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foundation in the near future. Chair
man Walsl, said ihts is' in accord
ance with plans formulated some
time ago in the east. The hearings
would start shortly after the conciu-
sion OF the investigation at Dallas.
Tex. which will follow the Denver
inquiry. Testimony will be taken
in Washington beginning December
2s ard further investigation will
be held In New York early In Janu-
AIRY. Among the witnesses who prob
ably will he summoned are .Ionn D.
Rockefeller. .Ir., l.. II. Gary. j. p.
Morgan. William Rockefeller. King
dom Gould and other prominent
f1napciers. j. 4 7u'
After the luncheon OF recea Mr..
Ossood resumed the stand, and said
he had been informed that for five
years record of all men employed,
with their nationalities. had been
kept. 80 - -
lie denied that to his knowledge
any men have been discharged be-
cause they belonged to labor dr9anY:
zations or that there was any effort
tn get rid of such men.
The witness testified that the COM
pany stores organization was capital
lied at about 100000 and had
earned about 20 per cent year dur
ing the six years it had been in oper-
alton. n
We do not make az much profit
on our sales as the average store
makes" he said. He added that the
company did not sell liquor. The
commission then turned TO the med
ical provision made for employees
Mr.. Osgood said the company fur
nished all medicine and attendance
to miners for which 500 is deduct
ed a month from their wages.
Mr.. Osgood explained that the
company charged each employe so
cents for sharpening tools. A four
room house. he said. cost between
$96 year. The investment yielded
about six per cent Of all houses. Re-
tferring TO cases of injury. the wit
ness said, the legal department look
ed after such matters. The usual
policy Of the company was to settle
with individuals. Mr.. Osgood said
there were seven directors of the
victor-American Fuel company, but
that he owned practically all the
stock. 90
John 'R. Commons is one of the
interesting members. lie is profess
sor OF economics at the WISCONSIN
university. He drafted the law un-
der which the industrial commission
|of Wisconsin 10 working. and has al
ways been deep student of all econ
omic and sociological questions. 9th
er members of the comm ission tnrn
naturally to him for enlightenment
onm any topics.
Harris Weinstock is an employer
and capitalist Of San Francisco. One
of his institutions is department
store. wherein unorganized labor IL
with other enterprises In Los Ange-
les. sacramento, Oakland and other
cities. He has been a student of the
land question for years. has travel
cd around the world in his quest
for solution of the problem. and
mas certain unique views on the best
way to help the farmer.
8. Thurston Ballard is non-union
employer of Louisville. He operates
a flour mill, and has put several
original plans into effect with his
employees He established the eight
hour day voluntarily, installed rest
rooms. libraries and other convent
cnces. His non-union views have
never interfered with his impartial
work on the commission, but his
knowledge of labor con 1itions has
proved vast help.
John b. Lennon is treasurer of the
American Federation of Labor, and
has been for years. James O'ConnelI
is second vice president of the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor, while A.
b. Garretson is president of the Or
der of Railway Conductors, a labor
which is not affiliated
with the American Federation Of La
fbor The latter has been an official
of his order for 81 years. 4
The commission has not been to-
gether since the middle of October,
but before that time the members
visited San Francisco. Los Angeles,
Butte, Chicago, New York. Paterson,
~. j., ana Lawrence, Mass. But 1t
lis in Coloradothat they expect to get
their most valuable information.
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