COAL: Markle's Conference

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been gained. A four days' adjournment was taken, the meeting to continue.

In Washington there was little hope of a prompt settlement, but some hope of settlement within a month, In Wall Street coal stocks rose—indicating that a resumption of operations was expected. Rumors began to circulate that if the present negotiations failed, some of the operators would attempt to open their mines on a non-union basis.