The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-01
.AWARDAS To WAGES
DATE FROM. \ TO-DAY !
Commission Decides This if Any
Change is Made,
is Acceptable TO The MEN.
Prompt Decision shuts OFF Possible
Controversy-Day spent Inspecting
M;;nes-CrawI through opens
ings uhere The wen Work.
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Drlef resoiullcn:
otea, .Ilously, that if tie COM
mission, at the conclusion oi&its hearings
ana uel,uerarIuns, makes any award az
iecung eNlsl,ns rates of wages, such
award snail take erect November LIST,
|! 1902. z
IL was fully expected that this ques-,
ton would come up before the a, b.t.a-i
tors, but the action OF the COMMISSIONERS
@siuts off any pGssIp.e controversy lEd t
either SIDE may nave desii ed to raise.
The miners wanted the new scale, il one
is made. to date from the time they re-
turned to work, but the ope. ators LETT
the matter to be decided by the commits
sion. Tie mine workers are perfectly
satisfied, however with the decision of
the commissiCn;# the strike has been off
only one week and most of tie men have
not worked more than four or five days.
INSPECTING THE MINES.
The commissioners spent the entire day
continuing their inspection of the mines.
and the mining region about Sctanton.
They visited the Manviile col.i5ry. ope-
rated Jointly by the Delaware and Hud
son and the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Companies, in the for n5ol. and
the afternoon was spent in riding through,
the region on a SPECIAL trolley car
The commission viii spend Saturday in
tie vicinity of Wilkesbarre. returning
here in the evening. 1t is possible the
commission may make a prelim nary re-
port on three of the principal strike
questions These are TIE increase in
wag es. a shorter work Cay. and the.
wsighng of coal. After these have been
decided the commission can take up all
other questions without undue haste.
It is known the commissioners have
this feature under consideration. and it
is Very likely a preliminary report will
be made
The commissioners were under ground
to-day for two hours and a half The
arbitrators insrected practically the en-
tire underground workings. and found
much interest to them They asked nu-
merous questions of all the men they en-H
countered inHthe gangwavs# or chambers
and did not. Seem :, mind the discom-#
torture of the trip.
LOOKED LIKE REAL, MINERS
The Manvile is said to be one of the
worst mines in this region for. the min
.ers to work. The Veins of coal are not
more than three feetathick and the min
.er has a more difficult time in getting
it out than where the seam is thicker.
The commission walked several miles
through the gangways, and. owing to
the exceedingly low roof. they had to
do their tranlping almost continually
in a stonping position.
After the arbitrat tors had been in the
working an hour. Judge Gray decided
that his back ached enough, and he
came to the surface. accompanied by
inspected three chambers
where miners We're at work at the face
of the breasts blasting coal The first
breast visited was 2.nYl feet from the
foot of the shaft There the investiga-
tors found a miner and his helper at
work. General Wilson and Messrs. Clarke
and Pa-1Sere crawled INTO the three-foot
llT1t-1i. 81 opening between the rock out
OF uhAch the coal was being taken The
commissioners presented a novel picture
as they sat around with flaming lamrs
in their hands. listening to the grimv
digger giving his testimony. The miner
was asked how much he made day;
how many cars Of coal he was able to
get out: how many hours he worked: |
what lie paid his he1ner: how much he
made per month before the strike and
nums~nns questions that might give the
some idea of how to pro-
coed.