The daily Republican., 1902-12-18
READING COMPANY
HOLDS COAL.
Keeps 300 Tons Until Local
Company Will 3romise to 8
Keep Price at 81. =
MAYOR TALKS OF OUTLOOK
City COUNCIL Tonight VIII.
point Two Commissioners
to Wait on Coal OPP
orators.

Acting on the suggestion of THE
DAilN fIrt'nLIrAN, Mayor Fisher
Ias( evening officially discussed the
status OF the local CDul market with
the members Of City Council, point
lh@ ont the gravity Of the situation
ana the Necessity Of taking some
at'lpn looking to relief for the city.
IL was Ii" opinion of the Council
men 1lat tSomrtAIng should De done.
II was derid"i to appoint commit
tee to wait upon the railroad com
lanl"H and II Necessary the coal
operators, and urge upon them the
necessity OF getting coal into Will
mlnEt"n. The committee will be
named this evening ana will then
decide upon Il plan Of action.
II herame known this morning
that eighteen carloads of Reading
coal, consigned to one p" le Lead
ing dealers here, are meld in the
West Yard by the railroad company I
because the coal company will not
agree 10 sell the anthracite at a 81 a.
ton rate. The announcement on
Monday that the local dealers would
charge IS ton for all coal deliver
ed "rthat day, reached the agents
OF the R"adng company in Phila-
drIrhla. who Immediately instruct
rd the Pennsylvania Railroad Off
Gals here not to deliver the 800 tons
lot OF coal to the company. since
W'llrh Tine the coal has been side
tracked at the West Yard. The To-
'a' company is trying hard to get
lhe tuel, but the Reading people
nave Informed them that it will not
De delivered until the local concern
lgnS an agreement that the coal
viii be sold at the rate of s. ton.
IN" Reading Company sells coal at
rate to insure a profit to the deal-sss
rs VINO sell ITS output at 81 a ton,
ND Will not allow higher price to
~ demanded # it can prevent it.
or this stand in behalf of the con-
umrr, the company is being COM
leuded.
1t has been decided oy the opera.
ors to continue the present high
wholesale rate for coal throughout
he year zoos.
~ TFtT Is To ~. INCREASED ..
The output IN normal years
anges from -, 900, 600 to IS, 900, 900
ms, and it is estimated that to
'eet the increased demand the an.
Iracite roads will turn out in 1903
least 5000. 900 tons, and proba.
y o'', 0Vo,p 600 ions. Half a dollar
ton increase, it is said, would
ore than recOuD the operators for
eir JoSses sustained by the strike.
he i|"Nd!ns would get $1,000, 900
orc Tor It's co2l output than it does
ordinary years, for iC mines Il
# celt OF the total anthracite out -
It Of the country.
Tho Reading has arranged TO
end $4,000 0OO in opening new ~
mes ant buildin. breakers, and
'cHldHnt l}arr has determined to
YeIop the rompanya properties
'h"ii fullest capacity Mr. Baer,
IS sad. considers the Readings "
al lanIs the most valuable asse;
.H"' ny any railroad company in
I. .r'lmfry and Intends to use
81" {" r'a"" the Readings stocks
a dividend paying basis.
he u7" I'll ulI as fact is rapjllv
feHelng. Retail coal tealerS are
Using II when. tAvy cannot fill
'erN. They say that not only will
.@iIeF" suffering. but its general
W"uid speedily blIny coal to a
'snua,bIo rjro.
mere - 10 reason why any
~ sh"u'd suffer fro,u cold. said
'"alI d"Jl" Yesterday. con
much cheap"r than coal. and
10 Is i r"pI"us supply As many
stoves rs may be needed for
.NE large house cost numure tnan
III OF r"si uuN does The ton of
i ~p1H b }rH2I 4 barrel ot oil
lrh Is NOT hall So costly will last
1od whI'u
"al men a1e freely predicting
h"t"r" 'hr "n Vi L,nuHry thu
''' ~ the GOAT shortage will be
J III lie shifting down 1t fac.
I'"1iy t /, declared, many Of
Manufacturing establishments
"hnlus with the danger of
''lng # f th"Jr supply constant
iHrNs them. A s,ycre storm
i' 10 up score, oi places in
'n,GGlon II is declared.