New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-04
TILE COAL COMeINATION.

coal companies with the apparent purpose w
Ing higher prices from the consumers OF a"'''",'.
coal The combination differs rom si'"''"r "s""
tIons IN certain respects which make competition a"
sou,.,v impossIbe 50 far as Is now known prio
iicaIly all the anthracite coal IN me "or," a cc,.v
ianed In three counties In pennsyVan,a,, nI% IN The
coal combination. The cplsunes ate ~ n f ont,,ro
OF the combination 1t can raise .,e p,e tn nrce
has Increased seventy-Hve cents toh ~ll',n Il 80
The only apparent limit to the sx,or,on ,hsv must
se bmnos coal or wood or perish VII. 'ne r to,
These conditions present STATE OF ' nn nooI,,
carnFi se ay means Of legislative relief agalnt
such monopoly Of natural and nccessary p toa,n,c
!, ,he companies engaged IL this combnatlon r,l9'
public privileges granted h the s,h,e o. r, r. i'm
"s c"ndovs uvon the enjoyment OF those PrivIieer'
and such conditions shonl1 a least gmt %
,o' nnwarraninlIlr exactiOn IN return Tor priNc"r
Which the people. through their representatives. "N
conferred.
THE ADIRONDACK PARK.
The prcservaion Of It's forests and thelepy u''
nro,ection Of its waterc0nrses. las become Tue e
nshed policy Of The state 1t Is movement "n,''
heartily approved by the people. IL Is OF N''' ''''
portnrce TO the future of the state. The pracu'a'
wording ont OF the policy. however Is f"ll OF "''"
cuties and the state has taken varying attitudes as
IN mode, OF procedure II must be confessed mat the
results today after nearly seven years enort 10
establish Adirondack par. are ,sn pbse ha
been "A lack Of wedetincd policy ana Dus,neSs-hh, ~,
mana cement which has prevented n'i measure n VI
success. Part Of this has been due 10 '"e ID" ''"
part 10 its administration. ,,o, a..
Last the lea'ainre passed an ac' M1% u
fined ihe limits OF the proposed park ana an'h, ,i
saes Of all state forest lands outside of those in
and with the proceeds me prssse that h, the State
owned then about 100000 acres. hall Of which WIS
located in detached pieces around the edge o. IN .,,
,"rfs, v ana , ,Da nHmer Of acres within the limits o.
The proposed park. TBS Il vel enonsm 80 ~.
-.t.. and Ill >sI
are crnducIfd on a business.llke basis. But the
trouble with MS policy IS that 1t putt the Govern
meut I'm the market as BUYER and seller ana opsu>
The way TO ali kinds OF imposition and frauds Whle
il must answer the temporary purpose Vi Sr r,tn
ia ~ lands useless for forest pre- serve ana acquiring
other lands needed fur rs the proceeds OF tne
sale will permit It Will not do Tor permanent ""'
eNI'N IT t' is the desire Of the people that the state
shomld absolutely own two or three miiion a'ae9
at once by right of eminent domain The op,rarion,
should he comprehensive ana dr''siVe; any, IN
I'm Iis WAY II would he VASTLY more e'onolhoat III
d trn ,%9e I'll" ''''' '"' ''' ', " ,mr, ..
IA whether the ownership OF the bulk Of the great
forest Is In private persons or IN he State 50 ioiI
ns ~. forest Is preserved perpelaly from destiic-
lion. then by new departure the purpose Of pT's"r,
WALTON can probably be- accomplished without any
great .NpcmdIlure Of public mD sai: % tho Adirondack
forest ure now owned by individuals or by private
associations. and are 'd NANNY i"r venture
70 say could b. oreyer fn,i,d nsSt ,nE Te
do ~
tween the owners ard the sn;r, and wo"id -, mus
serve the main purpose Of the pnbnc pr.Ser'c. f.
private owners at pre.en. ars rs "f he state cond
n"ss,T;y be- and some ~ them. know from pcLsoisi
a,,umnre. wonl be wing 10 enter ,o Az Of
meni with the state Whereby IN conSidora',0n Ion, o.
forest protection furnished bv the state ana eNenP
would refrain rrever from removing me 'in,nrr aN
cent Under certain condition. Imposed Nv te ill
& eonae" G1 %nd nSsd q" to %e stns
NJ commratlv,ly little expense. Whatever lana
might b. necessary to bny outright rovo os nnE
m~' n II could he carried ont. would give greater
satisfaction 10 tle p'op ior %''" si,r IF
scandal 49,, .,.,,, r.s, ,he opuroyal OF the
II . l , iHs nscrssaTy ~allon to carry II into
r.ct shonll be- enace without delay. for sn,h Year
devastation Of ors sae aa lbsrp Vii, such cstin
rc1mncna the reorganization Of th" Forest Comnis
,ou II docs not se'n 10 ne wisc mat ,h,S ,,.
S'" p., mar.n, commission As at present lnH maj
much more satisfactory results could -, obni1'a ;or ,b
I'M commission cr9el nr nH' The rropo1o par
Within that time fnrrsN. prcmplnr.s ana s l1'' M
srnc, nr' definite p,rpo>e wnui bring aspiration
anu pr,. Ia the PEI forihn'r % rs great
roomImne by In, Governor anu confirmed y IL" son
ale ard should be cOmpcSei ~ hci!'". Chp,or M
nIn., T iii. TASK credahy themselves AMI 1, &
int Afier Such commission hs> cou,p rs'1 ~
mlo, rs eIv.ccs should be dcom"ra. sG ~, ~ ill.,
forests should be- afi 10 tristwoHM ana co'nP,"n,
officers Wnacr the direction Oh W. ,o't'"sr ~,
shomid ,nah an officer be- Established brssm OF 'or
SIR an w"njd he ibr most natural ana most
liable disposition aud should aconrlpl.h much roni
not merely ely 10 s11,a,n in c 1"' Of TIE state
The establishment Of gra' ioIet prS cps, ,"d,
n,s rna and wise lcq,.ii anu sperylon With
on, injury hut rather will bon ~ ,hr S.a,- son. a.,
n re ,cs above certain diameter stas Lands: Ad
dona ronld lie obninrd rom .nSa ., SIN