Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-10-31
|1NNISSION At WORK
hal Strike Arbitrators Spend Busy
Day at the Mines.
klsIT HOMES OF W0RKMEN.
.ur of Inspection Made So That
aoard VIII BE Able to Understand
the Expert Testimony That
Will BE Presented.

Scranton. Pa, Oct. 81. - The real
york Of the arbitration commission ap-
Aointed by President Roosevelt to ad-
INST the differences existing between
no coal operators and their employees
began during the day. Briefly stated,
Inc days work consisted of general
nsnecton of the inside and outside
rorkings Of coal mines and the homes
nd surroundings of the workmen. All
X the region lying north of here to
Forest City, stretch of twenty-five
miles, was gone over. This took up
he entire day. The mining region
from here south to Wilkesbarre will
bext be looked over.
The commission is making this tour
70 that the members may gain better
Idea of mining in order to more intelli-
rently understand the testimony that
will be given by experts on both sides
Of the controversy. No testimony will
be taken during the inspection trips.
The commission party consists Of four
teen persons.
The entire party, which also includes
-four general mining superintendent
and a number of newspaper CORE
epondents, left the Delaware and Hud-
son railroad station for Forest City in
4 special train of Pullman cars, the
expense of which is being borne by the
commissioners. The start was delayed
about an hour owing to the very late
arrival of the commissioners in this
lefty.
Mining TerminOlogy Explained.
On the run up the Lackawanna val
lev the commissioners occupied the OBJ
servation car and were shown the
points of interest. In the car was a
very large map showing the veins of
coal between Scranton and the upper
edge Of the coaltield. The commission
ers showed great interest in the map
and asked the superintendent many
questions. Commissioner Watkins,
who has an expert knowledge Of min
ing. having been an operator at one
time, also explained in detail many
features of coal mining. In giving
their explanations the experts often
used technical terms, such as ''robbing
the pillars" in each case where tech
meal term was used a commissioner
| asking it's meaning.
The news that the presidents COM
missioners were passing on special
train spead through the upper valley,
and small groups Of people gathered
at the various stations along the line
Of the Delaware and Hudson railroad.
The personnel of the party is as fol
lows: Judge Gray, Colonel Wright,
Brigadier General John NJ. Wilson,
Thomas II. Watkins. E. w. Parker,
Bishop Spalling and E. e. Clark, com
missioners; L. A. Moseley and Charles
| P. Neil. recorders; Charles Gerry,
Charles w. Morris, Frank r. Hanna
and A. G. Edwards, stenographers;
Jesse Sears, messenger; General Su-
perin,endcnt r. A. Phillips, Delaware
Lackawanna and Western; E. ID. Ross,
general superintendent Delaware and
Hudson; General Manager w. A. May
Of the Erie company: Superintendent
>. Z. Dryden. Ontario and Western
General Manager S. b. Thorne, Semple
Iron company; T. u. Nichols. distric,
president United Mine Workers OF
America: Rev. Peter Roberts and
James $. Warwick, both representing
the miners; Henry Collins, national or
ganizer United Mine Workers.
"orest City Mine visited.
A. Forest City the party left the
train and was driven to the No.
shaft nf the Hillside Coal and Iron
COMPANY. which is operated by the
Erie railroad company. The depth OF
the mlme is 40 feet. This operation is
said to va one of the best in the upper
regio,
The party left the carriages some
distance --nin the shaft and was taken
to The engine room at the shaft III the
mine carriage. Judge Gray, Bishop
Sralding and the others donned over
ais, jumpers and miners caps. some
Of the party carrying miners lamps III
their hands, while the others had them
fastened to the caps. There were about
600 men and boys at work in the mine
when the party was lowered into the
workings
About IN hour before the commits
s0ners arrived at the shaft Hun
garian was killed by fall Of roof in
the Clifford mine, which adjoins the
one the commissioners inspected. His
body was doubled up under the fall,
and his lamp, failing to go out, set ire
to his clothing and practically roasted
him
NpW cnpTHr MN JARED