The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-04-27
AMONG THE MINERS !
Opinions Cleaned in Regard
to the Big Strike.
W1IL 1T AID TH1S REGION ?
Reasons why Some People Think 1t VIII
and Others Think 1t VIII Not-The stock
Yards An Important Factor-About
WAaheries.

An opinion prevails among some here
that should the strike now in progress
among the bituminous miners of the
country continue it will boom the an
thracite trade and make the times better
in this region. Indeed, it is said that
many of the operators of anthracite
mines are preparing to increase the out
put in anticipation of large orders from
the consumers of soft coal
One thing is certain, whether the strike
of the bituminous miners proves to be a
| long or short one, no effort of the United
| Mine Works will secure the cooperation
Of the anthracite miners. There are two
| excellent reasons for this prediction. The
first is that when the miners of this re-
gion thought they had themselves well
enough organized to win with the CO.
operation OF the miners in other regions
| and called for that cooperation they were
| given the cold shoulder. The other reason
is that they are too anxious for an oppor-
| tunity to secure enough work to aid them
| in getting out of the debt which the hard
times have forced upon them and should
| they attempt to strike now it would be
upon an empty bread basket, and no man
| can travel far on that.
Most of the miners who have been
spoken to on the subject attach very little
Importance to the bituminous strike
They seem to think it will not be long
enough to make any impression, good or
bad, on the anthracite fields.
A view taken by some is that there is
not coal mining cOmpanylin the country
which has not adopted a system of stock
ing coal and has good supply on hand
Before any demand will be made on the
anthracite companies the bituminous
people will first draw upon their we'll
stocked yards; and should they become
exhausted, the first thing the anthracite
operators would draw upon would be
their stock yards, so that the lane which
leads to the miners is a long one and their
Is no occasion at the present time for the
anthracite men to dream of milk and
honey.
The officials of Maple Hill colliery are
In high glee over hosting record made
at that place last week. 1t is said to be
the best ever made in this region, equal
circumstances being considered. On
Tuesday of that week there were hoisted
up the Maple Hill shaft, in addition to
the hosting of men, seven hundred
wagons of coal and fifteen of rock. and
but seven and half hours were required
for the work. In the same time on We'd
nesday, in addition to the men, there were
hOisted seven hundred and nine wagons
of coal and five of rock.
The announcement that capitalist has
been looking over the culm banks i'm the
figuring on the adYisability of securing an
option on the banks for the establishment
of washeries was not hailed with delight
by the miners who earn their living dig.
ging coal The washery to the miner is
what machinery has proved to be to those
who depend upon work done by hands
for living Thousands of tons of coal
turned out by the washeries are now be-
ing used daily in place of the coal which
the miners turn out with the drill, pick
and shovel, and which can be prepared
with the labor of boys when the
machinery cannot do all the work
washery Is a paying investment and there
is large market for its product, but
those who think it helps the coal diggers
are mistaken.
The Lehigh Valley Company sent a
large force of men from their collieries to
work on the streets of Plains township in
payment of the company's taxes. Among
them were a number of unnaturalized
Italians, but the Supervisor promptly
sent them back with the message that "if
the company wanted to work out their
taxes, they must employ residents of the
township and not 'dagoes, who have no
claim to citizenship" The Supervisors
action displays excellent Judgment, and
the freebolders of the township are loud
in their praise of him.