The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-10-17

ware and Hudson company, said that
fifteen of the company's twenty mine
places could be gotten in working
shape within Il few days, and all of
them within Il week or ten days. II
is possible, he said, that some of them
| may be in worse shape than is at pres
ent known. Heavy falls may have oc-
Cured on roads that have not been
recently explored. and if such is the
case Il large number Of chambers may
have to lie idle until the falls are
cleared away
IN SHAPE TO RESUME.
Assistant Superintendent Tobey, of
the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern company, said that every one of his
comDany's twenty-Six collieries are in
shape to resume at once. with the eX-
| ception of the Hallstead. noted above.
Seventeen of the collieries. twelve
mines and five washeries are already al
work, and in a number of others men
have been engaged for some time in
not only cleaning up and repairing, but
in cutting coal. One place at which not
so much as a pound of coal was hoist
ed during the strike had thirty EIGHT
men working underground for two
weeks past.
The Erie company has kept all OF
it's thirty places except its Butler col
liery, in good shape and will. it is ex-
pected, be able to put on its full force
within few days after the strike is
officially called off. OF the Ontario and
Western company's fourteen places the
same can be said. Its three washeries
nd + r.
ing for some time past, with good
sized forces.
General Manager Thorne, of the Tenn
pie Iron company. was seen just as he
returned from a tour of the compHny'S
nine places. and reported that each one
of them is in good shape. and can be
started up in the course of IL very few
days. The Northwest breaker at Ed
gerton, which was destroyed by fire a
short time before the strike began, has
been rebuilt. and inside of Il week will
be ready for resumption.
TO sum it all up the miners can near
ly all be accommodated from the very
first day, either in working their cham
bers or assisting the company hands
in cleaning up and repair work.
SOME CONCERN FELT.
Some concern IS felt over the POSSIBLE
ity of local disturbances and petty
strikes. resulting from the union men
being compelled to work with those
who have continued in the companies
service or returned to work during the
strike. This, it is hoped, is. to il great
degree, false alarm. The United Mine
Workers organization has declared
that it does not try to dictate that
members of its organza ton only shall
be employed about the mines. While
the arbitration commission is in session
it will hardly do for reports to go forth
that will give the lie to this declara-
ton. Consequently it will be up to the
officers of the union TO prevent trouble
on this score, and it is the opinion here
abouts they can do this if they try.
There will be no difficulty experienced
in finding places for all hands. At
the most there are not over 10000 nom
union men in the whole region. Forty
thousand strikers have gone to other
fields or gotten into other lines of EN-
ployment. Ten thousand of these 10000
will never seek to go back TO the mines.
These facts, coupled with the further
fact that the mines will be worked To
their fullest capacity for long time to
come, makes it certain there will be no
conflict between union and non-union
men because of the one croWding out
the other
Nothing has been heard yet at the
camps as to how much longer the SOL
diers will be kept in the field The
general expectation is that some of
them will be kept on duty for several
weeks yet to help discourage the pos
siblity of non-union men being mo-
Tested.
MITCHELL COMING HERE,
President Mitchell, of the United
Mine Workers. is To he here sunday in
attendance at the trades unionists'
mass meeting at Nay Aug park. Large
of the locals have had meet
ings recently and voted good-sized do
nations from their treasury To be
dropped in the hat which will be passed
at this meeting, to collect fund for
the aid of he miners. The fact that
the strike is about to end Will not
make the proposed passing of the hat
The strikers will continue |
to need relief for two weeks or SO as
il will be that length of time before |
they draw their first pay.
The Delaware LackaWanna and |
Western company is perhaps in better |
shape now to handle the rush of coal |
business that viii follow the settlement !
Df the strike than it has ever been be- /!
fore. During the past five months. |
Of repair has been sent through the
In Hpct al pl,n