The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-29
HARD COAL BOOMERS
CONVENTION HELD


creased for commercial purposes in
small towns of 5000 population or
more. Steam heat plants cannot be
conducted with profit now in these
towns owing to the great cost of an
thraCite.
Daniel Duffy, of st. Clair. a member
of the committee on resolutions made
an eloquent plea for some suggestion
| for Incorporation in the committees
report. He thought royalties was one
great source of evil. He knew of sew
eral leases which required the pay
ment of SO cents per ton to the Girard
| estate.
| G. b. Thompson, of Pittston, pre-
| sented a resolution which was referred
| to the resolutions committee. 1t pro-
vided for the appointment Of special
committee to correspond with the in
| terstate commerce commission.
| At this point the meeting adjourned
to o'clock and the committees went
| into session.
| EVENING SESSION.
! There was some delay in finishing
| the committee work and the ConVen-
ton was little late in getting down
| to business in tn" evening. But after
| President Dale called the delegates to
order it was learned that much had
been accomplished during the three
hour intermissiOn Nearly all the repre-
sentativCs present during the afternoon
were on hama in the evening.
| President Dale called for the commit
| tee reports. The committee on organi-
cation reported as follows:
In order to complete the permanent or
| Eanzation of this convention We recon-
mend the election Of the following ViC1
! presidents Adolph Prince. POttsNill";
! William Davis. Girardvillo: James y. Ne
Carthy, Locust Gap; W. A. Wolfe Ash
| land; r. G. Parker Commercial club,
! Wilkes Barre; Garrett Smith Board of
| Trade, Wilkes Barre: A. r. Brown,
| Pittston; -. y. BoliCh, Mt. Carmel; G. y.
| llelfenstein, Shdmokin; a. p. Trautwein,
| Carbondalc; T. A. Kelly, McAdOO; JChn
| Reynolds, MahanOy Plane; Thomas Hun
ter. Jermyn; j. r. Taylor. Taylor; >. B.
Price. Hazletcn; T.. NJ. Jones, Minersvi!le; ;
| William Snyder. LarSford; II. j. Kelly,
Centralia; j. j. Parker, Mahanoy city;
| Rev. W. II. Xweizig. Gilberton; NJ. e.
| Doyle. Shenandoah; w. W. Thornc, St.
| Clair; William Trethaway, Parsons W.
| G. Hack, fremont; Colonel f. l.. hitch
| cock and J. II. Fellows. Scranton.
| We would further recommend the aN-
pointment of the following permanent
| committees: First, a committee Of seven
| on interstate commerce; second. a COM
| mittee of seven to confer with the carry
| ing companies relative to discrimination
| in freight rates on anthracite coal; third,
| a committee of five on laws and legisld-
| tiOn.
| Chairmen Of the three foregoing com
| mittceS to constitute an executive COM
| mittce.
| We would further recommend the cleo
| ton of Senator Kline, of HazletOn. as
| treasurer, who shall be required to give
bonds in the sum of 5000 for a faithful
| performance of his duties. BY the COM
| mittee. d. b. Athertun, Secretary.
| A motion to adopt was made. Sena-
tor Kline offered an amendment to
| strike out that part of the clause which
suggested him for treasurer. S. b.
| Price, of HaZeton. asked to have his
! name Withdrawn as that City's NOM
| inee for ore of the vice -Dreadencies
Several urged the election of Senator
Kline as treasurer but he entered fur
ther declination.
Senator Kline's amendment was
adopted and the report was adopted as
! amended, f. p. Seller, Of Shamokin,
was then unanimously elected treas
urer.
COMMITTEES NAMED.
Pursuant tC the provision Of the re-
port, President Dale appointed the fol-
lowing committees:
To Confer With Railroad Companies
| w. G, Thomas Pittston; Thomas Cas-
! sIdy, Wilkcs-Barrc 4. p. Trautwcin,
| CarhOndale; Adolph Prince, Pottsville;
John Parker Mahonoy City; Isaac Gold
smith, Mt. Carmel; +, NJ. Jones, Miners
| Vile.
Interstate CommCrcc--Noris Auten, Mt.
Carmel; c. ID, Camp, WilkesB Barre; II.
T. Paine, Scranton; Martin Quinn, Potts
vile; NJ L. Doyle, Shenandoah; +. II.
Banker, Pittston; j. p, Helfcnstein,
Shamokin.
Laws and Legislation-Colonel Meredith
l.. Jones Scranton; d. -. Bolich, Mt.
Carmel; Walter Wolf. Ashland; John c.
Berner, Freeland; S, b, Price, Hazelton.
The appointments were confirmed by
VOIe.
The committee or ways and means
reported as follows:
| Your committee on ways and means
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