The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-06
HAVE ENDED THEIR TOUR
Anthracite Strike Commission Con-
Guided Their Observations.
WILL MEET AT SCRANTON NEXT WEEK.
FeoisThey Are Now Qualified 20 sit in
Judgment on Controversy Between
Operators and Miners.
WILL MRETAr SCRANTON NEXT WEEK.

Mahanoy City. Pa, November S.--The an
thracite strike commission ended It's tour
OF observation Of the coal fields in the
Panther Creek valley today, and the mem
bers Of the party will return to their homes
tomorrow and win meet again at Scranton
on November IA. to take the testimony OF
the miners, The biggest days work Of the
entire trip was accomplished today when
the commissioners made a complete ex-
animation Of two large collieres and tour
OF the region lying between Mount Carmel
and this city.
SIX working days have been consumed IN
travelling from place TO place and the arbi-
traitors feel they are now qualified TO sit
In judgment on the controversy between
the mine owners and the employees. In all
the commissioners have been lowered into
seven mines OF varying conditions and have
gone through several breakers, They have
met the general superintendent, the mine
superintendent and the foremen Of the
various collieries visited. and also have
talked with the grimy coal dtggers below
the earth's surface. They have heard the
grievances the miners say they have, and
also have heard the companies complaints
Besides this the commissioners have gained
n somewhat technical knowledge Of mining
In its many different features that will he
Of great assistance to them. They will be
able to understand and ask questions
where they would not have been able "
they had not been under ground.
The commissioners special train lctt
Mount Carmel al Z go a. III, and nrst VS.
tied tho Potts col'iery In Columbia county
several miles from Mount CARMEL; ~ N
owned by tho Philadelphia and Reading
Coal and Coke company. Tho breaker OF
this colliery is different from those seen
by the commissioners at other places.
! They went all over the building and were
! much Interested In the workmen. among
whom were many boys. From the Potts
colicry the train proceeded through ASH,
| land Girardvile aud Gllberton, 20 the
| Maple Hill collery Of the philadelphia aud
| Reading Coal and Iron company, IN tue
| Mahnnoy valley, few miles from Sneha i
| doah This Is one Of the best mines ~
| the entire anthracite hcld. and IS equipped
| with all modern appliances The bottom
| Of the shaft Is I30 feet below the SURFACE,
| and during their two hours stay In the
| workings the commissioners went about
! n mile and a half from the SHAFT. Inc
whistle blew the noon hour S as byoa ahs p npar
! by the commissioners talked with hoys'
whose faces were black with coal dust
| Judge Gray and Bishop Spalding seemed
| some Of them small coin,
From the Maple hin colliery the commits
sioners, train, was run down 6nrongn H SsIat
valley Then the arbitrators visited the No
s colllery Of the I,ehigh Coal ana NaVlga
| tIon company OF Coaldale.
After leaving the mine number Of Idle
mine workers crowded around Chairman
Gray OF the commission told him that they
| had been Disseminated against by thu
company in the matter o., getting their ole
| places back. They said Superintendent
| iFehner would not take them back for SOM
reason unknown TO them and that othc
men had been given their places. On TN
other hand. tho company officials said thel
mad not enough work for all the men oi
account Of repair work being done. Judg'
Gray listened to them, but made no com
ment.
The commissioners will leave for Potts
vile tomorrow. and viii depart from tn
latter place for their homes during tn
afternoon