New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-24
ROCKEFELLER JIGS
TO "TIPPERARY''
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Teller pointed out clump of forbldding
looking adobe houses.
"Do you see that lot OF ShacNS "'
asked. ~. iooo
well. a photograph OF that, place
WAS printed recently and the houses
accredited to the Colorado Fuel q iron
Company. As matter OF act only
few Of the nearer are on our iahu at
all. and they were III re wherb we
bought the property: We are arrans
ing to buy them OF their owner an"
tear them down. The rest OF the settle,
ment is on the property of another coal
mining company"
Az Cameron, Just before entering
Walsenburg, Mr.. Rockefeller made a
minute examination of A new club
house and several homes Of the miners.
On the edge of the town Mr.. Rocketel-
Ier inspected the Bug Walsen mining
camp. -,
At Rouse Mr.. Rockefeller had his
first meeting with Grifiiths, the com
panv's mediator in dealing with labor
grievances. Immediately Mr. Rockefeller
announced that he wanted to confer
with Griffiths in the presence OF the
labor representative. So the PIT boss
was ordered to find Mitchell, who was
working mile inside the mine. Mitchell
was produced and the conference began.
Mr. Rockefeller, coatless and with
his hat pushed back, shot questions at
Griftiths and Mitchell in turn.
How do you happen to be the grey
ance representative of the men y ne
asked Of Mitchell.
"They elected me-" replied the negro,
grinnng. .,
How did they elect YOU"
"At a mass meeting"
MASS meeting of whom -
"Of all the men at the camp"
ANY company officer there?' asked
NJ. Rockefeller.
"Oh, no."
"How do the men feel free to come
to you with any complaint they have
against the company
"Yes."
Grievances Easily Adjusted.
"Do YOU sometimes find that the fore
man or the pit boss has been In the
wrong and treated man unlustly"
ooh. yes. and when they have l go go
To Mr.. Griffiths, and he fixes II up"
Mr.. Rockefeller whirled on Grifiiths.
"Do these grievance representatives
ever try to take anything over your
head 10 the president of the COM
pany?" he demanded.
"They never have yet" replied Grit
fths. Usually the grievance is ad-
justed with the superintendent, with
out even reaching me-"
How do these complaints reach
you?"
well. go from camp to camp my
self and talk to these grievance rep
resentatives," said Grifitffihs.
Don't you wait for them to send
for you?'
"Not on your life. don't. hunt
them up and ask them if anything is
the matter between them and the
supers. That's what you hired me for,
isn't it,"
Somebody asked Mitchell whether
members Of the United Mine Workers
came to him with their grievances. Il
don't remember that any union men
have complained since | was elected
representative" said Mitchell.
~ don't believe Mitchell knows
whether they are union men or not,
broke in Mr.. Rockefeller. Pm quite
sure the officers Of the company don't,
and let me tell you. the Colorado Fuel
and Iron Company doesn't care whether
its men belong TO the union or not.
Look here." he flashed. turning to
Griffiths. "Do you make any distinc-
ton between union and non-union me l
in. settling the grievances appealed to
you by the miners"
~ certainly don't" replied Griffths.
"Are not all the men treated alike as
long as they are willing to work and
behave themselves" persisted NJ.
Rockefeller.
Yes" Griffiths answered.
Cleveland, Sept. 23.-John D. Rookie
Teller will leave this 9fternoon in a spe-
cial car over the New York Central
Railroad for his home at Pocantico
Hills. Tarrytown, n. Y, to spend the
winter We has been here through the
latter part of the summer at his former
residence and summer home at Forest
Hill.