The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-10

miners union has no control over it's
members; that no blacklist was ever
prepared or recognized by the company
and that the evidence produced by the
Delaware & Hudson company win tend
to indicate its sincere desire to estab
fish and maintain amicable and friend
~ relations with its employees.
CALLS WITNESS.
Upon the conclusion of his address Mr..
Torrey called to the witness stand Chas.
c. Rose of Scranton, superintendent of
the mining department of the company.
Under the examination of Mr.. TOrrey
strike the relations between the COM
pany and the men were cordial After
that strike most Of the comDany's men
joined the miners union, which resulted
in considerable discomfort among the
men and the breaking I'D of discipline
in and about the mines. In some col
heries the men are required to load 2, 800
pounds to a car. in other mines 1850
pounds. At one cOlliery it is fixed at
2,750 pounds. The size of the cars he
said, differs at various collieries. So far
as he knew no blacklist exists In the an
thracite regions. The witness also sta
ted that it would be unwise to have
weekly pay days. The men, he said,
now lose twice as much time with
semi-monthly pay as they did when
they were paid once a month.
Mr.. Rose closed his testimony by pro-
ducing a letter written to him by Presi-
dent ELEPHANT of the company after the
strike ended. The letter told him to
stand by the men who stood by the
company during the strike He was in
structed to warn these employees to be
careful and if "reviled, revile not
against" Regarding the returning
strikers the letter said
Give them a good welcome; they are
not all bad who are misled.
This communication also instructed
the superintendent to take back all men
where places could be found for them.
but no man should be taken back who
had been guilty of committing a crime.
On cross examination by counsel for
the miners Mr.. Rose said that prior to
1900 the contract miners earned $3.50 to
ed eight hours fair day for the miners,
but fOremen should work II hours
While the law permitted 70 year old
boys to work on the breakers. he did
not think boys Of that age should be
there. Two years ago he did not think
the 10 per cent. increase given the men
was fair. but he had since changed his
mind. He could not however. reconcile
himself to the increase now asked for
by the miners. He said the companies
would have voluntarily paid the increase
in 1900 if the men had remained at
work.
Replying to a question by Commits
4 SiOner Watkins, Mr.. Rose said it was
not necessary for the miner and his la
borer to go to saloons to divide theiF
wages, as alleged by the miners. The
company will give them room where
the division could be made. In reply to
a question by President Mitchell Mr.
Rose said the miners are putting less
4 coal in the cars now than before the
strike Mr. Mitchell replied: you have
the power. to stop them I'VE have
but we don't fully exercise it." was the
reply.
Adeli Culver. Of New York, controller
/ of the Delaware of the Hudson com
pany will be next witness. He had the
complete rolls of the company, he in
/ formed the commission, and absolutely
correct. Mr. Culver was stil on the
stand when a recess was taken.