New-York tribune., 1900-09-18
AT WORK N sCHUYLKILL REGION
READING COMPANY INCREASING OUTPUT
ONE-HALF OF HAZLETON DIS
TRICT TIED UP


Pottsville. Penn. Sept II (speciaD.-Notwith-
standing the general tieup of mines in the upper
anthracite coal fields the Schuylkill regions are
nearly all working usual to-day. The en-
ployes of thirty-eght of the thirtynine collieres
operated by the Philadelphia and Reading Coal
and Iron Company responded for work when
the breaker whistles blew, though some men
were absent, The single exception Is the Burn
side, near Shamokin Buster times were not
witnessed at the Reading Company's collieries
in ten years than to-day. The Reading Com
pany's allotment is the production Of p per
cent of the total output of the mines but if
they are pushed full handed full time much
more than this can be mined
The company maintains no stores doctors, etc.
It's charges for powder are reasonable and the
only grievance of its miners is a difference in
wages With its collieries in operation. the
prediction is made that the demands OF the
market be largely supplied. 1t is probable
that in view of the strike in the northern dis
tricrs the Reading will increase the output at
all Of its coleries in the entire Schuylkill dis
trict Its employees only partially organized.
Strike leaders and strikers will now make every
effort to get them out. They will invade the
schuylk region at once in great numbers
At Ashland the Bast Hammond. Preston
No. B. Girard, Mammoth, and Potts collieries and
the keystone washery were working full handed
usual. The Locust Gay colliery is short handed
a little but this will not affect the working
of the coiery The big Mammoth Centralia
colliery made start but it is not expected the
colliery will be able to continue work. All the
outside employees reported, but many inside men,
including the drivers. went out About 10000
men and boys arc employed about Ashland
They not getting all they want. but are
satisfied. Several breaker boys chalked the
chutes with inscriptions, No work Monday"
but the foreman erased them.
At Pine Grove the Lincoln and Rrookslde col
eres are not affected by the strike as there is no
organization among the miners Neither are
powder and supplies high in price as in Lu-
zerne nor are there any company stores The
miners have no grievances and all at
work. At WillamstOWn all Of the collieres are
at work At Lykens collery Brooksde,
about half of the failed to appear this
morning. The remainder are at work but the
colliery is going. The number of men out does
not exceed one hundred and fifty in that end OF
the regions The union officials have not been
able 10 organize the men at Williamstown, be-
cause Of the refusal of the Lykens and WicOn-
isco men in the strike of 1886 to help Williams
town. The men there paid right along
they have steady work, the coal being in con-
slant demand.
Reports, from Tower City show 30 per cent Of
the mine employees on strike at Lykens. At Will
iamstOwn and Tower City they are working full
handed All of the collieries IN Shenandoah and
vicinity are working. and the usual shipments
being made from the breakers. This in
cludeS the big william Penn. Every thing is
quiet
At Locust Gap the coeries Of the Reading
company resumed work as usual this morning.
At Mahanoy City all Of the Reading companys
working. AT Morea, just over the mountain,
the collieries short handed, a number of
the men having gone out. At Mount Carmel all
of the collieries are working except the Rich
ardson. At Centralia about IS per cent of the
miners reported for duty. These colIieries are
owned by the Dehigh Coal Company.
Reports from Girardville, Tamaqua, fremont
and Minersgille say that all the coieri,s are
work with a full complement OF hands. with
the exception of the MOrea. near MahanOy City,
which is operated by Dodson & Co of Bethle-
hem. The Buck Mountain, at Mahanoy City, is
short handed, but this is due to the Polish we'd
ding which occurred yesterday.
In the Hazleton district. with one exception
the entire territory known as the South Side,
which includes about twelve mining towns, is
completely tied up. This territory is strongly
organized on the North Side nearly every
muster it's full strength. Several after starting
work had to suspend because of lack of men.
1t is estimated that nearly eight thousand OF the
seventeen thousand men in this district started
work to-day.
In the last forty-eight hours the Reading COM
pany has brought down from its thirty-cight
collieries in operation $500 cars OF coal
These cars will average twenty-sx tons each
The coal mined to-day is now being hosted over
Mahanoy plane at the rate of seventy cars an
hour to be rushed to market. The usual allot-
ment of light cars was sent TO the Reading
collieries this morning. although ii was expected
that there might be some trouble at few of
the mines All fears of the officials were dis
PEELED when kilograms came pouring in from all
directions to the effect that the miners with a
few exceptions, had responded to the sound of
the whistles and vert at work. The strike lead
were boasting that they would tie up the
Reading companys mines before the week
closes There was much rejoicing in business
circles all over ths SChuylkill region because OF
the stand taken by the mine workers