New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-26
STRIKE TOLL on PUBLIC
Operators Shoe Probable Increase
IN Coal Prices.

The anthracite operators issued last night state
ment Of their position in the coal controversy II
IS a summing up Of the whole affair from a nrac
neal view. Briefly, the statement shows that II
the demands Of the miners were granted the n,blio
would be the heaviest sufferer. paying for toU
which would stagger the middle classes and cause
much misery among the poor. The statement is
based on calculation OF the present cost Of In Dor
and the cost Of coal a ton at tide water II tho
miners demands were granted the price OF coal
would advance at least 81 20. the operators say
Ihey reach this deduction by careful calculation
Of the effects OF general Increase on the coal In
oustrE- The miners demand a 10 per cent increase
10 all miners cutting coal and other men eugapa5
In contract work the establishment of a minimum
day wage for class Iaborers and the establishment
Of an eght-hour day, without any reduction in the
days pay.
To grant these demands the onorators ,ro,,,
would be to add an average Of HG4 peg cen. 10 tho
actual cost Of labor for every ton OF coal equal ~
u'e present cost or labor, to an increase Of 236s
cents ton on an sizes of coal mined The -stear,
sizes OF anthracite coal are by-product Of an
thTacte aud therefore, according to the operators
direct competitor OF bitumiuous coal
The result the statement says. SIS that all the
added labor cost of the entire industry must he
borne by the domestic sizes which coD,priso 81
per cent OF the entire output" BY pIacius tho r,r
den on the domestic size. it follows naturally, tba,
the public must suffer for according 10 tho state
ment again the labor cost Of each ton OF coal
sold to the domestic consumer would he raisod ,,
der the new demands, by 81 40 cents a ton -.
To express the matter graphicaIIy the staterner,.
closes with the following table of The Increased
cost Of production from the mine to the oDcrato,
and from the operator TO the consumer
TIE 9P sa5s Nv, VII at first out The increase OF
II the operator adds so price F
10 per cent Ia
labor. therefore, Of the 90 orersrCr
Il cents. ana the cost has increased ooo
So that the operator s reduced fr,r, n -,
10 sos cents. and the Increased fror, r IA
cents ''"'' "i'
II The operator adds another cents Der Ton In ne
EFFORT 70 wipe ont his loss Their results r,rtl..-
the 80 cents the operator cents ana tbc
-.''.'...-.. .'.-....-.- .-.---.-..- la
Thus reducing the operators loss 10 Is cents and
further the ''''' oe,
Another advance u 70 ,rould nae -
out the apparent loss OF IS no ,-rAratt-
hecala~ such adNanr" IL price would mean n f,r
lltT per cent lnoteaEc in the labor cosr -
- -s'.e allalt" ia price The operator gets
cents ana cost Increases 1re
BTinsng down the operators loss 20 as cents and
Arof6eT7 asy lie COS ~ 20 p, 81 oes
same va. bringing IN he operator arC+b.- q
' ana 10 'Ne miner another -.-....-.-.... Ils
Which would refuge the operator loss TO "A cents
end Increase cost TO-. e, %,
per ton. so that these advances in price If an %
~ al1 ~ cents or 81 20 per ton in The agEregate
WI an accrue 70 The benefit Of the miner and iea,e
me operator stil bearing loss ~ '''
II must be apparent Therefore that tfs -,,,,t,
WgouIu nave 20 pay very high price IL frs
sho4ld enable the miners exact the den11ir+ie
they now make uDon the operators