The sun., 1902-12-29

week before. aggregated SOC. 900 tons, and
| in the coming week II 10 estimated that
there will be 800 900 tons less than the nor.
I NAL amount mined. The estimated figures
/ are:
| Production for week ending Dec. 20. i.500.-
l 600 tons: for week ending Dec. ~. 1000. 900.
| estimated production for week ending Jan.
| 8. 800. 900 tons.
PorrsvILIE. Pa, Dec. as-Extreme cold
| weather has put many wet coal breakers
| and washeries in bad condition for re-
sumption OF work tomorrow and mining
| officials say the output OF the coming week
will be almost as light as this week. New
York coal dealers have representatives
here endcavoring to corner the entire prod
uct of the independent operators and are
Offering big prices. but the operators arc
holding out for still higher figures.
All will endeavor to resume work to-mor-
row. hut the frozen cthdtion Of the breaker
machinery. wherever water is used for
washing the coal. will make the prepara-
tion OF the product for market difficult.
SCRANTON. Pa. Dec. rs. Assistant Gen
Coal Company said this evening that the
observance OF the Christmas holidays by
the employees OF the company has cur
tailed production to large degree. but
he thinks that the worst Is over.
On Christmas Day the Lackawanna com
pany shut down all it's mines as has been
the custom. This was to provide the men.
who have been rushed since the strike was
declared on, with the holiday that has been
universally observed in all anthracite
mines The understanding was. however;
that there was to be only one holiday and
that the men were to work on New Years
Day
On Friday. Mr. Tobey said the full COM
plement OF men was expected to be at
work. Instead fully IS per cent. Of them
remained away from the mines On Satur-
day ~ per cent. was at work and Tomorrow
DO per cent. are expect ed TO turn out. None
OF the company mines has had to shut
down az Il result of the shortage Of men.
Mr.. Tobey did not think that there would
be any necessity of New England factories
shutting down on account of the shortage
tn date. Nor did he think that any rail-
roads would be affected to the degree Of
Icing forced TO reduce their train service.
Should there he a greater detection among
the workmen during this week than has
been anticipated. then something like
suspension among the mills and railroads
of New England will have to be considered
Supt. Rose OF the Delaware and Hudson
Coal Company this evening told of a much
worse state Of affairs than existed in the
mines of the Lackawanna company. He
said that on Friday not more than 40 per
cent of the men worked and on Saturday
not much more than 50 per cent. were at
their places.
Mr.. Rose said that since the ending Of
the strike the miners have manifested a
disposition not TO mine as much coal az
il was possible for them TO get out The
output has been restricted by this DISPOSE
tion on their part. In some cases the
miners had been known to refuse TO fill all
Of the cars furnished them, showing that
they did not care to make "a much money
as il was possible for them to make owing
to the coal famine.
President j. l.. Crawford OF the Peoples
Coal Company an independent operator.
said tonight that his colliery. the Oxford,
where principally non-union men are em-
ployed, was not affected by the -layoh"
of the men and had mined as much coal
a. usual, but he said that the dereliction
Of the United Mine Workers had seriously
affected the output of all the larger COM
panes in the region. On Friday some of
the companies were able to operate their
breakers only an hour or two. and matters
were but little better on Saturday
The Temple Iron Company, it is said,
which has fourteen collieries. was able to
operate none on Friday.