Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 October 1902 — OUTLOOK FOR COAL. [ARTICLE]

OUTLOOK FOR COAL.

In 48 Hours After Strike Is Off, 75,000 Tons Can Be Mined. When the miners' strike shall have been officially declared at an end the full force of 143,000 men will report for duty within twenty-four hours, says a dispatch from Wilkesbnrre, Pa. Seventy-five thousand tons of coal can be mined, it is believed, and be ready for shipment in forty-eight hours, and the amount increased to 100,000 or 125,000 tons a day at the end of a week. It can be moved to New York and other Atlautic cities in thirty-six hours from the time it is brought from the mines. A fact that seems to indicate preparation on the part of the coal companies to transport coal in large quantities is the arrival at coal-shipping cenfbrs of an increased number of cars.