New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-22

proposition 20 shut down for the period here stated
He said:
don't believe the coal operators VIII agree %
suspension. They have an idea that the mines
have 20 be operated even 81 they give away ths
coal You can buy all the coal you can snip az
lions existing IN the coke business the "Klondike
eks-~iv nv I-1-1- CosI -asse5 over a thru inch
screen This lump they sell az s. cents ton. a.,
me T lI are re a5riy fy b-ns-i cars ~ ms
coal shipped daily into the Pirehurg district Cor
the Carnegie Steel Company While 81 is nor AS
good as the Pittsburg coal this corporation IS buy
We have thrty-two orEanizsrs q the '-Klond,ke'
have every miner ln that field 90 ont strike 20
=. ~ ~, 49, pa ,f,aea J-,-5 rfs- W. ha-a nor
been idle OBJ preparing for whatever struggle may
be in the future.
While many az the officials 81 the PittshurE dis
trlct all sanguine that the operators viii
even consider suspension q the plan is carried out
shut down the mines in the competitive states
for only one month an enormous sum az money
viii De Withdrawn from circulation. The Illinois
operators viii be ont not less than S2.afst'3 and the
coal production viii fan or 100000 tons. Indiana
coal barons WIZ Jose $4,000 in money and ton
mage n 5s1un u viii cost Ohio operators The
round sum ~ 81 766 shut down for thirty days
and about the same number OF tons 81 coal ll"
Pittshurg operators would De out something like
$4,000 and 4o00e9 tons ~ product. This would
mean a total Joss of s. $1,000 and 100000 tons OF
coal AS the coal miner averages about % cents
ton the Joss 60 The hreadwiurers viii be- about
S-2se s0o The Withdrawal Of this large sum 81
money from circulation Will affect small business
people OF all classes.
The consumer OF coal should be warned I'm time
IN stock up before the struggle between the miners
and operators begins when ID comes. as 81 SIS sure
10 do. coal prices VIII be advanced During the
last two wears a number of new mines have been
opened. which caused increase in production
IN the fan 81 1873. tho coal cousumutica fell of
and has continued 10 fal! OF % ths present time
This has been the cause o. the llleuea- of thou
sand ~ miners. and Othe- thousands OF w0rAnrs
have only been working part TINE As result OK
rfeea conditions the indepeudeut operators have
duced wages and also the price ~ their product
Penn have been idle for nearly the last six weeks.
and The output these mines has fallen of i5,Ho
The short haul from the vast coal coking fields
Of Western Pennsylvania 70 the tlttsburg steer
mills IS causing trouble TO the miners or ONO.
indiana and Illinois. This Is one Of the reasons
why the miners Of these three states are spending
large sums 81 money 20 induce the coal miners OF
II rbeee counties the miner IS called coke work
er he is furnished with cars. which are run INTO
tbe -oor1 where he IS taking out the coal. II is
frrrnaterial whether he LOADS the cars Win lump.
T7iit or coal dust IL viii make coke just as wei
-5-sar either Of these three conditions
Tl,lt IS different with the miner VINO IS cutting
coal for steam making ana domestic % il q
Strength in getting his product out as he is only
paid for the lump eoaL I5e =, tlo6 enc =it5 - he
worker but IS sold by the operator -, - =,
The coke worker IS PAID - % Tor each car II; ne
Ia rr,t IN is only built for three tons il IS
estimated that the miner receives about a cents
o---i-gs MSS over a 3-fnch screen. and are mar
keted Ia competition with coal that IS worthless 4oT
ooks re large manufacturers IN the Pittsburg
sisfrfrt are preparing for a conhlct between me
&c m ss thew saw II strike IS ordered Il VIII
be a long and bitter nghL