The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-01-13


PBrtApF1PHrA, Pa, Jan. s-The Ledger in
its ffnaneial article tomorrow, Will says Inc
anthracite coal trade ere taking advantage Oh
the strike in the Schuylkln district TO further
advance the prices at the breakers from 81 10
10 cents per ton The local retail coal dealers
have In turn increased their prices from So .
end $3.50 per ton to $50, with the tendency
of prices toward still higher figures. During
the past week shippers have been refusing to
quote prices for anthracite, except from day
to day, and then only subject 10 delay in de-
livery. We are informed that the PeOHsyl'
yania railroad has notified operators shipping
bituminous coal from the Clearfeld region
that until further notice, the company's cars
can not be used in transporting soft coal sent
outside of Pennsylvania or to Jersey CITY, e1'
cepling to fill existing contracts"
George w. Childs to-day said: Il believe
the labOrer Is worthy of his hire and have no
hesitation in saving that the advance Of per
cent asked for be the miners hould be
granted and added 10 the price of coal III there
ia no other way for the companies to meet IT,
The Reading has been paying tho adv 'uce Tor
four months past l am told that 1t would
make a difference of $50, 900 in miners
wages Still, am Of the opinion that the
Reading and most of the other companies are
ready to pay the higher wages II they could
feel assured the other companies not sub
iected to this incr ease would not step in ana
undersell them i'll prices. | believe in organ
lied labor, and in paying the highest price to
the wage Garner that is possible and leave
fair margin of profit to the employer. There
should be good feeling and cooperation be-
tween the two. Nothing enters so largely
into the efficient administration OF a bust
ness as the spirit with which both sides take
hold of it,"
THE READINGS BUSINESS SMALL.
READING, PA, Jan. S.-The run of coal
down the road since midnight was but 500
cars, while three weeks ago to-day there were
shipped through this city $500 cars drawn by
81 engines. At the car shops Ill this city the
books show that the number of coal cars III
active service OH the road is about $4,000.
Nearly ell of these are now lying on the sid
ings in the coal regions. Navigation closed
on the Schuvlkil canal December 10, and
about two dozen boats engaged in the coal
carrying trade, each containing several hun
dred tons of coal, became lCe-DOund. 1t was
not expected that this coal could be moved be-
fore spring. but now every pound has been
bought W. The reading works purchased
several hOatlOadS, and were happily relieved
from closing down.
The in Information received at the cOmpany's
office in this city tonight is that to days
meetings of strikers showed that there is no
break in the miners strike. ShamOkin ap-
pears to be the hOtbed of the present strike,
it being the most general there, but among
the miners it is where the most feeling is
shown. The assemblies which met recently
in Eizabethport Will be organized soon, and
upon this occasion the railrOaderS will more
clearly define their position in the present
strike. The miners will have delegates pres
ent and it is expected that they will express
themselves with no uncertain feeling Chair
man Lee of the railroaders' committee and all
Of the leaders Of the miners strike have prom
ised to attend
A delegation of knights from this city who
had gone to PottsvilIe returned to-day and
reported that they had informed Chairman
Lee that the 1000 shop hands in this city
would not strike unless greater cause was
shown.