The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-10-14
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compiishing something before the con-
elusion of this conference which will be
of benefit to the manufacturers of this
country"
Have you any understanding with the
operators?'
mo, we have made no move in that
direction as yet. If we are able to ac-
complish anything with Mr. Mitchell and
his colleagues we will then try to formu-
late plan on purely business basis to
bring the two sides of the controversy
together for the benefit of the manufac-
turers.'
President Mitchell declined to discuss
the action of Governor Stone in calling
out the entire national guard of Pennsyl-
yania and refused to give the substance
of what passed yesterday between him
self and Carroll D. Wright, United States
commissioner Of labor, in Philadelphia.
AT 9:45 o'clock Mr.. Mitchell and the
three district presidents, Duffy. Fahey
and Nichols, went into conference with
the manufacturers committee behind
closed doors.
At 12:45 p. m. the conference was adj
journed until o'clock.
Mr.. Parry stated that a general discus
sion of the situation had taken place but
that nothing tangible had been agreed up
on Everything is progressing favor
ably said he, land we have hopes that
some definite action will be taken at the
afternoon meeting"
MITCHELL SAYS NOTHING.
BUFFALO, October president Mitch
ell was shown the Associated Press des-
patch from Washington stating that
President Roosevelt had requested Mr..
Mitchell to use his influence to induce
the men to return to work with 3 promise
of the appointment of commission to
investigate the miners grievances
Mr.. Mitchell read the despatch carefully
and then said he would not discuss the
matter at all. In reply to several ques-
tons regarding President Roosevelts re
quest Mr. Mitchell made the same reply:
Il have nothing to say on the subject
at present
THE COAL FAMINE.
NEW YORK, October lit is stated
that less than four days supply of coal
remains for the running of the pumping
station of the Brooklyn Water Works and
unless more coal comes before Thursday
or Friday, the pumping station may have
TO close. The gas companies in Brooklyn
are all short of coal. Many Brooklyn
ichurches will close if the coal famine con-
tinues.
gang of coal pirates is at work in
Inc HarDOF and IN future many captains
| of tugs and barges will go armed TO fight
| the robbers. One barge captain reports
| that he was robbed of ten tons of soft
coal while on the way from South Am
tboy, n. j. The captain says he was awak-
| ened by men who had boarded the barge
They We're armed with pistols and he
was powerless- They loaded four skiffs
and disappeared with their precious car
go.
! A soft coal famine, on the heels of the
present anthracite coal famine, according
to the coal dealers is now impending, and
lis likely TO strike this city in a few days
While the sidfngs along the railroads are
tchoked up with thousands of cars loaded
with soft coal very little of it is reach
| ing the city and the price of soft coal is
increasing day by day. The soft coal
operators have appealed to President Cas-
satt of the Pennsylvania Railroad to try
to bring the coal to this city.
ScareIty of motive power is given as
the cause of the delay in shipment. Pros.
poets are that in case the coal strike con-
| tinues until winter sets in the gas com
panies will have great difficulty in turning
out the normal supply.
In Manhattan borough the gas company
| is manufacturing about SO, 600, 900 feet OF
gas a day and is able to so adjust its
plants that either soft or hard coal car
be in used to advantage
| The Brooklyn Gas Company is not sc
situated, however, and is buying all the
anthracite available.
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