, 1876-11-25
o,ot. Of observation-disclosures Of
> rorcs. ond Anticipated Strikes.
=, ....oda Of Men Out Of Work, and in
4D'' Suffering and Desperate
Condition.

: sV1kesEarrc, anti Penl'ayifania Coal Conpa"
s,.., oDera,Ing IN tho prolific and npPaFcntly-
t,s'hsa,t,blc Middle and Northern Anthracite
,selIra ,ce,Irtsas Of tho scl'uylkl'l, Wyoming, and
lscka*anna sa''cso'o =. a.. ssshaa,1
h tic producing centres Rnu ~ tne scaooaf'.'
t,,uudsrgonc 1iilercnt changes Ihesc transt-
ILL e" es,e,, ,vcrc rnutd, NAV be classified as
toas' 'nsa en- WI nm AVN ,sp,prrnsNr.
GOOD n"n, .,,. ,r,o.,,o, ,,,. tco, liant 4,
ronstant 1uttcr, anl ansefupulous spccnih-
~, o,vc cnioycl tho opportunity TO fleece tho
N. 80, acalnrs and consumers by the ,opcrn-
iaaoetas s,,sh ,r}ctv schcmea as arc only known
lion Of suea u'en, ~ s,,..rer. - N.w Yo.i,
10 Tho Initiated ana s''afPers u 4ss" Au'A'
,,,nx ara coni!nel Immediately to Philadelphia,
uous - ho sad that t1,cy l,ayo carried on fair
9ust ~ H.. .,n"sa. mr., havo atnnt nloof fnum
I'D honest pu''Aeso' ~ - 81.
tbe Llur!ng teh'ptauo'lS oitstea ~ eo''o "a ti'o
NV York companies TO euchfo #holcan1eFa, re-
.'0.,s ~. anil consumers. According to careful
s1ls'1 s1,,e,on n IA discovered ttat over 100000
eompu!a"o4', sItcs ami Grade. ~ anthro.
teui OIL tnc oA'.o' "s-~1s.e', o"t -. ..
cite fuel have been manipulated IN suen u1at'-
,tr Int those purchasing from the heavier pro
a,,.,s connectcd with the late monopoly have
sasss ssss snntcrteii Iy to
DOWNRIGHT E1ToRT1oH.
vtsn the PHILADELPHIA & Rca]jnp Company
.,,.,"d mos ~ allegiance with the combination,
r,snsltn Il. Dowen, President OF tho corpora
sDn' announced that tho Company would have
m"nta|y sI auctsun-salcs at this place, as no be-
issr nniustjy treated by tho New York com
..a,es ..,I fr|r Cornpany had ONO sale OF 1OO,tUU
rp.as t.s New York, when the first grind clcnr-
isunut OF "poolcd coai" occurred. This fuel
M II preat sacritIcc. but was honestly dis
te:ej Of towcll- known dealers md large lnlivd-
rpno m }1t},fur ntH,y1A
IN t,ansactIon ut all. Slnce TINT time, lluw-
.rs, thc Comnany I,ns never Ind q sale, Tho
s,ssa, @ ot this is saltl to he, that It is feared
ibe tau1e parties who performed such crooked
:, III sttennt the same thing here, md tfms
toSe olum u,,on the conlpany's business.
"A the fabric Of tie combination disappeared,
,hcIeary operators commenced to rush pro-
Juyltot, jwhel, had previously been restricted to
tysnaln monthly quantities, Zach company
tslongne to the spool" mining a certain pro.
f<atk b t. It's greatest extent. Each corpora
tl9u dl it, leyci best tu beat The other, but
ihrIr aim was MI In tho came tllrcction. In
iTti, tho sole object OF tl,csc E{ant cutupauIes
xulo
arur THE MARKET
u,ll points where their operations radIated,
I'D, eventually, force tic nlne.a out Of Tic col
Leres On tic Complaint Of on oycrstocked and
Eunf G,abic market. Tho ruse Ind hceu sut.-
e,.iul|y resor,cl to In thc nast, n,1ii nut n,any
tSousands OF loilars into tic cufTefa
Il si'ElIN tle ue,senary T coal-kngs and raiiroad.
n,cratca Another purposo was aIso
L, inrrn thc smnlier opcsntnra mt
Il The eoa.del,is, rs tilc grandecs II tic regions
tesIed entire and aLsulitu control Of the pro-
ioy,iun and selling uf unthracjtc flcl. Tijs
tLre also rrsuItnI ,lns,,tr.esafulty IN certain
tytenl
Still another scheme was originated. To crc-
iayipg the sul would be- % tic precip!tation Of
,ssivps,, r.,lu.tons Of Of between 10 nnt! ss @ ncr
ttat we're ma!c In lie workInrmct,'s wages. 4
laottcppg uI hDy hos benn rnnttu,trtl erer
.ax. ii seyetul districts, where TIC miners
lnl lsborers haI hrsn wnrkinr Mt stnrvntinn
tet for jonr time. wf,oirsnie sIsrhor1srs srero
nldr, anl eyr,, s,,sncmsiuns wore inau9suratcl.
Esrliy uay nnssea INV Int what nnsrafona
uelt5pped al tto colicries md
For 4 time. ina rnnsn.ra,y h.t,,een the Ecv
yuk comtanes. to rn1fr,1 Inn h,,.inees NJ
reducing mil l,and,,n,. rnoi NJ ny tbc % s.nhnord
sls tll'7rssf,, Th"t s"I,o,nfn% nnarotnrss
tymei Yfnr md manooc ,,,at,nEa II, MAIL.
,er similar ID Lint adnt.is i,y tn" ,nanoteer. ~
l4e Oil munopt,jv. Trc inIttvi,'mni mi indc.
|nlr0t n1rrntor. unr" ant,;a"tc,I ~ III sortS ~
t,ty unnoyanrrs. ticir ai.shtnr,nt" @ ~. ,rora W.
lsli buck trn,,snortr ,tun.rotna N III" sooh"ori
Ire adya,,rs,i ~ am nYtaqttsnato ~ G,<ra a,
n, 10 tsr,v Il" ~ ,ns ~ eatoiunatc 10, aGur anu
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