The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-18
Capitalist Groups in the Coal Strike

and keystone Coal and Coke Co. (Most of the
Koppers coal subsidiaries are in central and
southern West Virginia. For list of these see
Labor and Coal, page 61 and note on page 236)
The Mellon interests also involved in W.
d, j. Rainey, Inc, and the Rainey Wood Coke Co.,
in Indian Creek Coal and Coke Co. (Somerset
county,; in Monessen Coal and Coke Subsidiary
of Pittsburgh steeD; in Republi: Galleries Co.
Subsidiary of Republic Steel Corp; in the
Creighton and Johnetta coal mines of Pittsburgh
Plate Glass Co.; in Ellsworth Collieries and Beth
lehem Mines Corp. subsidiaries of Bethlehem
Steel Corp; in Crucible Fuel Subsidiary of Cru
chile Steel Coz; in Harbinsor- Walker Refrac-
tories Co. (coa1 mines in Clearfield county, Pa
and Garter county, KY; in American Rolling
Mill Co. (coal mines in Kanawha field, w. Va,
and in northeastern KY: and in Pennsylvania
Railroad, which through the Norfolk and West
ern Railway controlled by Penn. r. r., is a
large owner of coal lands and also producer In
southern West Virginia These are companies
in which the Mellon family has investments and
direct representation.
Companies operating in Pennsylvania, which
are linked to a Mellon company by at least one
cross director include the following:
Hillman group of companies:
Penn-Pitt Coal and Coke Co
Butler Consol Coal Co., Gncluding wildwood
mine
Lincoln Gas Coal Co, (subs. OF Pressed Steel
Car Coz.
Baton Coal co.
Bu1ger Black Coal Go.
Union Galleries co.
Hartman Greek Coal Co.
Cosco Gas Coal Co.
Zenith Coal Co.
Bruin Coal Co
Rose & McGregor Coal Co.
Mountain Coal Co. cambria county,.
Quemahoning Coal Co, (somerset county
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp, Vesta mines
and shannopin Coal Coz
Eostetter Connellsville Coke Co. q u S Steel
subsidiary.
Greensburgh7 Connellsville Coal & Coke Co.
Loyal Hanna Coal & Coke Co., (somerset
county-not related to NJ. a. Hanna co..
Oliver & Snyder steel Co., (subs. of Oliver
Iron & Steel; not to be confused with Oliver
Iron Mining Co., U: S. subs. in Mimi
Bird Coal Co., (sonerset county-Barnes d
Tucker
These include Don Rose, notorious hard
boiled attorney of Pittsburgh Coal Co. His part
ner McGregor, is official of Carnegie Coal Co.,
and director OF Montour Galleries Co.
Operating only outside Of Pennsylvania, are
the Coinage smokeless Feul Co., Raleigh county.
w. Va), and the Clover Splint Coal Co.. (Harlan
county, Ky.), linked with the Pittsburgh Coal Co.
through the cross director H. N Eavenson.
Note that the Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Corp,
is NOT Mellon company, but Tapln company,
related to the Powhatan Mining Co., and the
Pursglove Coal Mining Co. For other connec-
tons see Labor and Coal, pages $3.50
Mellon interests meet with Hanna interests on
the board Of Republic Steel Corp. Both, Mellon
and Hanna operate in friendly alliance with the
Morgan interests.
r. B. Mellon, is director Of the Morgans
Guaranty Trust Co., in New York; and one OF
MELONS chief lieutenants outside Of the family
circle CHIC. McEldowney, president OF UnionTrust
Co., in Pittsburgh, is director Of Morgan's
Bankers Trust Co., in New York. Mellon and
Morgan interests are both represented in several
industrial companies and utilities Also, 1t must
not be forgotten that locally Mellon dominates
the Pittsburgh banking field. So, although no
Mellon representative sits on the board Of U. S.
Steel Corp, there must be considerable measure
Of cooperation between the Steel Trust and the
Mellon interesta