The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 22, 1907, Page 1

ast Edition WEATHER FORECAST—FAIR TONIGH SEATTLE, WAS HARGES $7 FOR COAL THAT COSTS LESS THAN $2 ganized at Black Diamond on May An immediate struggle between and the company an agreement # General Buperintendent Jw derson, for the Pacific Coast com. paay, and a committee of miners, in which the company agreed to rée ognize the union and continue the present wages at the mines and fp which the miners from interfering with the non-uoleg help employed in the mines Were it true that the increased coat of coal went to better the con dition of the labor at the mines the people would be more recom fled to pay it, but investigation shows that nearly all the inerease goes fo #well the profits of the Pa ifle Coat ce y, the coal mo nopoly of the country Sif Coast Co. Takes No Chances of Losing Money--Giving Increased Wages, E Fic, As an Excuse, It Raises Prices Far Beyond a Reasonable Basis--What ~ the Company Says and How True Its Statements Are. the miners averted by WHAT AN INVESTIGATION OF THE COAL SITUATION HAS SHOWN: The probal ability of a combination or agreement between the Northern Pacific and the Pa Coast company concerning the distribution and price of coal; The existence of a monopoly in coal in Seattle controlled by the Pacific Coast company; The helplessness of the independent coal operators in competition with the monopoly ; | That the: in the prices of coal is not justified by cost of production but is extortion a actual shortage of coal has existed or does exist; ‘That, notwithstanding, the people are helpless and the price of coal may be raised at will the coal nopoly unless it is attacked in the courts; i : And that the Pacific Coast Co. charges at its bunkers in Seattle $7.00 for a ton of coal costs it delivered at the bunkers less than $2.00 per ton. aise aget sound Max Figman in London. have been finally John Cort witl in The Man ndon theate Arr nelud ngements dd whereby present Max Figma on the Box” at a Le shortly after January Ist, 1908 Ali Englith rights to the MeGrath ant Furnies play were acquired by Mr Cort yesterday and It tr u unlikely that he will bring M man back to America via Austraila which means a tour of at least one year curoad. Pa aver tn the ily fea with the result that things have run smoothly at the Miners Form Union. of wages mines ha ance mpany ) per obtained FRANCIS SINGLETON. nines eiwa for ex! the ton the pe the c« the Pa show we on ‘oal in ony’s mines on p largest mine : fic Cons! ght to bet wages the Unite elena, was oF n The miners condition and A their e re with « Diam ompany for This ton inet the all salaries paid superintendent mine the - POSITION OF CANAL LOCK SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION a number of bu eapeciaify the mill mer rd v 4 that it be place above Ballard, while many eftizen in the vielnity of the proposed rout contended that it ought to be place It te expected that the state bear 1 take up th appralsement of the shore lands next week for the purpose ¢ to the upland owners, An « being made to bring all the understanding #0 tha handled with » possible in per ies proper po at the m own ” The whi ating department a ast company paye te ating department of Toast company ta cont * per ton for hauling the « rom Black Diamond to Seattle Immense Profits Made. These figures show that It costs the Pacific Coast company approx mately $1.50 per ton to deliver at jthe bunkers in Seattle coal which hi ng at $7 per ton for 50 per ton for the timate the average m this coal and mu 1,000,000, the approx of tons the Pavcifi will mine this year onception of the returns © Coast company > its monop< oe m ae the The the question of plac of Lake 4 proposed ing of canal waa discussed at a meet by the varying rooms ce this Brac from we noon, President all interested to attend in o: a of opinion b « » a * thon & aken matter will department The discussion fact that there i of opinion as to y ump are nal to LB per t imate Coast company and some wever, Wee be sett nate fort ywhera to an ob atter may little friction brought a wide rence lock sifte the fe re may the I tag where a gat As or ‘oat ly : an r ton includes all the ta of advance tt t aterial clea Further Excuses. oat on @ the operate as hard to get ja fend that the cost of h at the t of production pre the feet that be worked full f the scarcity of om. The advance ring the times that of been It te hard to hold miners at the Washington mines because. their work \s harder and poorer paid! then in many other fields of em ployment open to them. High wages in other are constant tempting the unmarried me the m The married because they can in th ast y prie t has mp @ lump ¢ Mra. Olga Palk practicing medicine convicted o! n convicted of this offer #hlence was not nd conviction we meet with a severer without a it rees are the same ne is operating with force cr » partial foree and ase of ing per ton in as the output of the mine speratore that th cense as the re the expose of her methods of Sta @ new trial and of judament attorney Judge Morr pass judgmen a sentenced to pay a fi Motion for . mad Morris of the tor « theo penalty f . by W fine Fath jail, m whe « the Falk The te ner F we ines arrest Tuck PRODUCE COMBIN “ ly 4 elther count As thie or imprison exceeding 9 da first time Mre away frow « men mostly hot get away s lat ee bat the the in tiga! F contention t Males (hat b of cos ed by mines one can not a gull f the Pacit ' site Increase in Wages. for to the raise in ast company thine 8. The wages re working b increase Inst to $3.20 and a new rate of $3.50 wa n effect: On the face of tid seem that th had r by the Hoth ja fail re ove fig Pacttic ite min th * pu seale cently when the p moh WHAT ARE THE PEOPLE Whi ng the ing of these In fe Enough t men are given the $2 hdld the others in check rs working on stilt Teas ip the Than foal fi @ Britis! hand Wage sate contract can bu the nd —_— per day Increase pay to the large or ttle can be secured by any householder who cares to take t ting number of time to price vegetables and fruits at any number of retail stores b pays t in the city and compare the prices. wages Pa . the exception of that which is spoiling and must be disposed of, is evidence enough to convince the average man of the ef fectiveness of the combine which is known to exist While some of the stores in the business center of the city, where rents are high, charge more than the stores in the ocers of Seattle dare not go. The grocers of Seattle are the AWIMAL STORIES BY PRESIDENT inated in the commission business and the distribution of the BE PRINTED IN THIS NEWSPAPER »0r¥y voser sbsctue con finds himself tthe object of attack both from and the other grocers of the city. at mercy of the produce combine bine is so strong that competition is elim The grocer who cuts prices the produce com bine If he declines to be good he finds his credit suddenly cut off and the difficulty of obtain ing goods soon brings him in line or drives him out of business In no line is the big stick used oftener or ore effectively nh than in the grocery and produce business The associa- A combine within a combine governs the business produce combine is reinforced by the Retail Grocers’ tion. They act in unison in keeping prices up to the point where profits for both the produce dealers and the grocers are large and consumption is at the minimum Seattle is worse off than most cities in this respect as there is nothing to compete with this monopo Many cities have public markets where produce is d sposed of at prices which put a plentiful food supply in reach of the poorer people of the h be city, but Seattle has market. The supply of food products is no suc not too large to controlled as it is in Chicago and other large produce centers. The result is that the produce market is held in a perpetual corner by the produce combine which holds up the grocers who, in turn, take advantage of the combine within the combine to keep prices at a point where the necessities of life are barely within the reach of the average income d to refraia} : paren SEES HER © H., SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1907. | drove them back | pave HE SEATTLE STAR SUNDAY FAIR AND WARMER; LIGHT WEST WINDS, “H. VOL.9 NO PRICE PER MO "BEST LIGHTED CITY IN UNITED STATES IS BEATEN TO DEATH 101. ‘ALASKA DECISION Speetal FUNKAU, Alaska, June Federal Judge Wickersham de the Martin lode claim ¢ ‘Thorndyk« the Persey Mining company in dofermiant company Thorndyke jumped the claim order to prevent the company curing sufficient grounds on which to bulld a threehundred-atamp mill Service.) ided of rance a va favor in (Star Special Service.) BLAINE, Wash head Seattle to Have This Distinction Before 1909 Fair vs Opens--City Council Light Committee Plans to In- ‘" sicoil.! — stal Thousands of Lights. crew of the u & memt was flouge ath ight in the wineh with the mht awn ed Mh beaten Nicoll was working cable on the boat u bi natant he and view.) became Montpe . arm PARIS. late last night the dragoons cha June . was 4 meshes whir man-|air with wwiftly @ mob of rloters and one of the of hin wan “MAN FALLS ifestants received a saber cut he the This enrage people, and they i turn charged dragoons and them tore up the ent and erec & barricad Finally at 2 o'clock this for Mr | Wille Mrs GOING TO DO ABOUT IT? Evidence of the existence of ihe gpa SE combine in > - ORPHANS GIVEN AN The uniformity of price of all stock in retail stores, with! outlying districts, there is a minimum price below which the | ‘MRS. VANAMRINGE GIVEN DIVORCE sult of tr Berg passer ain ie hospital with lly bruised hea that he was not killed ying hb en ride midnight, wher hanging | led t und a i, than) The £. Van Amring divorce suit of Mra Jennie of 416 Firet ay, N jagainer HA Amringe, & com | merciat traveler, bas terminated in | Juckge Rigg granting a divorce to the wife, The grounds ser en, pon-eupport and etatutory barges) A woman named Mra. a.|\* +. Lewis, of Tacoma, was named he complaint as being respon ‘or the separation of the Van ringes. The property, valued 5000, was divided, the allowed two-thirds WHATCOM COUNTY MILLS RUNNING o Spectal BELLINGHAM, June firet ¢ wince tast fall ‘eel retin dey mane te work of full crews, be oad tm night, hundreds of men ate been idle the greater p heart two ng his stare erg last Frid a brake twee = MOTION TO ACQ -| HAYWOOD DENIED Service 4 eng wt about were de hin ar, when b off the tra h was « 5 mile hour He tfering bad bru Staggering to his feet bh wh at mK stru t Am at r (Scripps Telegraph wife being BOISE », for Ha Herg was ple rain and brought where he found assi unty hospital fe ‘and Cuita » fai - Service) accom 4 timber ty and are As & ren We time since the serious r tutkade of last winter vork again are whore | } name is unknown and pn | headquarters Doe a ked at was naer ed ap I a n con South a fight aight where ft ears ago mal be- ecame ii! DAUGHTER DROWN (Star Special Service.) BREWSTER, Wasd., J Bumgardner a inGghter, Clara, were anaie ertyman in crossing the ¢ erry rear wheel, which ore operating. got beyond the Uged account fe the from car » hand man was shoved the t sther peo- wished place. the ad- remain ound, Mrs ad ropes and wae reer | rogneee woman, being uqate, Was thrown far ream beyond posnibie nd was ¢ & renet af and h@ body as t owitt vr will probably fown stream veral will DUDGEON ASSISTS ENDEAWORERS jews out all ng party left here will endeavor but Metie he eur to tified with ent ent inte carry ten Timt captt Ya Officer Mr on ts said and by his no trouble ta ing Duds to help : GENT FARE RATE de a in ay mt AUTO RIDE Through the George M courtesy W. Miller the nade thoroughly owds du nem of have ion ales, there ed e. th nid bad made happ (Seripps Telesraph Service.) HICAGO, J modi hoy desired and a ted k ed te Th and for the f of be fourd tn “JOINT RATE” HEARING (Star Specia OLYMPIA, Wa the otal »ecn in as 4 metment what the cly start have TELEGRAPHERS 3C0 Service PRES. ELLIOTT HERE Operators of Both the Western Uni ion and the Postal Walk Out--Strike Was Ordered June 14-Fears Ex- pressed That Trouble Will Spread. Serv Presider Northern P ast nig The spe General 8uy er, of upert: jon, and F t of car Telegrapt party to Suma sigh BIDS STILL H Brothers. The hand nd buyer was on