The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-07-14
The Coal Strike Causes no lncO0yco-
to the Empire CIV
IT BURNS ANTHRACITE COAL
An ohio Operator Thinks It hill Greatly
Benefit the Large transportation
Companies.

H'N l"fht dHlA 30 N' ltlNNht HHYHs
Tho roucrnaub OF opinion amous
nuu,h,r uf prominent c1bi dealers lu thla
cll, 90 90 rho cncrt that there Is mo- Ian
fer of a coal famine Tts yards ana
t.a. arc w,ll supplied wlh coal nuo
the present stock 10 aufiirlsnt 10 last foi
81 long DINO The strike in ul prsscn,
and the usc NJ SOFT coal f. comparatively
limited h this city Should the stiik,
rprrad among Tho nnthracltr coal miners
then would undoubtedly hy good crtn.
ordinary consumer Is thAt lltiir coal n
required az this aruHnn of tho yehg Of
course the railroad companies. factor,cr
and other lHfg, consumers, are m fAi
different position They nsa large qupn.
u,lrr or coal ~ nll s.asour Of tie yeni
IN lh,s city however they are preyenit.
from usinE bitumlunua coal by lass %.
consequently the strike as yet has not
put them 10 any Inconvenience. hs Il hns
ln Chicago pad other western flii,r
Comparatively ujl, hltumlnoua ruUi ir
us,d In brooklyn a frw large ariorlcs
lhcrr use n. ps do thc trolley roads ui
thsir pow,r,houacs. a movement ru,
h,rn started 10 compel the latter 10 civ
up is unc
Ths srr,t railroad tines thHt r'trh this
rl,y aro well stocked with coal 90 prcn
,nt The majority of them aow burL
anthracite roal IN their passenger ipco
motives The bltuinlnouH euni. however.
Do uard almost exclusively in freight loc,
motives.
supurlnlundral rrD0ks Of the r,uu, ~
,aua road said 10. road had q stock oi
us,l ou hand sufiirirnt Ia last it H month
Tho locomotive Of passenger traiua. h,
said. burned an.htaeiis cu4l almost a.
clusl, rly. aH did some of the locomotive
~ the East freight trains shpuu % %,
romr necessary. an The locomotives. IN
,ludlng thoao which draw frnlsh, trains
could burn aGihracl,p coat
Ths rynnsyivanu is large carrier OF
,uai including hitumlnous Goals. and
should the strike cop,nuo Il would Zee,
the loss Of thcsc frcightr. o,nvf raii.
roads carrying large qua7ulles of CO.'S
urr tho Philadelphia 4 Reading, which
runs to Jersey ClW over the New jcrsc,
Ccalrh tmtkr. the Lchlgh Valley ana
Delaware. Ltrkawauna q Western The
rhilnlviphil and Reading coal Company
end the t.ehiRh Valley hota operate Goa.
mines ~ their own. These coinpanies re-
tori good supplies ot coal On hand a,
present
The Mannnttp Elevated Railroad Com.
pany burns only anthracite coal In ih |
engines consequently II ls no, uncctco |
hy the strike Even the "wners Of river |
cmr are not an yet worried. a- nnlhra- |
cite coal is almost exclusively consumed
on the boats % an closscs
The time is drawing uiFh COR the deal.
cra to lay in their winter stock Of tuc,
and should the strike continue /, viii
csus,, romc delay. ut least 80 Tar as
htumluous coal i- concerned
a director In one Of the ohio rot, coal
roads ruId;
we have every evidence ftcm the ives,
that ,hc soft coal strike is going TO he
the salvation Of the transportation COM
panic, OF that district because It win
hnrmoniEc them and ultimately yet the |
price OF soft coal to price whore there
viii be- money In hauling lt. as well as
mining It Al the latter price there Il
money In handling Il. for everyone con-
ccuucd At the Go.ccn, rate there Is
ruin
The railroads arc hauling nt less than
a mill "a ton q milo, which docs not pay
for simply the wear and tear OF the roll.
Ing stock, Everyone IL glad that the
strike is 30 general ana has excited such |
widespread attention from the public.
This fact will pave the way to an easter
and larger advance in the price OF coal
than could otherwise be obtained"