.
The trade continues very dull and since
our last. other collieries, both in Schuvl-
kill and Northumberland, have ceased
operations. Scanning the markets. Al thew
are reported, and making all due allow.
ances for the prejudices Of writers We
are compelled TO confess that we cannot
see much reason to hope for anv rem oreas
revival In prices though better prices will
prevail as the winter approaches.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Monitor pro-
poses x1.70 wages for miners In the
ocnuyl1li Region and $500 wages for Ia
IOrers, eitner with q slide I'D, or steady
slx months or year. Several weeks aQo
snOtner correspondent proposed as 90 basis
Ior ali hands during the year. Ii ia lime
mat tne men, not only Of this, but Of an
INC osner reglons, were taking up and
discussing Snsa tnis question Of wages for
io'S' as u II even more important than
tne consloeLauon OF the recent break ia
the trade, for its adjustment msvNwa
hope nOt-involve trouble.
THE eight notable collierv exnloa;on.
which have taken place IN South Tanca.
shire, England, during the past three vears
resulted in the death OF 3i2 persons ana
there are at the present time l48 widows
and $40 children surviving Eight Of the
above were 1re-damp explosions. and the
ninth disaster was caused by an outburst
from a ventilation furnace, and falls down
pit shaft Five of the explosions took
place In what is known as the vein Wi0an
nine feet mine.
Coal of an excellent quality for steam
purposes, has been found ia Borneo. which
Is destined to play an important part In
connection with the increase or The steam
merchant marine service of ali countries
trading with that part Of the world There
are said to be POI. 600 600 tons of workable
coal available, and il is furnished for eoual
to S. per ton, delivered at the wharf used
BY ocean steamers, while the English Goals.
OF which this is proven to be the euual
ranges from 81 so to Gil so.
TIE Wilkes Barre correspondent or The
Scranton Times, in his letter OF the Jrd
says:
The employees Of the Delaware 4 Hud-
son Coal Company, are obliged under
penalty OF dismissal from the worK ~
trade at a company store in this CITY.
known as Herbert & Hathawavs. on the
Public square. We had come 10 the COL
clusion that company stores were abolish
ed, and done away with in the Anthracite
coal fields, but it seems they are not A
lew days ago we learned from reliable
authority, that we had one in our yerV
midst; upon inquiring further into mai
tiers we find that the employees Of the
above company, are required bY their boss
es 70 trade at this and no other place and
If they have money coming TO them. II
must be taken out in goods at their store
" neither this is a scheme cOncocted be
tween the bosses and Herbert & Hatbeway
tor the purpose of securing their trade and
money, or whether it is the old tyranical
company style that the Delaware Il Hud-
son are exercising, we know not Yet il
is done, and that is sufficient 10 condemn
such practice. AT this day Of enlighten-
ment and Civilization. have the clouds 81
DISSOLUTION and ruin begun &c descend
again upon the laboring people Shall the
poverty and starvation schemes Of tyranni-
cal corporatOrs restrain honest and free
workingmen from receiving their hard earn
ed money and using it at places where il
will be to their own advantage II not
let this system Of company dealings be
stopped at clce.