Arizona republican., 1922-04-05
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Denver
DENVER, Colo, April 4.--"The ma
tional coal strike is progressing very
satisfactorily so far as Colorado is
concerned. A. ]. Mcclure, president
elect OF district No. is, United Mine
Workers Of America, told the Asso-
ciated Press in long distance tele-
phone message from Pueblo tonight
From the viewpoint OF the United
! Mine Workers this is the biggest
and most important strike in the
history of mining in Colorado he
said.
Mr.. Mcclure declared that advices
he had received from various fields
in the state today showed that the
union was adding more names to the
lists OF those who needed the strike
order April l. Most or the gains
reported, he said, We're obtained in
| Las Animas and Huerfano counties.
He added that the independent mines
were not working and that not a
great deal was being accomplished at
the non-union properties.
Information from the local offices
| OF the Colorado Fuel and Iron COM
pany in Denver today was that an
increased number of men had re-
ported for work at the company
mines in Fremont county. Officials
say that half their men in that dis
trict are not in favor OF the strike.
Gains both ia the number of men
working and in the amount Of coal
produced were claimed by company
representatives 1t was said that
the coInpany's steel mills in Pueblo
have not felt the effects of the strike
thus far and that operations there
are about IS per cent Of normal.
According to figures given out there
were more men working the COM
pany's Is mines today than yester-
day. The statement that the Las
Animas district is back to normal
is disputed by union officials.
No disturbances OF any kind have
occurred, according to reports from
union headquarters in Pueblo Three
men who were arrested by Colorado
rangers at the Valdez camp Satur-
day, charged with picketing, have
been released on bail, it was said
tonight.
Two OF those arrested, Mr.. Nc
Guire said, father and his son,
were working in a garden when
taken into custody. They were held
in jail at Trinidad, he said. from
Saturday until Monday evening.
Pueblo
PUEBLO, Colo. April 4---Working
conditions were practically normal
in all the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company's mines in Las Anirnas and
Huerfano counties today according
to f. ii. Weitzel, general manager
of the company. All the company's
mines in the two counties showed
increased working forces today over
yesterday, Mr.. Weitzel said.
Scranton
SCRANTON, Pa, April 4.-Some
coal was produced at two places
here today. notwithstanding the sus
pension order of the United Mine
Workers of America. In West Scran-
ton, David Thomas operated small
mine which is taking coal from
surface vein in a limited tract and
Thomas Quinn operated a wagheFy
at Dunmore, which produces 120 tons
a day OF washery coal.
The output of the Thomas mine is
disposed of locally by trucks. It has
no railroad connection. At the dis
trict headquarters of the miners 1t
was stated that efforts would be
made at once to stop both oper-
ations. Outside of these two in
stances no efforts were made by any
of the coal companies TO operate
colleries or washeries. There was
no disorder of any kind.