The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-17

more than the average quantity. what
would be your position as to that? A. We
do not fix the amount of work any person
shall do-that is. within given number
of hours. We have no restrictions or linz
itatons upon the amount of work maj,
shall perform, although In all coal mines.
the mans labor is regulated very largely
by the distribution of ears. which is with
In the hands of the company. where they
usually give each man or set of incn the
same number OF cars.
y. Well. this paper regarding the Halle
ton convention Of August q. 1909. which [
showed to YOU, giving their resolution,
provided that no miner shall have at any
time more than one breast. gangway or
working place. and shall not get more
than an equal share of cars to work? A.
Yes, sir.
About Extra Work.
Y. Now, suppose that a miner were able
to work more than one breast or gangway
In his eight or ten hours. as the case
might be, you would be opposed to that,
would YOU not? A. Yes, sir.
Q. And if one man could do more work
than another. by reason Of greater In
dustry, or greater capacity. you would be
opposed to that would you not? A. I
should say that 1t would be necessary to
explain the scale You are reading, and
give an exact and clear understanding as
to what IL meant. The resolution was
simply intended to prevent some men who
were more favored than others by the
companies from getting all the coal they
could load and employing extra labor to
do 1t for them. while some other man not
so fortunate would remain in the mines
all day without getting his share of coal.
.. | do not think You have answered
my question exactly? \. I should be OPP
posed to 1t: yes: for the reasons | have
just stated.
@. Suppose 1t was not a matter of
favortism. Suppose these reasons did not
exist; you would be opposed to one miner
getting the chance to do more work than
another? A. I should be opposed to his
getting the chance to do more work than
another If 1t were taking part of the work
from the other man. ] should not oppose,
and | do not oppose Il mans performing
all the work he can. evpendng all the
energy he pleascs, within q certain mum
ber of hours. We do believe. however, in
regulating his work by fixing the hours
of labor.
Q. Yes. but suppose that by reason OF
his physical capacity he Is able to perform
a greater amount of work than another
man. to load more ears, this resolution
would seem to be opposed TO that? A.
should think not. If he were strong and
able to load more cars than another with
in given number OF hours. ne would
be permitted to do so. The resolution
somebody else from loading them
for him. That ia TO say. II wo,,ld nr,.
vent him from hiring sover,1 1ohnrer. ~
he wanted to. and carrvino. on b;s con-
tract work as rapidly as he could
a. 1t would prevent him from hiring
large number of laborers to work for him
@ ycs aI,hough hs T.. e, oo,,,., =, -, ,,.o,.,. ,l
nr?
A. Yes sir
Judge Gray inquiries.
The Chairmap. Doas tb,t ,,,o,,, +,,,. !,
can in eight bours hl,st o,t a,a throu,
lown enough ro,I IA ,nod ,.n aa.., '',U ,",
YOU can blast out and throu.n 1om, o,,,,,
enough TO load on. c,,. in ,l,a 500 49, IT,,
hat I shall not be nermitted to dn 70
Mr. Niicbe1,. ~ e. 49, ~ W.
that If wn,,Id NOT ,,,ao "o o,,,. ~. n,ean
lno,, tho .n,o,,rt 81 n,on,. ~, ,,, ''o'
nrde, those cnn,,;,;,ns g., @ no,u "u
all If would sir,nI,. rr,,.;aa ,t,. ~
uou,l do n 4, tn,, i,o,,r. '""' s'i
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n,a astod ont and ,,ran. ao,,.,. ,,.. ia"
fo emn,ov two - ,,aan, ,,,at va, va,
rot he al,n,rol .l"' . s'.ouIa
aborer '' INV '"''"
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10 olInwed to or,n,,,. t,, ~ t,,,, .,'Tu ,, ."'
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10 ne,essary. for rn,, ~ h,,. wa, ~ WIN ,,
,ne bre,st an,, .aass, ,,;,,' ',o.e man
,ot comnIv viii thn law ar d., snu .ou,"
n lool,in,, nnt for ,ha sata,, aI,n
ahorers yo,, ,,n o,,I, ,,,a " w.
,rfe,v nf ,.onr ,nhonr, 'n u ,"e
hc law hv h.;rg viz, ,,i,,, o,a ,,,,, n,'n
vi,b hin, ''''' "'''' WI "'''S
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be fart mat tho ,,,inars io ~, ~ -. 20
rherc tbe co,, 10 ha;,,, ,1,,o .E, ~
10 On omt son,eu,b.t no,,;ar T., t,,a -, 10y
ne Mt time. O Do vo,, ,non, ,a,,L
bont /, nrac,ica,,v ~ lnan, ,,,. ,,,
1most a1wavs do and ,.a,.a ,,a s''"I ,,,,, ,
n load the coaI ,f,a,. ,ha,, ,,,, 80
do moi know that that is aIw,,.s trra
,mhsr .. ~ - thnit ,me mater Is, very large
trs--.do il voluntarily-and they do nor
ave the contract and labor system that
very largely followed i'm this region
isht here. In other places the contract
Amer goes into the mine earlier in the
iOrnine than the laborer, and leaves him
t night, after he has fired all of his |
verythinG like that that Is necessary.
Q. Ho does not wait to look out for
is laborer's safety, does he? A. He has
lready done it by leaving the place Sc
nre before he goes home.
@. | thought YOU stated the law of
ennsylvania required him to STAY there
, look out for the laborer's safety. while
g was loading the coal You may wirh-
raw that statement If you do not mean
of course. A. ! do not wish to with
raw it. but | wish to reiterate 1t. I
poke Of II man in the first instance who
as working more than one breast. and
accssarily If he We're loading coal and
ld several different laborers working.
> must be blasting coal during the tlay
nd he could not protect his laborers. If
as different thing than his stayng In
,ere until after quitting time at night.