The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-11
Operators Start Out With Mild
 and Kindly Spirit
WAGE FIGURES PRESENTED
Letter Presented Which Was Received By Charles Rose From President SOIjphant, In Which He
 Said Treat Me Gently.

Philadelphia, January 10.-The repre- sentatives of the Delaware and Hudson company, the first of the coal companies to present its side of the controversy with the anthracite coal miners to the strike commission, occupied both sessions today of the commission. Three persons appeared before the arbitrators on behalf of the company. They were James H. Torrey of Scranton. the companys prin- cpal counsel in the absence of David Wilcox, the vice president and general counsel of the company. who is i'll; Charles Rose of Scranton, superinten- dent of the mining department of the company, and Abel I. Culver of New York, comptroller of the company.
 MT. Torrey made an address, intlmating what the company intends to prove. Su- perintendent Rose told of the condition in and about the company's twenty-four collieres, both prior to the strike of 1900 and since that time and Comptroller Culver presented the wage statements and other statistics having bearing on the issues before the commission.
 Chairman Gray who is i'll, was not present, and General Wilson again pre- sided. Commissioner F. w. Parker was absent from the afternoon session, hav- ing been called to his home in Washing ton by private business.
 Mr. Torrey began the days proceedings by reading his statement
 MT. Rose took the stand at the close of MT. Torrey's remarks. An important feature of his direct testimony was the reading of a letter he received from the president of the company MT. Oiphant at the close of the late strike. It was as follows:
 Stand By Friends.
 "The strike is ended, so the message reads. Now to sum up:
 .1. We are to stand by the men who have stood by us; but caution them against any intemperance Of language or threats to others. In other words, II they are reyiled, revile not again It takes two parties to make fight.
 2. Make allowances, so far as possible, for men who are coming back and treat them kindly on their return. Give a good welcome. They are not all bad who are misled.
 "3. If more men return than can be employed at once, fair selection should be made.
 A. Gross agitators and men who are known to have been guilty of crime can not be employed.
 ''5. You should instruct your foremen to act discretly and by fair dealing try to regain the good will and re-establish kindly feelings towards the men under him."
 When MT. Culver. the last witness of the day took the stand. he first present. ed two large volumes which contained a complete copy of the pay rolls of the company He explained at great length which figures were absolutely accurate, and indicated other sets of figures, which were practically correct. but to which he could not certify, because the company had to gather them from sources other than its own books.
 Wages Received.
 One of the wage statements furnished to the commission showed the percentage of men receiving certain wages. The statement showed that six per cent of the company's men received over 5000 a year; per cent 800 to 5000; six per cent, $500 to $900; six percent, 500 to $500; 13 per cent. $500 to s7O0; 12 per cent, $500 to $500; 10 per cent $40O to $500; per cent, $500 to s40O; per cent s200 to $500 and 26 per cent received under s200.
 The commission requested the informa- ton in this form and 1t was furnished. but Mir Culver protested that 1t was not fair unless a statement accompanied 1t