The New York herald., 1875-11-19
THE COAL SUPPLY.

NO PROBABILITY OF CHEAP COAL-THE PO-
sITIoN OF THE CARRYING coMPANIEs-N
FOUNDATION ron THE RUMoR OF A STRIKE
AMONG THE MINERS.
PITrsToS Pa, Nov 16 1875
Whatever may bs the ruling prices Of coal in Nav
York at present quite certain that the great
modify will be any cheaper this winter but the
contrary may rise higher before many weeks, and for
very good For some time past the miners all
through this section OF the anthracite region
have been employed only half their time, and
in consequences, there has been a great deal
OF grumbling among them because OF the idle
DAYS forced upon them They understand the
cause be lack Of carry the coal away from
the mines, aud they jump to the conclusion
that this scarcity OF is brought about by a
bnation the part Of the great carrying companies
who large operators we'll to regulate the supply
in the markets that the demand shall, IL pos
sibe exceed the former This they know would
raise the price OF coal 70 high
figure and enrich the operators in the ratio.
While it is quite that the miners idle half the
time Tor want cars and that this deness will bring
about great deal OF suffering among the this
winter careful investigation proves that the GARY
ing companies to blame tor this things
During The last great suspension in the anthracite
region the mines In this immediate locality mostly
all al work. The shipments from this point were
regular, and, though the supply greatly dmin-
ished by OF the ideness elsewhere the opera
tors here recognized the conditions OF iair play by
which they are ali bound and dld not exceed their
Usual shipments now all at work again, and IL
appears that the means Of transportation have been
allowed to fall far below the requirements. During
the past year many new shafts have been sunk the
northern coal nclds while increased productions have
been order Of the day elsewhere Adequate supply
OF TRANSPORTATION has not been allowed for the in
creased demand and in consequence the mines can
only he worked when cars are here ready TO carry
away the coal
a short time ago some Of the individual operators in
this vicinity conceived the idea That the carrying
panies cheating them out OF their percentage OF
cars and that they were purpoScy Withholding trans
portaon order 10 bring about short supply Of coal
and consequently an advance in prices Then they
imagined the plan was for these same companies to
supply the demand for coal from Their mines the
great detriment Of individual operators. But this i'm
preston subsequently discovered 10 be- false, for
upon examination was found that the companies In
question dealing airly by all and that every mne
was receiving ts just proportion Of hi fact, the
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, which many
mines this locality instead Of avorng its own cor.
poratiOn by uniustly dealing with Others suffered as
much from the lack oi transportation a. others
The scarcity OF coal cars IS accounted TOR in many
ways. First, the number q cars It IS
thought runs far below what actually required by
the coal regions north aud south and s conceded
that II other barrier existed this would be itself
enough TO impose a certain amount o ideness ia the
mines Again, there are thousands of tons Of chIgh
Valley coal carried on the Valley road to. wayerlcy
where they transferred 10 other connecting
at that point Tor their destination Ths coal o course
Is carried belonging the Valley road ana as
the other roads are merely required furnish few
and motive power, they generally take their
ia transporting the coal as they gc Just much Tor
rying IL two weeks from to-day a. today and they
sign time contracts Coal has 10 take chances aud
get out OF Tie way ~ everything else. Ii will be
seen once, therefore that THIS Inconvenience
the drawback and places heavy embargo on
the ready receipt 81 ~ the mincs Again il is
found that after ~ arrival destination great dif
cutes exist this season iH the transfer busness The
arrangements causing great delay IL unloading
IL Is BY no means certainty that ATTY Of these evils
will be remedird this winter and the iacOnycnlcnccs
in the shipment oi coal from The mines will probably
continue with possible increase a. tile seventies or
the season set III. While the miners are greatly dis
pleased with the state q things thcy present
the reports that strike Is ~ be nauguraed In Drccm-
bef or that the corporations intend to suspend opera
tons entirely Tor time, are without shadow OF Onn-
daton. Neither the Que nor the other afford To be
4 idle this winter