Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-01
COAL CONFERENCE AT DETROIT.
Mayors Of Several Cities Agree to Send
Delegates.

A dispatch from Detroit yesterday says
Up to noon today the mayors of nine cities
had telegraphed to Mayor w. c. Maybury
favorable answers to the messages sent
them last night asking that delegation OF
ten citizens be sent from their cities to the
proposed national conference on the Goa
strike to be held here October o. They are
Albany. N Y; Manchester, N. H: New
port r: L.; Lexington. KY; Fort Wayne
Ind: Winona, Mimi: Saginaw, Flint and
Port Huron. Mich. Mayor Ashbridge OF
Philadelphia declined.
From Reading. Pa, Mayor Yeager tele-
graphed that he was in sympathy with
the proposed conference, but 1t was impos.
sible to send delegation from there
| Mayor Klein of Syracuse, N. Y, was i'm
pressed with the idea.. and Will advise
Mayor Maybury later as to delegation
| rotary wired from st. Paul that the gov
ernor was out Of the city. but that the
matter would be brought to his attention
Immediately on his return.
kilograms announcing that they Will send
delegates were received also from the
mayors of Dayton, Ohio; Springfield, Ohio
and Indianapolis Ind.
Mayor Ashbridge of Philadelphia sent the
following reply:
Governor of commonwealth, clergymen
and citizens are actively working for set
tlement OF strike in anthracite coal fields In
this state. My judgment is differe noes will
be adjusted and work resumed before date
OF conference named"
After considering the matter all day
Mayor Low Of New York decided to seek
further information regarding the confer
ences before he would take any action
He sent the following telegram to Mayor
Maybury of Detroit:
Telegram received. shall be very glad
to join in any practicable movement that
promises to aid in bringing to an end the
present deplorable anthracite coal famine.
Before determining whether to appoint dele
gates to proposed conference, l shall be
glad to be Informed whether program has
been formed for the guidance of the con-
ference, and. If so, what 1t Is"
The presidents of the Board Of Trade and
the Business Mems Association Of Wash
ington received yesterday :, from District
Commissioner Mcfarland a. accumulation
stating that the Commissioners had received
telegram from the mayor and the presi-
dent Of the common council OF Detroit,
Mich, reading as follows,
VIII you appoint delegation Of ten citi-
zens Washington to attend conference
called at Detroit on Thursday morning, o.
tober D, to devise wave andfmeans for OBJ
tanning reasonable coal supply from an
thracite districts of Pennsylvania and West
virginia? Mayors of an cities In states af-
fected have been asked for hike representa-
tion Such conference must be potent In
solving present difficulty. Win you request
also representation from press Of your city?
All arrangements VIII De mace mere LOT
comfort Of convention Wire answer our
expense" II RI
The Commissioners replted that they
would refer the matter to the local business
boards. and Mr.. Macfariand asked each of
the presidents to name Ave citizens who
would be able to attend the proposed con-
ference.
Commissioner mcfarland sent the follow
Ing telegram to the mayor of Detroit:
Telegram received. Commissioners glad
to cooperate Have asked Board OF Trade
and Business Mems Association whether
they can name delegates. Difficulty Is that
next week we entertain the national en-
campment, Grand Army of the Republic.
HENRY B. r. MCFARLAND,
President Board of Commissioners, Dis
trfct Of Columbia"