| Show I COMPANY COMP ANY CASE OPENED lf lp Ma l Jan 23 Thomas anu Om a t superintendent of ot th Valley le foal ol oil company was wat WI fint witness 8 the coal com corn n to odd Mr Ir Thomas stated 1 t I prior to the th strike of ot 1900 the tha ii hd JINI no difficulty In getting If c t miners to produce extra I g i of rol when wIlen to meet leet demand d mand After the strike he ho said c was al as unable una hie to get the tho thoin theU in U to load lod moore mme than han Ihal a certain num of or can Cars eai h day dB 8 a 8 a district su Iu it t of ot tlc ibe h ix high Valley company on nation said td 10 hours a 1 UI s not nOI too to i j ng ni fur Cur f r a 1 miner to II work 3 01 a d he ht was I short of or out oute e a I and could some om to i urn n U W it mt he could coul it tt t tI In I 01 TM j aMt rt rat f ld Ji w was U s nm n day da dan n a reply to 10 i t ner Parker laTker Mr 11 said 11 tb r result ul ot of the strike N t k ir kr r haft Shaft one cne lift I IQ Na Q I l pai Iff 1 t tift ur I ir in No o 2 pack 1114 CM op cn Hr rt hi N are nrC tm still under t tr r Ihu I P nn ig thi employment WOl aut KO tO IT ir I ft n uNi 1 boY buS n a io r K I v t inIng the case cle JAM the Uld M l high Wl t Coal com corn comM Te The he h Lehigh US W til n n and n nIn 11 e of 01 coal coni tie dA in i ho he p ms ng and Ii hi lar t tax I X r m in coun No alt K It plaInts mounts have hae b len n te i J Ire tt Joa lon against l f ny what I r 1 baek A v Our Gur ur t tt I rr r nito 10 have applied I I bl J i IP fave hwe aVe refuse no ito 10 liT m M t nobody mind noly Ind 1 hAd hi si tUrl m I ir tr II lm II which our ou I 1 have haNe now work r r Un 11 n were then th m or ort are IU P UI la Qu show that our H hol i ur elm Lr I I mc quai ual we se think tr pl v ly company In tho the b I I mines minI are ore situated r I o I rate of ot pity pay than titan nr ftp A r ko kt labor lubor We Ib k kl pay I r a an 3 1 always done dono so N d m it tt 1 f t t t Our Cu r S t J Is the sante is I Ilg Ile j m II ghaut the th region and enil for tor the time year 1901 our statement ot or orthe the docking at nt nil ni our collieries shows how that It ft t amounted to 29 per er cent of ot thc cars dumped nt at the he breakers We Wo have ho no mio check docking bosses boAse We Ve do donot dorot rot not rol object to their appointment by b th til men amen lel but wo we O have never ler been ben request requested ed eti I to 10 permit their employment Our relations with our men maca lel Save ne al Wf been of oC the time most roost pleasant char rioter llor They have hn ever been ben free in individually or by Iy committee to call ut u uon on nfl the foreman division superintendent lu ent or enolal superintendent with wih any grievances or request anti and It no man lids hue hll ever eer been discriminated ted against for tor fors fora s a 1 appearing or for other othel causes Notwithstanding our o r efforts In this regard during time the strike of IC J Q and amid 1502 wo o 0 have hae fund t It much m rc to cent roll our men and wo we havo had hall thirteen Meal leal strikes In Incur cur jul mines This spirit bf t restlessness Its Is effect In lit los 1 loss Itt qt t the efficiency rf t f the men inca ln a 0 ai well wel pf i the time lost by reason of ot those Interferences 11 with regular ond nn 1 Counsel Coule Terry of oC the he Delaware Hudson HudRon company challenged If n ge Mr Mit i elicIts statement that SOO miners mIner were Idle In the Ho lie le hall had Investigated the tho said Mr tIr could not hot produce 10 per tier cent of ot the number anti and that hH hl remarks were Irresponsible they ther could coul not nol be based beti on tata taCtA Counsel for Cor the miners raid nId If It Mr tr Mitchells hels statements were weta Irresponsible Fall Ml It I was due to his hil association With lIner Haer laer flud nd Markle Markie I These men mell counsel cOn el said sald made state statements ments ment to th the tho president tnt of the to United d Stales Stale that were absolutely and false Ing InK ho he said that thit before beCOre the commission adjourns he would show how that the com corn PaniCS anti al not the were guilty Gui of oC restricting the If lr r I t dont he lie exclaimed I will wi go goback goback back to Chicago ind 1 nd ad at nl ok the slon sion to find This ended the discussion and the Le ie L high Valley Vale re te case caselho ho Lehigh company compon which Is the Central Rail Railroad Rai Railroad road of ot New ew then themi presented Its Is statement was case A nry outdo made by b A II I counsel for tor tho company i |
