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COITNTERFEITERW . DE %TIM:11' 1 0-W •
pullic will please observe that no Brcindreth
Pals are gen nue, unless the box has threb labels
,
,epon it, ( the top, the side nod the. bottom,) each .
;containing a fac-simile signature of my hand writing,
Bavuottexii, M. D. ' These 'labels are Or--
:graved on steel, beautifulky designed, and done at as
expense ofover $2OlO. Therefore it' will he seen
that the" only thing necessary to procure the medicine
in its purity, is to observe these labels. `‘.
, • Remember the top, the side, and the bottom The
coll. - ming respective persons are duly authorized. and
'old
'Certificates of Agency for the Sale of Brandrelh's
t, Voretable tinitersol Pills,
IN SCIR! V LEI LL COUNTY.z,
Wm. Mort.mer. Jr. Pottsville.
Ituntzinger& s- Levan, Schuylkill Iluven;
P..k E. Hammer,prvvigsburg. •
•
S. Seligman, Port Carbon,
James Robinson at_ Co., Port Clinton,
Edward Entailer Minersvide,
Benjamin Heiinertramaqua.
Observe thateach Agent has an Engraved C.ertiti•
sate of Agency, containing a representation or Dr.
BRA NORETII'S httinufamory at Sing Sing., and ups
on which will also be seen exact crimes of the new
labels now use: upon the Bran.lreth Pill Boxes.
officio No.
B. littivrtout - ett.M, D s
8, North Eighth St,
Pelmiarl 19. 6—ty
II
GOLDEN SWAN HOTEL,
( REVIVED, )
M. 69 N.. Thirit sl..rdaare Arch ; Philadelphia
c[ - 7 BCPARU ONE: DOLLAR i
gri 2 LES; W PASS hits I .ased this Oisf.esta b.
• 7L-ilishd hotel. which has been completely put
-in order for the accommodation of
,•• fravetpog arid permanent hoarders.
gr a te- -ft proximity hitsinesh. retMers it
- iesirahle in strangers and residents
o the emi .a Every portion of the house haihun.
.dcrizone a complete cleansing. The culinary
.department is oldie first order—with good cooks
and servnots in attention to guests
accrim,moda! too. fin 70 persons...
T hnseK. who may favor the house with'theit
mist orn. May be assured of finding, the best of
fare the best of a.to•ition, and, as is stated above,
very reatonahle charge..
sin g tr dr, y s.t. I 25.
E Haan/ for Iroise. std Yehicles. Also horses
o hire.
ir 17,,rml,,intr• 1.1 W'hitemirstiStage Office
Phitadv Oeceether 11, 1841 s)—tf
11 I NGINGS R. BORDERS.—The snh
seritier has nn hand and sale a very choice
li.t •.t'l'aper Hancings, Ina Bnrdeis for Parlors and
Hails, which he ...di sell at very low rates.
1,1 AN.
A:An fnr sale a few elegant Fire Place Screens.
Noveintier 5. Iss2. 45
lirrAtV (:ILEEN AND MACK
Hertly have net received from
'New York, a large euppl) ofchmee Green aim Blacc
December 28 52=—
gr - 111E.Ar COPY BOOKS—At tii cents each
.
for sole by
Oct. 2-2, 43
AND AGUE
...1? 0 }VA ND' S 70NiC MIXTURE.,
A FRESH supp I) of the above ; Nleccine.a certain
cure for the fever and ague. Just received and
tnr site at
Se , pietriber 3
_
puttE w H ITE LEAD.
IprArET liCl2 I & 1119THER, Manufactu
,v v rer., north Front street, Philadd.
phis, have now a g00.:4 supply, of their warranted
Pure. white lead, and those customers who have
been sparinety suppliud is consequence of a
run on the article, shall now bathe their orders
filln.l.
No knoviiirsohstai'.ce ;morons those preserve_
Alva and beautifyrne properties so desirable in n
+lotion to ran errial extent with unadulterated
nib re lead; herid any admixture amber maters.
als only 'Mars its value. It has therctore been
the steady atm of: the fallhoraClOrerP, for many
icars, tp supply to the public a perfectly mire
white4end; and the tracessinv, demand for the ar
ticle is proof that it has met. with favor. It is
,invartably branded nn head— W47IIER I ILL
& fiROVIER., In full, and on the other, %VAtt
xesTeu Punt —all reddctters.
November 19, r, 47
• .• - tiolitiES 4i' LO'IIS T
••ss ,
• MB
I ,
FOR SALE, 4 ...if
sm. , i4 ,._
, :. • Also, a large number
,of Ii t .r,
----_-_:- Buildings and nut Lots: of - '---- 5 ----1
various sites, on the Navigation tract, lying princi
pally in the Borough of Pottsville. Apply to
SAMUEL LEWIS.
Real estate agent, Centre St.
July !6.29-if
In 011 l'i T CA It B 0 N 11l 0T E lli •
. ' Schuylkill County. Pa. 1
11,EURF.N BRIGHT respectfully announces
tl-lt to his friends and the Fluidic that ho hastah.
-en this splendid, airy and delightful establish
' e' rn nt, situated at the termination o
*lkst
as.,, tr the Reading and Philadelphia Rail
"1 11 ' Rood where he will be happy to wait
fi s z '
. ,---=-..-- on those who visit the Coal R ,, gion.
-on business, or for the, purpose of enjoying the
mountain air and water.' The Hotel is large.
finished and furnished in the hest style—and no
pains will be spared to render satisfaction to all
whoay Inver it with a visit. Being witliii.
4 444 Li5" Aer• Wegt of -the Elorongb of Pottsville,
Ithhug 43uflicicAti,y retrieved to ,eseape the dust
i
;and Oise of that busy, bustling place, it is con
I adeptly believed theta will be found much more
t.pleasarit and agreeable, than any other Botel in
• the vieinity. Attached to the Hotel lis a large
'and ii,estitiful garden, overlooking 'the the River
-,:Schuylkill, the Schuylkill Canal, Mount Carbon
Rai/ "toad, (extending to the Mines . end theme
$o Sunbury) the Centre Turnpike, and at the
same time slitding a real and romantic ICW of
five Mountains. , The house is surplied with
mare mountain spring water, and a Bathing
•=establishment unrivalled in the country. A
. stilendid pleasure Car is kept for, the exclusive
• accommodation Of visitors, wbo ray he disposed
to visit the Mines, or enjoy the wild and roman
' tic scenery of the surrounding Country . ; lndivid.
:mils or families may rely on having ample room,
. nad every possible attention.
- *i Mount Carbonjtinel9, 1841
iW n t.tiA.l7l4'S PANACEA.--A fresh supply o
thid celebrated Medieinejust received, and
or hale by the subscriber, wholesale arid retail
to Philadelphia . prices. 3 bottles for $5 retail.
B. BOMAN,
Agent for Schuylkill county
'Oct. 22.43--
pLAYING CARDS.--The subscriber has just
r o oolved,ao - assortment of Playing Card
- 'Plaid and Star Backs, wpich he will sell whol4
• site and retail at vary low rates. MerchatitS
mad others supplied at Philadelphiamrices.
• B. HANNAN.
:November - 1.9, 47—.
•
•
SII. received by
.m.r. MILLER & lIAGGEBTY. one puncheon su
prior Old 11'413 Whiskey Chard, superior Pale and
ark Brands, anti Boldepireap A.G.ln
•,,petember %I; ' 4!-7-
EMA=MESI
1!=:3
Aircrrupt ITSFI OF EXULTATIOIF ton Mn. fliicata.—Tbe new Loco Fo
e. Senate of Slassachipetts has passed a bill, providing that Railroad corpora
,iins shall not make any rule discriminating between the accommodation of
pllFFellgere ott account of - col'or, end making it a petal offe§ce: in agents;:who
exclude or assault prrenns on that account.
Instead of consulting the ennui universal feeling of the whites in their 'in
stinctive repugnance to en indiscriminate mixture with Africans on all occasions,
at all seasons, and under ell circtmatances, the, o friends of the South" as Mr.
Ritchie claims the Northern Lcico Focus to be, futile disregarded all those feel
ings end consulted only those of the blacks! instead of providing separate ac
commodations for the Negroes, in all respects as good as those provided for
th.ir brethren of no 'odor, " They have made it imperative upon the directors
of Railroads to force the whitel into the disgusting and uncomfortable contact,
and have invited every insolvent black swaggerer that chores, to throat himself
into the passage cars with the ladies, and families, under all circumstances, no
matter how revolting. We eg the Richmond 'after to mite this .march of
lampblack, among his much layered brethren of the same principle, and put it
duly doWn in his political Ana.—N. Y Courier er , Enquirer.
TUE period kos arin arrived, when it becomes the duty of the Board of
Trade, (o submit their Annual Report to the Goal Mining Association.
In tlie prf irmance of this.duiy, they-propose to review the coaCoperations
'elf the line season, and, in connexion therewith, to present to your considera
tion, such subjects as may best deserve attention from their intimate relation
to the vital interests of the Coal Trade. They regret, that they cannot indulge
in congratulations on the results of the operations oldie last season, since these
have lauded no adequate remuneration to the induairious CUllier. On the
contrary, owing to the universal depreesien and embarrassment which has
prevailed in every other species of business, these results have proved, in an
unprecedented degree, disastrous. Although, within the i 032010 of our region,
the truth of this assertion is universally felt, end Acknowledged, yet Edified, an
erroneuelnipression seems to prevail among those unacquainted With the pecu
liar and manifold diffumllies, and losses, incident to our recent coal operations ?
The Governor of Pennsylvania, in his late annual Message to the Lei;-
tote, suggests as an expedient,-for increasing the-public revenue, the im
tion of a Tax on Coal. Against a project of this description, alike unjust and
inexpedient, it is the duty of every friend to equal rights, and equal laws,
strongly to remonstrate. With due deference to the chief Magistrate, we may
assert. that the proposition is fraug ht, with inequality and injustice, in its con
sequences, both to the coluer.and consumer, and being based on unsound prin
ciples of political economy, directly tends to the destruction of the best interests
of Pennsylvania. In support of thesepositions, the clearest evidence may dati
adduced from fixed principles. and indisputable facts, whilst the resorts which
have been urged in favor of this meesure, carry no conviction, to 'unprejudiced
minds. The principal ground assumed fiz the advocates of the measure, is,
that the Commonwealth has expended lergCsams of money, in the construction
of public works, for the benefit of the coal trade, and therefore, this trade
should he singled out, as a special objvct of taxation, to relieve the pecuniary
difficulties of the Commonwealth. Unfortunately, however, for the validity of
this argument, the assertion of expenditures, by the Commonwealth, for the
benefit of the Coal trade, is without the slightest foundationtn truth, so far as
the same is ripple-We to the Schuylkill Coal Region. Maltose nave BEEN
TH(74 v6E711-3EI, 112 TA'DIVIDC•Le, but note dollar by the Commonwealth.
Extensive private and public Improvements have been erected in this region,
at 40 immense expenditure of individual capital, but without the slightest pecu
niary assistance from the public Treasury. By the exclusive efforts of individ
ual capital and enterprise, those two great public improvements, the 'Schuylkill
Navigatidn, and Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road, were projected. and
eotnpletcd. Nor can we discover, in the midst of the numerous Rail Roads
which into.seet our region? for the traneportion of our Coal, a single foot con
structed at the expense of the Commonwealth. Individual enterprise and in
dustry, having thus reclaimed and enriched an extensive district of barren and
uncultivated lands, constructing at an immense eutlay of private capital all
the existing facilities for the developementa of its mineral resources. and, in
stead of deribing large profits from these expenditures, hitherto having only
encountered mamas losses, it may be asked, upon' what ptinciples ofjustice or
expediency a Coal l'ex can be recommended.
B. BANNAN
The idea suggested. that this tax would fall chiefly upon the eonsumer at
home and in the neighboring States, is quite erroneous. it may be demonstra
ted, that the principal ultimate effect of such a tax would he, to depress to a
still lower poit.t, the wages of labor. Neither the consumer in New York, or
Massachusetts, would quietly submit to taxation for the payment of the public
debt of Pennsylvania. This principle, which lies'at the root of the proposition,
is repugnant to every feeling of common honesty, as well as sound policy.
Regulations of trade, if these could be constitutionally effected to compel the
citizens of other, States to pay our &Mit, would be productive of severe meas
ures of retaliatiOn.
mAtrrws Drug Store
36
As a preliminary step, by the citizens of these States, the repeal of the dim
on the foreign article, in order to fill their wharves with Nova Scotia and En
lish Coal, to the exclusion of Pennsylvania Cool, would be immediately in
sisted upon and probably accomplished. As the consumption of Coal through
.,ut the eluntry would be diminished, because hundreds would give a prefer
ence to wood ea s fuel, over coal. hurthened with , what they would deem to be
unjust taxation, it follows that the coal trade would sustain a blow from the
spirit of re'iatance and hostility thus enkindled both at home and abroad, that
might result in its utter overthrow and prostration.
The selection of the wide of coal, as a subject of taxation, would involve a
principle of glaring injustice, supposing the tax to fall only upon that class of
our citizens interested in the mining and consumption of the article. Equali
ty, requires the same measure of taxation to all classes circumstances;
why then should the payment of an undue proportion of the State debt devolve
upon a single class of citizens, interested io the coal district] Why not lay
a tax upon some other products of land, or upon all other products of land,
which by reason of universal consumption, would produce greater equality of
tiization t As coal lands are assessed at their full value, they contribute their.
full quota of taxes with other real estate, and there is surely no good reason;
why they should ply a greater proportion of tares then any other lands of aim
itar'value in this Commonwealth. And, as the' oal trade from its earliest in
fancy. has been assailed with numerous pr jecta of taxation, the injustice and
impolfry of which have been repeatedly exposed' and demonstrated, we confide
in the wisdom and intelligence of the present Representatives of the people, be
lieving that in imitation of their predecessors, they will stamp the measure with
their disapprobation, as at war with the sacred rights of a large and meritori
ous class of citizens, and highly detrimental to the true interests of the State.
The amount of Anthracite Coal, sent to market during the past season, will
be seen by the following
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I "It WILL "TEACH Too TO PIERCE THE BOWELS OF 'nit EARTH. AND BEING OUT FROM THE CAVERNS OF MOUNTAINS, METALS WINIC/I WILL GIVE STRENGTH TO OUR
,BANDS , 4II SUBJECT ALL NATURE TO OUR USE AND PLEAStic:i OHNNON
VOL. XIX
ELEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT,
Made by Me Board of Trade to Me Coal Mining Association of
1 S4lat from Schuybreth.
By the Canal, - • • 491,602
goading flail oa4, • . 49,2.90
540,892
t LMII6II.
Mauch Chunk, , 163 762
Beaver Meadow, - - 45,422
Hazleton, - r - - - - • - 31,012
Sugar Loaf, &c., • - ----- 31,933
Lackawanna, - - • - - • 205,253
Pine Grove, - ---- ' . 32,381
Shamokin, - • 10,000
Ikrilka-barre, • - 47,346
1,108,001
444 letuiiiiiing oa 6sli 1 Ist of April bit, ' 'I . 100,000
Fiom the shove smaunt of 1, 1 148,001 tons of coal, whictlhas,been sent from
the different coal districts, this year, .we must deduct the ;quantity sold along
thediffarent fines of improvements, to get accurately at this amount that went
for Ward to shipping markete.
01 the Coal sent from this region, there have heen 341,619 tons distributed
along the line of Canal and Rail Road•
The quantity of Coal that reached Flavre•de-Grace from the Pinegrove, Sha
mokin and Wilkesbatre regions, was 47,267 !tons, thowiinr that 42,460 tons
must have been sold along the lines of those itnprovementi;. •
lu the absence of otlictal Information, we think, we cut set doivn the quan•
tity sold along the 'linti - ef the Lehigh and Lackawans iinprovementa, at 75,-
000 tons, which added to the quantity stated as being la on the other routes,
d
will make up a total of 152.000 tons am}, that did no reach Tide Water;
and by deduiting this from the groas ainoient in the pr ing table,lwe phial
find there are 1,0:15,922 tons of Anthracite Coal, to guppl the demand for the
yeu loading vat the fire of NMI Int* ' •
=1!
POTTSVILLE GENERAL ADVERTISER.
WEEKLY BY BENJAMIN BANNAN, POTTSVILLE, SCHUYKILL COUNTY, PA.
Schuylkill County.
. .1`
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I
The following Table exhibits the quantity or Coal shipped from the dif
ferent regions from the commencement of the trade, together with the annual
increase and consumption and quantity remaining over unsold, and disposed
on the line of the Canal :
, A
I CD CVIA. co at , a) co co GO CD (X) GO CD CD CD 7.4 CD co coD CD„, CD a F, F.
.P........ , ot . 34.t 0 ' CO = GI 5:3 1 CA 11 ,
.„.. ea
w c.2 r o Ci,.... 2
t 0 2 ,2
uo ta
.4 t.t 1 . 1
." 1 , 2 a k+, ,,,,
.... .rw a r
O. 0 , .3. A. 0 , .3. G 3 13 33 13
t 3 A. 33 0 1 P G 3 13 C. 3 G 3 to go. O co co .3 13. CO ."
13 13
.. 313 N co to
.. to •-• a
7 .4 I ' 0
10 0 0 0 TX) . 0
. 0
C., 0 0 0 .4 0 , O 0 30 ..3 ..1 0 , GC .3 CO C ,
30 33 13 CD 0 33 10 GO .3 ..r co a. CO A. , 0 CI C)
N A 40 tb 60 41 •-•
• ars 4* 1* TO A= 014 .4 A A*3 444 CO CO 00
•-• AP. 0 OCOO 0 A pr. 0 •-•
to 5 . :0 t 0 C. t 0
• GD 10 in I* b t., 13 0 ' 42 CO C. O. t* OCO
• 0 0— 0 4* 0 A 0 0 CT* 17. b... CO .4 00 C 2 A JD A .4
CD 0 w V 4 0 0 A 0 0 0 0 0 w A o W wow o
0 - 0 0 •-• ....
0 . :.1 GI 0 CO , I 1
"0
0 0 0 - 0
.7 0
CO C. 7. 0 CO , 0
.... 0 0 49 0 -
,I or 1.0
CG C. ".
1G . 6
71 1 6 In "co
co o Q o
co o co cn
co ra ... .-. .- -, ... ...
0 0 4. to -4 —oo' 4. ... CD O. 1.%
Q:I pl *0 co 20 CID
.. F. CO C. SO ... 40. 1.. CO .4
*0
ID
C 7. 1 *0 10 IA 1..7 la co In 'O.-4 I; 2ft o ' o
10
.4 .4 0. 0 CD Ct. 0 0 .4 0 0 0 0
U. 0
G200.4.41.........0.4000 0
___
___
ID y I
'
l'A I i... CO CD CD .4 CD cri Cr , Co ...% CO •-••-• ...
C 0 Cs. cto •-• co GO 0:1 = ...1 co ct ..e .., •-• ..I en 0. CO
O .. co p. ~. n co
. 5.2 .... 0 0 SD -4 00 CS .41, 1.0 .4
.::,) 40. .0. CO 01 *0 .".
1 0
0 CD 10. lb - 0 ID. ...t. *4 CA , 4 - 05 - 0. CO . 0
1.. 4.. - 00 b. 10 0 10 10. CO
*0 0 .P. 0 CO ...110 0 CO .1.0 .4 10 CO 00 ... CO A 0 li. *0 .P. -4 0
0 .--. CO 4* ..1 CO CA OO CO 00—0 a . co . 0 4., -1 co .-. co 0 co' en
C..
. 7 OAOICZ " 0 e 4.2 l CC ca •-•
, p ,50 Ab :4 4 , 2 1+: 0. OCO 201 CO
I .4. Qs 0
p .. C.) •-• ID "0 "ID
co co co ca g -4 42
•-• 02 CT CD 00 0
V .P. . I* 0 42. N 02
vz an .4 C* Ch A. y ea
U. .4 CFI CD CA C..* (o* •-• Co m .4
1:0 1, - GO . 0
moo C) ID CO CO CD ••••1
GC •-• CID 0 C.)
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o c• -a cb 8
I p p .1> ,Pi• tip
o awoooea.t•
O
Ci.^. e 4 c
' OID LT , OCT Ci 7
tn tb C
I CJ 4. tt
4) 'O "" m 0 0 0 •-• -4 so co
. .c.).0 n
CT
"v.) "c',s 1 .1 14 Co on
co to 4J CZ -a st. ot -a to to tot en to
0 CT 0 Z. , CD 0 CD 0
The above table is the same as contained in our last Report, with the past
years statistics added, with the exception ofa single difference, viz: the quan
tity of Coal on hand on first of April, 1841, which was set 'down in our last
table at 50,000 tons; better and more satisfactory information has since
proven the quantity to have - been 100,000 tons. .
In their last Report, your Board indulged in sanguine anticipations of an en
tire consumption. (dining the current year) of the Coal then in market, but
owing to the unprecedented. warmth of the latter part of the winter, a large ex
cess remained on hand on the first of April lest. This cireumstance, in con
/flexion with the derangement of trade generally throughout the country, had
the effect of keeping down the 'prices of our Coal so low, that instead of a profit
there was generally a loss sustained by mining. Fair remunerating prices
would be the result of s proper regulation of the supply. And as an excess is
injurious to the Collier, and a deficiency prejudicial to the consumer, it is desi
rable that both extremes should be avoided.
An excess of supply is the obvious cause of the present depression in prices,
and it is mainly attributable to a wild spirit of competition—unregulated by a
doe regard to the extent of the demand. As freedom of trade, unaffected by
combinations, is always most beneficial to the public, we would propose no
measurVcalculated to restrain it, but we submit, that ad a due adaptation of
quantity to the demand would prevent those ruinous fluctuations to price, ari
sing from excess and deficiency, admitted to be so detri.nenUtl to the commu
nity at large, every individual engaged in the Coal trade should therefore con
tribute his hest exactions to produce this desirable end.
Our Navigation was opened and ready for the transportation of coal, at a
Much earlier period last spring than usual. The water was let into the canal on
the 12th of March, and from that time up to the period of its close by ice; on
the 28th of November, no interruption of business occurred. -
There have been 126,551 tons of coal shipped during the past season from
this region direct to New York, in 2243 canal boats. This shows a very large
increase over the shipments of the previous year, which only amounted to 78,
296 tons, This direct trade to New York, has rapidly grown into importance,
and is destined. with: proper encouragement on the part of those interested, to
become a very important branch of our business. Repeated complaints have
been made by the boatmen during the last season, of many evils suffered to ex
ist by those who have the management of the Delaware and Raritan Cana/
Company's works. It is represented that the Steam Boats in the employ of
the Company, are• very often out of order, which produces detentions and de
lays. It not urifrequently happens, that in consequence of these Tow Boats
getting out of order, the canal boats accumulate at Brunswig in such numbers,
that an entire week is lost. Great complaints are also made by the boat cap
tains on account of the uncertainty connected with the return tow. It frequent.
ly happens that boats lose several days after being unloaded, in consequence of
the uncertainty and contingencies attending the return tow. It is also repre
sented that the barges of the company ever have a preference over -the coal
hosts. Now these are evils that should not be perniitted to exist, and ought to
be ipeedily corrected. And we refer to them for no other purpose than to di
rect attention to them on the part of those who'sre able to correct them, in or
der thatthey may apply the proper remedy without delay.
The following official information shows the annual amount of' Foreign
Coal imported into the United States, from 1821 to 1842, both years inch.
sive:
I=l
In our Report of 1834 we gave a Table allowing the periods at which the
Schuylkill Canal opened and closed from 1,888 to 1833. We now continue
our table from 1833 to the present time.
WOES OPENED. , WHEN CLOSED. 1.0. DA ' lll Oen 111.DARRII.
---- --.`---...- ..--,--• -....-....
1834, March 13. December 6. 268 Closed by frost.
1835, Mara 24. liovember 28, 250 Do. do.
1836, April 6. December 10, 248 Do. do.
1837, April 1. December 0. 253 Do. do,
1838, March 25. November 28. 248 Do, do.
1839, March 29. November 30. 247 Do. do.
1840, ' March 16. December 5. 265 • Do. do.
1841, May 15. December ,14. 213 Do. do.
1842, March 10. November 28. 263 Do. do.
1,208,001
In the history of our Region, since the opening of the coal trade, no event
has occurred of higher importance to our interests than the completion of the
Philadelphia and Reading ; Rail Road. Since the opening of }he Road, in Jan
uar,' last, the work bits been in successful operation, employed in the transpor
tationo(passengers and merchamlise, together with large quantities of coal.—
Notwithstanding numerous and perplexing difficulties, and obstacles that" have
occurred, ever inseparable from new and extensive undertakings, the business
of transportation has thusi for fully realized the most sanguine expectations of
the public. 'rum the beheficial effects alreadY experienced, the numerous and
impor•ant advantages hercefter to beAerived through the influence of this new
channel of transportation.are evident to the most unreflecting. Additional fa
cilities in the transportaticm of our coal to market, as well as the diminution
of the cost thereof have already beep realized. With reference to the general
market the superiority of bur region is now so decided in poin,t oflocality, that
we fully believn that o 9 other region tan succeisfully enter 'into competition
with it. gvery species of judo:,6'lms rapidly progressed under . the impulsive
spirit of tuts 134 W Pak 9f P4 1 ) 0 0 0 9 xiAl the .reetrlitolie- raft;latjOA ad itco
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. 32,302
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proven/eats have been multiplied under, iis auspices and new sources of profi
table occupation daily developed. ft+, influence has proved alike beneficial to
the collier, and consumer, the merchant, end the farmer, the mechanic, and the
laborer. In short, all classes of society have been beitefitted—all therefore -
are deeply interested in promoting its prosperity. . •
A liberal spirit in sustaining it, should be manifested in its infancy, as the
most effectual means of insuring its future permanency. Those who ha"eln•
barked their capital in this great work, justly deserve to receive a teward pro
portioned to the magnitude of theirenterprisr; and it is generally baleen& that
they are ultimately detained to reap a rich harvest, in the increasing business
of the Rail Road. In the mean time, they are entitled to all the aid and en.
tournament which a liberal minded and intelligent community can bestow.
We regret to state, that Anthracite coal as • fuel for the Locomotive Engines
on this Rail Road, has not yet been introduced. This intruductien on ptinci.
plea of economy, ineependently of considerations of public utility, ought lung a
gd to have taken plate. For the last nine years with the mosi complete success.
Anthracite coal has been used in the Locomotives on the Baltimore and Ohio
Rail Road. Although in that neighborhood, wood can be purchased at a price
much cheaper than ice this district of country, yet the preference is given to an
thracite coal. This fuel is also about being introduced on the Great Western
Rail Road, which extends from Boston to Albany. The price of coal is at
least three hundred per cent. higher at those points, than in this region. Why
the Philadelphia and ,'!leading Rail Road Company have hitherto delayed to
substitute Anthracite coal for wood, in their Locomotives, since.its infinite
superiority , has been from long and actual experience tested, and acknowledged,
we have no means of ascertaining, but we would avail ourselves of the present
occasion toi. suggest to. said company, the propriety of adopting it as soon as
practicable. We think that no stronger reasons need ho assigned, than that coal
is both a cheaper and a better fuel in every respect for tbfs purpose than wood,
and that the very existence of this Rail Road, probably depend .n the increas
ed consumption of coal, and future prosperity of the coal . ade, _
The,Compaby in January last, fixed their rates of trans ... tii,ke on coal as foil
lows s For the fi rst two months of ,the year, at $1,50 ; then , 4i r menthe, at
$L,70,."; and for the five months ending,with November, at s2,oe k • r ton ; they
however did not adhere to those rates, but reduced them in July, to ‘ 0 per ton,
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- from Pottsville to Btchmond. This reduction takingplace after the li loess had
fairly commenced, caused great confusion in the trade, and to avoid the like
difficulty for the future, Re would respectfully suggest to the Company hereaf
ter, to fix their rates permanently for the year previous to the commencement
of business in the spring,
By information derived from official sources, wo learn that the Company has
now on hand, nineteen heavy engine., in addition to which twelve have been
contracted fur with the Locks and Canal Co., at Lowell, to be delivered in the
months of March, April, and May ensuing. They have likewise Eight en
gines for light transportation. The number of coal cars on the Road is at pre
sent, 1130, capable of carrying 3 tons each. 450 more of the same size have
been contracted for, deliverable in March and April next. This force they
consider equal to an average daily transportation of 1600 tons. The Company
will probably make arrangements to double the track between Pottsgrove and
Reading, and increase i ffie number of their wharves at Richmond, from three to
seven, Arrangement e have also been made by which the number of their cars
can be increased if fond necessary.
Your Board in re heating the operations of the past season, after due consid
eration, are fairly-inayeased with the belief that the prices at which our coal
was generally sold, were too low to afford an adequate remuneration to the cob
her. As such prices yield no fair profit, they must in the end prove ruinous
to all concerned in the business.
The advantages ortnintng extensively in the Winter season, which for say.
oral years past has been the practice, have long been of doubtful character. Ex
perience, we think, has clearly proven that the mining of coal can be carried
on at much less cost in the summer than in the winter season; since in
the former, coal as soon as. mined can be eent directly to market, instead of be
ing. as in the latter, thrown out on the bank there to lie for weeks or months
perhaps, and afterwards to be subjected to the great expense and loss attendant
upon a second handling. We speak of mining coal from breasts. The driving
of gangways, air ways, eke, &c., being in the nature of preparations for min
ing, of course should be carried on in the winter season. This suggestion on
the subject of winter operations, is made to.the trade, because long experience
has established the truth and correctness of this view of the subject, which we
have thus presented. And we believe furthermore, that highly beneficial con
sequences would accrue to the business, if the practice of mining extensively in
the winter season were discontinued. Among the princiiial causes of the low
and ruinous prices Which have prevailed (or several years past, we may set down
as most influential the large quablities of .coil mined in the Winter season,-and
on hand at the opening of the spring business; consequently if the work during
thelvinter season were confined to the necessary preparations for the operatiOns
of the ensuing slimmer, the disadvantages of a large stock on hand in the spring,
would be obviated. This system which we recommend would equally promote
the interests of all concerned in wining operations, as all are alike interested to
fair remunerating prices.
The Schuylkill Navigation Company have been making improvements dur
ing the past season in their Canal,, affording all the facilities within their Con
trol for the business of transportation,. In our Ism Report, we :stated tbat the
Company had reduced their toll to 75 cents per ton for the ensuing season; but
previously to the commencement of the shipping business, they made a further
reduction of 21 cents, thus making the toll 54 cents - Or ton.' This was a
highly advantageous mainline to the interests of the Trade, and indeed was
indispensably necessary to enable us to compete successfully in the market
with the rivalry of other Anthracite Regions. We are bound, Therefore, to ex
press our decided approbation of the course recently pursued by the Presidein
and' Managers of this Company, As our interests are reciprocal, whatever
tends to promote the prosperity of the one, cannot fail to , bare a beeeficial
flimsies on the other.
The Freights-on our Canal have been much less fluctuating the past season
than usual. We believe they never touched so low a point before, nor has the
average ever been less. The average Freight to Philadelphia, has been about
80 cents, and to New York, about $ 2,10 per ton, •
We are indebted to the labors of the Editor of the Miners' Journal, for the
following very interesting statistical information i
Although we commenced mining Coal for shipment in the Schuylkill Region
in 1825, five years later than the Lehigh, there has been 1,080.552 tons more
sent to market from this region than from all the other anthracite regions in
the States combined. Thus :
Total amount of Coal sent to market from the Schoylkil4
region since the commencement of the trade, in 1825,
to the dose of navigation, Decem'oer 1 1812.
Ditto tram, all other anthracite regions,
Excess in favor of Schuylkill region, 1,080,552
During the last year also, the Schuylkill region furnished more than one
half the Anthracite Coal sent to market, as the (alloy/chi); will shoiv:
Schuylkill Region,
All the other Regions,
Escess in favor of the Schuylkill Region,
In 1825 the amount of Coal mined in the Schuylkill (legion woe only 5.306
tone. In 1830 it had increased to 89,984 ;in 1835 i-to 335,685 inns; and in
1842, to 540,890 tone. At the name ratio of increase', there will be mined in
1845. over one million of tone; and in 1850, 1,750,000 tone.
The magnitude of this trade well corresponds with the amount of capital
invested in the different Improvements of the region.
! Upwards of four million
of dollars have been invested in the following manner
65 miles of incorporated rail roads.
40 do individual do
59 do do do ender ground,.
2000 Rail Road Cars.
1500 Drift do.
17 C o llieries bel o w water level, with steam engines, pumps, 4c.
too Callierietrabove water level.
80 Landings,
. 850• Canal Boats.
000 float Horses, dce.
There ere thirty-one steam engines to the county, including colliery engines,
*mounting to upwards of one thousand horse power. Tvirotytbtep of Mess
engines were manufactured in Schuylkill county. - •
Previous to 1841, the horse power was only 350; during the lest two years
there was an sdditiop of 370 horse power, making in the Aggregate 720 horse
power engag4tn Collieries.
' The following is the quantity, of Coal mined by the following persona
in 1842, in the !Schuylkill Peel region; '
ASilaeq •
do Haywood 25,589 \William Mines& Co,
Wm, & George Pap* 23,002 George H. Potts
B.'Heilner Qc Sox • 19,338 Latop &-Haven
Bell 441a1t0n . ; • • 17,234 Charles Potts, •
Gideon Bast, /5,077 Bennett*. Titylor,i
George fticb; ' 12,042 Thomas C. Wpiet:iik
John O. geivill 44 Co. )6,414: Onion 'Colheyies; .
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4,701,719
3,711,067
tone, 540,890
o 519,763
21.128
23,713
22,899
17,718
'15,711
, 46,67
11,096
46,000
El
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Sillymartde hlcli
Hugh Kinsky,
Silly inen'& Evanp,
Challis Lawton.
S. J, Potio & Go,
Prior & Jenkins,
Wynkoop & Beatty,
J. J. Ethicksiee . &
A. Brition,
W. Billion: n,t45 Sundry POWArtry • 1(11.271 ~
' Included in the sundry 'mewls is Abe quantity mined and shipped by nig
, 1
Delaware Coil Comminy. , ' ::, -• ,
We are indebted n. the Philadelphia Commercial List f'e the renewing liak
to whom the Coil was consigned in Plabitlelphir • " . , •
Dol. Coal en.
R. Jones & Co.
Chas Miller
J. & W. R.gers
E. A, Hathaway & Co;
J. W. Dawning
B. H. Springer
J. B Blackistan .
S. K. Olwine
Jecnhs do Sinnickson
D. Peatin;it. •
Wm; Wallace . 4.458 John Bro ' dr.. Co, ' 1,176;
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J. Stodart 3 665 Sun 'ry -Pera. , na . 50 5 8 ;386 ;
Jos. E. Howard 3.572 For Neor.Yoila Ad 186
J. Murray 3,480 ..
ili IL Roans IN Srdoriarat, Coo Tr.—The following is thelieititl 4,
Coal tray ported over the different 11 ' Roads in Schuylkill County Att.:
year 1842. r
M,ne Hill % Schuylkill Rayon Railroad • •
M.,nnt Carbon . . . -
Schuylkill Valley
Mill Creek
Little Schuylkill Rail Road
Coat Taint OP HosToe.—We learn by the Boston Atlas, that the quintity
of 11051 received in Boston for the yeses 1837, 1838. 18 3 9, /849.3 841. wn4
1842, was, as follows. The statement inendes all kinds of Ciial, .inthrecitey
Domestic and'Foreign Bituminous : ' i
Anthracite Domestic. Foram , :.
Coat Bituminous. Bituminous.'
Tons. - Toni. Tons, • ;
1837 80,557 - 3,903 50,047
1838 71,364 5,086 30765 1 •
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1839 90,485 5.159 " 39,656
1840 73,847 3,298 42.221 1 . '
1841 110.938 4,330 ' . 47,708 . '
1842 90.276 -. 4,350 84,748 i
The'Anthracite Coal in 1842, was received from the following places ;
Tons
Philadelphia, - - - . . ' . 76,604
Roundont, ' • • - • .-• • 8,917.
-"Kingston, - - - •. - . , •'6 .484
aavrode Grace - . • .- -3,56 t
Other Places: • • - - -- . 7 : ; 709
The Foreign Coal in 1842, was received from the following places ;
Tona. , Chablrons,
2,070., !.
7.518
69q t.
666
70
Liverpool,
Newcastle,
Hull,
Geltogow,
LOniion,
Sidney,
Pletnll,
Curabeflanil
Ha/ifax
S. John
Dorchester,
Total 12.014 " 18,400
COAL 'Pliant or Pune tnzvicu.—The following is the quantity of A ntbracito
Coal received at Providence in *be years 1841, and-1842
1841
1843
Increase in 1842.
Burin; the past summer the usual peaceful character of this region wait
interrupted lirti disturbances of an unprecedented nature. Large numbers of
operators left their works and assembled toitether at different points, ostensibly
for the redress of attedged grievances. Scenes of personal violence and ttio
melt, marked the proceedings of the rioters' at some of our collie'ies. At
others threats and menaces were resorted to for the purpose of inducing af
general suspension of employment. - By these Means the avowed objects 'or
the leading agitators were sought to be accomplished. The result was a tem.
votary suspension of mining operations. This produced no advantage what.
ever to the operatives, but. in fact, was productive of much injury. The twilit
of which they complained were'still unremoved, whilst they themselves wore
suffering for want of employment.
There insurrectionary movements were speedily repressed and subdUed by
the intervention of the strong arm of the law. Arrests followed, and in the
end, the laws of the land were triumphantly vindicated by our Courts of Ins;
tice. As the right of personal security against lawless violence 'is one of this
main pillars of public liberty, we trust that the day is far distant when this-,
right in the persons of peaceful, unoffending and industrious citizens, can be.
violated with impunity. The original cause of these out-breaks woe repro...
untied to be what is generally denominated "the Order system." It was alt .
leged that in some instances where Colliers had promised to pav their Miner"
in money, orders-on stores forliderchandize was substituted. That orders, itf
many instances, were given:an Storekeepers who exacted extravagant prieeu
for their goods. When theist. thirgs Were promised to be -remedied by cash,
payments, other cause disclosed itself in a demand for higher wages. Bo'
whatever was the cause or causes of their proceedings, they were alike illeg:
And unjustifiable. As we live under a government of laws adequate to if
redress of all injuries, affording equal protection to all classes, h gh and lei
rich and poor, to which all are !round to yield implicit obedience, we pi
"mime no.good citizen will justify kresort to terror or violence to redress cif
real or irnaginary grievsncee. Admitting that a few:cases of peculiar ha
ship-existed—that contracts may haveiheen broken—that orders may he ,
been improperly paid out--that storekeepers may have charged extravaget
prices, yet neap of %liege 'circumstances, nor all, put togeiher, would 'afro'
either extenuation or justitication. In a free and coliglitaned country Ii
our own, the remedy for violated contracts, or low wages 4 3 never to ho foul
in force or terror—and whenever or wherever there means aro attempted.
good citizens, true to the spirit of patriotism and duty, instantly' unite duet
exertions go defeat the objects contemplated, by resistittir the perpetrators
violence and asserting the supremacy of the laws. the slightest nor
exists to suppose that any future occurrence of n similar nature wilt'',
sigsi4 disturb the peace of our neighborhood. • Krieg; tranquility 4 9 r
sines eenfinited to prevail without the least interrupting,
• itlg at which is respectfully submitted.
AT 40 Eleciion'for Officers of the Coal Mining Awteiation of Schap.
Conoy, held at the . Pennsylvania Bell, onthe 4th scFetruat7,lB43;the fc
lowiPg pereons were elected for the ensuing year
ICRETA Hi EX, •
ANDREW RUSSEL,. i EENJA.tIM . D;VtiNAN.
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TREASIIII I rI. . , ' -
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ANDREW fiII6SEV,
... ;mats or Tains. ,; 1 - „._
GEORGE H. _port's.' • FRAN,tI4' #s• DiliThiciLs,
' " GEORGE-C. NYI I NKOpP. CliAßT.Zs.l:pol - rs„
"40.aN G. ZIEW,ES. . GIDEON' G. PALlitgß ?
.A9141,LA goLTO,SI.
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sin 441; - , mh,r•rit ? e, r 'just re.er!vra in ar
1ic.14 t.. tner sock, a aupply.nlso,
al+c: Fimey ..!Ittabic tothe seaso.n. 'Co
opting of '
Merinos, 'Path:A Clutha, Cipitrie .
1 ,
&Minolta. Monalimtle tainee,SaxanyClA,
. frintp, Glove% I - false:jog t,tjlitinda. •
fllealhet and Drown licutlimi,
Checks, Fatty I.ldbf - 4 - LiCes, Slink Ii
Gingham - a. 4e., Stia.
And have also renewed a Dean 16pply of Greer : :
rice, all of which we are prepared to sell at one,
au a lly Sew prices. and would. respectfully invite
the public generally to give i , a call,
TROUTNAN Sr. SILLYNAN.
December 10; ,
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VIET A N't ED ec t usnqfkl - 0.,,T5, it th e SlotD
• • of the subscriber, in4Vi.it Branch Valfeyc
for which the iuerliet kite' writ be peel. iu eat•K
Cr B. DE fOlf EST. i
4-31
Janonry 21.
7.69"8 forge Thompsaii,¢4l.;
6,816 Spayd - .5i. Ll:ober,,
6.405 F. otlaiwn, .
5 70E1 L. IP Dougherty, .; -
5 4:15 0, ti. Paimer,
406 James Fr zsimers-ns,
4,2, 4 9 A. SieMberger. ,
4 000. Wm. &3 h. 4.4 bus,
1800 .Frack &:13ecter,'
2,801 James Palmet.'
ton*.
14.132
11,012
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9.344
2-05$
. Fiwagen • , 8,344 1 '
, 3,1141
1.747
t • 165 4 1.
1,132'
tons.
31.432 H. Salad
22,521 Repplier . Co.
19,740 S. B, Reef es
16,762 Win. Dt3.vvi
16,732 .101. F.V 4 ;
15.695 8. Bradfori
10 559 J. C. &
6,829 T. Haven
6,546' Rielaard.oi
5.858 W. West
5,502 Jo.. Keeni
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Total l'ons
..w....,.
GCO. POTTS. Presickn
PIIESIDENT,
GEORGS H. POTTS,
VittrVIMEICII3T, .
WILLIAM H. MANN,'
7,232
6.01 S
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f0,i35
, 4,41R7
4 637
3 4 :8 16 0 7 2 '. - 11'‘
1075
-S 672
194,44E1
91. 244
89,788
44,865
26,300
450.831
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8,780
10:088
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83
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30,270
89,02!
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