New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-26
COAL PRICES MUST FALL.
,rs ,s THE DEMAND OF THE PUBLIC.
r,rFRs DO NOT SEEM DISPOSED TO HEED
,r-wuAr SOME OF THEM SAY.

,r-wHAT SOME OF THEM SAY.
r,e rejoicing over the break of the coal
,Srss Is dying away The abundant literature
., the financial crash covering all phases OF the
r ,,c orcanized eXtortion has been digested The
geA" - natives as to the manipulation OF stocks
NV ,nds expressed In impressive interviews have
snu amply exploited. The people now want the
peo" oonence of what has been to them tragedy
'.. want cheaper coal and they want 1t at once.
rue story Of the restitution OF the poor during this
i' g., Incoming an old and familiar one. The
,,v Of the weather that meant death TO many
more existence to all has had faithful attendant
a high cost OF coal. The forces in the financial
ID .V ,hat combined TO make this price possible, and
WIZ ,,oin II even through the extraordinary rgOrs
-. Oeason evoked popular clamor that has sell
". hcen equaed in the history OF the country In
,,nary prosperous times. The sympathy OF the
svc press and the consequent wide publication Of
puO a.,rs ~ the project has made 1t familiar to the
,uc from the beginning The customary complaints
% the winter advance In prices, instead OF fading
Is ,b,s year as usual grew steadily during the
'. ,r months The States Of NewYOrk and New
.-.ey IN their official capacities had been previously
used into a show Of action by this very force
o., the immediate effectiveness Of all the uprising
~ .,on spent and the complaints and protests be-
nc mllcd into n forced aCQulescence In the terrible
.,,x Coincident with the expressed distress
>, ,,s moor the indignant protests Of all the con-
minc class have kept up steady assault on the
% ~ tho monopoly and they have been strong factors
g. the victory that seems TO have been won.
:, xoud be superfuOus TO rehearse TO what ex-
49,. tho great tenement house population have been
t chief sufferers, except perhaps 10 point out the
Wing necessity for Immediate relief The extor-
w. which meant an advance Of 81 a ton over the
rmsl price Of coal 10 the consumer who could
Soc in at least that quantity. reached an advance
IA. or as for the same quantity before IT reached
,h moor man. His purchases are connned 10 a
and no
rcs h. is paying for it makes the cost OF ton OF
Y, "a him when he shall have consumed that
I'm, between s15 and $50. The sad details OF
az, tsature OF the monopoly have been frequently
0,,rov.d and form conspicuous cause OF 'he ue-
rsnd for the specdiest relief
tn. poor people. however. have not been 'he only
- They are accustomed to a certain extent
=. ,o,e badly during the winter months ana nave
,ecOme Injured TO some hardship. The thousands
= constitute that class point above them IN eA-
, ~ earnings and who can afford to buy 'heir
o. IN sufficiently large quantities TO pron' ny ue
.r,,rc price a ton, have also ielt inc manu- vi Wv.
aoomMnc" They limited In the amount vi
nancy that can be spent In fuel TO an extent ''"'
~. ao r.ant MANY days Of unheated rooms and much
mas 49,, ,,,noss Their testimony of suffering
-. .nn.ared as daily protests against the price OF
aa., and they are most clamorous at the present
,,o for the relief that all have felt womu ho"
come. go ,, oo, q, down
Unless the momentum OF public opinion can X "o,
,n aoo,nr and strike the dealers themselves, All
a.. homes VIII he blasted. The results OF inter-
views Yesterday with several dealers OF proi"e"'e
,,,s thu, they are going take advantage oi every
..ns n, holding I'D The prices. They 90 not eAP''''
q .,sc,ly that way. but tie intent Is me same
n crieme a prominent dealer of the West size
and a member Of the Coal Exchange. sala uo nv
link that there will be any break In prices ",u W
rsuol tme-Aprl J. The dealers themselves really nave
NV. ~ 40 n,b tbe matter We can make no reduc-
,,o, mill the wholesalers make beginning al" We
h.,,.yc that will not te done for over MONTH
NJ Creme based his belief on the fact That the
receivers OF the Reading Railroad were us p''s'u'n'
and the OK ident Of the Lehigh Valley kailro"u
Ta DISPOSITION of the dealers to rest on IBIS COM
...,,r ovcusa was displayed again BY the manag' IT
a, Imts Nuller's ward in Eehth-ave Nheh 'le
h,,s,s,a dealers cut to u.s. he said, "then we VIII
reduce onr prices but can do nothing peloio 'a'
time The high price Of coal during the winter N''
Affected our custom materially, ii u hau NO. oe'"
an unusually severe season the difference would nave
taen very marked. We have had the usuai cohPia'.'
IS to the high prices. but then you Know" 'e PeOp'
always kick and we are used TO H.
william Roeber was almost too busy weighing coal
q, his ward In West ryfithst to stop to talk ABOUT
the matter.
10 said 70 think about the coal combine or whether
IN. prices would be lowered or not Inc S'Ncl"'
>, .he weather has made an Increase OF custom that
has kept US on the jump. IT has been so Coiu 'na'
avon the very poor have been obliged to buy coal
He did not add that they thereby went without
tooa Int II he knew of the facts he might nave
lone -, ,,... g. ri,,vs econd & .
uoS conallv complaccnt. There Will be no IAN III
nrce mill The usual time" I've said with confidence
f~ How can YOU be so OF that. when tle IN
dcaiions 10 many other people point 10 specify
cutf" he asked. 1T, 49,. ,hor. will be
%oh 1 can't explain exactly but 'nere VIII o'
cut" , TO-. ..,h croo, nliIosophv
81 don't know ANYTHING about IT, he sad. an, an
nra,ty sure there will be no cut In prices AZ nc
present bnt as to that have nothing 70 say Wncn
he wholesalers come down and the Coal fAc' ,.,
decide. 10 reduce prices. why, follow along ana 'n
il abou, all there Is 20 IT. an Kept busy an wv
time Yol see the severe weather forces p'opic !"
buy coal" It,, =. IT r. Hide.
brands manager in Eevcnth-ave and the nanac.rrS
of The C4tlzens and Comuihpau companies Eaiius
on the West side They had serene assurance VA.
there would he no In prices they were an p ,
kent husv because " the severe weather. ana my
All had :" no voice in the lowering OF the price, any
swsy- Tho fact that the dealers OF Boston had Io"
cred the mice so cents ton was not regarded a. dl
all pertinent to their Their present as
toward iha consuming public seems TO be ch'ircy
enc o! What are YOU going 10 do ahont inr
distress Of the poor and the protests OF me iet sem
10 BE- natural phenomena. to which they nave Oc-
come accustomed.