New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-13
NO SCARCITY OF COAL HERE.
RAILROADS AND FACTORIES WELL. srPPLiED-
COMPARATIVELY LITTLE BITUMINorS

COMPARATIVELY c"iN''S
USED IN THIS REGION.
The consensus OF opinion among A number OF
prominent coal dealers in this city and It's vicinity
Yesterday was that there was no danger OF eoai
famine The yards and docks are well supplied with
coal and the present stock is sufficient TO las, io'
a long time The strike Is al present confined % the
bituninous coal regions. and the use OF SOFT coas
is comparatively limited in this city Should the
strike spread among the anthracite coal miners
there would undoubtedly be good cause for alarm.
one thing In OF the ordinary consumer Is mat
little coal Is required this season OF the year VI
iaTse consumers are in a far dfferent position:
They use large Of Goa a. al eaeyented
from using biuninous coal by law, and conse-
sn the strike as has yet has no pd other w esy
ern cities. Comparatively little hitumnors coai "
used in Brooklyn; few large factories mere use
A movement was Aarted yesterday 20 compel the
The great railroad lines that reach this city are
we'll stocked with coal al the present ume ,ss ~:
majority Of hcn 99w oTr S nnnos coal how
ever is used almost exclusively or freight loconio-
SUPERINTENDENT Brooks Of the pepnsyyani ,od read
YESTERDAY said INT tre rafGad au Tho oco
m CSa Sn Of the passener t he declared burned
s she fS@ ' II the
sh01 hose Witch draw The freight trains could
TIE Pennsylvania Is large carrier Of e, coal in n.
continue IL would feel the loss Of these froights.
Other railroads carrying large Quantities or coal
are the Philadelphia and Rrading, which runs TO
Jersey CITY over the New-Jcrsey Central tracks;
Tho ohiyh Valley and tho Delaware, Lackawanna
md Western The Philadelpha and Reading and
tbe Iehigh Valley both operate coal mines OF their
own ali these companies report good supplies OF
ooai on hand at the present tmc.
The Manhattan Elevated Railroad Company
burns only anthracite coal in Its engines, conse-
ouentlv n is not affected BY the strike Even the
ddwners Of river craft not yet much worried,
os anthracite ccal is almost exclusively consumed
on the boats Of all classes. -,
The time is drawing nigh for .he dealers to lay
In their winter stock of coal. and should the strike
continue IL will delay this at least so Tar as
hitu,ninous coal is concerned. -
director Of one OF the Ohio soft coal roads sai
vesterdav: I've have evidence from the West that
Tho soft coal strike Is really going TO be the saliva
inn OF the Transportation companies OF that dis:
trict because 1t will harmonize differences ano
Intimately get trio price Of soft coal TO point
where thcrc viii be monev In hauling y AS well as
IN mining IT, II may he called outrageous that
soft coal should Be selling In Fast st. Louis at "
cents ton Il used to sell there az 81 ton. AZ
ne Latter price there was money in handling II for
every che concerned Al the GD-cent ratc there ,s
ruin The railroads are hauling II at less tnnn a
mill ton Mic. which d3cs not pay FOR slmp,.
tho wear and tear OF rolling stock Every one -
glad that thu strike Is 40 general and has exc.en
such widespread attention from the PUBIC Ins
very fac, will pare the way 20 an easier anu
larger advance IN price OF coal than could o'her'
wise be attained.