The sun., 1918-10-19
COAL AT RETAIL.
An Answer TO Certain Criticisms Aimed
ut the Dealers.

An Answer 10 certain Criticisms Aimed
Mt the Dealers.
,...s. -. oN VI ns eoN-o". tne
r,.,.', ~ s aeu ~ N SoN sisneu
49, $50. S.u.ses' 4Sem i"k' VINO oo.
himself " 10 neavy SUFFERER
u VIZ N'o' suoeef'oo tor hioeTty
80, oo ms 'Noo.ne mas oeeh re-
w "oA".s e"ioush the
,' 'A''o"' iesuia'ioh oi his pus!ness'
VOC sol"e a''e".ioh'
i. o.uisees 'oca.ioh IN mining eoai
go an i,'"iV'"uai operator nc mas oeen
onsuseu IN 'n,s business ros u great
WHICH, pefiou' anu until the government
''e'u'nuu .on'roi Oh coai pr'ces' ne as
al .nu. .uuai opera.or u''oouo.euly nao
" sei MS coai ior less d Ton than tna'
piouueeo Wy uho large coal carrying
COMPANIES. anu YET ne managed 10 exis.
ana SUI mas tne price OF hotel pih
Wv 1oA' "ni'i, aeues Iea'ohsoic
pioopei'' !" '"eee ua9o' ou. 'ne "o'-
ene". III us "isuoih' u may DO
oaAeu 'h"s' sraheeo 10 .he ihoi'iouai
opei@'ois 20 Genus .oh inore thAn u
Nho~eu 70 ms co"'pah'es' anu that OK
eeSS ne 10 enjoying "-oa@. "hereiore
ms iheoii'.y u ouy u AioerIy poho! IL
"e 10 uiiao'e !" enriNe uhuer ueso oe-
iieheeh' 'o''u''iohs' pray WHAT 10 L" sto'e
ior MN "nen they are fe'noVeo' as the'
arg hneiy " oe III the near future!
but ms Inconsistencies are not con-
ihea 70 ms own emo OF the business
ior ~"iie protesehs .hae inc So'er"-
oea'ois 10 sho" .hat the same 'hs'ru-
iheh.an'y Is in'Ains 'he Ie'ah ueaier
,nor oiha'e'y Fleh' ne seiee's ois'r'e'
!" Sonnee.ou'' which me- "eslee' "
name rs the oest ioF demonstrating ms
po'i' hho s'i'es 'hat 'he re'aii pfon'
mere ~ Sf'fo ION "hieh 10 so iiaii'-
iestiy ABSURD that tne Vaiue Oh anything
ese no says Is oesrroyea.
no uoes ho' e'oh "isp'aS Tue ia'f.. se
ea" ''is sios' pton.' A,oih '"n'ei
al "e eApehSes Oh ooihs business ihus'
Do oeouc'eu. re ihciuoes III TINS aneseo
proht $i'fs as representing Eno oi'ter-
enc" oe'"ee" t"e srose anu inst 'oh.
""Sh nc assumes soes .h.o inc ie.a'ieiS
prom. so iar as Nho"-n Id Ger
fanny 90 IN Ne" iorh-the rue' AZ
reouceo 10 eeiH's Oh he' 'ohs oeiole '"e
ueaier "aFsin 10 auueo. Ar. e.uises
isniS reh'arAs 'ha' 'he oeaAe' e~i'.
i'r "an.~So c"iiho' DO iafse Wv -
some OF inc critics VINO nave OF 'A'e
oeeh irving much "e.ro anu mover 'n-
i"ina.'on iesaro,hs .he eoai ous'hes.
hau fnaae uiis statement ~ wouiu n''
nave SURPRISED any one' pu' mr. s.ufses
Knows oe''cr. Ahe -"aS'ase ouo 70 nv
Improper pfepafa''oh anu s.ieenis VI
coai HI tne mines ny CERTAIN oonoeins
uurins .he last 'eaf mas oeo" ee"u.,
anu h'ue snort OF etnhe' ~ "ou'u
oe interesting 10 iearh wHe'he. .ne ptep-
aiauoii OF nr' s''urses eoa' mas oeei
all that can De desired.
| WINE ehoea'orlhs 10 snii. 70 tne retah
ueaier an inc ooiu'n Oh hish prices ~.
coal "nieh ny inc way mas ho'anceu
much less uhan almost any o'her com.
monty MI oturses ignores inc iae.
.nat zoe same eohoi''ol's "hien MANS ~
nard TOT nm also anect 'na relalier'
such as the mounting coels Oh ma'eFsis
entering INTO the 'ransac''on Oh business,
inc increasing scarc''y anu h'sh Gust
OF LABOR &C
10 cap 'he Climax lie hai'eiy ASKS
why not put lair mint on 'ne SELL
ing price that mo retailer IL allowed
10 charge ana remove 'he FestrNlons
on the producer Ihere you nave MI