The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-04-15
FURTHER INQUIRY.


NdEtH Question WAS hol pressed, committee
stating that the witness was not obliged to
iivugo private business If he did not wish.
Outside labor rated from 81 80 to S2OOp
LAY at Morca Latter are carpenters Plat
form meu get 81 25 to "a 80 per day; slate
pickcrs from 40c. to Sl.o0 a day. Can't tell
what it costs to put ton of coal iu car un-
der the breaker. Cannot state from the last
statement furnished to forcmen until | first
consult my employers viii not icopradizc
myself You must subpoena superintendent
or operators; 10 is their private business.
Cannot state any difference Iva prices at
Morca aud Mahauoy City; wife does that
business Our mine car Is fraction short Of
100 cubic feet A ton takcs 13 cubic feet
Senator Coyie asked that subpoena be is
sued for supcrntcndcnts or owners of the
colliery, 60 find out prices Of putting ton of
coal in the cars, TO show the difference bo-
tween the cost Of mining aud preparing an
thracite and hilumirous coal
senator Mered th said ho would not compel
any employe go eudaugcr his position by
questions
WM WRIGHT
OfMorea, engineer Get 500 per month Was
asked TO deal at Company store but don't
know that l am compelled to. Don't deal
there altogether. Don't know what the
result would 5e # did not.
SAMUEL WRIGHrI
Live at Morca, and have resided there
fifteen years. Have not had steady employ
ment Work for S4 per yard. Witness pre-.
scented pay checks as follows March 18TH
1897, twelve yards, SIS. His partner and
himself received S2llO each Tor TWO weeks.
Have not received any cash this year. Itall
went 10 pay Tor supplies rent, store doctor
etc ms statement shoWea Ihat Irom Janu-
ary l7'' lo.t' 10 uale ne received ou' Sl'o9 III
cash ana sl.oO oi lha' ne pa'u 70 nus laboIer'
witness preacnle" ailNerDfook Com-
pAny slo'e,pooN' nul as u only ran up
To august le'o' Ine committee ulu NOT re-
cel'e IT, Ou' neiu inc Morea cheeAs Tor
iuf,her cohS"t'atloh' witness continued
V"al IL ne H"u sI."uS WORK an" plel'ly ol
soou arr ne iu'shV make pretty Wcu aV shuu
per yard pro'lueu Ihe coal was ialrIy Inl'k'
In hau arr man eouiu average 20 cents
uay a' lhEt price IN Booo alr ne mlghJ earn
3l'VO AZ Ihal price IN eleNeh IooU Nelh Oh
coal he only aestllull"h j Know ol al
Morea Is That oI Deihg IN deDt all store
younger man thah me may earn more tnah
can III my piace' aul " Ialr MINER ouI
mining Is uncertain ana thero is
difference III the lalckhess oi coal
ana ability Of men, theh the hahullng oil coal
com m Inc VEIN PiIcheS- al ABOUT ~
degrees Inc tWo weeks / hiAue SsI' /
worked ten or eleven days, but that was an
exception. No" lof tue TWO weeks closing
Wil nave ABOUT 80 j nave 10 cut ~ ieet
"loe al IL Ieet high 10 get out the coal Am
palu by the nnea ioot.
Cnairnah Mereaith s'"ted thau lI view OF
Ihe lact ihaJ the witness had stated he ma"
only earned cents day on the average
since January lst last ho Thought 1t proper
to give the figures iIom Nnshts check,
winch We're as follows For the two weeks
ehulhs teofuAIy ISL 9ll'Oo feOruary loth,
~ .H'lg. i,' 49, wa Il lo'n s-4V'
cross amounts on tbe checks
JAMES PAISLEY
Minor of Norea Had steady ar,rIovp,ept
nm IN March 1st last paid bv tbn yord
Average wages after dadnctir, evnonses for
two fuII weeks was s3o and come do,yn to
800 s15 ctc according to dov,s r,orIoJ
Know of no destitption ot Nrorco Srnnose
If tbe con,nonv could coll its c,.1 tho mon
would work steadicr I worl, in tbe Gang
,yav. Supnose if fine companv wopld sell its
coal cbeaper if would nrobablv mine moro
NV wife saws there is n diGcrerce Of one two
or three cent, ON articles in favor of Maba-
nov civ stores as rompared Win tho Norea
store. Am 80 wears of age and have good
health.
Samuel WRIGHT was recoued and stated
that he win be "A years old next Inpc Nv
health is good but INV breath is faiIing
man who has worked abnnt tbe ,ni,ps 95
old man.
J3lpos Williams carnentcr rasidiuo ot
Uorco saws be receives si1 "a nov vel, ,,bon
he works six dovs Satisfied with his condi-
tion and baarJ bi, ,yic, cn,nnI,ir IitIe
about tbe prices nj tba Nors, store
'NNN9 '1'inL''
hesld'ng at Morea, miner, Gets 500 per
yaru averages Ss'oO uay Tor SIX days a
week Lave IN company house and pays S.
per mouth rent 9"'lsneu WIN Ihe cohdl-
tloh oI thlhgs. works gangway work. am
~ years u,ui my hea'lh Is sooai nave a
,aIh''y' we nave hfst-ciHss puolc school
MY EahgWay IS eleven leet spread SIX feet at
TOP stand tine timber and drive the gang
way Iot inc one price, nave TWO laborers.
Aiuhr 'he loIh OF APrll we are TO receive
20 oo yaru' inns Is reduction and l un-
ueSu'nu lhe reduction Is made because not
as much umDer Is now required. l don't
know OF any desututlon at Morea' The men
are not refused at the store because they
nave not earned enough Never heard OF
Suen F" case
Inc morning session closed atl2'SO with the
ABOVE witnesses ne committee again went
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