Arizona republican., 1915-09-21
Talks Freely With Miners. Questions Men and Wom- en About Working and Living Conditions and Makes Suggestions
SEES CHILDREN
 IN THE SCHOOI.S .S
Hears Them Sing and Then Makes a Speech, in Which He Advises Them to Study Hard and Obey Their Teachers
ASSOCIATED PRESS D1sPATcHI

TRINIDAD. September 20-Juhn n. Rockefeller, Jr- visited the mining camps of Berwind and Tabasco on the firsr day Of his inspection tour of the Colorado properties of the Colorado, Fuel and Iron company He talked freely to the miners. went int" the homes questioning the men and wives about working and living conditions. and making suggestions to individuals for improvement. Rockefeller was ap- IarentIy greatly interested in the work being done in the public school at Ia he-sco
 They don't sing very well. sir" ap- olugized pretty school ma'am. You see they just started to school and haven't had time to learn much. and then. they are so little.
 They're doing fine. fine. Rocke- feller replied smiling broadly and SIN " sons and daughters of Berwind and Tabasco miners of the average Of six perhaps dozen nationalities. sang lus- tilv in good United States. a song on which they had been carefully drilled hy Miss Edna Campbell. teacher of ~le first grade. Then Rockefeller made d speech to the children in which he told them to study hard. and obey their teacher
 When next l come to Colorado. Der haps some of you will be teachers your selves" he added. T have six children myself continued sthe oil ma agnatc. sometimes they are not as mannerly a~ YOU seem to be Maybe I'll bring a few or them along next time I come to Colorado.
 At TahascO the party was welcomed toy Chas. ONein superintendent. Rockefeller asked the miners and their wives how they were satisfied with the houses rented from the company. how much rent they paid. and whether they thought the houses worth the money
 Why don't you have a garden?' he demanded of one Italian at Berwfnd. You could fix this place up SO as to look much better
 The day was spent in visiting the Berwind canyon 15 miles north of Trinidad where the company has two big mines. and series of coke ovens Accompanied by President J. F. Vel born and other officers of the com Iarr- Rockefeller had a close personal inspection Of the camps. going into the homes Of the miners and asking them rapid fire questions regarding the
 
 in the round of inspection Mir. Rocke- Teller hunted mp Dan Morelli coaS digger. who had been elected by the men "C tho Berwind camp to represent them at conferences with the officers of the company. Dan had just come from the mine and his face was srimed with black dust The two sat down side by side on the steps of the mine offices and talked eagerly per- haps for twenty minutes. Rockefeller questioned the miner closely about the practical working scheme recently fn- augurated for conferences of officers of ske company and representatives of The miners.
 The party took luncheon at the min CTS boarding house at Berwind At NIT Rockefeller's right sat Tom Davis. superintendent of the mine. clad in blue oNerslls and black shirt, with coal aust ground into the wrinkles of his l1ce Rockefeller engaged in a run nlng conversation with Davis and the other men at the table. meanwhile do- ing full justice to the heefsteak. beans and mashed potatoes.
 After luncheon the party went to Ta- hasco. stopping on the way to visit schooG Al the school house Mir. Rockefeller inspected the extensive i'm provement work done in part by the ex nenliture Of money contributed bv the Rockefeller Foundation last winter to IurnIsh work for unemployed miners. following the calling off the strike
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