The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-10
ONLY IN ONE-TON LOTS.
Public to Get Hard Coal This Way
for Weeks.

New York, November 10.-Re-
tan coal dealers generally express
the opinion that Mayor Low will find
1t impossible to enforce the smoke nuis-
ance ordinance after November Is, and
some of the sales agents of the railroads
agree with them 1t is certain that the
normal supply of hard coal will not be
on haDd, either on that date or at any
other time for several months.
he railroads are doing the best they
can to give US coal" said prominent
dealer today. but you must remember
that the output of the mines for the
than it was in 1901
A fair idea of the present state of the
coal market may be obtained from the
following story: The president of one
OF the largest coal carrying roads, who
lives in this city, asked his dealer q
few days ago to send him five tons Of
furnace coal. The dealer replied that
he could only give him one ton, as he
did not feel that he could spare more
than that amount for one customer
Very good" said the president, TN
have to be content with what you can
let me have
A representative Of the Ontario and
Western railroad said today:
Coal will be scarce this winter and
it is useless to deny the fact. The rail-
roads are not discriminating against
this city; in fact, / think New York is
getting more coal than any other place.
OOSlOli lids DIdCIlcdllN no supply.
A dealer who visited the coal region
recently, had this to say about the dis
tribution of anthracite:
I think the railroads are giving us
as much coal as we can expect at pres
ent, and we are getting it cheaper than
other cities. Every manufacturing town
along the lines of the railroads is de-
manding coal and the operators are
trying to be impartial in their deliveries,
Anthracite is going south to Richmond
north TO Montreal ac
far west as Omaha. These cities are
paying more than New York for their
fuel. but they are not getting as much
as they want.
I think we are being treated fairly.
but the output of the mines is stin
limited. Some are not working at all
because they are still filed with water
If Mitchell had allowed the pumpmen
and engineers to remain at work our
supply of coal would now be greater.
As 1t stands at present, the mines that
are partly destroyed will be practically
useless for some time.
The mines are so far behind in their
output that it will be impossible for.
| them to catch up for several months.
The people must be patient and try to
get along with the small quantities of
anthracite that we can give them from
time to time.
The price of anthracite is not guaran-
teed by dealers They say that it may be
advanced or reduced before orders can lie
delivered. and while they will give the
buyer the benefit of a reduction. they ex-
pect him to pay any advance which might
take place between the time of the placing
of the order and it's delivery. Not more
than one ton is allowed each buyer and
the stated delivery is from week to zen
days from the time the order Is given
PRICE REDUCED IN BOSTON
Boston Mass, Nov. 1o.-The retail coal
dealers Of Boston today began selling hard
coal al SO.
! For several weeks anthracite has neen
held at S12. Pea coal is reduced to 81 per
ton.