The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-01
PAY TO DATE
FROM NOV. /
First Decision Of the
Arbitrator.
SHUTS OFF CONTROVERSY
SHUTS OFF CONTROVERSY
Continue Inspection of Mines
and Mining Region.
Judge Gray Contracts Case Of Back
ache-workmen in Bowels Of
the Earth Questioned as to
Their Compensation.

Scranton, Pa, Oct. M.-The first i'm
portant action of the coal strike COM
mission which is arbitrating the differ
ences between the miners. and their EN-
ployers was taken today when 1t was
announced by Carroll D. Wright, the re-
corder of the commission. that II any
award affecting the existing rate Of
wages shall be made, the award shall
be effective from November /.
The action Of the commissioners shuts
OF any possible controversy that either
side may have desired to raise. The an
nouncement OF the commission was con-
tanned In the following brief resolution:
Voted. unanimously. that IL the COM
mission at the conclusion of its hearings
and deliberations, makes any award az
fecting. existing rates of wages, such
award shall take effect from November
l. 1902"
Accompanying the resolution was a
brief statement made by Recorder Wright
In which he says:
THE resolution was adopted by the
commission because 1t felt that 1t was Inn
portant to make its Investigations de-
hberately and that 1t might be well, In
order to relieve itself from pressure from
any source which might cause, undue
haste. to inform the operators and the
miners that should the investigation and
tie deliberations following II warrant any
change whatever. either in the way of
increase or reduction Of wages. such
change should be from a certain date,
thus enabling all parties to facilitate their
calculations" st
ron+,ru.d yr,r.,tico
Ahe So'n , y, 49,. .'e "a. -
IN eon.inulns .heii Inspoo.'o" =. s s
a.s e .n Hsr.,,,,a ae,,,ars, $500
lney v.si'eu the " n.,. eo uS tIvd.or
- ~ n.,awsre T'act.wanns am
xrrs..s.,s oo,rnarIss In the forenon am
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~ - sa,sssi.,.r ~ yvursshsrre ret,,rr,ns
sa.. a. .hs .vsr,ns
r. - ross,hls tbst the comnoission NAV
oara n nrelin,inarv report ON three prir.
a,s.aI s.-,,.s n,,sstions Tbev are the IN.
crss a. IN NC ges q shorter vyork day and
Az S,aiehin, ~ coaI After these have
80, d.cided the cornno,aslon can take IN
ali other questions without undue haste
n IA known the commissioners have this
- 80 ',"Sar aon.,dsra tion and A. IA very
rratxy VaTo EAn0Ft HlAQG.
Ths oor,r,,.siorars were underground to-
49, o. .,.,o ho,,ra ana a half. The party
uis..s - .hirteen neraons. Recorder
$500. a,d 80 accomnanv the party
.e a..,,r. - 1,crL in connec-
AZ Ir,,as,Igstior
Ny III ~ rh,,ra.o-. ,nSnectad practically the
S.sa,,na r,nrLInes and as nm
vastardav found nnuch to interest them.
~. c,,os r,,,,o-5i,. questions of all
~, anoountered In the ganxways or
men w. "a Ala not seem 10 mind the
s,.s,.,,ra - tba trin
Gra-,,s p.ck Ached
q. -. o,o ~ the
Inc Manvine ~. ,,o, tor ,he miners
worst MINES -, ~ III. - oaa1 ore not more
to work. Inc VEINS y, cSa. ~ ,.,nsr \ :
than three rect tnlck ana .ne M ~ a
a more oin,eui' a. % .h,oger The com
ouI a,aiIed several miles through
missioners waiheu o or,ns 70 the exceed
.ho so re- 800 thew had to do their
neE oiroost Continually In a stoop-
Haiip I.s,oa Attsr the arbitrators had
.ne p 49, r,orL,nrs an hour. Judge Gray
800 ,sns 81. hack ached enough and he
ueu .. ths surface accompanied by
49,, ocaId,rg
s,.op..hSr ,he commissioners inspected
mhors where miners were al
work at the face Of the breasts blasting
80, The erst breast visited was 2,00
Ssat from the foot of the shaft There
a. ,nvasti1a1ors found a miner and his
haIrer AT work. General Wilson and
Msssrs clark and Parker crawled into
.hs three-foot horizontal opening be-
tnsen the rock out of which the coal
,vas h.,n1 taken.
The commissioners presented novel
,,ot,,rs "a thew sat around with flaming
ianons In their hands listening to grimy
at@rsrs giving their testimony. The
r,insr was asked how much he made a
daw how many cars Of coal he was able
to Get out how many hours he worked,
wnst he paid his helper, how much he
made per month before the strike ana
n,,Tosrous other questions that might give
49, oororojssIoners some idea of Aow to
10000
yUi1sor Chief Inouisitor.
1I,I,-,, nos the ch,ef inouisitor.
General wnSon .,..ed ~, ME colIsa gIea
ara was ANY - ~. onsrators and
Inc reprsseh'A ..,,r tha miners in
AFRO the t"o leP' eSe,io - ..