Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-12-12
GOALS COST At MINES
Evidence Regarding Present Prices
Heard by Strike Commission.
TESTIMONY OFAN OPERATOR
Witness says the d., l.. and W. Pays
Him About $3.50 Per TOa-He
Produces Nearly Thou
sand Tons y Day.

LIE ulilitES sprung u SuIpIloc vi Liz
coal companies at the opening Of the
days proceedings by calling to the
witness stand J. l.. Crawford, one of
the prominent independent operators.
He is president Of the Peoples Coal
company. which operates the Oxford
colliery OF Scranton. Mr.. Crawford.
who has been attending the sessions
each day, was surprised to be called.
and he remarked as he took. the stand.
This is new turn of affairs"
When did you ship coal last?' said
Mr.. barrow.
wednesday,
"What are you getting for it,"
Il don't know exactly"
"Can you come near It'll"
II can if want to-"
"Don't you want to-"
"N0, SIR"
"You are party to this commission
and went to New York to see the coal
presidential
Yes. SIR"
'Then you refuse to give this COM
mission that informatfon?'
81 don't think I am compelled to
tell"
(Which road do you sell to-"
Delaware. Lackawanna and West
ern."
"What do you get for it,"
about IS per cent OF what the Della
ware, Eackawanna and Western gets
for It,"
OPERATOR Lawyers object.
At this point attorneys for the oper-
ators objected to the inquiry proceed
ing any further along the lines OF
what a company's profits were.
Mr.. barrow said he called the wit
ness to show that the coal companies.
were able to pay the advance in wages
asked for. Wayne MacVeagh In his
cross examination Of Mr.. Mitchell. he
said, intimated that the increase, If
| granted, would ultimately be placed on
the backs of the poor and he wanted
to show that the companies are well
able to give the increase asked for with
out putting it on the poor. Mr.. Darrow
then continued the examinations:
How many tons do you produce
dayY'
mine hundred to 1000 TONS"
"And you don't know how much you
get for it?"
II can give an estimate"
| well, what is 1t p
"About $3.50 ton"
Price Paid During strike.
On further examination Mr.. Craw-
ford said that during the latter part of
the strike his colliery was in operation.
and he got $40 ton for his coal.
Chairman Gray here stopped the ex-
animation, saying that the exceptional
ly high prices during the strike were
not pertinent to the inquiry.
The miners called several witnesses
who told of conditions at the collieries
Of the A. Pardee company, in the tia-
zietou region. One Of the witnesses
was boy who said he lost leg In the
mines, received nothing for It's loss, out
instead. when he returned to work, the
company took off of his wages his "a
theirs debts.
Mr.. barrow here announced that the
miners expect to close their case this
week and gave notice for the other side
to be ready next week. {.
The companies attorneys said they
desired recess for short time after
the miners close to complete the prepa
ration of their case. Chairman Gray
said he hoped there would be no inter
ruption in the sessions.
The Car Grievance.
Three witnesses who are employed
IN the mines of the Delaware. Lacka
wanna and Western were called to ties
tifv to the sizes of the cars at the com
pany's collieries.
They claimed that the size was In
creased without corresponding III
, crease in pay. The company man
tanned that the car grievance was ad
iusted, but this the men deny.
Rev. ]. ]. O'Donnell, priest o.
Olyphant, testified that the mine work
ers of his town were, generally speak
ing. law abiding and that there wa
, very little violence.
!, He sympathized with the men, III
aid because he believed their caus
was lust and that they had done every
: thing honora BILE to avoid the strike
I paper Mill ScOrched.
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