The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-29


CITATION" WAS FoRMED-THOMAs
II. DALE, OF SCRANTON, ELECTED
PRESIDENT-ONLY ONE CITY OF
IMPORTANCE IN THE ANTHRA-
CITE FIELDS FAILED TO SEND
DELEGATES - MUCH BUSINESS
TRANSACTED WITHOUT CONFU-
SION.
Delegates from over a score of the
| larger towns and cities in the anthra-
cite coal fields met in the board of
| trade rooms yesterday afternoon and
| evening and organized the "Anthra-
cite association" Mauch Chunk was
the only city not represented. Accord
| ing to the general tenor of resolutions
carefully prepared by well-balanced
| committee after the afternoon session
| and thoroughly debated and slightly
| amended, the purpose of the organiza-
,, tion will be to fight the freight tolls
and other Determinations against an
| thracite, and in favor of bituminous
| coal.
| Following are the resolutions in full:
Whereas, The languishinE condition of
| the anthracite trade Is due in a large
| measure to the fact that btuminous coal
| is supplanting anthracite coal, and that
| this condition is due also to the other
| fact that owing to excessive cost an
| thraCitc in a lesser degree. is being used
| as power fuel and has also largely
| lost use as domestic fuel, because tho
| Coal-Carrying companies are making no
| effort to compete with bituminous coal
| in the markets, and
| Whereas, This condition has been af-
! feCtCd largely through excessive cost for
| transportation of anthracite as compared
with bituminous coal-the cost of freight
charges being 1la to mills per ton per
mile to tide water, on a mileage of from
| III to 400 miles for bituminous coal, as
| against 20 II mills per ton per mile
| for anthracite on a mileage of % to III
| miles, being from 500 to 600 per cent.
| greater than upon bituminous coal-such
| discrimination against this great indus
| try, if continued, can only end in total
| disaster, not only to the anthracite trade,
| but to all dependent interests, and in
| absolutely paupCrizinE all those directly
| engaged in the mining of anthracite
| coal; therefore,
| Resolved, That we believe that the ef-
| fort of this body to secure "a lesscned
rate of foliage is not only our right,
| but is also the true interest and best
|
| carrying companies.
| Resolved. That the present disastrous
| discrimination i'm transportation rates
| against anthracite coal can he rCmedicd
| by securing new outlets for the same in
| railroads which shall be owned and con-
trolod by the business men Of the an
| thracitc region and which shall be de-
voted to their interests, and that we rec
| ognizc in the projected now anthracite
road an enterprise likely to benefit the
coal interests and recommend it to the
business people as worthy of their cor
| dial announcement and support.
| Resolved. That the use of btuminOus
coal upon the locomotives of the coal car
| ryinE companies within the boundaries
of the coal region is regarded as an evil
| dcncc of Indifference to the interests of
the great industry of this region of a
| very fragrant character.
| Resolved. That we desire to very earn
ostly represent to the coal carrying COM
| panies that the condition of affairs i'm the
| coal region has reached such an acute
| phase as to demand immediate and care
| ful attention upon the part Of all inter
| csts concerned; to represent that it is
| necessary to get together for mutual con-
ference respecting the difficulties which
| exist, with a view to arriving at rem
edy, and a mitigation of a condition
which threatens wholesale business dis.
| aStCr
| (SignedD
Daniel Duff. st. Clair.
John W. Parker MahOnoy City.
NJ. T.. Doyle, Shenandoah.
COL +. l.. HitchcocK, Scranton.
Thos. c. Parker Wilkes Barre.
Rev. w. II. Xwcizig, Gilbcrton.
Edward O'Donncll, Girardvillc.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Some Of the delegates reached the
| ri - ,
o'clock before majority arrived. a
the latter hour the Pottsville, HazletoI
and shenandoah delegations and som,
of the Mt Carmel men reached here
The Schuylkill region representative
wore white badges bearing the insCrip
) tion Boom Hard Coal" The hand
: somcly appointed board of trade rooms
,, We're occupied by the delegates fo
nearly an hour before the appointed
time arrived for calling the convention
To order.
D. ID. Bolich, president Of the Mt
Carmel Business Mems association
called the meeting to order at 3 o'clocl
and was elected temporary presiden
on motion of Isaac Goldsmith. presi
dent of the Mt Carmel board of trade
| DR.. W. G, Samuel, Of Glberton, wal
| utVt temporary secretary.
The list Of delegates enrolled befor
| the meeting was then read and COZ
. rected. The corrected list follows:
MI. Carmel-D. d. Bolich, w. X. Lord
! | Noris Autcn, Isaac Goldsmith, Robrr
, | Davis.
ShamOkin-J. =. TIolfcnStCin. 9. +
IIelfenstein, d. z. Helm, L. G. Seller.
: Locust Gap-Jamcs Mccarthy
Ccntralia-H. j. Kelly.
, Girardville-Peter Griffith, W. ODon
, | nell, Winfield Davis and others.
Mahonoy Plane-John Reynolds an
James Mauror
{ Mahonoy City-John Parker J. Harri
To- son Ball, George T. Llewellyn.
- Gilberton-W. II. Zwcizig, W. c. Sam
uels, NJ. D.,
Shenandoah-M, +. Doyle j. L. Reilly
l.. j. Wilkinson.
St. Clair-Danicl Duffy, W. w. ThoruC
a Pottsville-R. G. Green, jr, Adolp
- Prince Martin Quinn.
. Mnersvillc-E, NJ. Jones, NJ b. Jones
+. II. Connie
! Tremont-W. G, Hack, r. S. Herb.
, | HaZlCton-C, W. Kline, Samuel 1
Il Price, William Schwarz. S. NJ. Herman
Freeland-Iiugh Malloy, II. 9. Koons
j. c. Berncr.
Wilkes Barre-John IIancc, g, A. Blu
menthal. r. G, Parker, JOS S. Boyl,
= Garret Smith, Joseph Wcitzenhorr
i Thomas Cassidy, c, J. Long.
|, Pittston-William Drurey W. q. Thon
. as, f. II. Banker q, b. Thompson. .
. II Foy, Benz Harding, Joseph Langforc
= \. Il. Brown.
= Carboudale-A, p. Trautwcln.
r Scranton-Luther Keller d. b. Athei
ton, II. Il. Paine J. NJ. Kemmcrcr, Z
H. Dale. +. l.. Hitchcock, Colonel Mcrct
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