The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-16
NEITHER SIDE
IN COAL STRIKE.
WILL C0NCEDE
Anything Further Than has Already
Been Made, and Settlement APP Z
pears Far Distant.
MITCHELL WOULDNOT DISCUSS
Operators Statement Of Their Views
OF the outcome-No Conference at
: Office Of Temple Company.

SCRANTON, Pa, Oct. 15.-President
Mitchell and the others of the strike
leaders who remained over Sunday In
this city, left for Hazleton this after
noon ut 4:27, on tho Delaware &. Hudson
road.
Before his departure Mr.. Mitchell ex-
pressed himself as highly pleased and
grautled at, the general courteous treat
ment that he had met during his. stay
In Scranton.
II would like to have my headquar-
ters here" he remarked, One who has
been with Mr.. Mitchell, Interpreted this
as slgnifying that he is not as warmly
received by the public generally in Ha-
sleton as he would wish.
Mr.. Mitchell declined to discuss the
operators statement Of their Views Of
the conventional outcome, as conveyed
to the public in an interview with Pres.
!dent T. H. Watkins, Of the, Temple Iron
Company. but he permitted himself to
say that Mr.. Watkins was unfair in de-
claring tha, the raids In the. lower dis
trict were led by officers Of the United
Mine Workers.
Important Dispute Settled.
He also settled effectively the, dispute
Us TO whether or not the resolutions
contemplate that the operators must
also be amended by striking off the cod
icIl that the decrease in the price in
powder is to be computed, in figuring
the advance In wages.
'"The advance must be. q. fiat. one,'"
said Mr.. Mitchell. Where powder Is
being: sold for 50 10 D keg, the excess
charge will be. one of the grievances
that the company will be. called. upon to
take up when the men are, accorded the
conferences that their. respective em-
ployers agreed in the posted; notices to
give them on their return: to work.
In the face Of the pronounced declara-
tion OF the operators that. the offer
must be accepted as it. stands, this
must be regarded as another serious OBJ
stacic to speedy settlement. t5
Timely Suggestion.
During the, early afternoon Mr..
Mitchell had. an. interview at district
headquarters with. President Samuel
Morgans, OF the Mount Pleasant local.
who originally suggested. the idea of
having the independent Operators and
United Mine Workers make a joint
move on the Interstate commerce COM
mission to. secure better rates for an
thractc coal with view OF permitting
the independent operators to deal better
with their men, as they promised they
are willing to do II the margin OF possi-
bic profits is enlarged. President
Mitchell, after hearing all the details OF
Mr.. Morgan's plan, expressed himself
as much. impressed with 1t aud prom
!sed to take 1t up with the executive
board Just as soon as.the strike is over.
There was no conference to-day at the
office OF the Temple Iron Company, as
reported there would be. or II there was
the operators declare they know noths
Ing about It.
No Conference Held.
Mr.. Watkins. president of the Tenn
pie company declares to the Associated
Press correspondent that no; conference
had taken place and that none was to
take place. I'VE have nothing to confer
about" said MIR. Watkins. eve have
nothing to do but wait for our employees
to accept or reject our offer as 1t was
made. US 1t stands and as It will stand.
There will be no notifications OF that
Offer
1t was reported that Superintendent
Lathrop. OF the Lehigh Valley Coal
Company came up from Wilkesbarre
this morning and that he and Superin-
tendent Loom!s, OF the Delaware &
Western had long visit with Mr.. Wat
k!ns in the Office Of the Alamagardo
Lumber Company, adjoining those OF
the Temple company. Mr.. Watkins said
this is absolutely without foundation
and Mr.. LoomIs said the same thing.
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