The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-24
FORCING THE COAL MARK EFT
A GREAT COMRINirTON ORDERING
a SUSPENSION or UOEk.



Renewing the Contest Rctwecn Capitni aud
Labor III Pcrusyivunih -Enurmous Uuan-
titles Of Corl Nincd nnd in StOre.
MAucIt C1iuNK, Pa, Dec. 23.-AuOihcr
contest between labor and capital T. about 80
bc inausurs ted in the coal regions 81 th. stare.
rho general meeting ~ the heavy operators
composing the g 'al md railroad Rings has hc
ncld. and rc-oiution adopted io have Eetcr
or partial sus pension Of operations and reduc-
tion Of wages in all rctious governed by the pool
nctwccn this and tho new year. at which time
the companies forming tie combination usually
make contracts and sign the papers OF agree
mont.
Upon tho dissemination Of the above news in
tho mining towns, the golfers, union and non
union. met IN conference, secretly az FIRST. but
subsequently putll"lN. uui denounced Al uli-
measured teuu~ Tie action ~ the muuoii list,
and decided to battle against them to the Jit'cf
The susncnsi,n viii take place this week and
IA, H. rl,.n a. III ic niuu-t If not unite. reurrl
IN the maj ority OF the dist.i -. between l5uO
AMI ~ go wurKingucn will be deprived oi en-
plovmcnt. SO Tar as the Lchi2h region - Dl.
rcctly concerned, the ftoppHge " III 20 into chrf
at once. tut at this moment IL Is s"meWh ului
cult to say whether ~ viii &c entire 9r partial
The Irhilh up rHtora have. IN CONN iri' WIN
the other operators OF the combination. bIt
small Qu nifty OF coal stacked 40 he scauudiV,
and tl,t are nov shiugug direct from tie
mines, md thcfc L. possibility - ms being
continued until the opcuiux OF 1876 ahd even
1Ic .rcr.ior- OF tic northern coal fields Of
the Wyoming ami Lacktwauua valleys, hiNe
alfcady nut down Productions. Many OF the
ingtic Lrniah ana NilNcsta,te CoN Company
afD closed. At Wilkcsharre, Pl,mo ltn. Ashley
Kingston. Mantle ke. SUGAR Notch, W nainii,
and other foints. tnc wolks OF tui- immense
and gr.sping curporai;gu are either pattl ~ or
completely Stopped. Between 1000 ana l2'Ol
men aud boys ale thus thrown on of worn, and
THE stu condition CIthtugs VIII continue Tor an
in,fe Unite period Inc unemployed win never
aud tie comnauy ~ill not retreat from the posi-.
ton as adopted at the operators meeting. Inc
struggic between tbetWO contendiur cicm hts
will tie long and desperate, ana the elimination
will uc lawlesslcs Of every description.
In the great Iackawtunh rc-ion ih" operators
haven set arrived NJ any LusliVe S.it ''slnn rs
to the time OF stoppage. Ihc district, however
Is monopoiLed by We Unaware LaI , .i
ana Western. and Delaware anu HUDSON tnrl
Companies. both OF which are connected with
the "pooi,' End It Is anticipate the same po "
| into eject during the week. The former corpO-
ration IVA, just lessenei the hours Of LABOR H.
| its extensive car shops and utner tnuustriil
| Departments, AZ Scranton. from eight to SIX
| hours. besides making decrease In wages.
As tho miners 81 the last mentioned region
have been prep. ring themselves for more III an
| year tn chez kuatc the operating companies IN
| any attempted movement such as has bes'
| uisuned. as soon as the operators announce
| their Intentions widespread, hitter. and we'll
| organized strike will he entered upon. what
! lave douc VII bo d mere drop ID the bucket to
what those Of the LlcSawnunt rcei 70 WI do.
| ia the hlrdlr 'Nhl Ncl"- "l - = my
| the fL~pcu.inu u now toutfA!. Nhai coal re-
mains in thr bre,kcr- is letUR removed aud ia
| few DAYS shil M nt- to tue rclboAd Will cease
entirely.
The pool las rrodurcd an immense quantity
! II anthracite f.D during the year, the entire
production being lg.i5t.i1S tons, wnich Is an IN
crease over that II last year uf ltGlb tons. the
! quantity mined d. 1874 being ly,Oil.C-l tons. Inc
| PhIadclthil aud Re ding Cod and Iron Com
phuy, the leader Of the combinations runs IT'S
mines daV and al -ht. and, nutwithstaH ding the
intcrtuutinn caused by the four months etiikr,
mined ljl I'll tons, az INST l-',3a tons prot uced
the prcstuus yesr, an increase OF Sb,Sj, tOuA All
| tue uonopo.ists, with the exception OF ing Le-
| high operdt r.. have enormous quantities OF
coal nuattng Ia various pats OF the country. aud
now that the suspension has quckened the
trade sidcrably IN the cities. the accumulated
stocks viii very soon lie diminished. and then
the schtining combination Will commence their
Little game Of CIRCULATING the mukct.' AS they
Term 1t lout 10 plain English II means showing
up extortlonatc prices upon de.lers and con-
sumefsl. and using the great suspension MS an
excuse for dom. so.