The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-18
GETTING READY TO Mine COAL.
WORK NAY BE BEGUN ny NENT
THURSDAY.

Men Win he Turning Out 200 900
Tons NJ Coal . Day-Dclegates to
Miners's C0n,entio Being Elected.
WiLKEs-BARRE. Pa. Oct i7.--Enough
cars have been gathered on the anthracite
| coal carrying roads to carry $500 900 tons
| TO market These cars are at the collery
sidings ready for the mines, on the railroad
sidinGs close to the collieries and at storage
yards close to the district where they can
be readily taken to the collieries when
wanted. Engines are ready for them aud
the railroad men have no hesitanoy in saying
quickly all the coal that can he produced
when mining is started.
Never in the history OF coal mining have
so many cars been gathered in the coal
regions. Ordinarily some of them are
away for a month or more in the West.
some only get back 20 the mines once OF
twice q year. but now they are gathered
like children home for a reunion ready to
be fed The railroad yards are black with
them.
II. as al present planned. work is re-
sumed next Thursday. there will be at work
mining coal by Oct. 81 some 10000 of the
strikers. producing by that time about
1907 900 tons Of newly out coal every day.
In addition the wsshery coal now being
produced and the washeries which vii |
then be started will add SO 900 tons 10 the
output, giving a daily total production OF
$50, o0O tons.
BY Nov. il is estimated that 100, 900
strikers and non-union men will be produce
ing coal az the rate Of 2OO, 900 tons a day
and then the amount will be gradually in
creased. The outlook is that there will be
q rush Of work all winter and well into the
spring, and that then the operators. having
supplied the demand. will continue working
steadily all summer. stocking their own and
the yards Of the general dealers throughout
the country.
Tho continuance Of the work depends
largely upon the time fxed by the COM
mission for its finding remaining in force
If for q short period large stocks Of coal
will be ordered and the dealers will be pre-
pared for another strike. II for five years
the work will not be 30 heavy.
How soon the operators can put into exc
cution their new plan for operating the
mines with a smaller force than formerly,
they cannot say, at present. At first there
will be no time for new regulations. There
will be a scramble for work and a scramble
to get coal Once the supply overtakes the
demand IL lie expected that the reduction
In the forces will begin and that the workers
who are retained will be employed steadily
al 10 u trto all ~ Z;
when an accident compels idleness.
II Is estimated that each man can earn
about one-fourth more than he did before
the ct rike. even il there Ia no increase in
the rate of pay. What will become Of the
surplus Is question to be considered in the
future. The operators are not worrying
about it. II would not be so great II the
men who got work in the soft coal fields
would stay where they are. but believing
that the reduction Of tho soft coal output
may mean loss of their places, and also
al xious to get back home they are already
returning here, eagor for work.
TO FOLLOW MIrcHELL's LEAD.
SHAMoKIN. Pa, Oct. l7.-Delegstes to the
convention at Wilkes-Barre next Monday
were elected by twenty-five locals Of the
United Mine Workers in this vicinity this
evening. The delegates and miners are
pledged to secrecy, but 1t Is believed a
majority Of the representatives ara in
structed to follow President Mitchells
advice.
Many miners here are dissatisfied with
the proposition to return to work al ono
and await the decision Of President Roose
vet's board Of arbitrator. They wan,
tangible concessions before they take up
their tools.
Officers Of the Tenth Regiment believe
the soldiers will not be recalled Immediately
upon resumption Of work. They point out
that clashes will occur between union and
non-union men after they begin labor side
by side
Majors S. W. JeYries. Samuel Milligan
and l.. T. Brown, inspecting officers of the
Second Brigade, arrived from headquar.
tiers at Ashland this afternoon and inspected
the Tenth Regiment. They were accom-
panied by the commanders Of all the Second
Brigade regiments.
DELEGATES OPPOSED TO PROPOSAL.
POTis\iLLE, Pa, oct. l7.-Ali tine locals
Of the United Mine Workers in this section
elected delegates tonight to the Wilkes
Bure convention. No Instructions were
will refuse TO follow the leaders In declaring
for an acceptance Of the arbitration pro-
posal, The division appears to he along
the same lines As prevailed before the Halle
ION cOHNeHtioil WHEN tne ttTlke was ORDERED
last May.
Pottsville, St. Clair and the Schuylkill
Valley have thirteen locals. and the Miners
vile dist riot has nineteen making a total of
thirty-two. These locals have Atty dele
gates, and they will take prominent part
In the convention.
The objection to arbitration Is that IL
may take several months for the ON
missloners TO make decision and mean
while the miners would be working at the
old rate. The engineers. pumpmen and
fremen. who went on strike last June at
the command Of the mine workers, are
threatened with the permanent loss Of
their positions Their places have been
filled at many OF the oollieries and the
mining superintendents say they will not
now discharge the non-union men.
When the hremen and pumpmen went on
strike, President Mitchell promised that
there would be no settlement made with
out their interests being cared for and the
delegates from this district will insist on
this being done.
NICHOLS APPROVES TILE PLAN.
SCRANTON. Pa, Dot. i7.-President T.
d. Nichols of District No. I, returned this
morning from, Wilkes-Bsrre. The state