Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-16
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SCoTTDALE, January 15-At labor head
quarters here they say they are not afraid of
3 cokers' strike, but intimate that if their
scale is not conceded lively time can be
looked for. Whether they mean a strike by
this or not can hardly be determined. Ker-
foot says the actions of the coke operators in
distributing their circulars answering their
scale is tending to aid their cause, and at
every place, be says, the men are more de-
fermined.
Kane, Dismen and other leaders are here
to-day, and it is claimed they are preparing
an answer to the operators analysis of their
scale for the conference here tomorrow.
1t is generally conceded that the confer
ence will not result in any settlement, as
the operators will hardly sign the scale, and
that may be the end of it.
WILLING TO TRY ITS EFFECT.
Kane said to-day that they would be will
ing to submit a scale made by operators to
the local assemblies throughout the re-
gion.
The coke trade is good, although the de-
mand at present is not large. If the wage
scale is amicably settled the demand will be
Unprecedented in the history of the region,
as all the large consumers will renew their
one. two and three-year contracts.
The Chicago Steel Company's contract
with the n. C. Frick Coke Company will,
II is said, expire shortly, and they generally
make contract for three years. They are
without exception the largest consumers of
Connellsville coke, as it takes good num-
Der over 100 cars per day for them.
The Frick Company will keep on increas-
ing its capacity by the erection of new
ovens. as will the Mcclure Company. The
latter are now having grading done for
about Is new ovens at Mayfeld, adjoining
the Donnelly plant, near Stonerville. New
furnaces and mills are being erected at vari-
Gus points in the East and West, and they
all want Connellsville coke, as it is
standard.
AN ENORMOUS GROWING PLANT.
There are now 14,45S ovens in the coke
region, and it is safe to say this number will
be increased to IL, 500 next summer. 1t
would seem, in the winter, that coke-oven
building would decline, but it goes on the
same as ever. There are about 40 ovens
idle at Standard on account of the slope
burning down, which is being rapidly re-
built
A new coke field will be developed south
of Uniontown. J. W. Moore holds lease
on a number of acres of land there, and it
may be that he will enter into business again
or sell the leases.
A coke operator was approached by The
DISPATCH correspondent yesterday and
asked as to what effect the wage trouble
would have on trade. He promptly replied
that il would effect it for two or three weeks
vet, even if the matter twas" fixed up. He
said he believed the coke trade for 80 would
surpass anv year before in excellency. In
reference to prices he was not prepared TO
state whether it would be increased to 81 or
not, but would not be surprised to see it.
At present coke operators, consumers and
miners have their eyes stretched on the con-
ference, which will be held here tomorrow,
and operators keenly feel that the result Of
this
WILL MAKE OR BREAK TRADE
for period of time. The shipments will
show total Of g. 400 cars distributed as fol-
lows: To Pittsburg and river tipples, 1,52O
cars, an increase of 900 cars over the week
before; to points west of Pittsburg, $3.50
cars, a decrease of 100 cars from the preced-
ing week; to points east of ConnellsVille,
1,23O cars, a decrease of $50 cars.
Coke is still selling at 81 IS, s. O5 and
s. IS at the ovens. Prices at other points
are quoted as follows: