Show WHO WATKINS IS Short Sketch of Member of Presidents Presi-dents Coal Commission Scranton Pi Oct JR Thomas II Watkins Wat-kins the mertbor of thr Presidents coil eomnil J > lon whoso appointment was due In his knowli < lKO of the coal mining bus iietM wag formerly of the Mrm of Shnj p son F Vntklns of which C D Simpson vac the neulor member Mr AValklns was barn it n West PIlli ton in 1 years nco but has lived In Scranlon for the last twenty years About four years jigo SlmpHon Watkins sold their coal Interests to the Temple Iron company I com-pany Since llun Mr Vntklns hnfl not been ncllviv I eonneiiod with tho luiUira rite btiHlnonH lie I 11 l rcpulcd lo be a millionaire mil-lionaire ami Is I largely Interested in the Mexican Contml and Alamo Gordo Northern Railroad companies ii IKO has extensive lumber Internals In the South and mining Interests In the AVeat I Ills business relation arC sllll connected whim C IX Simpson who la t director of the Mexican Central railroad |