, 1875-12-28
FORCING TIE COAL MARKET.
a GRINDING MONOPOLY.
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Chr, .pon1,,tee .fttc York .sun.
MArcn CnCaK, l.a., Dec. y3.--Another con-
teas between labor nlrl t..,li!at fA about 10 10
innrgurated in Tho coal re:ona Of this State.
Tho general meeting of tho heavy opc1atora
comprising .ho coal aud railroad rfngH hns ttou
held, and resolution adapted to have gonaral
or pRrtial Bnspcnaon ri opcrat,onn md roduc-
tion OF wages in all regions governed by the pool
bctwocn This aud thu INV ycnr at which tilno
tho COMPANIES forming tho cs!..h!Hatioi. usually
make couttattA and Hlgn tho lapers of ngfcb-
uent.
Upon tho dissemination Of tho above news in
tho mining towD, tile GollietH uhUl, and noh-
union, met Ill cohfGfeuCe secretly al first, but
subsequently publicly. and denounced In mn
ncasi.re1 tsr1nn tho action Ut tbs nto!ppolists,
aid decided so baltic aEainAt them to she bitter
cuti.
Tho suspension will tske place tAIa wenk and
Wy i!n eo1e VII! s,e almost II nut uM,se, xe.erA!
in tho tiR Urity OF The dls;lr::A. Dttwcen ju}J
and 20, lAb workiEg1nen viii hn deprived at Gn-
1loyinent. SO far a. the Loh'HlI rcEinn ~ direct
ly concerned. tho Atorpayo vii! 81 lIAu effect at
osto bnt At this moment 1t il somewhat aihient
To EnY whether II will he cutiro or partial. Tho
1,ehigl operators hayo, tn COMPARISON with tlio
bthor upulAt1fA pf tito comf,natlotlt but amail
tta1ltlty OF coal EtneEed Ut the Hea9ald. ard
they are nnw shiptll,g direct from tho ni1eH.
mud there IL potslbsHty Of t!lis being continued
untll TIC oleniug q lsiG, and oven l4.er
The operators Of tho northern coAi-ietas nf
llIH hpptuHh RHu 1AEhNHhuHk hNllEff lfAf4 III.
ready shut down production. MANY Of the lead
iHE A.Id heaviest producing coliinrleB bciunEIng
to the j.G4ieh md Wilkcslarre t'oa! COMPANY
| aie cloaed- At NIlkcstarIe. plymouth, Ashley.
klngstn". NantEeoko' Sugar Sottl, Wsna:4la'
md oth"r rpults, tho worka Ut this ifrmeiss
ami gfnsplng corporation. uro either partially Or
| completely stoprtd. Uetweou iU.ho0 aud II uDtl
! luon aud boys nro titus tatoWA out nf work. and
Indefinite pcrloI. Tho unemployed will never
return to tho inncb nnder tlo reduced wsHtr,
arld the Company will not retreat frun thu Iopi-
toi, rs a1ortcd 1T tho operators Meeting. Tlls
| struggle bttwoen tho two contend'ng elements
will DO long aud desperate, and tie ctillnllation
| will lie laHlcn-i,csH Of every description.
III tho great Lackawauua region tlls operators
have not 70: arrived at hhy poBtire conclnBon
A. to tic ttno Of etop'nge. The district how
ever, II nlanopolized by tho Delaware, Lack
| awnnna II Western. ntll delaware t. Hudson
| Coal Compa,,ieA both Of Which are connected
with tic "poul. md 1t IN anticipated tic sa,no
policy adoptotl i'y tho other companies will bu
Carried inlo uircck during tho week. The former
corporation haa Jus: ie4scnol tho hours Of labor
In lts extensive car-Hhofa and other industrial
departments at Scranton from eight tu bix
hours. beslt1cs ,nnkin; decsengo IN wageH.
IA ttln minors Of tho lust mentioned region
| l,a,o been preparing thoMFolveH for more iiau u
year to chcckuate tho operating cUnlpanieH in
any attempted movement Bach an Inns been
Planned. nj Roon ny tho operatnlB nunounce
thcir intentions widespread, bitor, and we'll
the RchuylLll, Lohicl,, and Wyoming minors
llnve done will be q mere drop Iii tho biekot tc
| wtlat thasn of tho l4ackawauua rrgian viii do.
1u tho middle coli fields Of Schurlkiil County
Tho suspension is now gobera!. What cual re-
remains IN tho breakers IS being retnnvcd. AMI in
IL few days shipmeu.H to tho scaboarl will etabe
cttircly.
THO ppol f,as produced an mmouso quantity
Of anthracite fuel during tho year. tho eEtisc
rroanct'on being 1a,757.55s tons. wlic', ,s m is
crenEo ovpr TINT Of last year Of l0G, l35 tons the
quantity minod In 1874 being 1Y,G51, ,GEl tonA.
Tho phadclphia Il Heading Coal and Iron
Company, tho leader Of lilo combination, rum
Its minus day and night. md, notwithstanding
Tho interruption caused bv the four months
strake. ,uincd 151, I'll tons against 137,a5i tous
produced tho previous year. nm Increase Of a.,
ISL touH. All tl!e mouopolists, With tho eSccp
tion Of tho Lcl.igll operators. haro enormoui
quantities OF coal floating in various parts Of tlt
| co,tntry, aud nov that tho suspension Aaa quick
ened tho trade considerably in tho citloa tho no
cumulated stocks ~ill very Soon DO dimniahei
aud then tile schcming combination will com
,Ncnce their httie game Of Regulating the
market" ~ thoy terni it (but in riain EuBliah !
means Showing up oxtor:io1nto prlers ul,ou dchl
cra at.1 coaausuorsl, aud using tho great euapen
s.ou as al axcueo Tor doing 80.