Show HIGH s I COMPANY CASE OPENED Jan 12 Thomas a d t I superintendent ot of oti i aIry alio alry oj company was a frt s s before 1 the coal roal com cent ton toJa toa Mr Thomas stated ft I prIor to th Ih of ot 1900 tho h d i no doll In tn getting tract to 10 produce extra I i of ot 1031 ol at who when nL Pry to meet met t demand After the tie strike he ho said ald I Ic c r n as a unable to got gist It the tho theD thea In D a to load lod more mme that than a certain awn nurn nUI of ot ur tra tare eai ca Iah h da 1 day a 8 S M a Pt t or of Hie 11 Valley company com pan on w luw hl w 10 1 hours houn a u Uny BJ S Out noi 1 too la u lf for 0 a u miner to 1 work ty I QIN lt j S a j h ho was 1 short of oC out I o 0 i 1 ti i ilia illa and could coull i t torn m to voiK now nou n it ir r he could el t I a Tm tal ral Of r j I was as ai 15 n a day dayi 1 a l UN 20 0 U i imer Parker Mr MV h I Ull said to th us th Ih result rul oj Of o tho the 4 1 h v shaft Ihal one Cn lift I Xe 0 I r i lift lif In n No 0 i 2 pack ack IDd ad f h N 4 I are ar still under tr Ut the 11 r t i the employment HII unter alot ft 60 t a I 1 fl 4 by bOR n M 11 n nr k In II n tIlIng the case the lh v i Coal com I al albe The be kr barro f the be bal company tH a i f r und leee of oC coal coni l 1 to In th w mg tag region ami Is 15 Ism II lie I ex m In Luzerne coun Xo o t k 2 have IH been Is b t rp re Ir against i compan f u 0 what hut r I to A 21 at our ur r a s who nho ho have hae applied ki lle refused no dl 10 had lt at n nobody nna r f 1901 which our au 3 II have now ow work Walk flute 1 Ihm in r t then or are reet O Oti r t j f 1 show that I tam am r il our r I lual we think tIl t I br I 1 1 F In th the I 1 m alc t H at Ill rate tes ot of ay titan than tl Ia f af th tb k labor We pay r I M done so BO n s I f Or our Is II I st r I king is i the the name conic K g I Ii snout out the region anti and nl for the year 1901 our statement of at the docking nt tit ft alt all al our collieries ol shows that It I amounted to per cent celt of ot ottIl the tIl th cars carl dumped at the he breakers breker We WI have hao lIVO no ito check ch ck docking l bosses We do donot 10 dorot rot not object to their appointment by the th themen men but wo we have never been oel request requested ed 1 to permit t their employment ment Our relations with wih our men nert al nl always alVal ways Val S been b el of ot the most moat char character acter They have ever been ben free tree in individually or by committee to 10 cult call cul u uon on tho limo foreman tomman division indent or general superintendent with wih grievances w OT o requests no man juan lan ever eer been boet discriminated against for far fara a DJ 0 appearing or for tor other causes I Notwithstanding our efforts In this regard rl II during during the tho general strike of I IIO 0 nail and 1902 92 we Wc have hae It I much more bore to control contro our men mel and ando wo o 0 have hud hlLl 1141 thirteen I II strikes In pur mines This spirit Jf f C Its Is effect In low loss lop I It the efficiency f C the tho men Inca ns 05 ni well veIl wel of the time lost by reason of those Interferences lit 1 with wih regular ular and an Counsel Terry Tery of oC the Delaware Hudson company challenged Mr fr Mit Mitchells statement that 00 were tete Idle bile In jn the anthne He lie had hall Investigated the th statement nod Mr tr Mitchell Michel could coull not 10 0 per pet cent of at the number and that hi ht III remarks were vere I nu e they the could coul not be ba b cil c on en facts Counsel for the tl miners raid If t Mr fr Ml MIthell If hells statements were Vere Irresponsible ll II I was vail wal due to his association with wih hoer Haer and ld Markle Markie These men counsel said made ma c tate state ments to the president of o the United States that were nl absolutely and arni false tle lag In he said thit thih thit before be re the commission llon adjourns he lie would woul show how that the Ih com coin panics and not the miners were sere guilty guity of ot restricting the ut If I 1 dont lont he lie exclaimed 1 I will wi go goback hack back to Chicago e 1 d nik ak n k the commis stan lon to rind ng This Timis ended the slon and Mi the Le Ie I hUh bight Valley Vale 11 ItS case The rho company which In Ie controlled the tile Central Rail Ball nl roul rOId rOll of at New Jen thou then presented p Its 8 ease case es 1 A nry statement was made by A H 11 counsel for Cor forthe the tho Ihl company 1 |