Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-26
ROCKEFELLER TO MEET
UNION REPRESENTATIVES
Conference With Members OF Inter-
national Boards Probably Will
BE Held In Denver.
GOES TO BOTTOM Or SHAFT NINE
Rainstorm Changes Plans for Motor
Ride, and Officials Carefully In
spect Mines at Coal Creek, Flor.
ence and Rockville.
by WILLIAM IiOSTI:R.

ROCKVAI.E. col, September GA
conference between John d. Rockcfel-
Ter. Jr. and representatives Of the in
ternational board Of the United Mine
Workers is in sight.
Word was conveyed to Mr.. Rockefel-
Ter here to-day when he reached Rock
vale on his tour of inspection that Il
committee Of these representatives OF
the mine workers was eli route TO re-
quest an interview. He was asked IL
he would agree to meeting.
II have not received any invitation to
a meeting" he replied. but have not
SO far refused to meet any one, and I
will not refuse to meet any one who
desires to see me
AS Rockefeller is heading toward
Denver, il is more than likely that the
conference. if held at all. will he in
Denver early next week
In connection with the proposed con-
ference great significance is placed by
Rockefeller in the fact that labor union
members greeted him to-day as duly
elected representatives of their fellow
workmen In tho Coal Creek ana Rock
vale mines Of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company. Rockefeller beamed his
satisfaction and hailed the event as a
perfect working out OF the welfare
system which has been inaugurated in
tho coal camps.
ORGANIZED LABOR
CLAIMS \ MAJORITY
Mike Madrik and Charles Iissell are
the representatives Of tho mines. and
Lewis Caruthcr serves in tho same ca
pac!ty in tho Rockville camp II is
claimed hy the Colorado Fuel and Iron
officials that organized labor has ma
1ority in both of tho camps. Under the
new system, tho ma joritv OF the men
elect their representatives who deal
~i'h the company officials. and 10 tho
union sentiment predominated Is at
trthuted the circumstances OF union
miners serving as representatives. an
der system which is designed as a
substitute for tho union
y rainsiorm changed the plans for
motor ride 20 Florence. near which
all three mines inspected to-day ar.
located Going from Pueblo TO Flor
ence. tram motor cars we're taken over
wildly picturesque road 10 Coal Creek.
the FIRST stop. This is the first shaft
rn!nc that Rockefeller has visited and
ne promptly entered car and went
TO the bottom Of the shaft, il2 feet
below the surface. AS he about
10 enter tho car he was introduced TO
The company checkweigher.
do YOU record the weight" he
asked. lie was Informed the miners
4. nave. not taken advantage of the law
which entities them TO select a check
we,Ehman. Well" said rhe million
Aire. the people in New York say we
don't want YOU TO have a weighman OF
your own. but | do want YOU 20 under
stand We do want you TO have one
GoINr, DOWN IL SHAFT
LIKE re BROADWAY
When the car descended into the shaft
he exclaimed WHY. this is Just like
Down on tho FIRST level he me-, Madrik
and Lissell
We have come down a long way to
sec YOU" said Ro-kefcl.r How are
you7 I'm one Of the New York part
1ers in this concern. YOU know" ne
continued. and YOU are two Of the
Colorado partners. When people tell
YOU We arc working against each other
II isn't true. We are All working to-
eether That's the game. and / want
YOU 10 tell the other boys that"
Walking out into the mine. he COM
3ented on the perfAc,nees OF the air
and the good lighting facilities 1T
beats the subway all hollow" he cried.
I'd rather he down here than out
doors to-day" referring to tn" ram
upon the surface. Only z brief time
was spared in the mine on leaving
he said 10 Madrik as he shook hands:
Now don't forget we are working
torether-all of us"
In the driving rain he inspected the
beams OF the mine and then left for
Rockvale. stopping route and get
ting out of his car to shake hands with
group of women and children he met
on the road.