Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-12
ANENT PRICE OF COAL
Witnesses Testify Before
Strike Commission.
OWNERS GET S5 TON
THIS IS THE QUOTATION AT SEA-
BOARD.
Any More Than That Goes to the Mid
dlemen-Judge Gray
Still Sick.
OWNERS GET s5 TON

PHILADELPHIA, January 12.-Brigadiel
General Wilson again presided at today's
sessions of the anthracite coal strike COM
mission, Chairman Gray still being confined
to his home by illness.
Abel I. Culver of New York, controller OF
the Delaware and Hudson Company, who
was on the witness stand when the commits
sion adjourned Saturday, was again called
upon to testify today. Mr.. Culver said that
the wage statements handed in on Saturday
are final. and that the miners representa-
tives have agreed that they are fair pre-
sentation Of the case.
General Wilson hoped that the represen-
tatives Of other companies would be able
to arrive at some understanding with the
miners in the presentation of statements
as the D. and H. Company had done.
Mr.. Culver was cross-examined by c. s.
Darrow for the miners.
Mr. Darrow asked the witness II the COM
pany raised the price Of coal 50 cents after
the strike ended, and he replied that it had
and that so far as he knew the price was
still maintained. In answer to other ques-
tions Mr.. Culver said that the company
was selling coal at tidewater at S. a ton
for prepared sizes. The company sells 1t
to what he termed middiemen. He had no
information as to what prices the middle
men were getting for coal beyond what
the newspapers are publishing about fancy
prices. The employees of the company are
receiving their coal supply at figure ma
terially under that which the public gets it.
Thomas Torrey Summoned.
At this point it was decided to have
Thomas Torrey of New York, general sales
agent of the company, testify to the coal
sales of the company and he was sum-
moned by telegraph
George Anderson of Scranton, a clerk in
the coal department Of the Delaware &
Hudson Company, was the next witness.
He submitted a statement showing that
2,3SS of the 1928 employees have been In
the employ of the company from ten to
sixty years. He told of the working of the
relief fund and said that since the strike
the miners had lost 10 days at twenty
eight different collieries, thus reducing the
production of coal by the company 81 561
tons In reply to question by the miners
counsel the witness said he got his inr
formation about the lost time from the
foremen of the mires.
statement was also submitted showing
the number of days Of ten hours each the
tWenty-eight collieries were idle during the
year 1901, for which the employees were re-
sponsible. 1t showed that lis days were
lost because of picnics and other holidays.
not including legal holidays; 80 days wers
lost on account of Mitchell day" and other
union days and 1914 days on account of
strikes and suspensions, a total of 1853 days
for the twenty-eight collieries.
Trouble About Loading Cars.
Thomas R. Thomas, outside foreman of
the Jermyn mine of the Delaware and Hud-
son company, said he had much trouble
with men who refused to load p1ore than a
certain number of mine cars He read a
resolution, alleged to have been adopted by
local union No. 1,O25, to the effect that any
of Inad I,o,, HI. eI,o
of cars should be expelled from the union.
The tools of two men who did not abide
by this resolution he said, were destroyed,
and the home of one of them was dyna-
mited. He said contract miners averaged
about four hours a day. He said that he
had talked with men under him in the
mine, and that they were opposed to the
union. but they told him they were COM
pellel to belong to it.
Harry Gilbert and Michael McHale cor
roborated Mr.. Thomas testimony relative
to the loading of cars. recess was then
taken.