Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-03
THE COAL MINE MAGNATEs.
Carefully Read the Presidents State
ment and Then Conferred,

And cat may look at a king. AS there
was more than one coal king in Washing
ton to be watched this morning it took m ore
than one cat to do the watching-a big yell
low and white, with scrap written all
over his SCARED head, and a grimy black,
who was afraid. For two hours this morn
ing these two cats watched the two palatlal
cars standing on track No. at the Balti-
more and Ohio station. After breakfas.
had been served to the six representatives
of the great anthracite and railroad inter
ests the cats fed on the scraps that were
left and when Presidents Baer, Thomas
and Truesdale paced the station platform
while waiting for the hour appointed for
the strike conference at the White HOUSE
the cats impaired their good luck by rub
bling against the feet Of the great impec-
sonations Of wealth and power.
The railroad presidents arrived in Wash
ington last night over the Pennsylvania
railroad. They occupied two private cars.
one the ATLAS" labeled as belonging to
the Central railroad of New Jersey, and
the other the philadelphia" of the Read
ing road The cars were switched at once
more and Ohio road. During the night two
private detectives who came with the spe-
cial kept guard.
This morning the cars were run down to
II,
will remain until o'clock this afternoon
at least. These are the orders issued to
date. 81,
After breakfast, which was served on the
cars the mine operators and railroad prasi-
dents, six In number, read the morning
papers; they smoked; they chatted; they
walked the length of their cars on the sta
ton platform.
and perhaps understanding among them.
selves which frightened the situation, made
the faces of the coal mine operators aad
railroad presidents indicate good nature
this morning.
Star reporter asked President Baer. as
he stood ,en 1the steps of the ATLAS" this
morning. of he would permit few ques-
tions to befaske4. He replied with laugh:
"Oh, yes. there's not the slightest objection
to questiops-bYt. the answers can tell
you first that we don't know a thing"
Then tuning questioner Mr.. Baer asked:
nos hesrd thg this mornings We have
When will you leave for the White
I'VE win get to the White House exactly
about at ha Will Will ns get a%aa
That is the question We would like to have
an answer, to. n you can find that out YOU
would relieve number of anxious gentle
aa sse
Mr. BaeE varied to know how long It
would take to get to the White House If he
walked. and also how long to drive there
II would like to walk" he remarked.
laughingly, but some Of these gentlemen
may have a little touch of the geut this
morning" turning to the group of railroad
presidents, who were busily reading the
morning papers in the little drawing room
Of the car. The decision was for carriages,
and Mr.. Baer took his morning exercise ON
the station platform before the ride was
taken. He was Joined in his walk by Presf-
dents Truesdale and Thomas When the
~, cfor cd ont Wa or In cfo h,,f
after several turns had been taken the con-
yersation became animated, the three drew
nearer together and their gait was har-
monious.
Promptly at fifteen minutes before II the
party entered two carriages and were
driven to the temporary White House on
Jackson place. The party INDUCED IN no
sight seeing on the way to Jackson place.
The route was the most direct, and the re-
turn the same way. Immediately at the
conclusion OF the brief conference with
President Roosevelt and President Mitchell
they were driven back to their private cars
As soon as they entered the blinds were