New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-11

used The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad owns
h2es eight wheel coal and s3i four-whee coal
@ Of kinds u sed Th S Sa o ru 81
1wn aoont ss cars large number Of whicn are
IL % srSoy snd g shat Hs
some of these handle. as much as e.coc.ooo tons Of
coal year The unloading Of them into barges
h city Forms 70 Ias D' he Of
delivering del the marketable produc: into the hands Of
expense: for hoa,nen rnee,, be paid 10 make the
other process Of hsndlns wh s srrves the
piers II New-York Where coal is delivered directly
saved. There are two dealers-one in New-York ard
one IN own large floats with capaciy
these noatg on the Jersey side md Transported TO
coal is then loaded from the directly to the
trucks for city delivery. These two concerns are
said that there ia a saving in expense by 80 doing.
but as the practice does not seem to he spreading
daSnis other dealers " may be qD'''0" 0p'" Tor
The usual way is for the dealer to make r con-
price paid is about Is cents ton: When the
wharyss the boaiman pays for trimming the cargo
and hiring the tug. Steam shoves and other labor.
oana one Of Sec steam Rovc
VIII held SOi tons a, time Connection among
the use OF such contr!yances necessary Every
80 of 'a s OF over a
Large orders are often obtained by those who are
the whole order The saving BECOMES e WORTH S look
ing at.
THE BARGE AND THE BOATMAN.
The barges used OF the good bad and in
different kind. Many the huks of steamers
and sailing vessels which have seen their best
days In some other lines OF business They have
sunk TO low level when reduced to the uses OF a
coal barge. A boat not serviceabe for carrying
coal is indeed ready 10 he made into bonfire.
Some of these harges have a capacity of 1000 tons.
The boatman does not have tho easiest kind OF a
has .afp ord 4.
takes his boats to tho coal trestles to he
loaded ne is just likely not to find long
string OF boats ahead of him Time is valuable to
him and every delay cuts down his profit Then,
weights the blame is always laid at the door of the
n Sps wr rc SETS hed bn e b s
other tale Of woe 10 sing. In fact. at such time
'k!eking' occasloned by delay. The small dealer
down ' 10 the whoesaieT and wants to know why
his coal has not been delivered and the Wholesaler
Of one of The railroads; demanding with tears in
Whose Office IS usually in tall building when over:
looks the harbor. has nothing to do but pick up a
saier. that he may see for Himself why the coal is
not Forthcoming The wholesaler gazes out on the
then he goes sack to his Customer and Explains
the matter, and the retailer In turn explains 10 the
consumer. and the consumer In turn curses him
self for not providing for such ar emergency be-
Not infrequently screening is done some of the
yards IN ths eity The coal Sgs9 sng ts most MOS;
the price charged ION. but in many cases he ex-
amnes the coal with great care. Woe be 10 the
the coal In Philadelphia where household econ:
omy is rgidly practised. it is said that the retail
once for certain customers. who he knows by eX-
perience will subject IT TO an almost microscopic
So great are the distances in New-York that local
Of Of" caring has been worked down. to such inc
roney ' Than il is in some OF the smaller cities
Trucks drawn by three horses with capacity s,I OF
to be delivered In almost any part OF the city The
trucks are 80 arr;nsen IN ors b
taken of with one load
PLAYHOUSE INTERESTS IN COAL.
With the constant increase in the number OF
modern fathouses heated by steam the expense OF
buying coal falls upon the landlord. while the great
army Of tenants are required TO give the sub
feet their attention. However. In large number
OF observation-disclosures not OF modern style the
tenant is expected to provide his own coal Each
apartment has private coalbn with lock ana Key.
These are sometimes located in the basement OF
the building and sometimes on the rear LANDING or
the floor on which the apartment stands. The man
who has had the bad luck 10 be a tenant In such
"a building knows somewhat more OF the trials ana
fluctuations Of life than he did before In fact such
nuisance has the subject OF coal become 10 tenant
Of these /; is provided II the lease that an coal II
"dRsd hat s tbs Sea nGo Sf WHERE h
coal Is delivered by the jantor every morning ana
nTbt po ore classes in the tenement districts look
upon coal as one OF the chief sources ~ rouble and
worry during the winter months No supply u
Of 6e the pre sHse us Q in buying small aasn
OF course. coal costs as much more again as II
would by the tom; bu; this Is only one Of the ca SOS
In which the poor nave 10 pay moro LOT "'a' '"e'
buy than the we!l-to-do
HEADQUARTERS FOR THE TRADE
The Headquarters OF all the great anthracite coal
companies dnitial interests are In New YORK whch
s considered the leading coal market Of the United
states Nearly all the soft coal output Of the Cum
| berand district Is controlled In Ncw-York The
| local trade may be divided into three classes
| miners wholesalers and retailers. The miners and
| wholesalers arc chiefly at No. broadway; some
are in Cortlandt and Liberty sis. The miners ana
wholesalers are composed Of 10 distinct interests
selling 2O0O.Oo tons OF coal year The numner OF
retail dealers in this city can safely be placed at
| 90 This will not compare with some OF the smaller
cities OF the State. The high value OF land ana
| vharf privileges in New-Iork demands consider
able CAPITAL for starting in the retail coal pusi
| ness and for this reason IL Is not every one ina
can engage in tho traffic The class OF retailers in
this city Is far above those OF the smaller cities &c
| he sure there here a large number OF pehiers
VIM transact considerable business in the course OIL
wear but they are never considered as part OF 'he
NOf the 100000 tons OF coal estimated 70 De use,
| annually in New-York the following tabie sho"s
| the channels into which IL finds It's way - -,
Anthracite Domestic "a c,s
f f Railroad. .............-- 2 ~, Ss
| Gas trade. ........'.''''''''''' 900 0as
p,um,nou,-seam trade ................... 1929 1929
| Biacksmiths .''-''''''' - - ms
Gas trade. ....................-.... :. 90
can coal "-oo'
| ""' a 600 o,s