Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-21
GOAL PRICE No LOVER
No Change in Retail Price
Noted as Result of Strike
Settlement
TREMENDOUS DEMAND FOR FUEL
Railway Companies Have Perfected
Arrangements for Quick Transport
tation of Coal When the Miners Be-
gin Work of Bringing II to the Sur
face-Boats May Be Used.

Philadelphia Oct. 21.-No change in
the retail price of coal mas been noted
and according to the few dealers who
have any to sell there is little likel ihood
of marked fall for several weeks to
come. Once the mines are producing
coal every effort will be made to sup
ply the local market, but even if the
mines are worked at full capacity deal
ers say that the relief must come q lit
tie at a time.
This they explain by pointing out
the tremendous demand for fuel from
the west and northwest and the fact
that coal for those regions goes by lake
and rail. The fuel must be in Buffalo
within about three weeks or it can rot
be carried lake navigation closing as
soon as any cold weather arrives
The Reading officials who have
charge of bringing the company's coal
to market say that they have perfected
such arrangements as will guarantee
quick transportation for all coal Of
fered. They do not, however, expect
that the offerings will he heavy at first
and they refuse to make any predic-
tons about cheaper fuel. They will
insist that the exorbitant prices nov.
asked must cease. for they will refuse
to supply all dealers who persist in
asking the high rates.
The dealers and Reading officials
alike do not expect to see the mines
resume in anything like full productive
conditions. for several days after the
strike is officially declared off. A
Reading man said yesterday that the
strikers will take several days to cele-
brate, and that they can not count on
getting much more tlan half the
working force back at the outset.
Superintendent Luther visited Presi-
dent Baer yesterday and the question
of starting the mines was thoroughly
gone over. Mr.. Luther, who has charge
CT all the Readings coal operations,
says that with the exception of four or
five collieries everything is ready for
resumption, and that IL the men de-
will suffice to set things in normal OPP
Grafton.
John Mnrkle, of Je1do, the largest Of
lAe iHulSAuudl OpeFdlOsS, WIS III lle
city yesterday and is said to have
called on President Baer early in the
Gay. He would not discuss his visit to
the Readings president. nor would he
discuss tie strike further than to say
that his mines are ready to resume
whenever the men are ready to work
them.
Since Monday night the Reading has
brought down $50 cars of coal, or 16,-
40 tons. This is the largest quantity
shipped iii like time since the strike be-
gan. The officials refuse to say how
much OF this coal was released from
storage and how much new mined.
So far here has been no intimation
of the time when the troops will be re-
called, but 1t is said hat the Third
brigade is, to be relieved just as soon
as the men go back.
There may be return to the old
methods of shipping coal if the supply
Is beyond what the railroads can con-
veniently handle. The Schuylkil Nav
igation Company is having repairs
made to boats and locks. evidently ex-
pecting to get lot of coal traffic before
navigation closes