Arizona republican., 1915-09-22
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Visits Mine in OverallS and Cracks Hunks of Coal Off Vein With Pick While Miners Grin HAS GREAT TIME
 VISITING MINES Makes Speech Underground, Calling Muckers His Part ners. and Objects to Using "Green" Mule With a Bruised Shoulder

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 PRIMERO, Colo, Sept. 21.-John D. Rockefeller, Jr.. slept in a coal camp
 tonight. He spent a busy day on
 tour of inspection, swung pick in the
 Frederick mine, ate lGnchean on the porch of mountain cabin. took dinner
 at the miners boarding house and
 talked with the men from the under
 ground workings.
 RockefelIer's day began at the Fred
 erick mine at Valdez. fifteen miles west
 Of Trinidad He donned overallS and a jumper and trudged three miles
 through narrow tunnels Borrowing a
 pick. he chopped till chunks of coal
 were ratJling down to his immense de-
 light He motored to Stonewall. a
 summer resort There he was the guest of Chairman Radford of the
 Rockefeller Foundation State Commit
 tee that expended S100.00O for the re-
 lief of the unemployed after the re- cent coa lstrike was declared off. There
 he addr essed a party. Referring 10 the
 relief work he said:
 You gentlemen have expended the money in q way that could be taken as
 an example for the charitable oreani-
 cations of the world. You have given
 no ma Il DtiiiN II Dt Was dblt l'' NN''4 h. The men aided were allowed tn earn every cent they received" Rockefeller yielding a pick. dug out some coal during his inspection or the mine He didn't dig very much coal
 and the grinning miners doubted
 whether he could earn very good wages
 DV the month
 Then standing in the dim glare of
 lights on the caps of himself and his
 companions. Rockefeller made a little
 talk to three or four grimy coal diS/'ers
 whose toil he interrupted.
 Men. we are partners in this busi
 ness" he said Anybody from inside
 the camp or outside who has been tell
 ing you we are enemies has been try
 ing to deceive you. l can't get along
 without you and you can't get along
 without me. If I had all the money in the world l couldn't run these Colorado mines without you Workmen and you. with, all your braWn and muscle. couldn't earn a living digging coal out of the ground unless there was capital to buy mules lay tracks and provide a market for the coal. We are partners. that's what we are and 1 want to do business with you on the principle. Then Rockefeller turned to leave. You are not bad as you are Hainted to be-" remarked one of the miner as he picked up his pick and went back to his toil.
 During his stay at Valdez Rockefel- Ter visited several buildings, talked to the men. particularly Archie DennSon. the grievance representative of the camp. Dennison told the Standard oil magnate Of several instances when. through direct mediation with the off cers of the company. he had secured relief from Durdensome rules which he declared, had been imposed by miner bosses without the Knowledge of the heads of the corporation. Rockefeller with F.. H. Weitzel. w. l.. Mackenzie King. J. F. Thomas division sunt<in- tendent of the company and A. Denni- son, the grievance man. then went into the mine.
 Reaching a section where three men were at work Rockefeller shook hands with each, Tony and Mike BukinoVich answered the questions of the oil king. Rockefeller asked particularly regard ing the wages and working conditions of the men and received a wide -ietS of answers.
 Just before leaving the mine the par ty passed q mule patiently waiting for a car to be loaded for another trip down the long passage way to the troll ley tracks. Rockefeller began talking to the mule driver and then suddenly. Look there he demanded. why that
 mule is chafed and bleeding from the harness"
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 WEATHER TODAY WASHINGTON. Sept. 21--For Ari-
 Zona-tienerally fair.