The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-26
FURTHER INCREASE
Or COAL OUTPUT
Estimated Production Now l2o,,
600 Tons . Day.
WRIGHT oNiIHE COMMISSION.
He is Added as Membea as Well IS q
Recorder. Upon Statement of the
Willingness Of Both Partins In.
terested-W,Il Be Present.
WRIGHT ON THE. COMMISSION
He is Added as Membea as Well Is q
(By Associated Press.)

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W1LKESBARRE, PA, October s.
To-day saw further Increase OF coal
production in the anthracite coal region.
The estimated output is 1000 tons The
increase came mostly from co.lieries that
have been in operation since Thursday,
and which, are In good condition. The
largest output came from the mines OF
the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western,
and the Delaware and hudson
Reports received show that fourteen
additional mines were started up to day.
Four of these were in the Schuylkili re-
gion and the balance in the Lackawanna
and Wyoming regions. The number OF
men and boys at work to-day Is placed
at $1,000.
BY Monday 1t is believed ninety per
cent. Of the mines will be IN operation.
All the collieries where water has not
accumulated in large quantities are row
in shape to receive the full working
force.
President Mitchell was busy to-day
getting ready for his trip to Washington.
He declined to discuss the action OF the
independent operators In the Lehigh re-
gion, who insist on their miners signing
certain agreements. Nearly all Of the
coal and iron policemen who were hired
by the coal companies when the strike
began, have been paid OF and dismissed.
Wrightis Added.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. c., October 25.-At
the request of the members of the An
thracite Coal Strike Commission, and
with the assent of both the operators and
miners, President Roosevelt has appointed
Carroll D. Wright. recorder OF the COM
mission, a member OF that body. The
respondence with President Baer. repre-
senting the operators, and Mr.. Mitchell.
of the miners union, in which both were
asked if it would be agreeable If a re-
quest were mace Of President Roosevelt
to appoint Colonel Wright a member OF
the commission. To this request both
Baer and Mitchell replied that the ap-
pointment would be entirely agreeable.
Mr.. Wright will continue to act as re-
corder.
Will be Present.
By Associated Press.l
WASHINGTON. Oct 2a-Recorder
Wright of the anthracite coal strike COM
sion has received replies from most of
the coal mine owners, who are parties
to the controversy. indicating their &C
ceptance Of the invitation Of the COM
m :ssson to attend the conference to be
h Id Monday next for the purpose OF
agreeing upon plans for the hearings
to be given by the commission, and also
q reply from Mr.. Mitchell saying that
nc would be represented at the meeting.
No notification was sent to any othe1
representative Of the strikers. because
Of the fact that the miners convention
empowered him to represent them before
the commission 1t is not known whether
he will be accompanied by the district
presidents, but the members will not
he disappointed or displeased If he
should be.
Invitations we're sent to all the oper-
ators who signed the proposition for
commission to arbitrate the differences.
president Roosevelt announced to-day
that he had designated Commissioner OF
Labor Wright as an additional member
of the Coal Arbitration Commission.
Colonel Wright will continue to act
as recorder of the commission.
The announcement was accompanied
by the correspondence upon the subject