The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-15
THE COAL COMBINATION AGAIN
Facts and Figures Not Generally
Known.
The Prices of Pocahoneas Coal Prevailing
at Hoilins ana Other Points-Interest-
Ing Figures which Govern the Coal
Trade In Roanoke, I'm Which tho Rail-
road, Oastner 8 Ourran and tho Dealer
All Get Good slices.


There has been much talk and sur
mise as to the outcome o: the fight
which The TIMES has inaugnrated for
cheaper fuel for the people Of this city.
As yet IL 10 impossible to state Just
what effect it will have, but one thing
IL evident, great many facts have
been brought 90 light that were hitherto
unknown to the masses, and which have
evidently been the source OF much
worry to some of the members Of the
Roanoke Coal Dealers Association.
Two OF the members of the assocla-
tion have stated on differens occasions
that they were not aware OF the fact
that the fee required to be deposited as
bonus amounted to $3.50. and one went
30 far as to say that he was opposed to
any such scheme.
A few OF the dealers persist in stating
TO those who are not fully posted that
IHE TINES has only stated the facts par
italy. The columns of the paper are ct
the disposal of any of the dealers who
wish TO explain away the matter.
Ihe following facts were learned yes
terday In regard to the price OF Poca-
nontas coal at Cloverdale and Hoilips.
In car load Tote Ii Is furnished ct Clover
dale for S2.s5 per ton of 2,e4O pounds,
ana the retail price OF Pocshontas coal
at Rollins station on the Shenandoah
branch OF the Norfolk and Western is
So 80 per ton.
These are facts that are worthy of
the attention Of both Of our local dealers
and the citizens of our city.
considering the facts and figures
already given in these columns and
shose which follow 1t will be seen that
somebody else beside the Norfolk and
western railroad has O finger in the
pie.
Inc following figures show the reRu.
!atlons governing the shipment of coal
oy the carload prior to the strike last
year.
The cost OF Pocahontas nut coal de-
livered at Roanoke per ton Of 2.24u
was as follows:
Commission to Roanoke dealers. Is
Hauling by Roanoke dealers An
Freight paid the Norfolk and
western ............ 81 65
S'os Nv 'ne "ine. .........-...... 85
1otai...'.. ............... 1915
The price at which 1t sold. ans
'FRONT.' to Pocahontss Goal Company 60
Com pinsd profits of coal company
ana Roanoke dealers. .... So
or lOo per cent. over che coat OF coal at
t Inc mine aftes all expenses were paid.
The combined profits 70 the dealers And
the Pocsbontas Coal Company after the
payment OF all freight or other charges
when sold at retail was SLIGO per ton.
Inc enormous p.ofits to the Pocahon
tas GOAL Company were Of very un-
satisfactory nature. 80 the Norfolk and
western took the matter in hand, and
Tor the past year the following plan has
been adhered to:
The Pocahonsss Coal Company went
out OF business and Cashier & Curran
became their success ors, and the f,gnras
given below now prevail on sale bv the
car ioad at 81 rs per ton of 2,240 pounds.
Comm ION TO Roanoke de- slers SIX
hauling by Roanoke dealers. 40
Norfolk and Western freight. IS 200
Cost at mine. Ak
Aobhi ..................S3 so
leaving profit to Cashier & Curran of
20 cents per ton on every ton of Pocs-
nontas coal sold. According to these
ngureS the amount OF profit made bv
Cashier Il CurrRn and the local deslers
combined is S1.25 on every ton aold at
retail, OF which amount the local dealer
gets Sl after all expenses are paid. Not
only that, but the dealer sells 1900
pounds for ton, and gets the sdyan.
tage by gain of 240 pounds, or nearly
IL per cent, which Is q further profit of
"a cents per ton. making q clear profit
to the dealer of S1.54.
W course small amount of tho profit
WI be lost in screening the coal, but at
the run OF mine price which is 81, it still
leaves profit of Si.04 to the retail
dealer, which Is over hundred per cent.
more than the cost of the coal at the
mine.
The above figures have been obtained
from trustworthy source and TIVE
TIMES gives them to the public for what
they are worth.
British Moving Up the Nile.
CARLO, March ID -Tha ahuanna 90