The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-04
VISIT OF ARBITRATORS
The Day Was Speutiu the Lehigh Val.
ley Region.
AN ARGUMENT WITH JOHN MARELp.
He Told the District Presidents OF the
Mine Workers that He Was Running
the Company

Hazleton. Pa, November 3.-The an
thracite strike commission spent the entire
day In the Lehigh valley region visiting one
mine and several Of the mining villages.
While most of the commissioners were look
ing over the territory Recorder Wright was
kept busy on the train attending to the
correspondence OF the commission. Among
the matters he disposed Of was tho scndins
OF copy OF President Aiitchell's statement
OF the miners case. which was flied With
the commission sunday night to all the
coal companies Involved The statement
shonld be In the hands OF the companies
tomorrow. The operators VIII make re-
ply In three or four days
The trip Of the commission through this
region was an interesting one, the condi
lions of mining being somewhat different
from those existing in the Lackawanna and
wyoming valleys The commissioners were
met at Pond Creek curly In the forenoon
by District President Duffy and National
Board Member Y. G., Gallagher of the min
ers' union, who represented the mine work
ers The operators interests we're taken
care Of by General Superintendent $. D..
Warner of the Lehigh Valley and Wilkes
barre Coal company. which Is controlled py
the Central Railroad Of New Jersey
A conference was held at Pond Creek be-
tween the company and the miners repre-
sentatives and for time they could not
agree as TO which mine should be visited;
The matter was finally compromised, and
the Audenried colliery Of the Lehigh VAL
ley and Wilkesbarre company was selected.
The commissions FIRST stop Of the day
was at Upper Lehlgh, where A lieisring,
! superIntendent of the Upper Lehlgh Coal
company took the commissioners for a
drive through the town. While In this
place the arbitrators visited one of the
homes OF the miners, the first they have
been In since they have been touring the
region. Drifton was the next place visit
cd and there a crowd gathered about the
commission as Superintendent Smith of
| Coke Bros company. whose mines are To-
Gated there explained the trouble between
the company and it's men All the miners
! employed at these mines are stu on strike
| because the company insists upon them
returning to work as individuals and not
At Jeddo John Markle, tho independent
! operator. Joined fine party aud escorted the
| commissioners 10 the mining village Of
! them the club house which he maintains
! there for the benefit Of the men. On tho
! run into Hazleton, where the breaker o
! No 40 shaft was inspected, Messrs, AlArk.e
| Duffy and Gallagher had spirited dis
cussion over the differences existing at the
| Markle mines. None of the men at th'
| Markle cplliery has returned to work To-
the same reasons as those which are keep
| ing the men out of the Coke mines. Mr.
! Ma=kc told Rim he was running tbs
| Markle company and would maintain dis
| cilpine Luncheon was served nj the Cen
| trail hotel here and the afternoon was spen
! I'm the Audcnried mine. The commission
! entered the workings $50 feet down. on
Of the new physical features they saw
| was a vein of coal with a very steel
pitch. which Is difficult to mine Will
they were inspecting this p blast was free
| In a nearby chamber and the lights car
ried by those who remained In the gang
! ways below we're extingushed by the rusl
Of air Some Of the party were timid 70
moment, wondering what had happened
but they were quickly assured that Their
was no danger
btrators visited "strippling. which Is
place where the coal Hes so near the SUI
face that the earth can be taken of wit
a steam shovel. exposing the coal, and thu
making Its mining an easy matter Tn
commissioners leave for Shamokln tomol
row morning