Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-15
Letter from CumberIaud.


THE LONG sTRIKE-ITS CoST-NEw LABOR SUP
PLANTING THE oLD-swEARING IN NEW POLICE
AEN-LEGAL RESISTANCE TO THE THREATENED
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. STILL POSSI3LE-MINERAL
WEALTH OF THE CUMBERLAND REGIoN-THE
CANAL MISREPRESENTATION CONNECTIONS.
CUMBERLAND, Md, July Ia, 1882.
1t has been four months to-day since the mines
in the Georges Creek region were in operation
Not only hundreds OF thousands, but millions OF
dollars have been forever lost to this community
The question as to when and where 1t will end is
indeed fast becoming an important one. The Con
solidation Coal company, feeling it incumbent to
establish their right to employ any labor they may
! choose to select have for some time now worked
one or their mines with Swedish, Hungarian and
other emtgrantS. number of policemen have
been employed to protect the new corners. The
different coal companies have no faith In each
other. They are competitors, and are always
| ready to outbid and undersell each other When
they joined together against the miners there
were no promises made; but they made agree
inent that will bring financial ruin to every
that breaks it. 1t is the knowledge OF this that
makes President Charles F. Mayors way clear TO
the accomplishment OF his end The strike leaders
must see what every one else sees-the smaller
companies indissolubly bound to the wheels Of the
Consultation Coal company, which is using its in
exhaustible resources in the Importation OF
foreign labor, and that labor opening up and sue
| ceSsfuiy working one OF the mines OF this great
company. They must see unmiStakabe evidences
OF the determination of the company to keep on
importing new labor until every mine under it's
control Is filled with strangers and twelve hundred
worthy and needy miners are robbed OF all
chances OF employment and have nothing left
better than exile from the community which their
LABOR has built up and made prosperous. These
leaders must know that two thousand Cinnamon
were offered the operators here with guarantee
that each celestial would dig at least four Of
coal per day after the first sixty days. They also
know that it would have cost the companies less
TO import and provide for 2,OOO Of these heathens
than for 500 of the Caucasian race. Compromise
is stu possible. After tomorrow it may be too
late.
The output at Eckhart yesterday was 600 tons
ana the SHinmeDtS 5t} tons Seven bOatS
ing CLIO tons OF COAL left this port for George
town and Alexandria.
Justice John r. Brooke, of this city, visited Eek
mart yesterday morning and swore in 102 police
under the new commissions empowering the police
TO protect the property of all the companies.
LEGAL RESISTANCE TO THE THREATENED EvICTIoNs.
1t is understood the counsel for the tenants of
the Maryland Coal Company, who have six days
In which to show cause why they shall not vacate
the premises, will not appear before Justice Brooke
on the 18th instant but will take advantake of six
days postponement, which it is claimed must be
given. At the expiration of the SIX days an effort
will, it is said, be made to remove the cases to
another magistrate. II after trial an adverse de-
cisiOn is made bonds will be filed and the cases ap-
pealed to the October term OF the circuit court.
The Maryland Coal Company has about seventy
five tenants, who rent on the same terms as those
now proceeded against, and President Henry Love-
ridge says the latter were selected at random and
not with reference to their conduct toward so
called "blacklegs" who have worked for the Mary
land company, as has been Stated. 1t is presumed
the actions brought are test So far as can
learn the companies are not pressing the matter
OF eviction. What their ultimate plans may be
does not appear. The first scare about the new
law seems to have passed away, the miners seeing
that 1t Is really more favorable to their Interests
than the old one.
The possibilities of this great Cumberland coal
region are still wonderful. Look at the
VAST BEDS OF UNwoRKED COAL
owned by the Maryland, American, and Consolida-
ton coal companies. The talk about the speedy
exhaustion OF the Big Vein is all CANNON At
fha ms hac
dred acres without hole in It, with lots Of pillars
yet to be removed in the old workings. Below
Barton is the fine property of the Potomac COM
pany with hundreds OF acres untouched. In fine,
there Is no reason why this region should not hum
with successful industry; no good reason why
every year should not equal the big years Of III s
All the talk along Georges Creek now is of the
Elk Garden country. The first reports OF the vasts
coal deposits OF that region have not been exag-
gerated Thither are Hooking the overflow of men
from about the Georges Creek region. Work is
many the strike will break up before many days
| like massed ice in spring time.
THE CANAL PRESIDENCY
There Is no such good luck In store for the people
OF Allegheny county as to have Henry Loveridge
as the new president Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal company. The canal company is known to
be in greatly embarrassed circumstances and
under the present management unable to borrow
q dollar for any purpose. The effort to get Mr.
LOveridge to take charge of its affairs was made
In the hope of reviving its credit. The splendid
effort made by Mr.. LOveridge to secure an addi-
tional outlet for the coal OF the Georges Creek
region year ago was crowned with success, and
during triumph. Doubtless all those who ridculed
the Idea Of such thing coming to pass when It
words Of praise. The shipments by the Cnesapeake
and Ohio canal were increased, and the youngest
man in the trade showed those who had been In 1t
help along this particular industry, which has
done so much for Washington and Cumberland.
For man years Cumberland was compelled to de.
pend upon single corporation for It's means OF
communication with other cities, and in conse-
1s fer IL nas made no
tariff OF local lreights has utterly forbidden any
manufacture to compete with those of other
sufficiently good to induce change in the policy
from which we suffered we had the option OF
resorting to legitimate method for the purpose
OF securing competing road, through the instru-
mentality OF which we might be enabled to secure
Of egh a and thus Sn be Be put upon
with which we might struggle for trade
CUMBERLAND's RAILROAD FACILITIES.
Cumberland has now accomplished this desira-
BILE end, and we expect to reap the advantages we
are entitled to. Our railroad facilities, virtually
secured and completed, such as to be highly
satisfactory. We have, by meansof the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company, railroads connecting
US directly with Baltimore, Washington, Wheeling,
Parkersburg and Pittsburg, and through these
the Cumberland and Pennsylvania railroad trav
ersing the coal region from Cumberland to Pied
mont and also the new Georges Creek and Cum
beriand railroad which runs into the very heart OF
the coal region at Homecoming. We have the Penn
sylvania railroad in Maryland connecting us with
the great Pennsylvania railroad, and through it
with all parts OF the country All OF these enter
prises are SO many aids TO the growth OF our city
and its business prosperity. The construction OF
the Georges Creek and Cumberland railroad intro
duces competition in the trade OF carrying Cum
berland coal from the mines, and VIII largely In
crease the annual output The successful opera
ton OF all these railroads, and the generous feed
contribute to produce a season or prosperity
greater than We have at any time experienced.
Thebddy Of 8 German, supposed to be Hans
ReteT5Qn, Vas 1QQad q the xffAklozt creek near