The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-03-14

now lar wide OF the
mark their understanding of the coal trade
is.
The preamble of the bill sets forth that the
anthracite coal bed of the world, comprising
an area of only 47O square miles, is wholly
contained within the State of Pennsylvania.
That all the coal lands of the Wyoming
regions, supplying so per centum Of the total
output, are now developed and are being
mined and there are practically no undevel.
oped coal lands in the Lehigh, shamokin and
Mt. Carmel regions; and at the present rate
of mining, collieres in the Wyoming region
now producing 100000 tons of coal yearly
will be exhausted within five years.
The bill further sets forth that the cost Of
| coal in the ground has advanced from 10 to sc
cents per ton and the cost of mining coal has
and will increase each year until lis exhaus.
| tion, from the difficulty of mining lower
| thinner and inquirer veins That neighbor
| ing states have attempted to regulate the
the sale Of anthracite COAL within theil
borders, and TO fix a price therfore less than
the price at which it is sold within said
| states, which is furnished to the producer by
divine providence free Of all cost, except that
of harvesting, storing and delivering. And
further, that it is necessary for the produc.
| ton of the material interests of the Com.
wealth, that the present production of an,
| thracite coal be regulated SO as to prevent
further waste, and to provide an adequate
! return to the citizens of the Commonwealth
The bill then provides for the following
enactments: That from and after July 1st
1893, it shall be unlawful for any person
firm, corporation, joint stock company OIL
limited partnership association, to engage in
the business of mining and selling anthracite
coal except license therefore shall have
been previously obtained as hereinafter
provided. That licenses shall be granted
only to citizens of the Commonwealth OF
Pennsylvania, or to firms, the individual
members comprising which are ali citizens OF
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or to
joint stock companies, limited partnerships OF
corporations, organized, chartered or incor
porated under the laws of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, aud having their places OF
business within the Commonwealth. Also,
that licenses shall be granted upon petition
and bond and shall entitle the holder OF
holders thereof to engage in the business OF
mining and selling anthracite coal for the
term and period of one year from the date oil
| the issuance thereof
The bill makes the additional provisions
that from and after July 1st, 1898, it shall be
unlawful for any licensed miner or vender OF
anthracite cosl to sell any anthracite coal to
any person or persons, natural or artificial
for transportation or use outside the State Of
Pennsylvania, for any less sum or price than
S5 per ton of 2,240 pounds, delivered at the
lawful for any transportation company OF
common carrier to move, take or transport
anthracite coal, except that mined by a
licensed miner and seller of anthracite coal
and all transportation companies or common
carriers shall, before receiving any anthra.
cite coal in their cars, boats or other vehicles
or on their tracks or canals, require the said
miner and shipper to exhibit the license re-
quired. Provided, however, that if the said
miner shall file with the transportation
company or common carrier, a certificate
from the secretary Of the commonwealth that
license has been granted, the transportation
company or common carrier may receive coal
from such miner without the production OF
the original license, The penalties provided
for violation of the law are fine of not less
than $4,000 for the first otiense and not less
than tln nnn Enr tha s.nnnd