END OF STRUGGLE IS NO NOW IN SIGHT One More Day Will End Conference Conference Conference Con Con- ference of Operators and Miners MITCHELLS MITCHELL'S PARTING SHOTS SHOT Demands In to Know Relationship lie Hc- Coal Companies timid and Railroad Corporations Corporations- Indianapolis Ind hid March arch 28 One S. One more day will see ee the thc end of oC the thc joint conference of or miners flutters anti and This was settled prIvately among amonS' amonS the operators this evening they having decided that It would be folly Colly to remain remania re remain re- re main mania lucre hero and amid keep up tho the discus discus- i aba sion Just prior to adjournment a at D 6 o'clock this afternoon President Mitchell move moved that the he joint conference confer confer- once ence convene con again at al 2 o'clock Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- da day afternoon Thursday morning the miners will vl meet In national executive e session lo to take lake their final stand on how they shall voto vote on the tho question that thal was under discussion when the Joint conference adjourned this after after- noon This question was the lie of Mr Mm Ir no Robbing that the 1903 scale be restored for Cor a period of two years year beginning April 1 1 l OG and an ending Match March 31 31 1908 At this afternoons afternoon's meeting J. J II IL Winder suggested a committee o of miners examine Into the tho operators books to determine whether an In Increase lii- lii crease should be granted Hot Shot From Mitchell Mitchell then threw a bombshell In Into into In- In to 10 the tho meeting lJ by saying the an and the hue public want to know If Ir this investigation In would include the railroads railroads railroads rail rail- roads that It Is alleged own the mines He lie said Id We Ve want to lo know what profits the Vanderbilt railroad makes out of oC the Vandalla Coal company compan We Ve want vant to lo know what Is the re relationship relationship re- re between time the Deeming Coal company of which Mr 11 Hammond speaks J caks and the tho Rock Island railroad and anui the ho FrI Frisco co railroad What hat profits does tho the Illinois Central Central Cen Cen- teal railroad make malce out u of the tho Madison Coal company compan Ve We want to know the relationship and tho prof Us of or the l 1 Missouri Pa lc u q i K v i on unu lie i I J p 1 h J I 1 presume lf fi nc I Is willing lr tit It make that ex cx- me- me Wo Vo 0 like Mr 1 Donl Donk U tn I explain the relationship between his hiM company the Dunk Donle Brothers Coal company and amid the lie l East ast Troy Eastern East East- ern railroad I want to know Inow what profits of Mr Peabodys Peabody's company compan goto go goto 0 to the Pawnee Railroad road company compan We Vc want to know what arc are tho he relationships between the lie Big Four FUlIr railroad and the Coal compan com cOrn com pan pany Before we Wo will agree to In Investigate investigate In- In we vve must have answers asto asto as asto to these e facts acts I s Frank J iun J J. J II 11 Winder for COI the be Hocking Coal co company pan saul said i 1 will rankly frankly say that hint every e cr share In my lay company Is tho the property o of the lie Hocking Valle Valley Railroad company compan and anti that lint every very dollar mn made e is the property of tho the railroad The coal com company pun pays pars the he same mc freight rates as an any other shipper hl Sonic Some other operators admitted b being be be- ing lug owners of or short hort roads but most of oC them heat denied billed connection and amil said they Patti paid the regular coal coni rale A some solute thor ui-thor debate t President dent Mitchell l moved Iho ho debate on Winders Winder's suh substitute be he closed It was carrle can led The rile Winder Inder n n for fOI a Uon tion iou of the thc present scale cale was voted voled down own this Ibis afternoon The rue minors miners unanimously voted voled no uio and amI tho Ito operators operators oper opec atoms atom's yes HobbIns then moved lo to adopt adOlt he 1903 scale cale for two Iwo years President Mitchell l seconded the motion motion mo mo- tion lout amidst t great applause t titan be began an to 10 speak tho first time In iii the tho Joint conference conference- lIe He said ald l I 1 have no personal reasons tot for formy my may change In Iii position since Wednesday Wednes day morning I am am seeking no 10 political po II office and ha have hano no political motive rc In Iii my may change chan e The operators who aro are saying so o much about aboul mo me are arc really the men who have changed position fron romp that they formerly sustained toward towar you OU miners ns us Scale Tho The miners havo have come lucre hero In a of conciliation and a agreed reed to lo accept time Iho 1903 scale cale for two Iwo years I regard this as a fair alt scale I would rather lather have havo the scale for fOl two years than Luau to lo have the scale for tor or one year yeni an and meet time tho same uno upsetting conditions as now mica a year ear hence The TIme course courso of oC if the he operators Is In InvitIng Inviting In- In congressional lonal action which wo we dont don't The Tho country countr Is stirred up UI und timid lI wo we want to avoid old such unsettled conditions I take tako this hula position I because because be be- cause I believe In imi It aunt and because I would be lo to the hue Interests 1 represent nt If IC I did otherwise I I sincerely slit sin In- In cerol hope tho operal operators lS l'S will change their theil position and look at it in simply a LL logical way I 1 may say ay that there is prosperity today and that the I aro are In a measure responsible for It H.