Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-01

he would not hesitate 10 adopt It, un,
less meanwhile assurances Of a settle.
ment were received After. today'S
meeting Gov. Crane left W$hingto'
for Massachusetts.
The conference will be resumed TO.
morrow, at which time Secy Root, VII,
snent the day In New York. will ht
present, II Is understood that the visit
of Secy. Root to New York was for thu
/ urpose Of consulting prominent bust.
ness men on the subject.
The secretary left for New Yorl
after a short conference NJ the White
House. when the same men were pres.
ent who were at today's conference.
II has been intlmated that the pres
ident may send for the managers VI tn
coal properties, but this viii not b,
done until after the conference to.
morrow.
II could moi be learned what com.
municatiQn, If any had been receive
Fl ON Secy Root while he was In New
York. He reached Washington about
10 o'clock tonight, but denied himself
to newspaper men and others seeking
information.
No official statement was made re-
gardlng the conference today though
an intlmation was given that some
statement might follow the conference
tomorrow As heretofore stated the
main fact made apparent today was
that the president viii make every e.
fort that he can exert properly and
lawfully 10 stop the strike and avert a
fuel famine.
MAYOR MAYBURY's COAL CON-
FERENCE.
Detroit, Sept. 3O.-The Geographic in
vitations sent out last night by VIII
liam Maybury to governors OF num-
Der of states and the mayors of the
principal cities in the east, middle west
and northwest, asking them to send
delegates to participate In national
conference on the coal subject, have
brought a number OF acceptances and
the proposed conference bids fair to be
a tremendous success.
In answer TO the message from Seth
Low OF Greater New York for further
particulars, Mayor Maybury sent the
following telegram.
conference is expected to look up
coal situation as II exists at date OF
meeting. II will discuss best and most
practicable means of obtaining that to
which we are fairly entitled, namely,
a coal supply The plan to be pur-
sued to enforce our demand must be
governed by the wisdom Of the con-
ference, and should be such a plan as
viii be most effectively and promptly
applied. Representation from the
metropolitan city OF the country would
be most helpful"
Among the few messages received
that did not indorse the proposed con-
ference was the following from Gov.
Murphy OF New Jersey:
IL don't think the conference pro-
posed can accomplish any practical re-
suits"
Gov. Nash OF Ohio wired:
~ am in receipt Of your telegram,
and heartily sympathize with the re-
suits you desire TO bring about | have
no authority ~ law for appointing the
delegates suggested. II ] do II Will
he a mere voluntary matter. and II
citizens attend under such appoint
ments, II would be voluntarily on their
part. have no confidence IN the
efficacy Of unauthorized acts upon the
part OF officials"
Prest II. p. Mcfarland, Of the board
of commissioners Of the District Of
Columbia. telegraphed as follows:
"Will be glad TO cooperate Have
asked board OF trade and business as
sociations II they can name dele
gates
In reply TO a message from Mayor
Wells Of st. Louis. saying he thought
II would be better TO have the dele
gates appointed by the business or
Of the city, Mayor May
bury said that II did not matter who
appointed them so long as the city was
NJ tho conference.