The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-09-09
By the Governors Commits
sion to the Questions of
HIGH Cost of Living.

l7LlkL AZOOL VI IL
cfIARLEsToN. sept So The
question Of the cost Of living will
enter largely Ia the investigation o.
mining conditions "a this state
one Of the greatest complaints
against the company store system
Ia the coal fields hae been the higl
prices demanded ~ the coal COM
panies for food stuffs. IN many M
stances, too it IS mpossIh1e FOR the
averase "a neT to get anythtng ez-
lieept from the company store. he
comes 70 mining seCs.on Re VIII
get no pay until att ne has been
there month except SCRIPT which
can only BE used ii the company
stores
The Nine invest cation Comm
sion recently ppolnted BY governor
Glasscock has been preparing q
humber of black fotIias To be used III
securing informat on Miners and
coal companies and other persons
who deal In company stores VII be
quest TONS under oath. Where 3 dix
ference Is Found the comm ION VIII
4lalss d probe to ascertain the exact
facts.
TO show the scope Of the invests
gatiqu and especiaIIy as It appfes
to the cost OF wing ana the purpose
and cost OF Iialiflt aiming che mine
q larl lem. tlle on two
of the forms afe herewith given:
For coal OPERATORS
How many guards do you en-
pIoya
How many guards does your as-
ISOLATION empfoy2
How many are there in your en1z
ploy ,now2 q
8 what salary or wages do you pay
the guards?
What kind of work are the guards
authorized and required to do?
what duties do tEiey performg
What Is the cost to you per month,
or annum Tor guard hireg
What do .yon know about the
State Constabu1ary law IN Pennsyi-I
yanfa and do you think similar law
would be practical IN this statea
1T Is reported that the BALDWIN
guards in the Cabin creek district
have cruelty treated the United
Mine WORKERS and their families.
VYtll you kindly tell as all you kno1g
about thisg
Are your mines operated by union
or non-unton 1aborg 49,
what is the average pay earned
by the miners and laborers (salarted
men exceptedl as shown ~ your pay
rolIsg
What percentage OF increase or
decrease would you pay IL yourpaid
tine union scale? Fl
AT what price do you sen the
following per barrel or pound:
Hour, bacon. lard. sugar, coffee
hams. powder Ckeg9s
What per cent of profit do you
make out OF your stores and sup
pliesg
what per cent of your sales are
made to parties other than your em-
ployees2
What per cent of profit have you
realized out Of the coal business for
the last three years?
Has the advance in wages been
lin proportion to the cost of living?
Do you sell goods in your stores
at as low q price as the private
stores do taking into confederation
the quality Of goods3
Do you require All OF your ems
ployees to buy all their merchandise
lat the company store?
What is the daily average capac-
-ity OF your minese
Describe the houses. whether onsl
or two stories. double or single.
.plastered or ceiled9
What rent do you collect for q
~. room house.
Dotyou dock your miners for slate
or other impurities found in coal
that could be separated in the load
ing OF the coal?
what amount is charged each
man per month for medical attend
ance?
what do you charge for hospital
fees??
DO you employ a doctor2
about how raa my, men or families
does your doctor hare sonJ1lfs lIsFl
Does he do a general practice, inll
addition to his list praetiees
Does he have other list practical
or mines other than g6urs2 sd
How much do you deduct from