New-York tribune., 1903-01-14
MORE COAL FOR THE POOR
OPERATORS OFFER 1T.
Mayor 4ppeais to DeaLers-Baer
Denies There Is Trust.


sentatives cf the coal companies and many Of
the large dealers in this city sent last night
letters to hundred retail dealers asking
them to cooperate in selling coal by the pail
at. 10 cents for twenty-five pounds the price
which is regarded as fair on a basis Of the
companies furnishing the coal to the dealers
free on board at tidewater at 81 a ton. President
Baer of the Reading issued a formal statement
declaring that the companies he represents had
steadfastly adhered to tae policy Of selling coal
to the public at reasonable prices. The Mayor
gave out the following statement regarding the
conference in his Office:
The conference in the Mayors once was attended
by MT Thomas president OF the Lehsh Valley Coal
senting the Erie Railroad: John Marke an indie
pendent operator; Thomas p Fowler. president or
Baer president. of the Reading Coal and Iron Com
Iacka wanna and Western and Mr. Provost vice.
president of the Pennsylvania Railroad All OF the
furnish their proportion Of coal at - ton. T. o. b
10 cents pail Of twenty-five pounds price a. low
coal has been purchasable by the pail in ordinary
Several Of the retail dealers in Manhatt ttan-nota-
bly, Messrs- Curtis & Blaisdeu Burns Brotners.
1reo @ t5 5,arPe I}ep 2 Z W!irIe0brork P@mpa9T q r.
Reynolds & Sor futile. Son & Co and the Moqun.
Offerman. HeissenbutteI Coal Company-have been
menfs made by and with the coal companies repre-
dnfsd at not the 5o t @ have ben Dong the
thing Latterly a similar arrangement mas 1 2een p,
/
ough President. Mr.. Swanstrom-
LETTER TO DEALERS.
1t is now proposed that the Mayor should COM
Of Weyvyork in order To- learn how MANY will un-
dcrtake to relieve the situation by helping TO carry
ing letter to about hundred retail dealers in
Manhattan and The Bronx;
few retail dealers in anthracite have been and
are now selling coal by the pail or oag & m a1 smaI
the price per pail being about 10 cents for twenty
COMPANIES whom / have seen to-day tell me that
they selling domestic sizes Of anthracite at 4
tenn of distribution should be more widely extended
/ in Manhattan and should also be adopted in the
| boroughs of The Bronx, Queens and RICHMOND, so
that that there may IG be tap@ m9Te points at We '0 Can
ycM o1 Enpiy @ Undertake this? For the con-
venience of those who are aecustoIned OF ooI,s s1
| the names of all retail dealers who have been or or
se1ts for pail of twenty-five pounds. be taken
away from the yard or store by the puren@dser @ Ia IA
this way the consumer who has need OF coal 4; 4na a
is willing to the trouble to go for IT. can u s
dg az fair price alike to both seller and buyer
If you wish to be known among those dealers VINO ;
way please inform immediately
Very truly yours. --,,,, r o,,- ,1sror.,
A similar letter will be sent to retail dealers in
Queens and Richmond as soon ss 1Sts t,t g" tb.,
IpasS President Of 3rooklyn has already dealt
have the %@ a5suTsnes al the rse sSs S ,
psnies represented at TINS @ in fnrDishing
as much coal as may be needed for distributor N
this this BIane promsed amG d to NaTT fnrnish
| the cCaI shipped by him to Newly ork puL tr1t>iS
| added that that very small quahti't-
NEED OF MORE CARTS.
=. .-,,srf-ed at the conference that Of the
difoIties of the present situation arises IroHl ts
imposslDh&tS ~ VI bsrves to the retail yards: the de
mand for such cartage Is SO sreat b sra he glad to
have the names of any persons i e0ntIors rsess by
| carting coal for the purpose at the prices P'e-
vatng IN fact Of the situation that al
the reserves Of coal in the city nave Ave pon the
hagsted and & Sast from rnG G ay to day Under these
circumstances everybody can help 70 , gsed
existing in 10 time instead attempting to lay in
ba Tlp'er CONFERENCE adjourned after appointing
committee. consisting Of MI VIZ Baer Of the Read
ing Coal and Iron Company; Mr. InoInais' o. %, tbs ne
behign bN " saiIey I cSsWanna Raw and Western. ard Mr.
Williams, of the Erie RailTo4d ID % oD 9gTeed upen
in systematic way. The companies, t Taain
fain the S f. O. b. tdewater price ana 40 20 lrS9 S5
up to the limit of their capacity with & que nsy he
needed ne titsi' in carrying out this PLAN
Tho conference began shortly after III a. M
| The Mayor made a short speech expressing tne
| hone that the conference would result IN ths
coal roads sending more of the - coal liito 'He
citv and dividing it among dealers. so tnaE
| neopIe could purchase II more freely
| president Baer after reading a letter from
! r,oro,gb President SwanstrOm of Brooklyn
thanking Mr. Baer for coal sent by the Read
! t,o, road TO Brooklyn. read a long statement
! outlining the position of the coal roads, IL
follows in part:
can say with a clear conscience. tnar the COM 2-
NAMES represent have done ana are uotf s - d. sft,I
+ i POSSIBLE for them to do in relief OF the sltua
t9T; Tba unfounded assumption that there is a coal
combination. OF ] WHICH l 1spa6ers am s6 There is no
such combnatio1 lam am s0 the PRESIDENT but
am powerless to control the ACTON OF .ne O'i'0
II,,nsIies r represent have steadfastly ad-
hrnd 10 tbe policy Of selling coal TO the puolic az
reasona9tf to every dealer that If he sells any Of
The coal purchased from our c9I IA Icssz 81 the
prices 6y yoa that Which mean dealer E entitled 70 reev
Will arbitrarily refuse 20 deg tht this is arbi-
tu.rge rg and that we have right to impose sQcn
terms tnder omd STdn he arbtrary 1t IT turns out
that under the technical rules or Iaw tne tfCr,
M fir a11apaS have nevertheless concluded 10 taNs
| that risk
CAN'T CONTROL INDEPENDENTS
rr,,,t has been found with the coal companies be;
cause they have failed to compel ths & NJ 81
9Pei OPP ~ ono has ventured tell MS how we can 90
it, 1t is easy 20 start OUT ht t'G = not so easy 70
/ ebovv s where get It, or ho" We eth ylLeIS0 a.,
~ ortbracfte coal regions. These colliereS and
Vasheres are operated and conJroheI oS ~ ~.
T comDanies buy the output OF the smaller opera
tors but lie larger . 1 soId tbrofEh their
Own WA tbe diffcuIty in keeping Down the prize et
ors Is sold at the highest price that can hs
obtained tbs n IN bav sSd their coal al prices from
e. 10 S ton higher than that at whien tne Pnia ,
/ tbs Tehish and WiIkesbarre Coal Company sen