The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-04-30
ACTUAL COST AT THE BREAKER, $195l
This the Average Price During the Year 1896 and Includes
Taxes Insurance and Royalties.
Many Miscellaneous
After the Breaker Mus
Added--There is Market For Anthracite at
Testimony.
Q. what is that basis ?

Q. What is that basis 2
A rTba basis is q "a ~, tho ,,-ico Of oo,1 n,
Port Clinton, which was the shipping poinr
at that time It fixed the scale of wages foi
the miners at s9 ner dav whom cooI bro,,,l,,
s.. so per ton at Port clinton. ontsjde laborer.
Ss1O week and inside Iaborers SO 20 a
week. The pay of contract miners varies
with the character of the work.
O. Ic coal advances above s2 so tbo men
are paid an increase for their labor?
| A. Yes, sir, one per cent for every three
cents over the basis received for tbe coal
Q. And a corresponding reduction if ,oal
goes below
A Yes sir. bpt IL ,,evo,. oito,,,od 80 nj, to
lou, IN r,or rart aithan,'L ~ ivy ~ ~ We
10 II or On me-. cont Loio,,, IT,, a. :, =
half of Nav 1895. The nercent,go was t5 NO, nor
cont boio, ibo hass ga pS'i,'.as4 - was 10 per
/ below II, sontomber and October TSo ao,a
many Maid eacb month IN nor cont -
and never alIo,red n 70 ,o L,lo,,, tL.t ",
though il was under contract 70 nov ~ ,n,
cent below in sente,,bor s,d N.t,Lo fe'
Chairman Mereditb asl,od t,o ,oit,oss 3,
he knew the distressed conditio,, oe ma
workers in the anthracite rcoio, os set f,.,ti,
in the resolutions presented 70 Goyer,,or
Hastings and ons,yered ,,ny,t to ,,. a,.4,,t
tbot have seen II st,ted Tboo ~ ts SA'VnS Nv
/ doubt .''''o' ''O
~ ..,-.
W - 1t Vrue Vna1 aV al tmes you nave
class oi men IN your employ who need assist
anceY
A. o, yes.
O. Don't you suppose that is tbe condition
all over the couptrvY
Vos sir 0,h,So,.o,. .t,.u
- - 81 "'0i0'oi 'neio Is hoor you
Wy tnaV 'he case
" no you Ihlnk lAal TINS condition Of
affairs is worse at the present time than you
have known it in the past?
A. Yes: think IL is n litt,e rbero is q
| little less davis work tbis yo., tbar Ioe,,ro "
/ n yQhot Los bro,,,I,t - M 5s'.
~ 'l-'s ''''' 5"' "'ou' inns couull'oh
Vi "naiis
A. FROM our end, the want of orders for
the coal. That is all There is no place ia
dispose of it.
/ Q. Do we understand tben that vo,r
,,,,,- ,,,i,,.,,, an A., - 49, s.''o 'o"I
market for9 ''''' ~ 0''' i'''u
,..,
| a, 1os' "uu niue more we nave been
mining, Vhe las. lour months, more than we
could dispose Of or could sell.
Q. The company you represent has Mt all
] times been willing to sell ali the coal it has
Everv tina and ,yorl, 60, -. =.
o.n o'0'' HoNl IL
+,.zo. IT.
A. " Y ~. ~ yFo t.i ~ Hiue9 yOu nave SPOKEN o. ls
ti the cosv on pultlhg Ton oil coal on the car at
/ Vhe breaker Ihe same IN each mineY
a NJ slr'
ito y; VIII hi you slate TO TINS committee the
Items Whlch go TO make up the cost Of ton
Oh eOaI on Ihe car at the Dreaker2
a, LapoI' supPiles' material miscellaneous
expenses Io4alues, taxes, insurance, interest
On Ine Planvl Win 2 sinking fund for i'm
pr0VeAleuls on Ins plalI.
Iii a&H's It,, ".t tnose Enlhgs INTO conslden
cnst olo ~ Uu et'1e 70 uls conlttee what II
costs the ., company TO put ton of coal on the
~ az Ie S e average price during
VA Tbat ~ 1'i.'its - ta,-No NOV, 2 9V' loeo.
+-.as+ f'. - s'Aes anu insurance ana IN
~ ~ PIoNelleits' ana say nothing OF
~ IA, II co5ts ~ 30 6-lO
" III tI,ot - Siuue 1i'5, IoyaItlesf
Dioadod 90 'l'"' 10 uue as soon as Ihe coal Is
ioaue&, D u
90 fV o o1 slg sI Lnat Is the actual cost Of ton
- N15 W. az itie ite. uIoaher
~ 20 tasU year
20 a. e'tple t no utaer items which come in
W 'u1e,tao G,asso .il4v eusu
" iahlns those into consideration, could
yoa EIVe 'i1I VS. any lue4 iI oI the total cost
be ser cPHia 5b cne noT zen what the charges Mould
pe AlteI Ine coal leaVes the colliery. There
Ny aI!-seiil solle. ! oanhog name them just now
wonId be oe close mouip az cover them That
"o"'N " 40 Oluao 10 Coulu geU TO u. lhert
Az s,r., some gonIlngeneies nun you can't always
tSe taros+ uon 'a4i into consideration
,gti' t nat Is Vhe actual cost
n No got G,ruisl, tI,, ma, l.. .....,
with coal '''' '''0'i III you' onlp'oS
W
~ 4o,, no ,1,, ,t...s
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than tbe ciroio, .rVia go 'euus per ton les
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n,e.ila,,e e i.iules no you employ
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n 0iii,5''s Ma 20, o,.u 1., A..
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INNS or Poles in t6oi, Gu al yno employment
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of cboico ,g;t3 a. l Az NJ . matte
d In tbe enyio,,r,,,t ~ @ .lellsei yes
vonr coIeriee haze 49, oia isie iIa 2 molH ~
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"a AZ Never Seye that know Of