The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-14
VERY FEW MEN
WENT To WORK
Strikers Gave the Operators
Every Opportunity. g
THERE WAS NO INTERFERENCE
GOVERNOR oDELL BELIEVES THE
END is NEAR.

WILKESBARRE. Pa, Oct. 1s.-what
w was looked upon as an important
day in the matter of resumption
of work in the coal mines passed with
out any serious trouble, and each side
to the controversy is claiming a VIC
tory Reports received here from coal
camps all over the region are to the
effect that at least twelve coIlieries and
four washeries started operations to-
day. President Mitchell, in a talk with
the correspondent. asserted that the re-
ports received by him from his lev
tenants in the field showed that fewer
men were at work today than last
week.
Extra Efforts Made.
1t Is quite evident that extra efferts
were made on both sides to gain an ad-
vantage. The soldiers OF the Third
brigade were sent into the outlying
mining towns in this region long be-
fore starting up time 10 patrol the
roads leading to the cOllieries. In some
places the soldiers We're scattered in
twOs and threes along streets and on
street corners. but they were not COM
PEELED TO rescue any one from the
strikers. The company superintendent
are authority for the statement that
for the past two days the mine workers
have been again making hOuse-tO-
house canvasses all over the entire ter
ritory, holding the men In line, and
that if il were not for this method OF
keeping the men from work there
would have been a large increase In the
number OF employees at work. One su-
perintendent, in speaking Of the situa-
ton as il exists today, said:
Few Men Went to Work.
''The number who returned to work
today was not very large, but the
movement in that direction was graft
tying. The companies did not make a
great effort to break the ranks of the
strikers. preferring to wait until the
New York conferences are over. They
held out false hopes to the men, and as
soon as they are over the men will see
that there is no use to hold out any
longer and win be glad TO resume
work"
In an interview today, President
Mitchell summed up the general stu
alton as follows: Il have heard from
every point in the coal region today
and my information Is 20 the effect that
fewer men are at work today than
there were last week. There were de-
sertions from the camps at Hazieton.
Scranton, the Panther Creek valley
and Shamokin.
Report Not True.
1.-THE report that twelve coal col
lieries resumed operations is not true.
The Bellevue colliery OF the Lacka-
wanna company. which II is claimed
was started, hoisted two cars and then
shut down; the Johnson cOllieries, num-
bers / and Of the New York. Ontario
& Western company, contrary TO re-
port, did not move a wheel; at the
Lattimer mines of Pardee & Co. the
mine foreman raised some coal that
had been gathered at the bottom, but
no new men started there, as is report
ed. The Prospect colliery of the Lehigh
| valley, which Is also said 10 have be-
gun work, did not ship any coal I
have not heard anything of the other
eollieries. but If they had started work
I would have been Informed"
While Mr.. Mitchell was willing &c
talk about the condition in the coal
| fields. he resolUtely declined to discuss
| the conferences that have been In prog
| ress among the operators In reply 10
/ all questions as TO whether he had re-
| ceived any information or offers from
/ the other side, he said: 4 won't talk
about that"
/ He said he had made no arrange
ments TO leave the city to meet any
/ one There was no news from the mil
| itary end Of the great struggle. Cen
eral Goblin said his men had little to
do. He said there were several cases
of violence of a minor nature reported
TO headquarters. but nothing Of seri-
Gus nature.