Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-31
VISIT THE COAL MINES
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and the four occupants we're slightly shaken.
Miners quickly placed the car on the track
again, however, and started them of with
a hearty good bye.
The party reached the surface at 2:10,
after being under ground for two hours and
ten minues. A hurried inspection was
made OF the outside buildings and then
the commissioner were driven to their
train.
In the afternoon they had an interesting
time at the coal breaker at Carbondale.
They vent to the top of the great. black
building and inspected all the machinery
down to the ground. They were much in
terested in the men and boys who are en-
ployed in picking slate and honey" from
the coal. From the breaker they we're
escorted to the chute where the coal, fresh
out Of the mine, Ia sent to the breaker by
means OF a "coneyor," an endless chain
arrangement of scuppers.
Discuss sIse Of Ton.
It is here one Of the principal bones of
contention between the employees and EN-
ployers is found. The miners maintain they
are often u~njustly locked for the amount
of slate, honey or other refuse found in
the coal The commissioner watched the
work OF the boss closely and saw him dock
several miners, because. in his Judgment,
there was too much foreign matter in the
car OF coal.
A few feet away is the place where the
coal is weighed.
After the seven arbitrators had watched
the Weighing Mr.. Clark inquired how many
pounds constituted a ton at this c~olliery,
MIR. Dryden Of the Ontario e Western
thought 1t was about 2,sO0. pounds, but MIR,
Nichols said It was a little over $500
pounds. The two began a discussion, each
maintaining he was right. Mr.. Nichols
said that, granting $500 was correct, Il
was too high. He said when $500 pounds
was fixed to constitute a ton, so as to get
1000 pounds OF pure coal, the operators did
not sell pea coal. Now they had o market
for pea coal and three sizes below 1t, but
the miners ton Of $500 pounds has not
been decreased.
Judge Gray was an interested listener to
the discussion. He stood with his hands In
his overcoat pockets and never uttered a
word. II was quite evident that both Mr..
| Nichols and Mr.. Dryden tried to make Q
good Impression upon him, but what he
thought he did not even express In his
actions.
While the discussion was on the c%olliery
whistle blew and the Judge broke in. well,
| gentlemen, II is 8 o'clock and / guess wen
have to stop work"
Tomorrow the commissioner will inspect
the Manvillo colliery at Green Ridge, Just
outside Of the city. 1t is operated by the
Delaware & Hudson and Delaware, Lacka-
wanna & Western companies.
The colliery inspected today was selected
by the operators. and is said to be one Of
the best in the upper regions. The Man
willie is one OF the worst and was selected
by the miners.
John Mitchell, president Of the Miners
union, came up from Wilkesbarre tonight.
| He was accompanied by Clarence G. barrow
| Of Chicago, the attorney appointed to repre-
sent the miners before the commission.
They had a conference with several mem
bers OF the commission tonight regarding
the submission OF testimony. They wanted
to know how far an attorney could 60 in
the presentation of the miners case.
Men strike "a Eleven Pits.
HAZLEToN, Pa, Oct. SO.-The strike at
the seven collieries of Coke Bros. & Co.,
the four mines of G. 3. MarkIe & Co., and
the Silver Brook operation Of ]. S. Wentz
& Co., was oficially renewed today through
an order issued by District Secretary Gala
| kueT OL the Ouiltu MluS NOIhtIh upOu lu-
structions from President Mitchell.
The strikers at those mines were not
permitted to return to work In a body, the
Coxes insisting that their employees make
personal application far their former posi-
tions, and G. b. Markle & Co. requiring
that each man, before going back to work,
promise to abide by the decision OF the
arbitration commission.
The Mine Workers allege that the object
Of these requirements is discrimination
against men who were prominent In the
strike.
A. Pardee & Co.'S eollieries, where the
men have been asked not TO interfere with
nonunion hands. are not included In the
strike order. The men voted on Saturday
not to resume work until the agreement is
withdrawn.
The trouble at Silver Brook is similar tc
that at the Coke mines.
The following notices we're posted BY
Coke Bros. & Co. at their collieries today
Any man who by intimidation moral per.
s%uasion) attempts to induce a company EN-.
ploye to leave or join a society, or any
body VINO objects 70 woIk with any other
10 a society, will be discharged.
EDGAR KUDLICK, Mining Engineer.
Another notice posted is headed, Scope
OF the Board II Arbitration in Connection
with the Strike OF 1902" and is a copy o
hat portion of the hfth paragraph OF III
coal presidents arbitration proposal whiel
J refers TO the noninterference Of former
strikers with nonunion men.
The only change in the wording is tina
own" has been inserted after their.
making the sentence read Their own EN-
plOyes," which in its original read, "Theil
employees" This notice is not signed o.
dated.
WILKEsBARRE. Pa. Oct. 2O-There VA