The chronicle=news., 1913-12-15

conditions To ivliy o.,aisi b.s-
s-sesi's these ofii-isi- have Persist
-n,is claimed shs, "a recognition "t
the tni,-d Nine wark-r. ~ A@esisA.
by the signing o. . contract With
,ha, organization. vas necessary,
tn In. other hsIa s-ai min. ap-T-
a,.rs have .iaime.' that ih- sisnins
OF contract Sith IN. rnitsi Nine
Workers .f America ~o.ld ma, oa,y
faii tn bfias the miner. the b-n~fiis
aI'ieipats.i. ar bring ,o III. operators
sny advantages. hnt that ts- sign
ine af .neh q soasros, ~suia result
ia nandirapins h1Sh the operators
and the min~ss-
for the nurposs-. therefore. oE at
term Psi iha 'o obssin reliable ihfoi mae
,i.n concerning Tho actual condition.
a, att a.-sas- sis~ ,"ai mine undsr
so.,ra.s suh the un,'-.i Nine Work
.ra ot Nm~ftsa The s;ar-Ionfnai al
ar-.s-a . communication IN III. Row
al G-orx~ Coal Company of Canon
city. which .ixNsd vp .i,h 'ha, aF-
ssnisasisa at-.at SSo weeks after ,h-
.,rik- ~ss called and .hish ts still
a,,ra. n,inx. IL now develops, So op-r-
ate under that contract
Follow Ing ts the correspondence In
sits
F1,-bio. Colo. ts~c s. 1918
s..o.a...
Canon CITY. Colorado"
~ fer IA Ne ksaS yoaT> 10 the nHa
IL isrs- coal mine in ,hi. section Of
III. .,si- which xrsssra the d"msnds
Of tho Caii-.i Miue Workers of Amer
lea in iuii after tho strike vas called.
aud which Ia now operated under .
..n,ra., with that erEsnisa'ion.
Believing ths, tee people Of ias.
s,al- ~oaia be interested in know
iss ~hs, the result %: your ~sprs-
,~n.. nos r.. In nsAsiaa Jour rriae.
~~ ere sppeadiss h~seso list of
questions -nnc"TniaE conditions OF
~ sN' "NH-N's Ns"'
question:. a. to I'll. result since your
mine has b.,9n operated under = -on.
irs-i with the United Mine Workers
of America. and " you -sn x!,o us
brief answers IN a. many Of 'h~s~
ss possible ~- fc', that IN"
inflammation will be Of statewide In-
,cs-.t and will hc appreciated by the
pnbi;. at large. Asking The favor ~
an early reply.
Yours respectfully.
Tn. Pueblo star-Journai
The Royal Gorge Coal Company
mssc~ reply as fo''ows:
Canon Cii,. Colo. Dec. -. 1918.
Tho Pueblo stsr-Jonrusi.
Pueblo. Colorado.
Gentlemen.
Y.ur letter Of tn" 9th inst re-
eel. rd intv,IrinR what the result of
our experience" L. In opcrnttns our
min. under contract with the Unit
ed Min. Worker, OF America. and
asking ~ to reply to - list Of Iucs-
,ions concerning conditions Of min
ing coal both b-ior. and after the
srik. Was called.
W. hand you herewith tn. list Of
question. you ask and the answers
thereto briefly stated. and while We
could add n great deal more than tho
answer to each question. we believe
these questions will suffice TO bring
on, fully the situation a. II now o.
lists In our mine.
have personally talked with Mcs-
srs. Hayes. Lawson and Doyle In Den
ycr about tho unsatisfactory condi-
tiops which exist Mt our mine. at
which time the situation as d"vel-
opcd by all the questions and answers
thereto was fully discussed. and
while WAS told the matter should he
In y.sti gated. I have obtained no re-
lief.
Following are the questions and
the answers:
I. How many coal miners were
employed In your mine prior 10 'h'
strike?
Answer. f3.
g How many miners are now
employed in your mine?
Answer. 90.
2. What was tho average daily
tonnage OF miners employed prior tn
the strike?
Answer, Al tons. This average s
for ~ days in october and Novcm-
ber, 1912.
4. What is the average daily ton
mage of miners now employed in your
mine
Answer, . and Si-i00 tons. This
average is for AZ days in October and
November. 1913. covering the sam'
period of time one year later.
6. What was the average daily
va no of mi n org emnloyed prior to the