The Bourbon news., 1902-10-28
BACK TO THE MINES.
Resumption Of Work Not as Gen.
eral as Expected.
Mining Was Postponed Until All Parts
of the Underground Working Can
BE Made Safe, Which VIII
Take Some Time.

were % more mines in operation in
the anthracite region Friday than
Thursday. and the output was close
to 100000 tons The total output
Thursday did not exceed $4,000 tons.
When in full operation the mines en-
ploy in every capacity about $4,000
men and boys. OF this number it is
estimated that $4,000 were at work
Friday
A more amicable feeling prevailed
Friday between employer and employe
than Thursday. The excitement over
the commencement of work wore off
Friday There was more work and
less talk The nOn-uniOn men are slow
ly being displaced at many Of the
mines and the old employees are taking
their places.
The Delaware, Lackawanna & West
ern Co. continues to lead in produc-
tion. There are two reasons for this.
First, the mines are in good condition
and there iseless friction between the
district superintendent and the men
who have returned to work
AAC WI n OA ClCcAl 1ho up IhCOC lliluEo
that are filed with debris from falls
is being pushed forward as rapidly as
possible and the fact that they are not
in readiness to operate is a great dis
appointment to the mine owners. For
mer Congressman NJ. B. Williams. one
of the largest individual operators IN
the Wyoming region, said his mines
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before next week, but he would take
all his old employees, including steam
men, back, because they had served
him faithfully in the past. The trou-
bic with the individual operators in
the Lehigh region is expected to blow
over in a day or two and it is said here
on good authority that all cOllieries in
the Lehigh and SchuylkiI regions
that are in good condition to mine Will
resume next Monday and that all the
union miners will be re-emplOyed The
mine inspectors are quite vigilant aud
they have refused to give permission
to the starting up of mines where the
superintendent can not furnish salts
factory proof that the underground
workings are perfectly safe.
Washington, Oct 27.-AIl is in read
mess for the meeting Monday after
noon of the anthracite coal strike com
mission. All the members of the COM
mission are in the city and most Of
the operators or their representatives
are here. The meeting will be called
to order at 2 o'clock and the wishes
of both parties to the controversy
will be considered as-to the method of
procedure in securing testimony.
Plans for holding the public sessions,
places of meeting and various other
details necessary to be settled before
the actual work of taking testimony
can be begun will be decided. No tes-
timony will be taken Monday. 1t is
expected that very little evidence will
be heard in Washington, as it is not
the desire of the commission to COM
pei the attendance of witnesses here,
when the evidence they have to give
can be secured at greater convenience
to them at or near their places of res
idence.
The commission also will determine
whether it will give hearings to per-
sons not having a direct interest in
the issues at stake between the miners
and opera ,Ors, but who believe they
can give evidence of a practical char
acter that will assist the commission
in it's work. Considerable evidence of
this character was taken by the COM
mission which reported on the Chica-
go strike, but unfortunately it was
not of material value in assisting that
body to arrive at its conclusions.
Five of tne mine operators or their
representatives arrived here about
o'clock Sunday night over the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad. They included
President George F. Baer. of the
Reading; E. F. Thomas, of the Erie;
John B. Kerr, representing Thomas
Fowler, of the Ontario & Western;
David Wilcox, of the Delaware & Hui-
son, and Alfred Walter, representing
the Lehigh Valley. They spent the
time in the lobby of the hotel chat
ting, but refrained from discussing for
publication their plans for Monday.
The operators will hear the ideas the
commission has to make for under
taking the work in hand and if neces-
sary will suggest such changes as will
best secure the results desired.
Labor Commissioner Wright has
been made a voting member of the
strike commission. The appointment
was made after Mr.. Baer, for the op-
orators. and Mr.. Mitchell, for the min
ers, had consented
President John Mitchell, of the Unit
ed Mine Workers, who is to appear be
fore the anthracite coal strike com
mission Monday. arrived here at an
early hour Monday morning. He was
accompanied by District President
Fahy.
Morgan's Profits.
New York, Oct 24.-The year 1902