But Gowen had built a combination of his own, bringing all of the mine operators into an employers' association known as the Anthracite Board of Trade.
しかし、ゴウエンは自分たちの側の連携を築き、炭鉱経営者たちすべてを集めて無煙炭取引委員会 (Anthracite Board of Trade) という雇用者側の団体を結成した。