The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-27
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Similar correspondence was received re-
Gently by John IL. White a. Son, and II
would appear that the Pennsylvania road
was on strike. at least so far as the ship
ment OF soft coal was. concerned.
are enduring conditions which threaten to
end their business within short time
LAUNDRYMEN WITHOUT FUEL.
The coal they have on hand is small In
quantity and IT being purchased IN
small lots from dealers who have com
paratively small stock, and who are let
ting the coal go 70 the foundrymen. COKE.
Connellville. Pa. is largely used In the
furnaces of the foundries. but this Is be-
ing received in lots which VII by no
means meet the general demand.
This coke is much different with the or
dinary gashouse coke and is specially pre-,
pared for foundry aG ba1e
perienced the greatest difficulty in get.
ting anything like a supply, and what
has been received has been supplemented
by purchases elsewhere Some of the
foundries are better off than others, but
there is not one establishment which has
on hand more than a three weeks sup
CARGO EXPECTED IN.
John r. White & Son are not selling any
coal whatever. The company expects a
barge I'm on Monday next but until the
cargo actually arrives IL will not take
any chances and sell the coal.
The Providence Coal company, this
morning at $3.50, stopped selling soft coal
to any person fhe company se-
one being bought Wednesday and the sec
ond yesterday. But the price PAID ior
this coal was exceedingly high and the
price paid fog the load bought ryycs naiy
Wednesday
These two cargoes will be delivered the
first of the coming week. but the price
the apprehension for the. future on the
part OF the large coal dealers. The
company Is selling who'd, but is selling II
ed the company will undertake TO delivet
IL to the consumer.
PRICES FOR WOOD.
about the city, and which are subject to
change at any time. are:
One Two Three Four
Long. cuts. cuts cuts. cuts.
Pine and chestnut .S6.40 S7.15 $3.50 7.9O Ss.25
Oak and maple 80. 500 s.75 e.l0 $50 9.S5
Walnut .............I.00 1l.75 ll.75 l2.50 l2.So
AS each day goes by and the coal strike
continues the chances are that the coal
famine will bring more suffering TO the
people. IL is certain rs enough 0ngh,s that the
chase coal and who have no means 10 Sc
cure fuel at the present competitive
prices. the outlook is the winter will
make them feel its severity worse than
ever before.
SCHOOLS MAY CLOSE.
Springfield. Mass. Sept. 27.-The most
serious result of the coal famine yet an
ticipated in this city is the possibility
that the public schools may be closed
within q week, depriving between 10000
and 1900 children Of schooling for the
winter.
This step is being seriously considered
by the city property committee, which
has charge OF the school buildings. but II
will only be taken after a thorough dis
cussion with the mayor and members of
the school department and representa-
tive citizens.
AS the outlook for securing enough
coal 10 supply the needs Of the schools is
at least doubtful the members of the city
property committee believe that IL would
be wiser to close the schools and save
what little coal they have for distribution
among the very poor of the city and
among those who are getting small
wages.
COAL TRAIN HELD UP.
Shenandoah. Pa. Sept 27.--About mid
night last night IL was reported to Gem
eral Goblin that the strikers held up a
coal train that was being taken away
from Potts Colliery at Locustdale, and
drove of the engineering crew. Today
the general sent a company OF infantry
to the colliery under command OF Pro-
vost Marshal Farkuhar and with the SOL
ders TO protect II. the train was taken
away without interference.
A mob OF several hundred people at Gen.
tralia this morning intercepted the men
who have boen going TO work at Mount
Carmel by trolley. The men all returned
TO their homes. A little while later a
Lehigh Valley passenger train pulled into
the station and the mob crowded into
the cars looking for non-union men. A
few men who were waiting at the sta
ton for the train TO take them to work
at Backer No. 2. colliery. were chased
home The strikers boarded this tram
on several occasions looking for nom
union men.
MINES IN GOOD STATE.
philadelphia. Pa, Sept 27-Genera
Manager Luther OF the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad Co.'S coal properties
announces that all the Readings i'm
portant mines are in fairly good condi
tion and that after the miners return tC
work comparatively little time will elaps'
before they Will be turning out their nor
NAL productions.
II Is true that several collieries ar,
flooded but those have been abandoned
for n time at least
The officials OF the Pennsylvania Rail
roads anthracite campanys report tina
their mines are in such condition the
were the miners 20 60 back TO work on
Monday the collieries would be able q
produce three fourths OF their norma
output and that within a week the!
would be In perfect shape"