, 1877-06-11
PENNSYLVANIA.
Troubles in the Railroad and Coal
Interests.
Reduction Of Wages by Yarions Traus'
porlation Lines.
Philadelphia & Reading Hostilities--0heap
Goal for the West,

and transportation sompsnie, OF ren"'ylvsnla, 10
reduce the pFco Of anthracite incl at lse tea-
efrects in ali norilona of the scbuy1kl)l. Iehiob
WAN w,ou,na a. aad pS f..eawsnp. ~ | nis,r;c,. A'"'RD'
irha romnsn,.,' ocnnr,iIv, IN .ava ,hrmac,v.,
from lo,s IN ths coal and carrying Departments,
hare esen adopting policy Of ~. ....
eoal.carttr in ths Leh'ah District, tho 10.
wanna 4 Wr.tern. the nsl.v.re a Iinasan' and
~" 1.,a..s,ssn,. net,,a"a ou rai.s t.r. 1a ~,
made 10 pr con. teauesion ot wages ID al is.os.
hat bas taken Mace in The trsn.pori.,ion dcpsr..
satisfaction was manifested among the engineers,
9,smsn md and =, ono ~ c !, wss
ss %ss as;a sss ss s Sea eSs no a. %as..s s @
t1vcs employed BY tho Company. tho situation i.
uncertain. The m members % ot The Locomotive En-.
oinccrs' l'fotherhood aso stl holding secret con-
tsfsness isI as bssh'ehsT; .rh'panarss Essts;
prevails that II H. possible TINT
ttsko may occur some tme netWccn
tlo , l9!h hnd G9in o. tno present monLn Inc ne.
pared 81 try emergency tast nay .rise, --ons q
to osals ,iasnG TO TIE III Tsgns 1,.
t@fP'tNsN,xs" =. s'sNHNS.S
az r,N Sxpeetaa etslka. A.. ,.auu r..,,uu
Ths as1eaucsm'nt s 1ea that Judge Latbfop' the Ro
had ds!es,nnsa % make ..ii .notSet il sst cen.
huh Sus4uehauna piyltIon Of tne road. has oe::
casloncd a llscly commotlon. Within Tic past
st1 months sho operatives of The Com
pany have bccn subjected 10 tedncs
II ihs sgg,eEate, e 20 psf cent The employees s 10
vi decided !, 70 what eoarse they vii pursue 10
The event Of tho slice being aken taken feon thc!r
s sstHa, as*ne
abolition or eo.e modification Of the expected Or.
der; II seems 10 bo tho discrimination ot judge
coat department. and.h l. 1stEcneh!ng n every
Company. Tic Receiver has publicly nnnou,,ccd
his intention Of closing tho road II It cannot 10
,naae T. pay;; TIE ..,s railroad Is ono ss Of tho
Sus serionsy erppe1 IT, il Believed thas %dse
bss atGR and ss ne p:yy :.
termination Of Tho corporat!ons troubles will ba
greeted yit', delight BY at pesson. n ny yay
"' coAIcTnouaLEs.
While ths e0,1 nnS cooperation,
oter .. the ecaboard distributing points, tho
NlCQkEu NnQ tutW0u0 EuGClH 4kuU tH1 GupIuGo1 D44
fallen heavily upon tho sua! companies and inlt.
vIdual operators. In tho BchuyIRill region tho
anssr'siH s raa uD'aeso
The Philadclphia d Nea.llng ltailrQad Company,
whose raiironl-iincs grlIiron tho hchur'kiii RI.
syc, was the originator OF ali the past and present
troubles In tho coal tFade; and II II probable that
ss VI = b ss. s:
cite fuel Ever since the disruption of tho old md
powerful coul.combinatloa, The l'halclphla 4
Tho grostest u1trhL and sending immense quaint.
tice OF anthracite to tho scaU0atd dupots. Tiers
has Sssn s Of at eos Sa' e ," ea a' vas sfn g
oyetstock tho market, tosce down nsicss. 9na. In
. Sssfs Ses. asng ilss @ and
retail agents, D!ncS, i shcnn,. of Philadelphia.
exteht ae 4a AMI night haeS sned .ntifey .aeeessia
but, unfortanatsly for t9at daring sehsmst Frank.
Rcaaing IL: Rsiiiosd Company. ths ahaky lnanos,
condition Of tho corporation he represented na tho
executive hsaa @ alarmed ~ tac EnFlish stoekhodess,
say so Ensea to confer Viii he
tha: country whu largely control the ltocK ot the
Phlta.lcaphis 3 Reading ,c9rporat!on:, While he
eosteS sss sSse". ms ''a '''a ''0o' e'
HucuRR PRESIDENT uowRN.
means lsSsnae liz and sas Il eoa
The Companies wcre all represented Ut tho eontar-
cncc, ,-Mr. George De y. Ke,m representing the
onraay Te Gopanes cs pnns
ignoring the claims o. tho latter Corporation. x
a:nsr ta.dtH nsss ;sss' g
10 my arrangement that mlaht BE- adoptcd At The
rce.ing. Tho Willy managers 0f the Companies
tlowcn. 1ieforc the second meeting waa held,
lluwevsr. several Of ths representative Comps.
nics published adsort'scmxhts to the effect
ttat thty would alsp1te ot aogrehl hnnuFea fhou-
sand tons OF coal u auction. This stnrt!eF haI no
sooner bee9mo Esnetally spread thronGh H. trsde'