The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1883-04-05
TINE CORPORATIONS m the COAL RE.
GlONS Of PENNSYLVANIA.
WILKEs-BARRE, Penn,

state of affairs that existed during the
period when strikes almost became
chronic. both on the railroads through
out the United States, and especially
in the coal and iron regions of this
State. are well known TO the general
reader. These unfortunate struggles
between labor and capital were then
continuously occurring in this section,
but / am glad to say are. according to
the pronounced judgment of coal oper-
ators, in a large degree a thing of the
past. These strikes excite the worst
passions of man ind, and to my mind
open large field for the most profound
reflection and study to every human
being who has heart To feel for. and
wish to improve the condition of the
masses Of his fellow-men, who, by
stern necessity are compelled to earn
o scanty subsistence below the surface
of the earth. The workmen ana emo
ployers who were then at dagger points
with each other. are now ON the best
of terms, and contentment-then I'M
known-is now "a dweller in every
miners hut. The consumption of
coal has increased i'm the past two
years nj such an unparalleled ratio,
that a fair amount of work can now
he had, whereas IA lew years ago such
was not the case. in 1863 all OF the
collieries entered into an agreement
whereby, according to the decision of
a board of officers, the collieries are
operated on full time or otherwise. a.
they NAV direct. Since then This -us-
pension or restrictive policy has been
In vogue throughout the region.
When the market Is over stocked.
forth from this body of men comes The
decree to suspend for "a given period,
and il is done. This method seems To
be the one best adopted to the success
full management of the collieries, and
both workmen and employers seem
satisfied with its workings. But there
is now some talk ola dismemberment
of the combination, and each colliery
Ego ii alone" but present indications
certainly do not warrant the assertion
that such will be the case. A few years
ago the tide of emigration of labor was
steauiiy howihg 'h'o 'hc coai ltSiohs'
Out now IL II ui'er.eu III ai"ther III
rec'ioh, anu .ne inIiuA vi i:.o"r uOeS
ing men TO any great degree.
ny 49, , 'i''. , "a,
PoIa.ions nav ~ LUIS ia, ~ MS
pio'eu III many instances III ,'iiH &c,
.ion uuiihs .ne I,as. seaI' al" siea''y
10 tiieir cieu'; ne "iiie,s ,iau oeeii
!un ioi - U,' oi '
,niee uass y; "N e ,I:r,, ,i.n VIII
W" wages IL was ui'i,ui' ioi tir men
:" ea'n ~ 'ni ,"'ii '"
su' uPon, al" ,s' ~, NJ ISL
.'s ANY h"n' III
manu- "h. "oIu' 'ai.' ", ,ii'.
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VI ,,I VIII.
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nv ~ w. ~,
va. VI tn.i nini vi
per CENT, anu sa,e oi"eIS 10 "pih the
IniueiS on Jun '''he e'! S''c'
We, ,. nv i; ,i 'h', go ~
""u III. va "
coaL iesih': pue' ,''i'' ,.i,
'"oh a he" 'nipe'"' anu q uiiS i'''
aspect wa ho'ic'a'ie ~ eNciH niret
non ine iIlii s,, ,','' 'e' u ''i 'iiiS ~
Tue NUS "u' 9-1.,f yer n'ol,n, an"
uhueL 'he ne" o'u.is WIN '"ii 'i,iit'
anu ,he zen per 'en'. liieIe'se' 'i,',H
cou'u earn Oh a'i a'eiag. "i tMe"tH-
I'VE ua!s per i'ion,h, o''.Ii' nc M
CREASE was aiso III VI. s"'1e P,ofoi ti"h
10 an persons en'pi"yen ABOUT ,he
cpiiiefies. Inc eo"uition 81 me niile-
III tIIS Whitley - tlif
miners nave reason ior neiig piouu ol
Tue many siaiu iihPiotcine CON
stahtiS pehhe Iiaue, Mhich M" GU
lhe saiety ., 'ne men me
mines are annual! peconiihS oeu'r
s., ~, uI da'' ';, N'Pol7
III the "eep mines give
rise lor u th"Tousii seh'lla''oh 10 de-
,uoy ,hehh rne ua,nP ."e ""I'
dangerous anu ,iie utli'ost CAUTION j.
wheie "p"uii>i i,c "i"''
~ Nen,iia'.nE .le iii"rs = ',ie ea'I'l
Inrougnout 'he sin,i. D""h through
IL ns o,.I r,,ns a.. ,',n,i,u -.
~ noIasoJ ,romah - ,I.. s,r,..p,..
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ne i'iine Lv'u" ouoic iset VI "a" ar
aen H.i'iu't, ana -, Ia! na,'',aiiS i"l
o"s laws nv nv ,iiiiie At 'he "'lisi
'Pehnss an elua, an'ouh' vi pu'e an.
III ~ ,h., VI. S,a .' n " I
''ni an" ,n"' ,;uItri! '"e ; Will
liine .h.e are uih.t an
men are causeu =. the ersc'io'i oi
aIse uooIs VI par .i'iohs, nnieh an
=. hhupt 1851 anu =; ua.u
man, nus 'ui",nS Wy al ."i
l'.o ,ue WINNINGS ioi WHICH, 1t Il HI
enueu'
The rivalry between the various
ailroads OF this section never reached
uch an exciting pitch or was never
Intense as AT present, ana the real
ccasion oil II Is coat. 1he Railroad
ompanies are fortiiying themselves
" making safe investments in coal
ands; no matter how broad AN eX-
anse OF land they can secure they
ay almost any amount for it-eXtend-
ny their facilities Tor mining IN every
ossible way, with the aim always TO
the most they can in the