The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-10-30
LOCAL INTEREST.
CENTERED AROUND
QUESTION OF THE
MINERS STRIKING
Chamber of Commerce Ar
ranges to Furnish Coal to
Those Whose Bins Are
Empty.

The threatened coal miners strike
next Saturday morning is one in which
every resident of Canon City is deep
ly concerned. and has taken prece
dence over all other matters in the
>n,tblic mind. u is being discussed
~ everybody and is heard on the
street. in places OF business and in
the home. IL is the one paramount
question OF the day. and people are
everywhere asking what are We GO
ing to do If the strike order is car.
-ried out?
Nobody Is able to give satisfac-
tory answer 10 this question. nor say.
II the strike is proclaimed. how long
IL will last The belief is alomst uni
' versai that the strike will take place.
= although there are few optimistic
souls that lean TO the opinion that a
settlement OF the difficulty will be
found without closing down the mines.
. The matter of whether there viii be
a strike or not will be determined
by the heads OF The United Nine
Workers OF America in a conference
AT Indianapolis tomorrow. The dis
patches this afternoon Indicate that
the strike order will not be rescinded.
How long the mines will be idle II
the strike occurs is purely matter
Of conjecture. II may NO, last more
than few weeks. but il Is possibi.,
nat II may continue for months Tn
situation Is not n pleasing one 10 cor
template by anybody as Il must in
evitabIy cause hardship and suffer
ing to the public.
II other union labor organizations
unite with the miners IN the walkout
In determination 10 measure indus
trial strength. which is possibility.
conditions viii become nensified
and suffering viii extend to All parts
OF the land II is to be hoped thai.
such n state Of affairs viii not come
10 pass. indeed. We believe that wise
councils among the operators and
miners VIII prevail and that such "a
catastrophe viii be prevented.
The strike viii bring hardship On
all classes OF the population. on de
rich and the poor alike. The miners
and their families will no; escape Tho
suffering II viii entail upon the coun-
try and they wii, share its Inis"ries
with the rest Of mankind. n VIII be
far-reachinr In its effects and none
viii be able 10 avoid lis discomforiB.
Tho public. Innocent OF any wrong
doing in the present controversy be
ssHsen the operators and the mincrs.
s1l have 10 shoulder the greater part
Of the burden Of the strike. as 1t al
WAYS does In such matters.
<..,, Ets.s ,..ssA .Nv,uaf nuffr.,FfaA
cpal ai its doors win be unable TO &c;
a pound OF fuel. Many OF them nov
have only a small supply ot coal on
hand and how they are going TO re
pienish their empty bins has been
10 them source on Gic Ereatcsf>anx-
iety. Local dealers can not on their
orders and they lind themselves up
against it, II is condition far from
agreeable 20 contemplate. but it can
not be helped.
The Canon City Chamber Of Com
perce has been awake TO the gravity
OF the situation for several weeks.
and has left nothing undone TO dis
cover ways and means Of meeting the
problem. AS the mine operators
would not accept orders for coal de
livery II cast about for other oppor-
tunitIes 20 find solution for the
trouble. and finally secured a prom
ise from the Colorado Fuel & Iron
Company at Pueblo TO permit a linn.
ed supply Of coal 10 be sold at it,
mines In Fremont county TO Canon
City consumers.
With this guarantee as working
basis the Chamber of Commerce ai
once arranged for minimum OF one
snn OF coal for each family In Canon
City that was without fuel This
amount WIN be supplied immediat siy
10 such families on application to tho
Chamber OF Commerce as will be seen
from its statement published in an.
other column OF tais issue. Only one
h of coal can be apportioncd to
fsmily and orders should be filed at
once. either by personal appearance or
by telephone at 81 ton.
Representatives of the Pueblo Conf
merce Club and the Canon City
Chamber OF Commerce are In confer.
enoe on the coal situation here this
afternoon.