New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-03
the Supreme Court to prevent his imprisonmeDt Tor
being I'm plicated In the Chicago election frauds
COALAND TRUNK LINE POOLS.
LEGAL STEPS TO BE TAKEN AGAINST THEM
GOVERNOR PArTIsoN DECLARES THAT THE CoMBI-
NATIONS ARE UNLAWFUL

GOVERNOR PArTIsoN DECLARES THAT THE CoMBi-
NATIONS ARE UNLAWFUL
HARRISBURG, Penn., Oct. 2.-Governer Patti
sn has addressed letter TO Attorney General Cassidy,
the action of the aDtnrsete pool and requesting hn
against in fn rhe course Of his letter
tho Governor says:
My attention has been directed fact within the
past fortnight Certain corporations chartered by the
two advances III prices %. anthraclto coal IL
beon as1erainrd u,ou INJURY tuat teso corport
tionN compris. wuat known tue ADtnracito Coal
Combination winch WAS ere ted present lOru at
meeting ued III New York CITY on December 81, 1854
w"re. Lackswanus anI Western Railroad co'upany.
Leuigh Valley Railroad Company, Phladelpha aui
Western nsIlro. ID Company Deaw re aud uu'.son
Canal Company PENNSYLVANIA coal Conpeny, Lehisn
uOal Navigation Company, sui the fennsyiNahia
lailroad COMPANY. AT tue meeting AN agrcemtut "as
entered into by whicn SIX OF these corr loratons we're @
Ia pledged In writing 10 rtsct and regulate tue
prvd ton OF coal aud to mtAiu and advance us price
Au appOtiVnmrnt of tue total production Was TUE aou
ted To upan for tile year 1882 ana Oh January
j. 1883, new hllotmcn went ntO operauon pasou "n
an annual production OF 33oOO.OOO tons
After orrny the advances OF 80 cents por ton Ia
the coal since July 2 1886. tie Governor says;
Recently turougn tue oices OF syndicate OF capital
iss has been STRENGTHENING OF tho ant 'cile
coal combination aud tue claim Ia now nade ny sohio
tudt tney mark coal prices 10 any
nsue try tuercby slpjecng tue puic to thelr
mefcy, iDjnriousy ana un"arr"n aDly I.AiDs e'oiy
hresiie aud imposing upon GOAL consumer. the uha"ca
burdous whicn tho spe cu,tos OF soue OF uese M
nle, nave eneendcrci Ataou-h Tue stats eo"sa,.aoa @
that NO c0rpOratod doiu- tue busi-
te or rn-aSo III ninne or manufacturing aiteies or
tatIOu over ITS works, yot all or noar'y "l ol
tue represented III Tue anthracite coa
comb nation ed directly or inirecily III De
mining OF coal Tue anthracite rogious OF lac ot.e are
priic aIy under tAe con'rOl oI tlls comOi ato ror
long pei Uds 1t k'it the mues running Oh tureo
quaitor time" taus ptlux nearly lvOOOo workers on
eoJ petIliOn has osrlcteL the development Oi our
lueral wealth IL ha' adyauced or depressed tho pce
best suited ITS II h, uaiuta.nod lhe
prices Of coal supiei to Line aDd to cy traue al su es
ransns mOre Than IL per on over a"d aUovo ne pios
INCH lSul lis arIIr
further tue mines. plt III territory tn't uii no
cOac Within The tcruS Of AGREEMENT. II has advanced
the cha Sos Tor transportation face OF the ,ct tat
tue Let earungs the carrying cJmpanies DelOnglnS
10 tu, colpbuton amouut.d to about ~ per cent per
oi roads aud their equipment, aud
fact that charges are nlSer tDan tlcy
wero twrnysx years ago Tough cost OF transport
ing "a ton freight toJay to t"an
One-tbird OF It's cost AT that time b, restricting pro
ducton by advancing It has crippled vast iron
interests, decreasing demand iOr authiace coal III
reduction lruu forcing non urna. es 0dt ot
blast placing nearly all tho Industries OF La tcin
fenusJ yana ut tue mercy or the maa2crs OF these COM
pdles.
The Governor also called attention to the tunk line
pool which, he says by its arbitrary power holds a
perpetual menace over the material interests OF the
| country. In closing. the Governor says:
Against such copbinations the individual is helpless
The commonwealth of PENNSYLVANIA in creatiug cor
hnaOn and Of the trunk line pool vested then with the
rigt q; eminent domain aud other franchises OF public
nature Tuey Certain dutles TIT r creator, aud
OF these is To avOd an infringement upon the rgs
or individuals Or Tie general Feilielns OF 'he state
Their iner-rencs with the natural current and codf
tloa trade been violation OF what Ia believed TO
lie sound pubic policy and gnst the best interest or
the IL preuiice> the public au opprrss"s ndi-
vduas II Is IorversiOD OF the purpose for which they
! we're created These facts, winch have reporsd
TO me nl neasraby authenticated, deem Of suhc eut
import TO oer you to Tor your consideration ana lor
suon action as me circu stances may warrant!
IL Understood tuat AttornsyGenera Cassidy Will at
proceed against the coal pool but in what manuer
lie has not yet lecided This considered of me
important steps yet taken By tue State Ad uinisra
ton and not decided upon until alter careful con-
| siieration.