The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-02-02
THE COAL COMBINATION.

| anu OOdl OpeIuJOTS was nelu AZ tne Olllce OF
the Reading Railroad Company, in Phila-
delphia, and unanimously adopted the
following articles and agreed on quotas for
the next three months:
articles of association of the anthracite Board
of Control for the year 1878, as adopted at
the several meetings Of the representatives Of
all interests, held at UariouS times prior to
January 16, 1873, incluSiUe:
First. That Board of Control be estab-
lished, composed of one representative of the
coal shipping interest upon each of the fol-
lowing lines:
l. Philadelphia and Reading Railroad:
2. Lehigh Valley Railroad.
8. Central Railroad of New Jersey, in
Guiding the Lehigh Wilkesba,re G. Co., and
L. & S. R. R. Co, and the Lehigh Coal and
Navigation Co.
4. Del. and Hudson Canal Co.
5. Del, Lackawanna and Western R. R.
6. Pennsylvania Coal Co.
7. Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
Which Board shall meet as often as may
be necessary, and shall elect one person as
President, and one person as Secretary and
Treasurer. Each representative in said
Board shall cast number of votes equal to
the per centage which his interest represents
in the annual production Of coal, so that the
full vote of all the members shall be one
hundred; and the said Board shall appoint
an expert accountant ID receive the REPORTS
OF the different interests, and keep proper
records of tonnage, payments and penalties
Second. That the entire annual produc-
ton of coal Except as hereinafter excepted)
shall be apportioned and allotted, by ami
cable agreement, among the above seven
interests. 1t being understood that all sizes
of coal, including Buckwheat and Pea coal,
shall be included, as well as all coal used by
any of the companies or operators, except
that used for steam or heating purposes at
the mines, and that consumed by the miners,
and laborets working at the mines, which
shall not be includedj and it being further
understood that all coal shipped to the
Pacific Coast of the United States, or to any
foreign country, other than the West India
Islands or the Dominion of Canada, shall
not be included in the allotment, or charge
able as such to the interest shipping it.
Third. That at the beginning of each
season the yearly quota of each interest (as-
certained by taking its proper proportion of
an assumed total production) shall be divid-
ed into such monthly quantities as said
interest may desire, subject to the general
approval of the Board of Control, which
quantities shall represent the monthly quotas
of each interest, subject, of course, to such
notifications as the condition of the market
may require, provided that any additions to
or deductions from the monthly quotas, re-
quired by the demands of the market, shall
be made in the proportions of the yearly
quotas of each interest.
Fourth. That each interest shall have the
right to sell its quotas in any manner, or at
any price. But it is especially recommend
ed that, with a view of bringing the sales
departments of the several interests as near
ly as possible into harmonious accord, the
sales agents of the different coal companies
shall occupy one room, thereby constituting
Coal Exchange.
Fifth. That each Interest shall pay week
ly to the credit of the Board of Control, into
some designated depository, Is cents for each
ton of coal produced and ehargeable to it as
fund, out of which, by proper order of the
Board, penalty of Sl.25 shall be payable
for every ton shipped in excess Of the proper
monthly quotas for the benefit ofthose whose
quotas are deficient. Provided, however,
that all accumulations of such fund, after
payments of penalties incurred, shall be
(subject to proper directions of the Board)
returned to the party paying it at the end of
each quarter of the year. And provided,
that if the fund of any interest shall at any
time be insufficient I'd meet any penalty in
Cured, such interest shall forthwith make
up the deficiency in cash. And provided
further, that in lieu Of the payment of the
10 cents per ton as penalty fund, any in
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ity or securities for payment of penalties,
when incurred, as nay be satisfactory to the
Board of Control.
Sixth. In cases of strikes, lock-outs, &C.,
where, in consequence of the inability or re-
fusal of any interest to produce its proper
quota, the tonnage of the remaining interest
or interests may be greatly out of its proper
proportion, such interest or interests so ex-
ceeding shall only be called upon for penal
ties upon such proportion of their excess
as is over and above the amount of the allOt-
ted quantities which, at the commencement
Of the season, had been assigned to it or them
for the period over which such strike or lock-
out extends. 1t being provided, that any
interest suffering from a strike and not hav-
ing received any penalties for the amount of
its deficiency during said strike, may, du-
ring any period Of the remainder of the then
current year, make up the said deficiency Of
tonnage. And provided further, that where
any interest does not exceed its monthly
allotment in tons, but is in excess Of its pro
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