New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-15

Mr. Phlllips's figures u % cents for garage -
arrived AT By allowing each team. whi'h c'''' IL
| a low rate - dag. seven loads Iae reasoning
OF Mr. Phillips is sound and busncss-iike DIX ~
vestga;ion proves It wrong In the one POM WIN
ont which h!s argument fals,np coal e. I'm
whom I'm, Tribune representative saw h'k"i rs
| than s. 30 FOR good coal. and some "hniei all u"
| wnv from, g. % e. - "a ton.
va" "n cnh,ter.i coal merchant went go AR rs 10
question the CHARITY II Nathan Siralss g. Al s."i".
ana endeavor.I fully 9, ntt4ti" t't
| Mr. Straus makes a pfOht on we &c" "i'',. ~
rels 10 the poor a. 81 ton. whr tA" COS, ''",I'
makes nothing selling AZ q much higher nguFr ~
| VS. one Of tho many who declined Z" b' Inn
\ large retail operator. who's" wagons e." DE- t S'
In al portions Wi IN, t,'e I' ,o@rrr".t vas asked
after hc nd quoted coal a. 3 - and - tom My
dcs O. ,n f,u ~ The railroad companies who VIII
,,r,,,sh only f.s So much coal and more; they are
,rkjmp t6er men now Two days IA me "c,k ani
Tho ma manager for H. l.. Herbert & Co favored
.rbe rrbun. Win an exceedingly interesting state,
men, AS NO t n, bat SAID You have come 70
| wrong end OF the ne Tor ln'prmA, ION ~ L" ~, w.
KIN ms Win the article IS to the retailer making
| case but h. il making no mono nov" io3 ~ y,
| for ton year. past. Coal at IT, present price j.
mDs NV II s IMPOSSIBLE - handle II FOR css ana
| those who favor reduction should So" IN" persons
| Go,i freifhts viii adjust Themselves and VIII BE-
| Trough, To- A point where 1t VIII be- impossible -
| Jungle with them and me rfrEuhti99h Oh "'-S"''
VIII regulate The price Of coal also.
A nRooKIYx DEALEE's ASSERTION.
| Joscph L. Greason Of brooklyn. In defending the
coal dealers and the prices asked. said: 'The man
| who Is not acquainted with the retail coal trade
| and who attempts to figure out how much the retail
| coal merchant makes his sales. f. Invariably
| wrong II the dealer receives "A profit ~ 81 "A ton
over the alongside price the price when the coal
| 10 lesa than sixteen cents. and the average Nor
chant docs make sixteen cents "A ton net profit
Take into account III" money invested. The risk
and the work. and You WI ma mat thr ga
| mot h.
| The senior member Of the firm Of IIlnckcn & Co
was seen and SAID coal is not high, nor has 1t
been since the great strike years ago coal dealers
S SGT some exist HS o MT ncKen thought that the
| abuses in The way Of short weight which the Coal
hxcnnnge ,@gK nf fb Inability Of these people To-
| ret along by honest means. Even the producers
| and the transIortcrs seem to make no money on
| coal when the affairs Of the Reading Road would
| go 10 show coal furnished TO the departments
shows nothing. because there are concerns VINO are
| willing TO take such contracts for the glor,.'
MUST GIVE sIroRT WEIGHT TO MAKE MONEY.
Fred. Rhenfrank. OF John Rheinfrank & CO.,
said that the fact that the poor people pay the
highest price for coal LEAFS many to believe that
the people are being cheated III IS not So SAID
| Mr. Rheinfrank. THE best coal In the world IL
sold ON the Fast Side Of this city between tttecnth
| and Third sts. and sold u the poor Pcoiis. II ~
The Iykens Valley coal. Of which there are but two
mines and for which s. % ton Is paid by the con-
sumner They buy II becats IL rs saiu ~ I,Ss.ss
| qualities when make It CHEAPER In thr ,nd hut a.
rcnnIn ,,ho uqe large quantities do not buy II they
knnw nothing about H. Then there are other grades
ranpin from s. r. So p ton which are also sgld
| I'm large Quantities 10 poor people bht AZ 10 me
| nrodt there is very little MI lsh"infrdnk said:
| ~ am for cheap ,-oal because know that me
| cheaner the cod the greater me consumption
PorIc stint themselves when coal Is hiHh ana use
I nx,rav,cantly when IL ~ cheap. 50 II t. TO the
S Sosi aGvaniaee 70 have coal low in price No
man who gives good "esn' can '''"' '''''' '"''''
| iCrna' on ,prge merchant was found who was not
| rr.d 80 cav that cost Is too high; the retailer
comlI sen (: for less and make money, but the man
! t,h 90 nninIon based On 5000 reasoning woun
VIZ, w, -, ovdteI by name for business reasons
"io,' m nor cont Of the coal dealers. he said.
49, y,atcr nrds. that Is yards fronting on The
! H. rhls makes their expenses IIEht IN COM
.,s.,r ri,h those dealers VINO nave inland yards
Tns de"iers could sell coal FOR less than they are
,,,, 80 and sill realize handsome pront hut
th+y 49, ,ap :, hose yards hay" wnter front
CTS ,n exucnses are greater than their more
o,IJ b.. soid cheaper II these big dealers
o,L s,on ho.dng up prices Tor the protection OF
th . u .1er wrote a letter TO coa.-trlde jour
n ie'n t,s no gave the details OF his business for
MAJ VI VII hho,rlns that Investment Of $1,000
one !c'r, q, one year 5.2O2 net tons OF coal, and
ne nan, NAM nroat of Sl,6S7 A. But debts. he said.
nhn,, NV reduce the prom; By $50. making the
VII 70, I'm round figures. $3.50" This statement
hct Psmu,r n The TrIbunes reporter by inany coal
%hs cho thought 1t conclusive proof OF the coal
I dealers poverty. o,o.. ,,,.1. royor,v and
ine ,bof II Is Cn.y ~ the best management ard