Show FIFTY CENTS TON ADVANCE IN HARD COAL i Reading ding 1 Company Adds to Price Until Until Un Un- til January 1st PHILADELPHIA PHIA Oct 21 In I.-In In view of ot the resumption of r mining o of anthracite cite cite- coal the Philadelphia e Heading Railroad company last night Issued the Ule following statement addressed d to C. C J II J. Henderson general manager manager- Tho The reports of ot the superintendents In charge 0 of the mines show that as ns a result I of or the strike the mines and mining plants I have ha sustained considerable Injury and their respective working organizations h have ave been Impaired For some time th thu I collieries cannot be worked to produce products their average erase of or coal This will increase the cost of or production Estimates have ha been submitted showing the probable Increase se in cost per er ton at lit the several everal groups of or collieries The general average exceeds W CO cents per ton You will therefore odd add to tho the circular price DO per ton this additional price ItIce to continue until the 1st of Januar January by which time we hope to reach a n normal condition of or mining and then tion Notwithstanding the tact fact act that during the tho strike no coal was sold by our company com corn pany at an advance ance over o the circular price the price has been blen unreasonably advanced advanced ad ad- to th the public by some retail deal deal- UI CT ers In the distribution of or the coal there there- fore you ou will so far as practicable supply the dealers who are arc willing to sell coal to the public at reasonable prices Where here dealers seek Icek to obtain an unfair profit from the public you ou will wilt promptly take tako steps to supply the tho reasonable demands of or the public directly GEORGE GEORGI 1 F F. BAER DAER President The opinion Is expressed ed b by Mr Henderson Hen Hen- derson that the prices for or white ash egg stove sto and chestnut coal delivered to householders In the city of ot Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- phi phia a. a should not In any case exceed 55 75 I |