The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-29


about to divide the coal fields into
three districts That is the output
from the Illinois mines should be con
fined to the southwest territory; the
Kentucky output should be confined ia
! Kentucky and Tennessee and the Ala
bama interests would find market
/ In New Orleans and the Southeast
4 This little hint has weighed heavily
upon The minds Of the small dealers.
To Put Little Fellows Out of Business.
A small coal operator said yesterday
! that the coal combine, with the Pitts
! burg Coal Company AT its head in con
! junction with The railroads was de.
1 termined to put the independent oper-
ators out Of business. He said this
/ had already b en- done in Indiana on
the Chicago and Eastern Illinois ana
other lines OF road He said that from
the maner In which coal cars had
been dis ribGted to the Independent
dealers this fall aGd winter in Ken.
lucky h was confident that il was
My a question of time when they
would have TO 90 ont OF business
| lie charged that the way the Illinois
Central had of coudscatine loaded
ears Of coal BELONGING "a small and
even large Independent dealers was
resu)tine II their trade draining off
and the onerating q fthe nlants nj =
loss. He said the indopendant dealer
could not tand ia losa money long
and soon his prone ~ would M So into
the hands Of the coal combine
Nothino to Do WITH Assinanino cars
The hearing of tha Eades comnlainf
AGAINST The Illinois Central was resnm.
ed at 10 O'Clock Yesterday mornino ~
ne leather room ~ Tho g. mach Tha
first witness nlaaed an fine stand wa
n Eoan zunnrintandant ne me
Louisville division of The Illinois Cen.
trail Mr. Eean was an the stand
when he commission adjourned III
ssion nj Graenvlle Commissioners,
Siler ala NOT attend the meeting M
Fean. in his tasrimonv said that
ne had nothing ia IN win the assign
ment If cars 70 his division and only
rad charge of tbofr distribution whom
placed at his dismissal. rEa said tbat +ba
ljsrribntion Of freight cars was not in
he province of tha conductors He
took nm considerabIe fine in ilb,atra;.
'rg how cars wara distributed
The witness said that no bad hoan
Bile IN pat mot moro Than ooothird ,fI
he cars mood Il an nc limo fo,, tarl
mo coal d-rino tho naet months 10
sxnlainad sinca Santarhar last -
!ystan ma baep IN voono by who,
oornipg rnno.,te yaro mad 10 C,hicsno
and aach division v.e ~pnnlind with
ampfy cars in nranortion to lie roopio.
,tion The witness said thar the frocl.
10 the Hillside MINI va. /, had nondt.
rion and was rasnoneih,a IN cartain
extent for Tho email nrn,b1r of cors
.urnisbed tho comnanv
couldn't Carry ont con+r.c+
! Fl Rudisel manager Of tbe Naa, |
nhis Coal Comn,nv of 1Ieo,nbi
Tenn followed NJ. Eoan IN tba stara |
10 fold hov # was utterI,, in,noseihIo |
.bis winter for him IN rot arytbina
.ka H. aroorn+ ~ Kart,cl,,. oaoI ho
losi.a1 10 cot, III. o,,,tnoot III ~
hillside Coal comnanv couId III ~
,arried ont fo, tba raaeop tbot tho
,oal comnanv conId nj secure cars
rom the Illinois Central railroad
Not a Car For SIEVE, navs
w w Jenkins chief cl7rI; Of tbs
Vest Kentuckv Goal ron,nan, which
,nerafesl two minae in I,rior count,
nd three in Webster county said that
lis comnanv had heen pettjpo noor
ervice from tho u1iroie Central To
aid In mines formerly nnt ant 4a,l
ons daily hrt had reduced the oul
MT To zoo tons ana then nothino 1r,o
he number of cars could he obtained
rom the railroad He said ar ono
inc this winter for eeven finn WORKING
avs the compapv had nor oct d ca,
re sold al tho SAM noriod ha saw
fr.nps of EMMY oars going to tho
yheatcr-ft mines nearby owrad nv +
:. Wbcatcrof who built tho railroad
etween Dixon and BlacEford connect.
ne with The Illinois Central mani,
ne.