Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-21
ROCKEFELLER IS
MAKING A VISIT
IN MINE COUNTRY
John D., Jr., Travels Through Colo
RADIO Inspecting Properties
in that State.
SEES THE BATTLE GROUND
Younger Oil King Arrives in Trini-
dad Unannounced, Accompanied
Only by Secretary,
WILL INSPECT THE CONDITIONS

TRINIDAD, Colo, Sept. 20.--John
u. Rockefeller. jr., arrived here at
s o'clock today for an inspection OF
the properties of the Colorado Fuel
and Iron company. MIR. Rockefeller
and his party probably viii spend
two or three weeks in Colorado.
No definite itinerary has been
planned. It is expected that the
program will be arranged from day
to day in accordance with Mr.. Rock
efeller's wishes and convenience.
The Colorado visit of Mr. Rockefeller,
as active representative of the principal
owning interest of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron company, has been planned since
early In the year II had its inception
at the New York hearings before the
federal commission on industrial relations.
Invited by Mother Jones.
On January q SIR. Rockefeller was a
witness before the commission. After
leaving the stand for the noon recess the
capitalist stopped to speak to Mother
Jones, whom he previously had invited
to call upon him and talk over the Colo
rado labor situation,
After we have our conference" said
Mother" Mary Jones, II want you to
come out to Colorado with me and see
the things have seen. l am sure what
you see will make you do things and will
make you one of the greatest men,"
Rockefeller said he might go to Colo
RADIO with Mother Jones.
The next day Mrs Jones issued state
ment in which she expressed the hope
that Mr.. Rockefeller would visit Colo
RADIO while the ashes of Ludlow are still
hot"
other labor leaders present at the in
dustrial relations hearing urged Rookie
feller to visit the scenes of the recently
ended Colorado coal miners strike, and it
was agreed that he would make the trip
as soon as business affairs and other
matters would permit him to leave the
east. The trip was planned for April,
but the death on April 16 of Senator
Nelson w. Aldrich, Mr.. Rockefeller s
father-in-law, forced postponement.
Other causes of deloy prevented Mr..
Rockefeller starting for the west until
last week. =
Accompanied Only by Secretary.
Mr.. Rockefeller, who had travelled all
the way from New York without his des-
tination becoming known. stepped from
an ordinary sleeping car on an Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe train arriving from
Chicago. He was accompanied only by
his secretary. Charles o. Heydt Mr..
Rockefeller was welcomed at the station
by Jesse r. Welborn, president of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company; E. II.
Weitzel, manager of the fuel department,
w L. Mackenzie King, head of the in
dustrial welfare department of the Rookie
feller corporations and F. A. McGregor,
Mr.. Kings secretary. Mr.. Rockefeller
and Mr.. Heydt Immediately went to
breakfast In local hotel, while Mr.. Wei
born made arrangements for an early
start to one of the mining properties of
the company.
First Stop at Ludlow.
i BERwrND, Colo, Sept. a0.-John ID.
j Roeksfeller began his inspection of Col
orado properties of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron company by a visit to the Berwind
e7nine. The Rockefeller party made the
dffteen-niile trip from Trinidad in two
adtornobiles. On the way a long detour
wae made TO pass by the site Of the tent
colony.
Mr.. Rockefeller stopped his car for sew
erai minutes while his companions
pointed out to him the various places con-
nected with the battle of Ludlow. fought
April %, 1914, between strikers and militia
men.
Arriving at Berwind Rockefeller visited
the mine office and other parts of the
property, asking many questions. He con-
versed for several minutes with dust
grimed fire boss who had just come from
the underground workings.