The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-12-15
Letter from Mauch Chunk.

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As predicted in last weeks issue, Rev. E.
Ferrier's lecture on Shakspeare's Julius
Cesar" attracted large crowd to the lee
ture-room of the First Presbyterian church,
on last Saturday evening, and is highly
commended by all with whom l have con-
versed upon the subject.
The prospects of another combination has
somewhat dispelled the gloom of the situa-
ton, and people view the near future of the
coal trade more cheerfully. When, little
over year ago, the combination then exist
ing came to an end by las was claimed) the
action the Lehigh Valley Railroad author
tiles, high hopes We're at first entertained of
the beneficial effects likely to result from its
collapse. Unfortunately those hopes We're
not realized, and now everybody would well
come its resuscitation as ioyiully as a year
ago they had greeted its collapse. Taught
by experience, they find that nothing but an
arrangement Of some sort, tending to CON
centration, can avert Il common ruin, hence
the general longing for second combination.
Well informed people predict the early con-
summation of the project, and already spec
ulate on the influx of capital the measure is
calculated to bring to the coal regions. The
prevalent idea is that four dollars per ton for
coal at tide-water would afford fair margin
to all concerned in the traffic, and it is not
at all unlikely that the endeavors of the mas
ter-spirits in the new movement will be
principally directed to such measures as will
be most likely to produce so desirable re-
suit. Pooling meets with little favor among
operators, but have yet to meet the first
who objects to a curtailment of production.
That, in case another compact should be
entered into, its obligations will be sacredly
carried out by the high contracting powers,
| have no doubt, for if they have learned
anything, they certainly know that common
ruin would await all should the present sys-
tenn of over-production and cutting rates he
adhered to. Indeed their only safety lies in
concerted action and faithful carrying out
Of any compact that may be entered into
United they may stand, but divided they
must assuredly fall. On the whole may
say the prevailing feeling speaks well for the
arrival at some definite understanding cal
culated to benefit the trade. That such may
be the case is the wish Of all. A few days,
at most, will demonstrate what may be eX-
pected.
And so poor Fisher, the boss Molly cut
throat and whilom politician, who all along
had consoled himself with the deluson that
his great political influence would save
him from the gallOws, will have to die for
all, the Governors warrant to that effect
having been received by Sheriff Raudenbush
this evening, 1t will probably be read to
him to-day. The day set for his execution
is the 26th of February.
The successful placing of the stock of the
new Lehighton Building and Loan Associa-
ton encouraged our neighbors across the
river so much, that they already talk of
starting a third Building and Loan Associa-
ton before the two now existing shall have
run out. To judge from the character of the
parties having the matter in charge, 1t may,
perhaps, be a success.
Mr.. John A. Esser, will soon leave Mauch
Chunk to accept a position in the Lehigh
[ pal and Navigation Cos. employ at Phila-
deiphia.
The projected poor district ofthe lower end
causes considerable gossip here, and if your
people should ever need advice how 70
success Sfully carry out the project they can be
accomn odated by applying to sundry parties
both her. and in the upper section of the
county, no claim to know more about
conducting 1, poor house farm than ANYBODY
else So if ha I'd up for advice, don't fail 10
apply TO them. have also heard of several
who are said to b,' very anxious to sell wild
tracts in the jungle of Penn Forest for a
mere bagatelle-say lt from Is to 25 dollars
per acre. Some of tn Penn Forest land
would, no doubt produce good crops when
once under culavaton, but would it be
desirably located ? On the whole you'll do
well to beware of iobbors.
The called for meeting of Lchigh Coal
operators for next Saturday (to-dav) at
Bethlehem, seems TO confirm the prevailing
idea that coal-trade matters will soon be
amicably and fairly adjusted between all
parties in the trade. But for the recent dis
closure respecting Gowen's way of eontinu-
ing the business Of the T, R. RR. and Coal
Co., things would hardly be in so forward