The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-11

The January letter Of the Anthracite
Coal Operators association says:
Since The last issue Of the letter there have
been Developments OF great moment III 'ie al"
thracite industry. changes which affect every lano
owner mine operator, and employee III tue ie'
vions and which. through the railroad interests
directly and indirectly involved. have an ehec'
,pon the thousands OF owners OF the various Sc.
,urities of these roads No industrial movement
an this country has ever had such widespread re-
suit .
From the beginning OF the anthracite mining
Industry the individual operators iought against
the rates Of freight charged by the transportation
lines entering the coal regions, ana 'h'oush
their efforts 10 secure relief one ait'r aho'he'
Of the existing anthracite railroads has beeh
built TO, or extended into these regions eacn
one offering something n little hcttcr than had
previously been given
In thc earlier ,lays OF the anthracite Industry
there were in only few individual cases con-
tracts ly which the railroads. or the coal com
pauies operated by them. purchased coal from m
,lorendent operators. The l.chigh Valley ana sew
,ral others had an arbitrary freight f"te' Whlch
WIS advanced or decreased as the average price
Mt ,idc-wator changed. The Delaware. iacka'
vann, and Western and the Delaware and liud'
son both of whom handled coal from indepehd-
Ont opcrators took il on q sliding scale under lhe
labor basis contract. The various contracts ana
rate, OF freight nctted the operators from ~ TO
per c'h'' VI ''c ''NG ''"., '.a,i,;, ,,ainIs to
III the case W r'',''' ,V,''l 'l' L.,
"n.h ''.c "o'''",! - s,at,o,,a All wss,c,n
WIN '"e 'e" - , ,v,.l,,;,,,, rooio, II. nro.
motors agreed TO buy coal from the independent
operators and pay 80 per cent OF the Underwater
price: but there was long and hard fight before
il was built and its completion was delayed un
vi looi thoug" P''"' ~ wa. '''' -, ~" ra,.
had pceh ouF"s anu S''fP''N '''' "''
tracts 49, ,...,... +. ,,,,,,,,,. ,,o ,o-ocst
VI 1905 ''Ne "'u'''''n 49,, ,a, o,
shpPrrS al,o"s up '.'', ''', ,'"u"' ,,vr,;ss;n,
peaied 'o 'he n'rlS'H' N.Y., s, H., ,hn
nVSu'sV 'ne ,"Ve ,n",s' 1,', "1''",' n,ri,o tbo
Iemfh 'aiiey ha'ro"u e"i'r""I' ~ $50.
progress oi 'nt h'''' W. '''',n M ,Iria 90.
hnceu lts Hc,snt '"'e S,'Sn.s' a. % aS ,ho
nonhccd IN March' i''l' va ,','' @ ''1"s - ,to
points a' ISSUE VIZ Wv ,.,Iis,,ad
'oihnissio', anu t"at wv '''' '"'"
shoniu no' VIC "u.a"',u o.... 80, ,v,,,or,
III is"' ,ne Ne" ioiN' ot'''.V "''i ~
fali"ay nnliI at ~ eN.ollsion il'o ,no .pp,' !p.
ming region a''tI securing s"'l -
clcht tonnage one'tnE " ""'Hp'', .,e -. 80
W per cent OF tlc 'Ius p..'V H"u '"'e. s ,is
10 puy 'hc ou'Pu, anu pnS 80 ~. III, -
v o. W. "i.c' "''', ~, :,
similar au,auoo' II. 80 -, ~. .s A., D.
'onsuitatiohs oetWeen 'hc pi'S''e"' VI WV
ing rai"oau anu 'o'"'''''..' n', ~, m
,hhNlouai Operators '"n,'"V. "ao 49, at
GIVING oo pcr CENT VI '''e ','e p''' 70 '"' r.
'ors' anu ','s "'s '",,''' NV W ,Ia,'a =,
COMPANIES '"c' unu'' INV eo""'' VI ''''' "
'he heauins. - ,
inese coh.Iac's tN'rnue' u' ',Ne" 49, a',.
cNpIen IN io''. III iooo, a"e' ~
had oech r'aoe 10 secu,c ."e P'o'''Se " ,n'' ~
newai on more nl'o.au,G .ers, sat n.'
nehhte result, Vnr ilu, 'uua' op,r"'o'e n'','.
'h' NC" horh' "so",,ne ""u ..'s'." M a'
Company; surNeyc' a iil' "o.i 'n' .'n "'ne ~
Eoh 10 'iueM",eI uout". 's'. .G,
VI Ia,ls; secui,u ,,sn' VI way 49, .n'
'elinindi' a'u oeean o., ~ ..1 WI
nesotla'Io"s "e'e openeu =. W" .oat"s.o.e.,
h"''lns. amer ,eay sea,' !" a,
r.u' winch was pesu' pu. Nv. 'o'np'...u. :
,nis' 'he opportunity oceu', u"s, tne ",e'e,,a - y
t'ie operators were consoi,uA'ea Ht, .,e i,il' %
NNa,ia .oal Company, ,"e oep VI VI. ,ai %oa''
"oneu delaware anu nnusoli ,",ai was pu,'n'eo' p,,
f"'' 0'i''' -,