The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-30
WEATHER FORECAST. Washington, March 2o.--For Alabama Flair and colder Friday, saturday fair, warmer, fresh west winds.

I Mir. Parker said so far as he knew Mir. Mitchell had never been granted | any personal favor.
 Mir. Mitchell asked If any member of 1 his family had.
 w. D Ryan. of the Illinois miners l organization, said he could explain He said very estilnable young lady 1 at Spring Valley. Ill, who lived with Mrs. Mitchell had been given trans | portation to visit her parents. T am | responsible for that" said Mir Ryan 'I asked for the Transportation and Mir Mitchell did not know it =
 Mir. Mitchell added that he knew nothing about 1t and Mir. Parker with l drew his remarks
 MT. Mitchell continued his references to Mir. Parker's dual position as a rail- road and a coal comnang official A l point of order was raised by Mir. ]. H. | Wfnder who insistt tat this had scale. Mir. Mitchell referred to Mir. Winder's statement made yesterday l that the Madison Coal Company was owned by the Hooking Valley Railroad Company and charged that this made | 1t possible for a loss to be shown on the books of the coal company when in reality profits had been absorbed by I the owning railroad.
 I The chair asked If Mir. Mitchell meant | to charge that this was true
 MT, Mitchell--It may be true.
 Cause of Tow Prices. F. l. Robbins--I say that the respon- sibility of low prices today is due more to railroad ownership of coal compa- nies than because of their desire to have coal transported at prices made that would otherwise not be made, and we would have to meet that competi- l tion. !"
 This statement was loudly appIauded | by the miners.
 Mir. Mitchell said the miners had no coal piled up or ulterior motives in their position. He said they weretry- Ing as citizens to reach an agreement and an adjustment of wage differ ences. M A. Nj. ogle disputed MT Mitchelrs reference to coal companies having piled up coal to sell at increased prices.
 Walter Mullens of Cleveland said a strike would result in giving birth to still greater corporations and would operate against the smaller independ- ent operators.
 Replying to him. Mir Robbins said his company was not dominated by any railroad or steel company.
 D. c. Thomas, of the Pennsylvania operators and manager of the New England Coal Company, an independent OpSE&LQFs Sd&u ne came 10 Ale cOnVeu- ton in the belief that tlle miners would accept the present scale. Farming to the operators and addressing them. he said:
 T advocated the present scale six weeks ago and I was honest. I now advocate the payment of the advanced scale and I am honest am convinced that we must pay the advance or the miners will strike. I advised my com panies that we had better pay the ad- vance. have been through great strikes. Some of you Gcn't txuow what q strike means. Some of you sitting there will be destroyed by a strike. It is not question of profit
 T appeal to you operators to pay this advance. Open up your hearts and pay it. (Great laughter) I am not in poll tics and am not taking this position for any other cause than because believe the prevention of a strike is to the best interest of my companies"
 The Previous Question.
 J. H. Winder, chairman of the opera tors, suggested the previous question and that debate be closed. On the roll call the previous question was order ed by unanimous vote. The vote was called up on the motion or Mir. Mitchell as amended by Mir. Robbins that the 1903 wage scale be restored for two years. Operators of Illinois. Indiana and Ohio voted no. Western Pennsyl- vania operators and the miners of the four states voted yes. The united vote prevailed and under it the unanimous vote of the operators ana miners was required to carry the motion.
 There was silence in the hall for some minutes following the announce ment by the chair that the motion had been lost. Mir. Winder walked across the hall and held a short conference with MT. Mitchell The delegates talk ed among themselvs. while Mir. Nit chelI talked with H. N. Taylor and other operators for nearly half hour. It was 4 o'clock when the motion of MT Mitchell was voted upon and 1t was not until 4:35 p. m, that move was made by either side, when Mir. Winder moved an adjournment sine die
 Randolph Smith. president of tho Illinois operators seconded the motion. The vote was called by states. the vote being unanimous.
 Tn making the motion 10 adjourn sine die MT. Winder said:
 Tt seems to me we have reached the limit of discussion upon the question of the wage scale for the ensuing year. If felt that anything further could be accomplished by holding this conven- ton longer, I would be glad to have 1t done, but I see no possible hope of ac- complaining anything at this time. 1nereEOfe move tnlS convention dd- journ sine die"
 President Mitchell of the miners, an- nounced meeting of the national convention of miners for tomorrow morning and the motion to adjourn sine die was declared carried unani- mously. In five minutes every miner and operator had left the hall in a driving rain.
 The coal operators of Illinois, In- diana, Ohia and those of Western Penn sylvanIa who have opposed in the joint conference of the central competitive district the payment of any increase in wages to the miners. met tonight at the Claypool Hotel and at a late hour made public the following resolution which was adopted in executive session. Operators Resolution.
 whereas, the coal operators and the representatives of the miners of the States of Illinois. Indiana. Ohio and Western Pennsylvania, having met in Indianapolis at the suggestion of the president of the United States for the purpose of endeavoring to agree upon scale of wages and mining conditions for a period beginning April 1. 1906: and the parties having been unable to reach an agreement, and having ad- journed sine die; be it
 Resolved that we, coal operators of the States of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. representing at least eighty per cent of the tonnage in the territory involved. who have felt and still feel unable to pay any ad- vance in wages at this time. do here by propose that the President of the United states appoint a commission to Investigate all matters which in the Judgment of such commission have an important bearing upon or relation to