New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-20

state OF Pennsylvania by that corporation "mcn INV
commonwealth has not given with a'isn manu.
nor does any Pennsylvania beerudge slnsie q"
dowment. But while the Pennsylvania kiinoau was
sufficient for the wants Of city Ike fhimieiph''
and state like Pennsylvania twenty years ago. city
and state have alike Outgrown Its capacity u sei'o
them. The general sentiment in pennsylvania '"'''
much rs the pcoplc valued the Pennsylvania system
the Reading would be welcome. because thcre ""'
room for both, has been great source Oh '"e h,''
ing's strength. The road l. ana has been popu"r'
The people have followed with enthusiasm e'c's
step of its progress but the anagonlams oil It's great
rival. the Pennsylvania. has been shown In many
ways-law SUITS the cutting Of rates, tle Duiiuino
Of new improvements and presume III s,lni'l.V ~
., this recent Wall Street attack upon Reading crea,,.
that the only outcome OF war between the Pennsyi
vana and the Reading would be that "ach wouia "a"
out q great deal of money and after several years vi
controversy they would make terms which mlemt a.
well have been made at the BEGINNING. .oh hhete r.
attack upon the Rcadlng is u New.Yorl attack upon
lie complete success Of the keaiingand 1t Is bound
to be successfu-to weaken its credit at this ums
Mih e r,,dn eomns ~ imo power England just
ering from the Argentine trouble rthcr @ or Inn
an act of cold -blOodcd piracy 20 great PropciN,
as the Reading cannot be attacked successfully at
York assalants. without inlurlng every ralioau lh
tle country In the end. these corporation quaIrels
fall uS "A
nrr moi dIsposed I, oveririendllness towarf rail.
roads, may wen resent the deliberate. well planned
attempt the part tasr of 9ns corpupn ri gepny o
valuable property. There Is no controversy oew'cn
Reading Railroad and any rpecla'e rp rprpVS aSIy
controversy Is between Il valuable anu u'l"Iu'n
managed, necessary railway trying to 40 us eG w"s9
in its interest and group OF pirates VINO IeeaLn
all properly as w T sirct sa%s wSSn .p"anaio % serve ''
"What was the effect OF the coal advance Iin,
year upon the Reading properties The advonGG in
the price of coal about which 20 much was WRITTEN
last summer was made subject Of much clamorous
the pyice Of coal u, the figures show. was not ad-
vanced much above the average of several preceding
years The fact that litigation could not AFFECT ihe
Eew Jersey Chancellor by an extraordinary judicial
act in which that official. upon an eXparte hearing
granted an injunction dlN'olvng the contract between
supposed would at once cheaper tho price OF coal
aS such Injunction was conspcnous f.ature In the
ton. because the reasons governing that and other
products are % n% Within @ cct m he G6 ny %Sn Of he
price OF coal 70 benefit the coal miners. The
Readln: people know perfectly well that the cost Of
The law Of supply and demand. If coal is too dear
Reading will lose a market because people will seek
coal Is too cheap. then II will be impossible to mine
and carry II to market for miners must live. and the
the tax Of this labor and the cost OF transit.
The sole outcome - the litigation IN New York as
| who began It. 50 far as they claimed to be in the
| interests Of the oaconsImng classes The Reading
| Railroad has interest in widely extended markets
for cheap coal than any other corporation but Tor
the last year II has been popular to speak OF the
pcor taxing the laborers Aforesaid and 'sing much
fortune ont of the earnings OF the humber classes.
! ZION. and that what was pretended to BE- campaign
| in favor Of the poor was merely campaign for
prefer to rise by the downfall OF their rivals than by
| their own merits