Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-09-21
JOHN D., JR., EATS
WITH HIS MINERS
Goes to Schools, Sees Wives
and Chats With Them
Sees Ludlow Battle Site.
special By United Press Wire.

Trinidad, Sept. 21:-J. D. Rookie
feller, Jr., began his second inspec-
ton tour of his Colorado mining
camps by following some of his $3-a-
day laborers into coal shafts. The
choicest bits of conversation between
the dust begrimmed miners and one
of the richest men in the world were
lost to newspaper men who trailed
Rockefeller to the mouth of the
shaft, because Rockefeller decided to
make his underground investigation
unsponsored by news gatherers.
When Mr.. Rockefeller was a witness
before the Industrial relations comlnis-
/ sion at its New York hearings early in
the year he was invited by "Mother"
Jones, a labor enthusiast, to visit Colo
RADIO and see for himself the conditions
described before the commission,
| After talking freely with the miners
Mr. Rockefeller went into their homes.
questioning their wives about working
and living conditions and making sug-
SeSuOnS 1Or improvements.
Eats at Boarding HOUSE.
| For luncheon Mr.. Rockefeller stop
/ ped at the miners boarding house at
Berwind. Tom Davis, superintendent
of the mine who sat at his right hand
clad in blue overalls and with coal
dust ground into his face while doing
Justice to the beefsteak, beans and
mashed potatoes, was engaged IN q
running conversation by Mr.. Rookie
| feller.
| After the luncheon the party went
to Tobasco, stopping on the way to
visit school, where Mr.. Rockefeller
| inspected some extensive improve
ments contributed last winter by the
Rockefeller foundation to furnish
| work for unemployed miners following
the strike. A sheer side hill had been
graded to make a playground.
Mr. Rockefeller was apparently
greatly interested in the work being
done In the school.
| Children Sing For Visitor.
"They do not sing very well, sir"
| apologized the pretty schoolma'am.
you see, they have just started and
haven't had time to learn much. And,
then. they are so little"
They're doing fine-fine," replied
John d. Rockefeller, Jr, smiling broad
! ly. Then he made a speech to the
school children, in which he told them
| to study hard and obey their teacher.
"And when next l come to Colorado,
perhaps some of You will be teachers
yourselves" he added.
81 have six children myself" con
| tinued the oil magnate. Sometimes
they are not as mannerly as you seem
to be. Maybe I'll bring few Of them
along the next time 1 come to Colo
/ RADIO"
Questions Miners Wives.
Mr.. Rockefeller asked the miners
and ttheir wives how they were salts
| fed with the houses rented from the
company. how much rent they paid and
whether the houses We're worth the
money.
Early in the round of inspection Mr.
Rockefeller hunted up Dan Morelll, 6
! coal digger, who had been elected BY
/ the men of the Berwind camp to repre-
sent them in conferences with the of
ficers Of the company. Dan had just
come from the mine and his face was
grimed with black dust.
The two sat down side by side in the
mine office and talked earnestly for per
haps twenty minutes. Mr.. Rockefeller
! questioned the miner closely on tht
practical working of the scheme re
Gently started for conferences betweer
officers of the company and representa-
tives OF the miners.