New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-09-29
THB COAL MONOPOLY

The Philadelphia correspondent OF me
Boston Commercial Bulletin writes as follows In rea-
ton to the anthracite coal tomblnaton
The coadeaers in the city and State are experiencing
considerable difficulty in receiving their antniace SUI
plies via the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad. no
Company state the detention is created by the want Vi
cars but dealers OF the opinion that tne tnH 70
only new dodge OF the combination of which TINS rOau
is the leader, injure hem and, from ~
delpha and Reading Company controls The retail trade
in this city From Inquiries among the leading dealers
IONS while have ascertained from official Of the
Philadelphia and Reading Company that the sales.
500 TONS which is more than six times much as the
sales the individual dealers think this looks some
From recent visit 10 the Port Richmond piers OF the
above corporation, have CLEANED that the business
season Six iron steam GOLFERS with total tonnage Of
1860 TONS operated by the Company, beside
golfers. SegreSStng tonnage Of 1900 tons, are
being built for the Company Six OF these are Delng con-
structed at W. r. Cramp Sons yards, this city, ana
The great coal piers have storingIcapacy OF $4,000
TONS There are about 1000 toprwneeed coal cars re-
Der Of tons received daily is 10000 Between 1000 ana
pfHcpaIiy north Of Cape May. beyond New-YOrk, and
to New-England ports. Tho shipping capacity some
reaches 10000 tons per day. There are Derts az
the warves for vessels Of ali kinds Between 90 and
GO locomotives and 10000 iron and wooden cars are used
weekly between the coal fields and Port Richmond
Employment given to 50O men at and about the piers
Last week the tonnage of the Company was 25O TONS
which was the largest business ever uouo w VIC N'
pany in one week.
Thomas NJ. Richards. General Agent Of the Phladel-
pha and Reading Railroad, at Port Richmond, say
that coal Will steadily advance in price until market
is secured" whatever he means by that There Is one
thing quite surethat all who use coal IN large or sa
quantities. had better buy early they can, as prices
will be very high before long. There VIII DC no letup
by the combination" that 49, as far as this COMPANY Is
concerned and they control and operate 10y o
the prominent coeries in the middle coal nelds OF tn
State, and will own 40 more when the leases Oh tne
operators now working the mines out there Is every
reasonable possibility to suppose that coal VIII rise
higher and higher in price until their greed is sasneu
by the loss of and the misery OF small con-
sumerS. -. n. WIZ
Ii is understood that Col Thomas A. Scott hrst VICE
President of the Pennsylvania Central Railroad, VINO Is
now in Europe, is about securing controlling interest
In the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, when Is
mainly owned in that country by heavy capitalists 50
as TO secure the West for the anthracite pro
auctions OF Pennsylvania. ,,.,,,
There is some Indication that the coal combination
is thanked by the Legislature III the worthy ana
contemplating Colonel should manage 10 get IL undr MS
thumb what tumble there would be in the castles III
the air. of President Franklin b. GOwen and MS satei
lites, who compose the gigantic and oppressive coal