St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-07
AHTI-COAL TRUST MEETING
VERY WARM, ADDRESSES 6Y FRoKE.
NEWT MEN.
A NEW COMPANY COMMENDED.

Mass Meeting at Market Hall
Reduction In Prices Brought
About IA Large Capital Rec
CURED - Capitalists Subscrib-
ing-The Labor People Are in
Accord.
,.
1t was Sis last night before the mass
meeting called to hear the report of the
committee of fifty came to order at,
Market hall. Judge i'll. Macdonald
presided, and, with few predatory rec
marks, introduced the secretary of the;
committee, j. M.'Hawthorne, who made
an address. In speaking of the coal.
combine, Mr.. Hawthorne, among other
things, said: g.
rs it not time when we should
band ourselves together to again fight
the battles of the free? Are we, forget
tul OF our blood-bought heritage, going
lie down like slaves beneath the cruel
heel of soulleSS monopoly? And now,
for the good of our whole city, includ-
ing the manufacturers, the retail deal
.,
we will have TO throw against this COM
bination of greed and crime and sin. a
cooperative association of free and de-
termined men,"
| Mr.. Hawthorne was loudly applauded
| by the audience, which numbered about
400 or $50 people. He then read the
| formal report of the committee of fifty,
| who propose to buck against, with the
| hope of eventually knocking out, the
| coal combine. The report was addressed
to the public. 1t gave report of the
committees doings from the time it was
| formed, Mar. % last, to the present time.
| The committee felt it unloyal to st.
| Paul 10 accept the offer of a foreign
corporation, which offered to furnish
coal at $3.50 per ton, provided the peo-
pie would guarantee to buy enough
coal, furnish yardage, etc. This made
| tine coal baronS drop to S7.75 for time.
The matter of fling the complaint
! against the st. Paul & Duluth road was
reviewed, which had for it's object the
cutting down OF freight on coal from
$3.50 to Is cents. This is still pending.
Coal afterwards went up again from
! SITS to $3.50. Then the committee
again considered the offer of the foreign
corporation, but learned that it was too
late to get coal at S7.75. Trips were
made to Chicago, Buffalo, New York
aud Philadelphia, resulting in the gath
ering of valuable information. but
the making OF no definite arrange
ments. Then Incorporation brought
the Minnesota Fuel company
into existence. The committee
found that it required large capital to
make the business successful, SO CO.
operative plan was decided on. Stock
is for sale at So per share, which will
allow holders to get their coal at cost.
The committee believes coal would
have gone UP to 50 on Nov. l, but fol
their efforts. The report stated that the
company will try to lease or build
docks, and be able TO sell coal at 81 pei
ton next fall.
After the reading and adoption of the
report. Judge Mcdonald introduced
Hon. r. A. Walsh. who said, in sub
stahce:
"In starting out it must occur to the
thinking man that there is something
wrong, when, in this great granary 81
the Northwest, men are forced to Strug.
gle for bread. Some great conspiracy is
at work when men wander day after
day and week after week looking after
work. After our rigorous winters are
over the coal bought by the people pro
duceS stream of wealth which pours
out in q golden channel toward the
Golfers of the Pennsylvania coal baronS
leaving the Northwest impoverished
The entire hard coal fields in the
United States were embraced in an area
of 400 miles in Pennsylvania, covering
: nineteen counties-enough to last Loo
years to come, at an average mining Of
100, 100000 tons yearly. He declared hit
would continue the fight against the
coal combine if it took twenty years
and believed the people were not slaves
and would not submit to robbery.
NJ. E. Murray, ex-president of the st
Paul Trades and Labor assembly, ther
spoke. He said the sentiments eX
pressed were reiteratiOnS of what labor
union people had long said. He de
clared that the Pioneer Press WoulG
say that if emanating from the mouth:
of labor agitators these sentiments were
untruthful. He said congress tool
three months to repeal the silver bill
which it could have repealed in sever
days, and that the Minnesota legislator,
made the cry that it had found a Goa
combine, and let it 20 at that. HI
pledged the support of organized labo
to the new movement.
Col. j. Ham Davidson was then intro
| duced. He said that to live and let liv,
ought to be controlling maxim for mel
and corporations, but it is not. H
thought all capital should have a rea
| souable return, but not an unfair one
He spoke with much earneStnesS, ant
at times with eloquence. He said w
must have cheaper fuel to develop tn
Dessemer ore in the Mesaba range, an,
that then the Twin Cities would grow
and develop as never before.
Judge Mcdonald explained that toda
the new corporation would open fo
:, business and explained the stock system
of the concern.
Mr.. Wallrath then read severa
lengthy resolutions, the purport o
; which was to eulogiZe the committee O
fittv. These contained matter foreigl
to the subject also, and when put to vot
were not easily adopted, but fnall
went through.
: James Dillon and John Cuniff ais
t made few remarks, as did also Hon
William Rodger.
8 A resolution was sent up from tn
4 audience by James Cormican, whic
Z was unanimously adopted. after whic
) the meeting adjourned. The resolution
3 was as follows:
s Resolved, That we, the citizens of 81
5 | Paul III mass meeting assembled, here
3 bv pledge our word and houor to stan
s / py the efforts of the committee culmina
3 Ing in the organization of the MINNIE
5 sofa Fuel company, and agree to pur
o chase coal only from the anti-combin
: Minnesota Fuel company, realizing tina
/ to take backwa step at this eritica
: moment would mean more eXtortionat
charges than ever.