The daily Republican., 1902-12-19
COAL COMING
NEXT WEEK
Bush g. Sons Announce That
Local Situation Will Be
Relieved Soon.
MANY PEOPLE HAVE FUEL
Company Hopes That Action
of Mayor and Council viii
Have A Beneficial
.. Result.


The coal situation wil be con.
sIdcraby inprov4d carly noXt week
by the arrival ol May tons Of an
thracite. This was the informa-
ton given out by representative
Of the George ", Bash K sous Com.
pany this morning, who, further
more. voutUrcd the assertion that
luily - per cent Of the people OF the
city have temporary supply Of
coal in their cellars. The remain
ing 25 per cent will share in next
weeks distribution OF tuel. Goa.
ccrning the action Of Mayor Fisher
and City. Council ihe company
Representatives said il. hoped much
good would Result. ...,...........
\ dispatch from Wilkesbarre last
night sad: 1T is confidently eX.
pecteu that the Co;ll supply for East
ern markets will be uninterrupted.
provided there is no renewal of
Tuesdays storm. Ii that is repeat
ed, the danger point may be again
reached. All through this region
there is Il feeling of hopefulness for
the future among tAe coal opera
tors"
PAINFUL PRICES ADVANCE.
For some reason. the presil ents
of the coal carrying roads are inter
csted III tho sales Of coal to the poor
by various organizations, at the rate
Of ten cents a pail. They believe it
would be we'll 10 systematize this
method of getting coal to the poor,
although they express no opinion,
when asked If this is not an exorbi-
tant price. The usual pail contains
about twenty pounds, and at this
rate the poor have to pay $lOa ton >
for coal
''l'ndcr normal conditions said
ar ollical Of the Reading road, 1.-The
production of anthracite during the
winter never is equal to the demand.
1t is apparent the demand cannot DC
supplied this winter. With not q
ton in reserve. the country must de.
pend on the daily output Of the mines
We fad this is not sufficient now.
Let a blizzard make It impossible to
forward this output because OF the
bIockading OF the railroads, and the
result may be imagined.
''lAerc is onIy one thing for the
public to do. Every one must be
content to Get enough coal to keep
h'm from day 10 day and give up all
idea ot laying in stock to provide
against a contingency. Ia this way
everybody in thlS city can have little
coal and there viii be no pronounced
dearth.' -
Practically all Of the Reading
Comrunys coIlirries are in opera
ton he company shipped from
the mines during the past two days
nearly | 900 cars Of coal This means
a daily production Of nearly G., 900
tons.
1t is stated that the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company has 3, poo of the
Reading Compnnys coal cars on its
tracks i'll the western part of tho
State, as well as 1.5O0 belonging to
the Central Railroad of New Jer-
eey. These are now urgently need
ed IN the anthracite trade Tho |
nondclivrry, it isc4aimcd. is calls-
ing much delay i'll the shipment of
The George ". Bush & Sous Com
pahN this afternoon requested THE
DAILY REpTnIICAN I" say that tho
ear loads of coal held in
the West Yard because of the rr-
fUsal of the localcpmpany to which
1t is consigned toagrte to sell the
coal at *1a ton, arc not consigned
to the Bush Company. While tho
Bush tomnany handle Reading ccal
it will he sold at the = rate.