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Show TnTST SWINDLE, rjjroco Mils Hada by a. Band of Heartless DtaKrt. ffUTrOlMS3"N:i I Oil, j nt,t It Cm l, llrllirrnl nm! MM lor In TI1I1 (II). A ,f oMrtaati "I Ih'" cl,y. cl''nlllB UtafJinllUr with Hie ubfCt,of wlilcli t,,pair,aaMtoJaM hi Minn iraionlopciitatol 'LIS ml mni'ir of rnal mlntr, STmlttrU W tlio iWtatit Valley Uel S"y Iroim.liIoii to UMMlt. Its 23 mlLMi lu Winter IMatltra CaujrOu, C7r founty, lor 11 ttlml of yu.t. Vibe followim l'-! "0 wou,li 1, tb mine In the oomlltlou thry m In Hun. wouM Jo nil necnatwy J.t.aJ worl." furiilnli nil iircrrjniy l,Vam) T" r.ll., ly all rtqulrr.1 irukila Hi" niltWt furnlfli uiliia can, InpUte mlnt'lln mat-data condltluti, hfibh n'l tomuto, clrrka niiJ iihrt help, n '" wl1 ,irnir, nliJ would loal tlio ion tlitiaii. furuntnlclinruiiil flto Lgli itr tun. In other wotdt, the total? tt to tin) omiiatiy f.ir mlnliiK totcialana kcettDS tlie riilhra In flral Itl.acoDdlllon wi to lio tlm llglllt. tamed. 'lliui'K'ly ii-kltiif ttio .roio. Hon only )id, In addition to tula rrlet m Hi" lotnl coil f roducln, the nil Mil kraulut: It In tlio uarr, the urlTlIe." of cultluir tlinUr for 1 mi a on hi cctnimiiy' land runoUDdliii? Ihn nlrjti, aul tint eaolutlra pilvlliu of iinoloR n toro til J bourJIiiK liouto at tbe tnlr.tt. Hit wan wIIIIli; to uf untie tolurnlrh any nmoiint or coal Ibat rolltht lw niiulnnl, AhJ to sIh h lulUdle bond (of the faithful perform-tncaotlilaioulratd. perform-tncaotlilaioulratd. At tbat time the minora v, urn belni: Mid '') cunlt tr tou for minim; min-im; the roll, mid, liu ruja, llirr wa no nouiiilalnt timotnr llmnl agalntt that I'tlw, which waa what Ihu tally maldDg Ihn tilwu tiruiionllton eiirictrd to continue to fcny. U iutl niltirti eaally maile from $1 5.1 to $ 1.60 tr diy. Tlte amouut ld thu inlucri1, ;0cmtr, iladuclul from the rrlco tlm company were to I ay for thu coal on trio car, $1.0.",, Jell R5 rtntaon tach tin mined, out of which wim to vouie tbeeottcf "dtad work,"tltuUr, I rack, fottraaoahl, cleik hire, and the oi-ator't oi-ator't frotltr. The latter, nuorUlui; to thacxptctatliHta d thu parly mnaluK tliorroiotltlrju, bated on loity yeura' tiparltQce lu ttiobuilnur, would liane 111 fair. Toe prspMltlon waa rcleuted, pre. rumably lor Hie reawu that thu cjm pat y ObUld krp It tulnea In Kood cou ijlllonaul pur,tu,conl un thucnriforiliM tban $1.05 jir ton. Hlnre that limn con. dlllotia have Uiannd but littlo lit thco raluta. The cot 01 Uklnx the oonl Ironi thoatthhaanotut'cotn.irlly been In-ciraied, In-ciraied, and It ll to ba further pro. turned, be ia)i,tliat modern upplltncn aud inelbojt Iiavo made It W, nnd that tbenilocn ate now being paid rlaty-drolatliRd of aoreuty ceota per ton. The I'Jtaunt Valley conl mlnea aro altuaM about ISA inllra from Halt lake t'ilyf j rt ell len have to ty (l.U delivered, or 1 4.73 at the ynrd, hi a ton of coal whli U cota,lald on Itio canal tberaloe Including every Item tutrrinj; Into thu bxteimu of lt pro-ouctlon, pro-ouctlon, nit morn than from ouu dollar to ono dollar nnd five cent. It la itnted that itbout one half of tlm coal coiminud lu tbla city cumu from tho riiwsmt Valley miner, nnd that thadmlemof thla city tell, In the i. (tritate, about a toil 1 ir minute. The mine named may, therefore, be crril. Ilfd lellll 1: ulUt thirty torn per hour, or lay i'jil lona r day, In thla 1 Ity alone, which certainly Is not nil over. iiltnuU. Tlicfe li coiupiratlvely little com-I com-I hint utpaylui; oilveuU for thede. lUtryof n tou of nual, I'urchajiera, therefore, take the t tk'n at which It U Kid at tho i urd, viz.: i MS; deducting the rpM of mlnliif, wtilcn la 1 ut ut 1IXS, Invus 1 1.70. At the time the above proposition woa made the .N'Kua liilrinnaut atutm that tho railroad crmpany charged tliotnortuoiia rate nf i2 per ton freight to tlila city, nud ill. JoivLns thu road thu aame rate now, 'tiers atlll rennlua $1.70 profit un tvtrylouuf l'lfonint Valley coal told Inlbli city. lu tn;a alxo that ou a atafle like voal, wheru a isil Irmi "iwh down" rule U i-nforrcd, a la Ihu ca.g In II1I1 city ut Ihu prwent time, Uitnlartr tou profit on tunhnuout lul a tho lleaant Volley mlnea dli-poieof dli-poieof Intlila city Mould jay bctbr ibau any urdnary line of uiercbandlt. leg, and unu Uull.ir jr Ion freight Would lea high lute Irom the utlnes lolhli joint. Krom thu fori .tolng he rny It can la aieti that rionannt Vnlley conl ndht buaold In Mill city lor Coit on lit can at the mint-,! I. bo; pint freight, al.Oo; lua pront,V'5c; lotnl.fi'.M. 1 11 any event, the guiitleiunu (Ittiin that coal oi'nM to fell In thli city to tho retail cuitoiner for not to exneed fs pur Ion at the yard lustead of 4,70, and to the liolma!i cuiiliimor at a lentlderable ol'count. llo concluded hl li.tr rvlew 1 llu tUeXunmeptireulntlvu bymv. 1 logritbcriniphktlcallji I "liie railroad) Hud coal mlnea com. word are robbing the Inlmtlttnl of Iblicly to tho extent of nt lea.t 1.73 ouevrrytnn of coal olJ at lelnll to "'p. .Tho iiie,llon l: How long IU n City an large, wtnlthy and tww. ft u M iutu n,t,mi t0 ,, aUtu or tblus7 |