The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-27
HANNA AND MORGAN TRY
TO SETTLE MINE STRIKE
Republican Boss, Fearing Effect On Election, EnIiStS
Aid Of the King of Trust Promoters.
Conference Held, But Settlement Reached-GOOd Or
der Maintained Throughout Coal Region.

New York. Sept. 26.-The Times will
say tomorrow: Senator Hanna maze
another visit to the Office OF J. P. Nor
gan & Co. in Wall street yesterday.
which was much more protracted than
his call on Mr.. Morgan the day before
A conference was held at Mr.. Norgan's
Office which was attended by all the
presidents of the coal railroads. ex-
cept President OIiphant of the Della
ware & Hudson. who is i'll.
Mr.. Morgan is working hand in glove
with Senator Hanna TO bring about
settlement of the anthracite coal strike.
and a report got abroad N Wall street
after the conference that the strike had
been settled.
President Fowler of the Ontario &
western and other railroad officials de-
cIlned 10 talk Some OF the officials
would not even admit that they at
tended the conference
Truesdale Still Shows Fight.
President Truesdale of the Lacka-
wanna, discussing the settlement re-
port, said:
There is not a wO-d of truth in it.
As a matter Of fact. we are no nearer
a settlement today than we have ever
BEEN We started in 10 fight the min
that fight to the end
As for the report of a conference Of
the railroad presidents, I do not care
to say anything about it. Certainly
there is no settlement, conference or no
conference. In regard to the story that
Archbishop Ryan called on me Tues
day, can only say that he did, but
that 1 was out and 1 did not meet
him.
William P Hamilton of the firm OF
J. P Morgan & Co. declined to make
statement as to whether a conference
took place in their Office. He said that
there was nothing to give out and that
nothing had been given out
President Thomas Of the Erie rail-
road, who was reported 10 have admit
I ted that such a conference took place.
later absolutely denied that he had
made any such statement
Vice President Warren of the Jersey
Central said he knew nothing Of such
a conference, and that the Jersey Cen
tral had certainly not been represented
John Edmonds. agent Of the Phila-
ceiphla < Reading Coal & Iron COM
pany. said be had heard nothing of
such a conference
Discussed at Republican Headquarters
The strike. it is said. was discussed
at Republican national headquarters
yesterday at a conference attended by
Senator Hanna Senator Scott. Treas
urer c n. Bliss. Joseph H Manley and
Fred S Gibbs Before the meeting Sen
ators Platt and Depew of this state
and Senator PenrOse of Pennsylvania
were consulted. The session lasted
more than two hours
Senator Hanna was reticept when
asked about what was being done TO
settle the strike. and prOfessed TO know
nothing about it.
But you went TO see J. P Morgan.
the head of the coal syndicate yester-
day and today, to see what could he
done about a settlement, did you nOt?''
was asked.
I was at Mr. Morgan's office" re-
piled the senator, but went there TO
see a man from St. Paul"
Have you been informed that set
Element has been reached 20
No" Senator Hanna answered. Y
have heard that some of Markle's men
have returned to work, but about all
the information I have is what I get
from the newspapers
II is rumOred, however. that Senator
Hanna is not only doing all in his
power TO end the strike but that he
almost succeeded in averting il before
it was ordered. His efforts would
probably have been successful bat fo-
the Interference of a salf constituted
committee that upset his plans.