Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-02
FORT WORTH COAL SUPPLY
taor mNouon ON HAND TO SUPPLY
A STRONG DEMAND.
rhe situation Would be Worse ~
Tharber niincs Were Closed
M and Great Railroad
'tll Would safer.

The spread Of the strike among tho
coal minors has assumed something
Of local intereat during the past few
weeks, owing to the fact that serious
troubles have occurred In the Indian
TERRITORY. from which Fort Worth
drawr large proportion OF her fuel
supply.
II has also been intimntcd rather
strongly OF lato that the smaller coal
mining centcrp OF tho southweHt. in-
Guiding those at Thurbcr, IA this i'm
mediate vicinity might become involved
In the strike. which has become gener-
al throughout the United statea.
As heretofore stated In the Telegram
the strikers, In order 10 DO HuocoAaful,
will aim Rt cutting OFF the coal supply
Of the country 80 that the railroads
and other great industries which arc
among the principal consumers Of oonl.
may be crippled and matters brought
20 crisis. 10 which case a recognition
OF their claims would be forced
The strike Partially succrssfui.
In this evident design the strikers arc
already meeting with considerable sue
cess In the East moro, perhaps, than
some Of those most concerned are will
ing to admit. Should the atrlkors sue
ceed In cutting of the supply generally
by stopping the principal mines In the
country they Will then begin to turn
their attention TO the smaller fields,
the continued operation of which might
Interfere 10 some extent with their
plans by Furnishing coal whore II IL
most urgently needed. In view OF this
situntion the opinion has been OK
pressed that II rs only n question OF
time whom an attempt will be made 10
induce the oonl miners at Thurbcr TO
40 out,
The n. aud u. wouid suncr.
How soon this fear may be realized
II iu difficult to conjecture, az the
moyementa OF the parties most lntor-
eatod are necessarily careful and what
ever conferences may be- held ON the
subject at this time are strictly secret,
The principal sufferer In the event OF
Htrlkc at Thurbcr would BE- the Texas
aud Pacific railroad, which receives
it, principal supply thoro This might
mein. ultimately. n serious cmhurrasH-
mcnt OF the shops hero. lf not Il partial
or oven complete cessation Of work.
Such an event ~ this would therefore
be attended with results most acrloua
10 Fort Worth
small cnni supply here.
Mcsara Lllly g Blhb the leading coal
dealers being Intercepted as TO the
condition OF their supply In the Indian
Territory stated that they had conn
paratlvely small supply on hand with
which TO meet the cxigcnclos OF strike.
claiming, however. 60 have moro coal
pn hnud In thohr yards than there ~
on hand IN NIL tho private yards In
Fort Worth, which altogether would
amount 70 only a few cur loads, no that
practically the city has no store ahead
upon which to draw In case OF sud-
den stoppnge Of the supply.
Troops Hal Unod Enect.
communication WINS read by the
reporter addressed by Milhy & DOW.
state agents OF the Chootuw Coal ana
Railroad company at Dallas. 10 Measrs
I.llly q hibb. who arc their sole agents
hero, aud In this communication the
following statement WAS made:
we trust thut the presence OF Unit
cd states troops ct both Anderson ana
Iioughtun mines VIII have q good effect
ana enable ua 60 work the mines at
their full capacity, which will place ug
In q position TO supply all the demands
made ON ua."