▁cart ed ▁direct ▁to ▁Work ington ▁har bour ▁rather ▁than ▁( as ▁initially ) ▁to ▁the ▁Mar ron ▁s iding . ▁An ▁' anti - co al ' ▁critic ▁saw ▁this ▁as ▁a ▁p loy ▁to ▁secure ▁a ▁fav ou rable ▁price ▁for ▁rail ▁transport ▁and ▁another ▁instance ▁of ▁the ▁F let ch ers ▁wanting ▁everything ▁their ▁own ▁way . ▁The ▁problem , ▁ret orted ▁the ▁F let ch ers ▁( comp la ining ▁of ▁' v ague ▁in nu end os ▁and ▁under hand ▁det raction '), ▁was ▁not ▁price , ▁although ▁they ▁were ▁unh appy ▁to ▁be ▁charged ▁more ▁than ▁Lord ▁L ons dale ▁for ▁rail ▁transport ▁from ▁the ▁Mar ron ▁s iding ; ▁Mr ▁Harris ▁was ▁now ▁asking ▁a ▁prohib itive ▁to ll ▁for ▁access ▁to ▁his ▁sta ith ▁because ▁he ▁thought ▁the ▁provision ▁of ▁w agg ons ▁and ▁of ▁ship - loading ▁facilities ▁at ▁Work ington ▁in ade qu ate ▁for ▁the ▁existing ▁coal ▁trade . ▁The ▁F let ch ers ▁supported ▁this ▁criticism , ▁but ▁their ▁compla int ▁at ▁the ▁dil ap id ated ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁company ' s ▁plant , ▁ ▁and ▁in ▁particular ▁the ▁coal ▁w agg ons , ▁was ▁met ▁by ▁the ▁company ▁secretary ▁with ▁the ▁assertion ▁that ▁the ▁problem ▁was ▁not ▁with ▁the ▁w agg ons , ▁but ▁with ▁the ▁F let ch ers ' ▁habit ual ▁over loading ▁of ▁them . ▁A ▁correspond ence ▁war ▁then ▁en su ed ▁between ▁the ▁F let ch ers ▁and ▁the ▁company ▁secretary ▁( who ▁def