New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-06-01
URGES RECEIVER FOR HINES.
LAWYER SUGGESTS TAKING THE TROU-
BILE TO THE CONTRASTING
SOFT COAL FREELY.

Both the independent operators and the presf-
dents of the coal carrying roads stood yesterday
by their assertion that the strike of the an
thracite miners Will not be arbitrated, All sorts
of in the air about movements on
the part of various people to settle the strike.
Ralph NJ. Easey, secretary of the Civic Fedora
ton. was out of town yesterday. and Professor
Commons his assistant. said he could give
information as to what Mr.. EasIey might be
doing or whether the Federation yet try
ing to bring about a settlement. At the office
of J. Pierpont Morgan il was said that George
W. Perkine the member of the firm whom Mr..
Easley saw several times. had not been in the
office New York lawyer VINO once a
member of the State Legislature of Indiana
said yesterday that the strike could be settled
If the Civic Federation could apply in the courts
for receiver to take charge Of the mines and
work them in the interests of both sides and
the public until the strike ended. This he
said had been done during long strike IN
Indianapolis, Ind. with the result that the
strike was settled in a week. The operators.
however say that no truce is in sight.
The scarcity of coal in this city continues and
it was learned yesterday that no attempt would
be made to stick schedule price for anthra-
cite now The last price fixed was 81 10 ton
retail, but the dealers yesterday came to the
conclusion that in view of the small supply
there way of enforcing d schedule price
Coal sold by retail as high as IS and So -
in some yesterday and may rise to 50
SIG this week
So far, 1t was said yesterday there is plenty
of soft coal, and it agreed by number of
conservative dealers that in New-York City
it was question Of burning soft coal the
city going out of business.
The Brooklyn Annex boats of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad were burning soft coal yesterday,
and there is general movement TO burn soft
al N q farr hon II hAlia Il
day that soft coal would be burned in
New-York this week than burned in
its history. and that the consumption of soft
coal will go increasing.
H. L. Herbert. of Herbert & Co. who have
both hard and soft coal collieries, said
its rules to meet the situation. 1t is impossible
10 stop the use of soft coal.
The part of Section 134 of the Sanitary Code
which bears the soft coal smoke nuisance
reads as follows
Nor shall any owner lessee. tenant, man
ager engineer fireman any other person
or allow any smoke, cinders, dust. gas, steam
mace employed in the working of engines by steam.
in any mill. factory. printing house, dye factory.
iron foundry glasshouse dstillery. brewhouse,
sugar refinery bakehouse. gasworks or in any
other buildings used for the purposes of trade
for manufacture. shall pc so constructed as to
consume burn the smoke arising therefrom
Health Commissioner Lederle not in
town yesterday. and will not be in town until
late this evening or tomorrow morning At
the offices of the Health Department it was ad
rnitted that little had been done toward abat-
ing the smoke nuisance and that it would be
hard to stop it