The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-01-15


t.ndent Of the Columbia 4 Puget
enand railroad I'VE are producing
an thai We possibly can under pres
.nt conditions. We cannot get more
miners az any price. aud II u IN
ponslbie 20 work moro than TWO
anita IA Il mine. even II We could
rel the labor when the time for
GETTING Ia and out Of the mines u
/ figured for two elghthouf hhitth.
there are only five ur hlk hours 81
mo day left only sufficient time 80
attend TO the mine machinery ana
Inc Inspection and repairs 81 the
mine"
'Hstorslon Increases suffering,
The eatorlton Of coal spectators
a doing much 20 prevent RELIEF o.
actual suffering Much OF the coal
taken from the hunkerH Is bought
Inv epeeulat0ra and sold for the
highest prices they eau cnnmhhd'
A ease vas reported 20 the pole"
thia morning II teamater who So
cured a ton Of coal from the bunk
era SUNDAY. for which he paid not
a. exceed &, aud which he sold IN
hnlffon lots, charging az the rate
of $50 per ton for the coal ana VIC
for the time spent Ia standing Ia
llne,
F.apresamen. teamalefa. dump
wason contractors aud men With
every conceivable eontrltanoe Ia
handle coal we're 90 be seen 10 lins
this morning Tho legitimate re-
tail coal dealer MAS there also, but
the number was small compared
With the SPECTATOR According 70
legitimate dealers. the greatest sui
forina ID being caused b. thrar
spectators
While the supply II coal received
hy the Pacific Coast company each
aay il Inadequate to meet the De
mands u Seattle consumers, the
dealers are unanimous In believing
that the supply received should be
sold only 20 legitimate coal deal
ers.
The Northwestern Improvement
aud the Carbonate Coal companies
absolutely refuse 10 sell 20 the spec
ulator. ana whatever coal they re-.
ceiya IL equally divided IN small
lots 20 their own customers The
seattle Electric company dusa not
sell coal 20 any persons other than
tho legitimate dealers We're the
Pacific Coast company To disttn
euiah between the apetulatof aud
those dealers Who have bonFh, coal
from II for years. the dealers Dc
clare that much of lhe present snf
ferine could be- relieved One spec.
nlatot refused to sell a load OF
mine run eaai for less than SIS
IN the Pacific Coast oompanY's yard
this morning The coal euat the
spccuiatof a8fs per ton
Are Out % Fuel
The hreokiyu Fuei company has
rot received coal since Dec ~ II
u without wood a. veil ~ coal
and l. maaY hundreds Or orders IN
arrrafa
The University Fuel company IL
rs tons bshlne in lie orders Of
coal. and Toe cords Of wood behind
huch suffering from cold IL re-
ported from fhr tnfrefaitY district
Neaver a Christensen. II Tsnfh ~
AMI jackson ~ are practically out
81 business. onlf receiving = ton Of
coal Internationally.
The Pacifte Coast company open
ed ita gates Il 4 u'ciock thia morn.
fnE and At : O'Clock the supply Of
lump aud nut coal was exhausted
The ear,oasdo and Northwestern
companies feceixed several cars
thls morning. but are delivering 70
their own trade
No practical relief faf the present
situettan us snExs a'ed a the fnAes
urnsias hefi yesterday afternoon
N the Chamber Of Commerce build.
inE AmcaK these uhn rrxisaess
The causes 81 The condition esfe
Thomas W pruach. Alxer Robinson.
John sehraa ~ J caFknek. J y
Inn~A Rcuisn " icuos. James
Ice, Z x tiuticfWorth. y n Coop
e., Edwin uakwull. " u Nonks
aud u koalins Representative
ef she Pacific Coast company If.
ssnsi~d The meeting aad said that
fhe company waA doinK al in It's
E1aef 10 relieve the nifaailoa-