| Show NO SUPERIORITY SUPERIORITY IN MINERS RIGHTS Philadelphia Jan 28 The anthracite coal strike commission today toay heard ad testimony from tho Independent Ind ent operators The he examination of ot the by b counsel for tle l miners was as conducted with a Ie of ascer aseer ascertaining the reasons h the Independent ent operators preferred to permit tho flooding of their mines minI rather than thal grant their an eight hour day dayJohn da daJohn John Weber superintendent of J U 1 colliery sa 1 the company wanted to manage Its own business Miners Attorney Harrow Darrow asked that the presidents ot or the cool coal urn da bo brought before the th commission to testify fy f concerning tho alleged limitation lon of ot the production There Thero has hns been testimony before this commission said he that the tho miners haw have limited tho th coal production tion lon We believe beleve the restriction has hal been made by the operators Hut ut so long tin as thu tho companies have made the charge I want them to bring before Jerore the tho commission the of or the tha coat coal roads In order that we may i be able Ibe to learn the facts Do you OU mean to express the belief belet that the coal coni have hae limited the supply beyond the tho natural market limit Chairman dray I have looked nt the economic Hide 1111 of or this and am of ot the opinion the coal coni supply RUpp should be Jo e The wasteful competitive destruction of the coal supply Is I the serious mat matter matter ter terAs As discussion lon proceeded d Atty AU Dar Dor Dorrow Darrol row rol asked Chairman Orny If he thought an on operator hud had an more right to or order order der n a miner to load loal a certain number er erot of ot cars 1 dally daly than had a miner mine to tell tel I an operator he would load only a I certain tain number Chairman Gray Ora answered negatively but said one miner had no 10 right to lore re restrict strict the working hours of another Then Bald Mr tr Darrow Dorro has hu one oneco company co 1 rJ n because henuse It I Is 19 bigger and stronger th right to tell tel another Moth r com coni company pany ra that It I shall do 10 a certain thing Chairman Gray Ora thought not Atty AU of or the coal col company compan that tha t during 1901 up to the th time of the II strike In 1902 10 the output re restricted reo by 1 concerted The Tho strike known to be nt hand and the operators made every effort possible to store ns IS much coal ol n 11 The operators he Mid are anxious tn to keep keel the market price prie down by b securing K on adequate supply for tor the demand reserve Mr said he desired the pres presence ence of ot Mr Ir of or the Heading and Inee President of at the na 1 to learn from them if possible who Is II responsible for the altered alem restriction tion Chairman Orar cald pahl the commis commission lon sion Ilon would consider the tho matter mAter |
