Omaha daily bee., 1906-03-31
WORK ON ANTHRACITE SCALE
Miners and Operators Will Have Conference
in New York Tuesday Morning
BAER AND MITCHELL EXCHANGE MESSAGES
Miners Leader says work VIII ne
Suspended saturday Evening Ne
cause Contract with Men Ex-
pires at that Date.

NEW YORK, March 3O-The following
message sent by President Baer OF the
Philadelphia & Reading railroad to John
Mitchell. president of the United Mine
Workers Of America, was made public at
the ofices of the representatives OF the
anthracite coal roads in this city today;
PHILADELPHIA. March SO.-John
Mitchell. Indianapolis, Ind; Is it true that,
pending negotiations you have. as stated
not to work in the anthracite mines after
April 1?
isigned) GEORGE F. BAER.
The anthracite miners operators decided
to meet the miners committee in this
city at 10 a. m. on Tuesday, as requested
by John Mitchell Of the miners, for
further conference on the wage scale IN
the anthracite coal fields. II had been
reported today that the operators would
refuse because the miners were ordered
to strike, but late today a telegram from
President George F. Baer chairman of the
operators committee. to President Mitch
ell accepting the offer to have another
conference was made in public. Mr.. Baer's
message follows:
PHILADELPHIA. March 80, 1go6.-Presi-
dent Mitchell, Indianapolis; Although your
order TO quit work pending negotiations .s
most extraordinary, tho delay In meeting
having been yours. ans not ours, never
theless. we will meet your committee rs
requested.
(signedJ GEORGE f. BAER.
This message was in reply to the follow
ing message which Mr.. Baer received from
President Mitchell earlier In the day:
INDIANAPOLIS, March 30, 1sO6-George
r. Baer, Philadelphia: II agreeable to you
a meeting Of the joint sub-commlttee will
be held In New York at 10 o'clock April
13. for the further consideration Of the
wage scale in the anthracite field
(Signed) JOHN MITCHELL.
After receiving that message Mr.. Baer
inquired OF Mr.. Mitchell whether the
miners would quit work on Monday and
after he received word from Mr.. Mitchell
that It was true, agreed to meet the
miners committee on Tuesday
EHect on stock Market.
The stocks OF the anthracite coal
roads broke severely at the opening
Of the stock market today. Jersey
Central declined points, PhfIadel-
phia and Reading "a and Delaware & Hud-
son ?. The entire market was heavy in
sympathy ~with these declines Delaware
& Lackawanna and Lehigh Valley Railroad
company decided not 20 raise the present
price of coal, while their supplies hold out.
To prevent as far as possible any corner
and consequent rise in prices by jobbers
or dealers, all the anthracite roads have
agreed not to sell more than fixed
quantity OF coal at any one time. The
action. OF the Mitchell committee in ORDER
ing the strike has aroused deep resentment
among the coal operators. one Of whom
characterized It as "a piece OF unpardon-
able folly This operator intimated the
operators might refuse to accept the in
vitation OF the comfnittee for a meeting
here next Tuesday. unless the strike order
is rescinded.
Truesdale Talks.
President Truesdale of the Delaware,
Lackawanna e. Western road, said:
The mines of the Lackaw awanna company
will be continued in operation on Monday
next and the company will endeavor to
continue the mine In operation. II is
our purpose to have notices posted by the
superintendents at the mines as soon as
possibly notifying our employees that they
may continue at work under the same
conditions as now exist under the anthra-
cite strike award.
In spite of denials, it is persistently re-
ported that two OF the anthracite COM
panies have prepared for trouble to the
extent of engaging pumpnnen to take the
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