The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-11
PEOPLES COAL COMPANY.
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the desire of those at the head of the
movement that all understand that no
money is to be paid down at present.
and not until the charter has been Sc
cured. Thus far about $1,000 worth OF
stock has been subscribed for, and 1t IS
said that only about half of the per-
sons circulating lists have reported the
result of their efforts.
1t was voted that Attorney George NJ.
wallace be appointed legal advisor ana
attorney of the new association. MI.
Wallace has already given some OF ms
services to the cause, and he Will meet
with the committee on Friday night.
At the meeting last night he stated
that the first thing to be done was TO
secure the charter and then organize
BY electing officers and directors. rms
is to be done at the meeting on MONDAY
night, and it is thought that the days
will be very few after that until the
actual work of selling coal TO any one
who may desire to purchase it will be-
gin.
Alderman Kelly. of the Seventh Ward,
was present and stated that he had
found many men in various parts OF
the city who were not fully acquainted
with the details of the new organlza-
ton to be persuaded to purchase stock.
He himself had rented the hall at III
Wallace street and would have mass
meeting on Wednesday night. 1t was
voted that a committee of fifteen, one
from each ward, be appointed to hold
meetings of similar nature and IN
form the people of their respective
wards of the objects of the new organ
jzation and the benefits to be derived
by its existence. This motion prevailed
and a number of gentlemen present Of
fered to arrange for the said meetings.
q Rev. Thomas C. MacKay who is pas
tor of Taylor Congregational church on
DixweII avenue spent many years in
the coal fields of Pennsylvania, and
claimed to be thoroughly informed as
to the condition of affairs in the coal
regions. His talk doubtless made
deep impression on all present. He said
that he was intimately acquainted With
many of the independent operators and
also with the larger operators, and that
he could guarantee that this new asso-
citation could purchase all of the coal
which it desired from these operators
in Pennsylvania. He said that it was
the New York spectators who kept up
the price of coal, and that the New Ha-
ven dealers and many in other cities
purchased at Underwater, or from the
middleman. He said such was not nee
essary. and that the middleman need
not be considered. He said that he
had purchased many tons of the best
OF hard coal at SITE per ton and of
washed pea at $3.50 per ton. Contin-
uing, he said that all the way from one
ton to one million tons could be pur-
chased, and the operators would as
gladly sell to this association as to the
n1iddlemen. He fully described the
conditions under which the miners
work and why there was the need re-
Gently Of their demanding change for
the betterment of their conditions. He
thought it would be advisable to make
a standard price and charge this for
coal all the year round. He explained
I that this could easily be done, as the
price to be paid at the mines would re-
main constant, especially as long as
the new agreement of the miners was
In force. He concluded by urging that
those at the head of the movement go
beyond Underwater in their purchases
and avoid and save the profit of the
SPECTATORS in New York city.
Rev. Mr.. Irvine who is member Of
the committee of seven, was present
and made few remarks. He touched
upon the subject of having the old
council chamber for a place of meeting
for the common people, and protested
against the petition which is to be con-
sidered by the board of finance on Wed
nesday for the appropriation of $4,000
to cut the council chamber up into COM
mittee rooms. In consequence of his
speech a rousing resolution was adopt
ed to the effect that it was the sense OF
the meeting that the money should not
be thus appropriated. and that the
4 room be used as a common place OF
meeting.
1t is the intention of large number
of those present last night to attend
the meeting of the board of finance ant
formally protest when this matter
comes up for hearing.