Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-22
Letters to the Editor
Ahou. .hs Price Of Coal


\ ,,di,or ., the Evcnino Public Ledger:
s;r--When VIC read the editorials we
art facts. but the article on coal in
. recent edition is anything but facts.
For at least the last eighteen months
.or, conl can be bought for ~ and $3
=, tbc mines, plus $3 for delivery and
freight.
Durinr the war the Government set
. nrice of $40 at the mines. Just
.her the armistice was signed IL brought
90, ony price. Why din't you tell us
,o ~, facts about hard coal.
am not in the coal business In any
cav but know something about 1t and
,,s nriccs ut the mines. today.
''u unny peoplc nre familiar with the
Aunrcs and II seems n shame that you
.honld allow such good paper to con-
s";n articles that apply to. conditions
ror wear ago and not the present.
~, the conditions now that the pub
H. want to know about.
Van will not do much good with
.r,iclcs like that. Anyway. bituminou!s,
o. soft coal, does not interest your read
srs who use anthracite, Or hard coal,
ninety. five per cent oil them.
lis the kind we use we want some
iirht on also some real iacts OH the
other. :. ..u,
"'"" e'''H il. o. McMURTR1E.
25O0 n. 30th st.
Philadelphia. March q. 1022.
,Dr McNIurtric's letter embodies
lomc fair criticism. 1t happens. how
% sycr. That current statistics drawn from
,Lc coal fields and presented in behalf
~ tbc unions or the operators often
src in conflict and subject to revi-
.ion through further analysis. The
editorial in question was based upon
scented figures tabulated FOR the year
~hich ended in October. 1921. We have
rcn,on TO believe in the general accuracy
/ AZ these returns Costs vary, of course,
IN different regions. 1t is reasonable
20 say that people in this part of
PENNSYLVANIA are interested primarily
In anthracite and anthracite prices.
Ru, VIC were discussing the prospect OF
a general coal strike and 1t was in the
.ofI coal fields that most Of the troubles
Incident to a proposed walkout Of mn.
thracite miners were generated. Thus
act 10 keep hard coal prices Mt a high
level. II is true that a soft coal short
ayc would not matter directly in the
average home. But If 'it,were con-
tjnucd for any length of time it might
have an extremely bad effect on all in
dustrics hcreabouts which use bitum.
inous as fucl.-Ed.)
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