Show RAILROADS GETTING READY PHILADELPHIA Oct 16 Greater activity was WOoS shown at ot the o of the Philadelphia Reading Coal an and Iron com company pan toda today than at att any time since the anthracite coal coni strike began more than five months ago It was v.-as evident that the company expected the resumption resumption tion Hon of 01 the mining and preparations were being made for COl placing cars at the mines at once Th The Reading company owns coal cars One half of this number r has nas been In use In the bituminous 9 trade while the remainder arc are lying Idle In Inthis Inthis inthis this city All An of or these cars will be bc sent to the mining re region on with the utmost dispatch When the strike began nearly nearly nearly near near- ly five tl thousand coal handlers were laid off otT and these will be reengaged rc as rapIdly rapIdly rap rap- Idl Idly a fig as possible The company compan also alro has thirty barges harges lying at Its wharves In Port Richmond this elt city with a capacity of ot 1450 1150 tons each which arc are rend ready for Immediate use Their tugs which have been In use use In the soft coal trade arc are being hurried back to this city BAEB DAER HAD KAD NOT READ THE F PAPERS APERS AND COULD NOT MAK MAKE ANY STATEMENT PHILADELPHIA Oct 16 President Bacr Daer of the Reading company compan reached his hla office at o'clock this morning H He lie said he had not heard of the results of ot the Washington conference of yesterday yes el that he had not rc read d the mornIng morn morn- morn morn- lug Ing newspapers and was too bu busy 1 to read them For this reason he said ho could not discuss the situation TROOPS WILL LEAVE AS SOON AS THE STRIKE IS OFFICIALLY DECLARED DECLARE OFF HARRISBURG Pa Oct 16 Gov Stone will probably withdraw the troops In the mining region as soon on as th the the- strike la Is officially declared off orr b by president Mitchell and the miners In- In their willingness to go to work The cost to the State of ot keeping Its entire entire en en- tire Ure military force Coree on dut duty In the mi mining mi- mi ning regions Is enormous enormous and the Governor Governor Gov Coy Is very anxious for tor a speedy settlement set set- of or the strike OPERATORS DECLINE TO DISCUSS TH TIre THE AFFAIRS REGARDING SETTLEMENT i 1 N NE NEW iv i YORK yanK bet Oct 16 F 16 Few 16 Few of ot the representatives representatives ves of or th the coal Interests would discuss the status of ot the coal situation situation beyond expressing the belief that the commission named list night had nad a u tusk task before it It It h has s a serious to solve said Rahl Pre President of ot the Delaware Delaware Dela Ia ware Hudson road rOM The question of or wages wageR the tl men are to rec receive hc how the men are to be paid In different mines and In nt different veins In the same ame mines mine are arc some of oC the fI These are the problems problem that m men n have ha grown gra gray headed trying to solve solve- E. E B. B Thomas chairman of ot the the- executive executive executive ex ex- ex- ex board of ot the Erie said laid I consider the adjustment of ot differences differ differ- will wl be a long drawn out and find dif diC- dif dif- undertaking Di Discussing the possibility of ot getting coal Into the market promptly after the mines resume Mr Ir Thomas said eald If It the miners go to o work at once we will be able to get coal here right away I do not know anything about their going to work but when the they do dogo dogo go gt everything that can ean carry coal will be pressed Into service |