Show INDEPENDENT INDE PENDENT OPERATORS CALL THEIR WITNESSES S Philadelphia Jan 23 The Independent dent operators of or tho lie upper coal began calling witnesses beCome the its strike commission There are lire 30 10 of ot these tholo companies before the tho corn com commission om mission The Time first witness coiled called was Howell of ot Scranton a mining engineer employed nt Ut the National eel col liny Ihry of ot the Council Coal Coni com coin company pany pony lie He line has mining In time the bituminous and HII said Id that lint nork worl In III the time anthracite legions Is Imi heavier iealer than In the time soft sott coal coul country but time tho cramped position In III which the soft coal coul miner must mulct work In the thi bituminous districts Is III mote mOle tiring on aim time the miner The said social Rodal surroundings are better bell or In itt the lined hart cOld coal ileitis fields than In Inthe Inthe the time bituminous regions The Time Connell company he said hns has no black bieck list He lie said raid the time discipline of ot the members since alnee the th advent ot of the time union Is III nut not good gumb There is no restriction of oC this the output on omi the Iho part of or the time company he lie said but on thur IhO other hand the tho toni com company pany linn can cnn handle more coal coul than the time themen 1 men will I A I 4 discussion between counsel on en both bolh sides and the time commission as os to whether n II miner rolner should houM be paid by time the ear cur or weight ot of by the lineal or cu bic yard then lien ensued and time the witness was examined exhaustively on the time sub Sect |