The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-10
CONSERVATION
Pervades the Ranks of the Coal
Dealers
And Operators With Contracts
For Future Delivery.
PRICE is ADVANCING.
Can No Longer Be Bought in
Carload Lots.
The Result Seems to Depend
on West Virginia.

Pittsburg, Pa, July 1O.-The decision
of the labor leaders at last nights con-
ference in this city to send organizers
into West Virginia and furnish funds to
bring out the miners in that state, prac-
tically narrows down the fight between
the coal operators of West Virginia and
the labor unions of the country. The
cry of union miners will be that West
Virginia in line, the strike will ultimate
ly be successful. No money or effort
will be spared, it is said, to accomplish
the suspension of every mine in that
state.
Special organizers will also be sent
to the mines of the New York and
Cleveland Gas Coal company and every
argument used upon the men al work
to induce them to join in the movement.
Many operators in this district are anX-
ious to get the miners of the New York
and Cleveland company out, and in sew
era1 instances money has been offered
to help pay the wages of De Armit'S
men if they consent to strike. Coal is
very scarce in the Pittsburg market
and it is impossible to buy in car load
lots.
A representative of an oil well drill
ing firm made application today for
car load, but was refused. The oil man
said that if fuel could not be procured,
it would cause a suspension of field
work in that section.
Operators are making every effort to
Failure to deliver on these conditions
will entail heavy loss, as thousands of
dollars will be forfeited. A prominent
operator said today that the local mar
ket will be cleaned up by the end Of the
week and higher prices will result. Fur
ther ascessions to the ranks of the
miners were made today.
At AllenpOrt 200 men struck. The
Pan Handle mine of Hanna & Co., is
said to have been shut down completely
today by the order of Manager Young
About rs men We're at work in this mine
yesterday. According to the mining Of
ficials, less than 500 men outside of the
], 200 employed by the De Armits in the
New York and Cleveland company en-
tered the pits in this district today A
district president who is just back from
two days tramp through the field,
said:
There was not a speck of coal mined
tOday in the Young valley from w nit
sett to Pittsburg.'
He declared he had been all over the
territory and knew what he was talk
ing about.
On Thursday night at II o'clock he
arrived at Port Royal He had learned
that the men were to go to work there
through a misunderstanding of orders
When he explained matters to them,
they decided to remain out A meeting
of Pan Handle miners is being held at
Bower Hill.
Cleveland, July 1o.-Mr. Dan Hanna
of the firm of NJ. A. Hanna & Co., de-
clared this morning that the West V1r-
ginia miners would never quit work and
that coal could be secured from that
source if the railroads were prepared to
haul it.
Col Myron T. Herrick, receiver, was
not prepared to say this morning
whether the Wheeling and Lake Erie
would haul West Virginia coal. He had
received advices from Dillonvale that
his miners are still out.
The events of the morning were the
frantic efforts of the little dealers to
secure coal from the big dealers to sup
plv the retail consumer. In every in
stance the dealer refused to deliver the
coal.
The price of steam coal of the run
of the mine grade has steadily ad-
vanced and is now 81 above what it was
Thursday.
The demand is becoming greater ev-
cry hour and the supply is constantly
becoming less. The feeling of alarm is
beginning to spread again among men
who yesterday viewed the situation
with disdain. The big operators and
manufacturers are beginning to con-
slider the strength of the strike and to-
dav there is CONSERVATION among coal
dealers, marine men, manufacturers
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