The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-15
COAL OPERATORS MEET.
Baer Says Mitchell Was Not Con
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New York, Oct. 4.-The regular weekly meeting of the coal operators today was preceded by 6 conference with commit tee of the National Association of Manu- facturers and at the conference the salient points of a plan to settle the anthracite coal strike was submitted by the manu- lecturers.
 The operators will consider the plan while the mine workers are reaching a conclusion in regard to the proposal of arbitration submitted to President Roose- welt at Washington yesterday.
 member of the manufacturers com mittee said that he knew the associa- tion's plan would be acceptable to MT Mitchell. The same member of the com mittee said the manufacturers plan would be considered by the operators if the mine workers reject the plan submitted to the President yesterday.
 The operators began their meeting ini- mediately after the conference with the manufacturers and at the close of the meeting President Baer said that no state ment would be given out regarding it.
 The, members of the Manufacturers Committee at the conference were: David NJ. Perry, president of the association: Frank Leak@df Philadelphia and Richard Young of this city. MT. Leak said that the proposition of the Manufacturers As sociation had not been formally presented to the operators, but that its salient points had been discussed. He said that at present the bitumnous miners are organized and that if the anthracite miners became organized on similar lines 1t was his belief that the price of coal would be permanently advanced with the result that manufacturers would have to advance the prices of all articles manu- factured. He said his association was desrous of having prices remain as they now are.
 According to President Parry's secre- tary, at the meeting between MT. Mitchell and the representatives of the Manu- lecturers Association, at Buffalo last week, and the secretary says they have stenographc notes of the proceedings, MT. Mitchell agreed to forego the recognition of the union in his demands upon the operators if there was general advance in wages of ten per cent.
 Mr. Parry and MT. Leake announced that they would leave the city tonight, but their destination could not be learned. All of the leading operators were present at the meeting except President Chphant and Vice. President Wilcox of the Dela- ware and Hudson,
 While the coal operators meeting was in progress, J. P. Morgan and his partner, Robert Bacon, arrived in the city from Washington and they went directly to Mr. Morgan's office. MT. Morgan was asked:
 Have you heard anything from MT. Mitchell in regard to the terms of the operators?
 No. I have not heard anything since l left" replied the financier.
 Have you anything to say about your conference with the President?''
 No; l haven't a word to say. The newspapers have had everything that oc- cured over there"
 MT. Baer was asked if the presidents had any intimation that the proposition made to President Roosevelt last night was acceptable to the miners.
 You will have to see Mir. Mitchell" was the reply. We certainly did not consult Mir. Mitchell"
 1oye may be blind but it never fails to hear
 AL.