The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-10-13
FACTORIES ARE SUPPLIED
SOFT COAL IS TO BE HAD FROM
 THE REGULAR DEALERS.

Statements of Factory Officials Made
 Last Night Co the Elect That Their
 Supplies WilI Last Some Tims Yet
 Sargent Foundry wni Open Again
 To.dsy-PrIos of Wood Goes Up-COaI
 AbUnt SIS Fon.
 Although the New Haven people as families are suffering from the results of the coal strike. and will probably feel the effects much more in the next few weeks than they have during the past week or two, the factories, as rule, throughout the city are we'll sup piled with fuel, and from what could be learned last night they will not really feel the strike severely for some time to come. It is true that Sargent's north foundry has been shut down since Fri day morning for want of coke, but supply of that article is expected to- lay. If the foundries in this big factory should close for lack of fuel 1t would mean hardship for many families, as probably four hundred men would be directly affected by the shutdown. It was stated last night that there is prob ably no danger of shutdown. as the fuel will be on hand to-day.
 General E. E. Bradley, of the New Haven Blackboard company and presi- dent of the New England Dairy com pany, said last night that so far those companies have experienced no difficult ty on account of the strike, and that the companies are able to get all the coal necessary from their regular deal CTS. Soft coal is burned entirely by the Blackboard and Dairy companies.
 John B. Fitch. of the W. & F. T. Fitch company, of 151 East street, stated that their supply of hard and soft coal was taxed somewhat, although the company was able to secure fuel as they have needed It. and that he expected no trouble.
 Colonel F. l.. Bigelow, of the Bigelow company, George Damn, of the Rattan Manufacturing company, William H. Forsyth, of the Pond Lily company, F.. B. Shuster, of the F. B. Shuster com pany, John Murphy. the proprietor of the Henry Killam company. and sev- eral other factory men stated that they have been able to get all the soft coal that is needed by them. and that they had no fear but that they could be SUD- piled for weeks to come.
 The w. B. Douglas company, of Mid- dletown, have recently received a car- load of anthracite coal which was nec- essary to continue work in some parts of their factory. It is stated that this is the second car of hard coal received in New Haven since the coal strike be- gan.
 The price of anthracite coal in New Haven is about SIS ton, and once in awhile bag or two can be bought A | few people were lucky enough to se- cure a ton of hard coal each Saturday at S15 ton. Wood has risen to $9 a l cord split in one or two-foot lengths, I but this is very7 scarce and some dealers in the city will not promise the fulfill ment of orders for several days. The coal dealers have almost come to the point where they refuse even the small | est order.
 l A manufacturing concern in Water bury has just received coar-load of anthracite coal for use in the casting f fires. The coal was obtained with much 1 difficulty and cost the concern S21 ton i Two of the Brass City manufacturers were conversing Saturday on the coal situation, and one of the men intimated that the fires for casting metal would have to be kept going even if they had to pay $30 ton for coal.
 A new phase of the coal strike is the ar nh I,yyxx ar1, women. Many of them have put it up 25 cents. and this little boost has hit the i Yale men probably as much as any oth- CT people,
 The coal dealers in West Haven and other places have been compelled to stop taking orders until they can fill a part, at least, of those now on their books. One dealer said yesterday that 1 he had orders enough now on his books to keep him busy delivering for the next two weeks. West Haven people are much better fixed for coal than res idents in neighboring communities. The local dealers had fair stock of coal or hand, and by using care in selling il have managed to get enongh to nearly all the people to keep them from suf- fering Their stocks are now. however rapidly diminishing. and should the strike continue any great length of time there will certainly be more or less suf- fering. The coal dealers are, however rushing their wood into market as rap. idly as possible, and hope to be able tc furnish enough of this fuel to prevent actual distress.
 Many of the people in Winsted have piles of railroad ties in their yards awaiting the axe.
 Cord wood in many places has gone up 25 cents per side cord and now sells for $2. 2.25, sawed and split. per side cord
 which is equal to about q quarter of g
 cord of wood before it is sawed. Some
 of the dealers say they can't make il hold out after saving, because it packs
 closer but all the same wood dealers
 generally manage to get four side cords
 of sawed wood out of cord of woot
 four feet long.
 The Watertown correspondent of tht
 Waterbury American says: "The re- porter on his travels through the north
 western part of the state has driver
 pact Q nlaoe for. the last thrna yaa r.