The sun., 1902-11-05
STRIKE COMMISSIONERS TRIP.
lRBITRtTORS VISIT THE REGION
fBOiT SHtWOkTN.
They 90 Down Into n Wine and Inspect
Prosperous Miners village they
Hear Two Sides %; the story About
some EOriOrn Tenptnents Near q Mine.

y Prosperous Miners village They
Hear Two Sides O the story About
some fOrlOrn Tenrmrnis Near a Mine.
sHAMoHI>, Pa. Nov. l. The local coal
fields We're closely examined 10y the Strike
Arbitration Commission to-day. The mem
hers left here Tonight for Noun, Carmel.
and Tomorrow and the day following they
will travel through the lower Schuvlkill
county region. On Thursday night the
commission will 60 To Philadelphia and
adjourn Ia meet in Scranton on Nov. ~,
~her" they will meet and hear testimony.
The CjnmlsSon"r- arrived here from
lIazleton at 1880 O'Clock this morning over
'he Pennsylvania Railroad. Few persons
Were aware that the Commissioners would
be here to-day a. the news had been sent
OH that they would not arrive before
Thursday. The train attracted much atten-
lion as II slowly crept through town and
by the time it had arrived at the station
large crowd had collected
President John Fahy, Secretary G,crg"
HARLEM. Treasurer Wilson Of tho limited
Mine Workers and Niles Dougherv. ma
tiona hoard organizer. awaited the coming
Of the Commissioners, who rcoeived Il
hearty welcome. After standing in front
Ol lil'' ~ dl'Oil lpi N'L lUf lldiN
switched over to the Reading lines and the
Commissioners started on their tour
| through this neghborhood. They were
taken first TO Bear Valley by Supl. Neith
of the Reading Coal and Iron COMPANY,
| who represents the operators before
! the Commission. There District Superin-
tendent- Monroe. Shreifller and p. r. Bren-
| nan of tie Reading mot the party.
Th" ommissioners, excepting Mr. Wright.
went downthc shaft Doughrrv V aud Hart
lein. representing the mirers. Supts. Bren-
! nan ard Shrei 5ler Veith and I.ut her OF
the Reading also accompanied the Com
missioners on the underground exploration.
| On reaching the bottom of the deep shaft
| the visitors entered \ wagon. TO which were
| hitched two mules. Two driver boys led
| them on a journey into "A gaugway, with
much water dripping from the roof A
| few miners on their way to the surface
were asked by the Commissioners a. 10
/ what their pay amounted Ia and how long
they worked each day Their answers
were joted down and will likely lie made
public when the commission takes testimony
/ at Scranton
Leaving Bear Valley the investigating
party went to Treverta own, seven miles
west OF here The North Franklin mine,
owned by the Reading. il half mile away
| ~ was not lNIHSlfl, llul lit town WH~
| looked al from the train, and the ODmmis-
-ioners were much pleased with its Csanly,
| comfort able appearance, There was no
| sign of poverty anywhere
/ From Ireverton a run ws made to Hck-
orv Ridge. three miles east u here The
| collierv was Just closing down for the dav
and the workinen were hurrying home
1 to vote. Therefore the mine was not ex-
! amined. hut the village close 10y was The
inhabitants, principally Hungarians and
! Poles. stood In the doorwavs of the Union
| company'S one-story tenement houses
] and gaZed at the commissioners a. they
! walked along. A half dozen dilapidated
/ houses, some containing eight To ten chill
| dren, were pointed out by fahev, Dough-
prty and Hartlein being samples of
| OF her places in the coal region that miners
occupy
Judge GRAY. Gen Wilson and Bishop
Spalding inspected the structures. The
! heads OF the families said they paid from
81 80 10 $3.50 month rent Children
| crowded about the commissioners who
gave them pennies and nickels. One
! little girl kissed Gen Wilson's hand An
other handed Judge Gray candy He
gave IT to a slate picker Bishop Spald-
| ing was greatly revered by the children
when il became known he was such high
| Church man.
ON the other hand, Union COMPANY
I official said the miserable houses were
! built by foreigners, who. II is alleged
: TT~' SlOf lDf lllIllbhf from 'flt f'ttlil-Ni-
! vania Railroad Company. The railroad
| made the Union company pay for the
| lumber, The Union company then prose-
: Cutcd the tenants and a. some would
| not settle they were sent 10 jail to serve
short terms Others agreed TO allow from
80 to 81 80 to be deducted from their
wages every month until the cost of lumber
was lquidated. This the foreigners con-
slider a. paving rent Eventually the
structures will belong TO them.
| President Mitchell's report Of tho unions
demands upon the operators was made
public here at noon to-day by Commissioner
! Carroll d. Wright
SCRANTON. Pa, Nov. An the mines
! in the Scranton district have resumed
| opera ions. The two Of the Iackawanna
| company that have been idle owing to
repairs, the Sloan and the Central, resumed
to-day, The output of coal hereah outs
| il almost normal
District President Nichols said to-day
that the Iackawanna company has been
among the first in discriminating against
its miners whom II did not like Four
hundred men in the Scranton district have
failed 70 get work, no says, and he will
bring this to the attention Of the commits
i,,t,a !, 100 oil.