Evening journal., 1902-10-25
COAL P|L|NG UP
IN MINE REGION
Nearly 100000 Tons in Three
Days Despite Stand of
Operators
WORK OF ARBITRATION BOARD

WORK OF ARBITRATION BOARD.
All of the Former Meetings Will 5e
PublIc--carroll Wright May Become
FuIl-hedged Member of the Com
mission--Judge Gray Chairman
Wilkesbarre. Pa, Oct 25.--It is esti-
mated that when the third day of mine
resumption ends this evening, 275,000
tons of anthracite coal will have been
prepared for shipment This means
the mining of 125,000 tons today. One
hundred thousand tons were mined yes
terday and $4,000 ON Thursday. There
were twenty-five more mines opened
yesterday giving employment through
out the anthracite region to $4,000 men
and boys.
Washington, Oct. 25.-The members
of the coal strike arbitration commits
bion, appointed by President Roosevelt,
met at the White House yesterday
morning and went into conference with
the president. E. e. Clark, president
of the Order of Railway Conductors,
was the first member of the commits,
sion to arrive. Bishop Spauling. Gen
eral Wilson. Thomas H. Watkins.
Carroll D. Wright, e. W. Par
ker and Judge Gray, of the Unit
ed States district court, arrived
in the order named. Several Of the
members had never met. The intro
ductions were made in Mr.. Cortelyous
office, and the commission ascended
the stairs to the presidents reception
room.
room. The president greeted the men,
bers of the commission cordially. The
interview was brief. lasting scarcely 20
minutes. The work to be done by the
commission was informally discussed.
The president impressed upon the
commissioners the Importance Of ex-
pedition, and informed them that he
had decided to appoint two assistants
to the recorder to facilitate the work.
The president presented to them these
instructions:
"Gentlemen-At the request both Of
the operators and Of the miners,
have appointed you a commission to
inquire into, consider, and pass upon
the questions in controversy in connec-
ton with the strike in the anthracite
regoin, and the causes out OF which
the controversy arose. BY the action
you recommend. which the parties in
interest have in advance consented to
abide by. you will endeavor to estab-
lish the relations between the employ
ers and the wage workers In the an
thracite fields on just and permanent
basis, and, as far as possible, to dc
away with any causes for the Tecur
renee of = such difficulties as those
which you have been called in to set
tie / submit to you herewith the pub
lished statement of the operators, fol
lowing which named you as the mem
bers of the commission, Mr.. Wright
being named as recorder; also the let
ter from Mr.. Mitchell.
dUUOlnl MI. AAOnNACg anu 4ul
Neill as assistants TO the recorder.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The members of the commission
went to the office of the commissioner
of labor TO organize and prepare fol
their work. They began by choosing
Judge Gray as president.
It is said on good authority that thu
commissioners have asked the oper
ators and John Mitchell, miners lead
er, If IL would be contrary to thei
wishes that Carroll d. Wright, com
missioner of labor, now recorder Of tn
commission, be made a full-hedge'
member. The appointment would res
with President Roosevelt.
After the election of Judge Gray tn
session was devoted to a general dis
cussion of plans of procedure.
After the adjournment of the con
mission, Mr.. Wright announced tina
the next meeting will be held in thi
city at p. m. Monday, and that tel,
grams have been sent TO all the pal
ties TO the agreement, namely, the cos
railway operators and Mr.. Mitchell
on behalf of the miners, requestin
them to be here at that time to confe
with the commission relative to a
rangements for the meetings that mus
follow.
The only other question decided g
the meeting was that all formal hea
ings shall be public. The meeting o
Monday will not be public, but wha
ever questions of Importance ma
there develop will be given out b
Mr.. Wright.