Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-30
Howard, Corner 10th St.

organization. Mr.. Mitchell discussed ut
length the alleged evils resulting from
railroad ownership OF coal mines one of
the earnest pleas TO the operators to pay
the advance Ia wages asked was made by
y. c. Thomas general manager Of the
Newfoundland Coal company, who urged
that even a loss of profit was better from
business standpoint than strike.
During his argument against railroad
ownership Of coal mines President Mitchell
said:
desire to take up for consideration. not
personally but officially. what / believe IL
n subject pertinent to the determination of
this great question, the relationship between
the coal companies and the great railroad
conlpanies. u Is matter less to me ana to
the people OF America whether Mr. Parker
is president Of the Madison Coal company
and the purchasing agent of the Illinois
Central Railroad company, or whether some
other man may hold those dual positions.
But II is important to the people involved
what that relationship is.
Mir. Winder stated yesterday that the
stock of the Sunday Creek Coal company
was owned by the Hooking Valley Railroad
company and If the stock Of the Sunday
GTee Tas y ynsd t BY Tie nosS
that they may show a loss OF profits or
show small earnings on their coal COM
pany and still\have large earnings on their
railroad company.
r. L. Robbins said:
may say the responsibility of low prices
today. Ii due more to the railroad owner
SIND OF cVai COMPANIES man theiT aeslIe 20
not otherwise be made, and we have 10
meet that competition.
sixty Days suspension I'm Iowa.
DIES MONIES, March 29.-Representatives
OF Iowa operators and miners win hold a
joint meeting tomorrow for the purpose Of
declaring q suspension of work in Iowa
Saturday. when the present agreement ex-
pires. The suspension will throw about IA
90 men out Of employment and cause a
serious shortage OF coal.
Operators Appeal 20 Roosevelt.
The coal operators of Illinois. Indiana,
Ohio and those of the western Pennsylvania
district who have opposed in the joint con-
ference Of the central competitive districts
the payment of any increase in wages to-
the miners met tonight at the Ciaypool
hotel and at late hour made public the
following resolutions which were adopted
In executive session.:
Whereas. The coal operators and tie
representatives of the miners OF the states
Qf illinois,, Indiana, Ohio and western
Ronnnylvauia, having met in indianapolis
~ the suggestion OF the president Of the
United States for the purpose OF attempting
To agree on scale of wages and mining
NpnAillOib .lpi a period DeklinlnB Apln 1,
1905 and the parties having been unable
TO reach An. agreement and having adj
jOurned sine die, be II
Resolved, That We, coal operators Of the
states OF Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and west
ern Pennsylvania, representing at least so
per cent Of the tonnage In the territory
involved, who have felt and still feel unable
10 pay any advance Ia wages at this time
do hereby propose that the president OF tho
United States appoint commission 20
investigate all matters which in the judg-
mentOf such commission nave an important
bearing on or relation To the scale OF
wages that should be paid to all classes
Of labor hi and about the coal mines i'm the
territory, herein involved and conditions
new imposed and insisted on by the United