Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-13

not be lowered into the creek land river,
until the creek,~as dredged. On the 21st
Of September l saw the dredge being
towed down from Chain bridge At that
time there were fifteen canal boats at
Georgetown and eight more up at the
Seven Locks. aggregating about 1000 tons
of coal. l don'e believe our local dealers
got any of it.
'.On? Yes, took the matter I'm with the
agent of the Standard Oil Company here.
who said crude oil was worth 101s cents a
gallon. 1t takes about four and a half bar
rels cos gallohs) of crude oil to eoual a
ton of good coal, so at 1917 cents a gallon
this would be- equal to S23 60 for coal. 7
took the matter up with the New York
office on the lOth instant and they replied
on the 18th that they We're unable to furnish
us any at present.! but would take the mai
ter up with me after the coal strike was
ended.
Shut down? Oh. no: we will not shit
down. We may possibly be Obliged to stop
some elevators and stop dynamos at night
but | am satisfied the strike is near an end
and that fuel will be coming in ranidIv
within week or two. The strikers are
appealing for aid, which is an indication
that the treasury OF the federation Is he
coming depleted"
Costa RIGA Coal.
1t is not unlikely that the neonla of the
east may have an opportunity to test the
use of coal mined in Costa Rica. The con-
L
ing Star that a company in his country.
which is the owner Of immense coal fields is
considering the advisability of entering the
market If the anthracite strike shall CON
tinue. He says the coal can be laid down In
New York at large profit to the company
at less than 50 a ton and can be delivered
from Costa Rica inside of nine days This
together with the cost of hauling to this
city, would make the price here at least SIS
a ton less than what is now being charged
fo- larI Ix,t
a limited supply.
White House Conferences.
Secretary Root who returned to Wash
ington Saturday night, refused to discuss
his interview in New York with J. Pier
pont Morgan further than to say that he
did not carry message from the President
to Mr. Morgan, and did not telegraph the
President from New York as has been
stated. The fact that Mr.. Root did not now
consider his conference with Mr. Morgan
of any particular significance seems to be
apparent, as he did not see the President
yesterday, and 1T is supposed that he did
not nave anything to communicate to the
President indicating a speedy termination
of the strike.
Secretary Root spent some time at the
temporary White House last night in con-
sultation with the President regarding the
coal strike. Nothing could be ascertained
as to what took place, the Secretary de-
Ginning to say anything about his visit, and
the officials at the White House being
equally reticent. Earlier In the evenlng the
President received Prof J. w. jerks of Cor
nell University, who was accompanied by
Mr.. Marcus H. Marks, a New York at
torney. Prof. jerks was a member of the
industrial commission, and has made a deep
study of trusts. The visit Of these two
gentlemen was in reference to the coal
strike although just what Is not known At
the temporary White House the officials
said there was absolutely nothing to say
for the press on the coal strike situation
Senator Quay Of Pennsylvania saw the
President for an hour yesterday, and at the
close Of the conference the statement was
made that there was nothing to say" OF
course. 1t was known that the senator came
to discuss the strike situation, but what in
formation he conveyed or what suggestions
he received cannot be stated The senator
departed Immediately after the conference
for Philadelphia.