The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-06-05
COAL IS SCARCER.
Carbondale's Small Industries De-
pendent OH Outside Washeries.
Suspension If They Shut Down.
Man Hung in Efigy in Forest City.
No Change in Situation.

The shutting down, under the direc
ton of the United Mine Workers, of the
small individual workings and breakers
hereabouts is beginning to show it's eff
feet in a scarcity of coal. that Is caus
ing some apprehension among the own
ers of small industrial plants.
The source of supply now is from
outside dealers and the question is
how long will these places be able tc
produce sufficient coal for those in this
city who are their patrons and whose
users are considerable each day. An
other expected early supply is one own
ed by Frank Hollenback, of this city
Mr.. Hollenback has secured culn1
dump. north of the city, which he pro-
poses to screen SO soon as he can get
a sufficient number of teams ready for
service he will commence TO screen the
coal and haul it to the ready purchas-
ers he will find in this city and vicinity
While this supply will necessarily be
limited. it will be quite an assurance
to local proprietors, whose reduced bus
mess are good deal of concern to
them.
Many families in the city, principally
on the outskirts, are improving these
idle days by filling their coal sheds
with coal that they pick here and
there, where they might not be tres
passing and where there is no interfer-
ence. This is true along the valley,
where at the various old dumps as
many as Il hundred persons in one place
can be observed picking coal.
There was no change yesterday in the
strike situation. The four engineers
who remained at their posts are still
there. Everything about the mines is
as quiet as Il holiday. and characteris-
tic of them none of the Carbondale
miners has even loud word to utter
against the condition of affairs. No
community could be more peaceable un-
der any circumstances.
Hung in Efigy.
The only action in protest against
the firemen, pumprunners, ETC., at work
in the upper valley was at Forest City
on Tuesday. 1t was the work of boys
and consisted in hanging in effigy a
figure to represent the men who re-
fused to leave their work in the Forest
City mines in obedience to the order
that became effective last Monday.
The figure is we'll put together. 1t is
dressed in a mine workers suit and
swings from a guide wire on one of the
Scranton Railway 'cOmpany's poles, in
front of Farrelfs restaurant, at the
southern entrance to the borough. On
the dummy, painted on 'pasteboard, is
the word "scab.'
Everything is quite and peaceful in
Forest City. 1t will be recalled that all
of the tremen. etc. remained at work
here. The mine properties are enclosed
with barbed wire fences and there are
coal and iron police on guard. 1t is the
report and belief among the miners of
Forest city that the wire fences can
be Immediately charged with II shock
ing current of electricity in the event
of the approach of trespassers. Some
outside men are at work and the small
locomotive is in use about the mine
yard.
The miners employed at eXcavating
about the new Northwest breaker have
stopped work, but carpenters are still
at work.