The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-25
WON'T STAND FOR DEAR COAL.
OPERATORS 7O SEE THAT THE
RETAIL PRICE ~ FAIR.
Or the Dealers Combine 10 Charge Too
Much They'll 60 Into the Retail Mar.
ket Themseivcs-On Says 10. rs Ia

The presidents of the coal-carrying
roads are going to see that the people
get coal at reasonable prices. They said
yesterday that they we're not necessarily
bound by the Philadelphia and Readings
circular price Of anthracite, and that no
agreement governing them all had been
made, but II was believed that the Reading
prices would be followed.
II was learned that tho coal dealers will
find themselves handicapped after coal
begins to arrive il they make an agreement
to keep up the prices A representative
Of the New York. Ontario and Western
said TO Sun reporter:
The dealers may not have any idea
Of combining TO raise prices. bu, they dare
not do it anyhow"
How would the companies prevent it?-
he war asked
DO a. they did TO prevent the poor
from paying cxorbitant prices for Goa
by the pail. They started depot at which
the poor could get coal at fair price. II
the dealers should combine to keep up the
retail price the operators would go into
the market and sell coal direc, at RETAIL
He believed that Sips or 81 50 added to
the circular price would pay for freigb,
and handling and give good profit to the
dealer Coal bought at the circular price
of IS a ton ought to retail az So rs or at the
| outside, at So so.
A representative OF the Erie Railroad
said that several hundred cars of freshly
mined coal we're due In Wee awken Last
night. and will probably be the first ship
ment East of freshly mined anthraoie
since the strike ended. Representatives
of other roads said that some coal would
be sent over their lines to-day but coal
N mn Ina xxas mot TOD
the middle Of next week
President Olyphant Of the Delaware
| and Hudson Company had conference
yesterday afternoon with +. r Thomas.
Erie Railroad. President Fowler Of the
| Ontario and Western. President Under
wood of the Erie and Mr. Thomas were for
| some time in the Office Of j Pierpont Nor
gan during the afternoon
Some Of the retail dealers said that they
| had bought coal from Spectators and
ordered II from abroad, and they would
lose money on IL.
The following Wholesale prices for steam
sizes OF anthracite In the ports supplying
| New York were quoted yesterday: Pea
size. $3.50 a tom bu kwheat, A.25: rice,
l325; barley, g. %; soft coal. s. and S. So
| The retail price of domestic anthracite
| according to all dealers. was SIP ton,
though i was fixed by schedule at SIS
| New York representatives Of the Phila-
delphia and Reading. the Erie, the Lehigh
Valley, the Delaware and Hudson. the
| Delaware, Lackawanna and Western and
the Ontario ard Western said yesterday
that the resumption of mining Of anthra
cite coal would he a gradua process: Near
| ~ one-half Of the hard coal mines operated
before the strike are now In bad way.
| Some OF them are partly flooded and others
| are imperative because Of damage to the
machinery. The Reading Company will
be obliged to expend $4,000 OF $4,000 at
| once TO rpDair HamaQps and lcnOrIipU
10 expert opinion, il will be ten days or
| two weeks before the normal out put Of
| anthracite can he assured
The operators believe that from now on
they will he able 10 supply he actual wants
of New Workers. for fuel Care Il t o be taken
| not to sell anthracite to consumers in large
lots at once. A policy Of widespread die
| tribution In small lots is TO be pursued for
the present President Baer of the Reading.
President Truesdale Of tho Lackawanns.
President Olyphant of the Delaware and
Hudson, Chairman Thomas Of the Erie,
President Walter OF the Lehigh Valley and
President Fowler Of the Ontario and West
ern are all In favor of distributing coal
| quickly at reasonably low prices. The
| principal retail dealers In New York have
assured the coal producers that they have
no desir. To keep retail prices above figures
| that will represent reasonable profit TO
| them.
The Charity Organization Society nsk
| contributions of 81 go TO meet the unusual
| expenses incurred in the cooperation with
the Street Cleaning Department for making
| available the supply Of wood collected by
the carts Of the department and brought
| TO its dumps. The cost OF this labor and
| the necessary supervision at the twelve
| dumps is SIS a day, The number Of per-
| sons now daily supplied with fuel in this
manner averages about 200 II IL desired
| 10 continue this method of dist ribution a,
| least for another month.