The chronicle=news., 1914-04-17
IS MILLION IS COST
OF COAL STRIKE
eo.osasssS a,,o -, ~


more ihas 1000 msa out: Ihs, th-ss
.isik-ss ~esc all dixs~s.. asd as~s-
as-d S3.Si . day. However. figuring
90 ihV latter basis. bsiass shc total
In los, wages TO very aess ~ha' the
striker. say il il. Th~ aiff~s-sse
~oaid have sasii effect on the .oios-
sal Issad total, i
fsom the coal eompsai-~ eom~s
th. ssa,rn-at that the strike has cost
the Colorado tn-i + tsos somi,asy
81. soc. 900. The evI.tnf-Aspsrt.sa Fuel
.usapany $500. ."... With th. asui','
iss~ OF smaller eami-sni-s 'unaiax
,hi. .p to sssa, ss..c-." ."."s
The oatpat of coal ia the whole
stats has b~~a reduced 10 6" rs-s .~ns
Of sotaai. That aosasl uusss,t -
},tissa- sal: hu.ss~ A. ii.s"".'
o.o ,oss sussi,y. The loss. 'h-e. 10
Ils.sso.co. tons tsrfesr 'hr s"'s'
| br s.e in the .oasn-re 'onsass AM
i. R.s,,s. th-s- hsd b--n s'fiA.
>i,h considerable .urs,iins-a' IN The
s.s.h-rn field. II is fair To- s"is"
=. average and .sy that the loss IN
/ loaasss i. abps, ~ PCT 'eh' "'
l n., nal ,-sf. s IL. '.ss".s"" '"e'
sl.bsSrs
"a r,kInx the state as ~'ss"lr. the
"a i,.sssv price scr hsalias 's Wv" =
'ee IN, Ta-.- figures .uHse ts"" vac
br ,.,,s. themselves II is ~s.y :"
'rc im.,- what The railroad. ssc eu'
Oh .a,oiss~. As tht. shsiaksse ais"
Act. lh. .p-saios.. Who probably
.hrr ai,.as 20 era,s = ,"" IN n''
na rrs,.. S.ss. 900 Es. been added "
|ai the a.. ...s 500 i.s>~ss " uotsd hs
I'D unn pusbl- 10 figure that the fsa''
rs fos.l have lost 80 sau.h shro"sh n'".
as profit l,ou snd aou .hsulsss aud mol
r. con.i<s thu, the e,'~rs'"f has AIS
's' .asfesA Irus ,S,s eoad'iioa.
Il: ii.~,.cs!sh- operators ."nsrs'
's- the sc,u,i ,tmsnd Tor ,"s' has 'a''
~. en- off sraSy since a year as". a.
az that. strike er no strike. 'h.J ~"u''
n no, no. b- taking "u' 'h- s"fms
nj amount. sui The ,hins eau "u'r "'
al figured tr.m ,,s ts.r. AMI sbc 'o's'
m above sr- as Il, appears ." u" ''"s'
he HIT " the Operators sserf' ina
b. th, m,w-e~' fisur-s at reu "n s'''s'
arc 10, large. the miners arc c''uaul
~ emphatic in saying that the opeta'
"f or.' estimate. Of rc7ipaay losses ar
cr ,-, low. q, " declared AZ uni"'
" he ,,,ruartcr. that there are IN III
N strike ,cec. at least 100" t.su'st'
~ s,poiaicd deputy shcriffs. Who f'
y ,rivc 81 a day. During the sstik
" period this would run to ssa".""'
n Thee mon. according to The miner
In arc used as guards Tor the men q
~ work
IN Tho compa ai.s fidiculc the stale
Ia' mcns. aging In contradiction sh'
re these DEPUTIES have asked for con
me mission. from different .heriffs tbs
Is ,hey may carry guns for their o~
protection. and that they rcre''
,re nothing and expect nothing.
'cs Again. the men hold that there
es- one suasd for every two coal disee
see in Rcutt county hut the compani
OF grow dcrisive over this assertion. AT
arc hold to their original figures Of 10
's from the strike.
get With the departure Of the m'li'
from Las Animas and Huerfano cou
acd ties. the states actual expense "
nd he reduced to minimum. Yet
in this connection IL Is generally adm
md ted that the companies will he co
ted PEELED to return to the old system
XII employing mine guards In humbe
ans Their losses will hsrdly be curtail
ust a. the weeks go by. The loss in va
lid g. to the strikers will certainly