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Res JOHN L. iB'IS, BP AL | - INTERVIST WITH should sotoaiy ‘be proven ‘that “threats wore ane te 2 a WALTER BECKER close ijn & work it through B, tk. Beaker, “)C__(oont nmaad) Bontses ean vestify stops were. actually taken tov-rd this end, ir. Beoker stated “ehet frav a business point of view it would be unprofitable to do this, anf that it would entail some expense of pleaning before actual oporation, a Howavar, there eeema to be no question but what it could have been - a + done, even though aeocording to If. Becker it would heave beon easier to have mined Hine B through Line 4 than ‘Vios Worse, All the files of orrespondonce between the B and B Gon Company and Elshoff, also the reports oOMMMMEEERIA for the pertinent _ period were roviswad by tho writer. All the letters of Elehoff were | brief and contained nothing pertinent to the ease. Mre Booker advised — that Blehoff waa never one to put matters in writing, and used the telephone wherever possible in ansvering correspondence to him. = - Dealings with Elshoff were so difficult at tinss that if. Becker and. ly. Bontzos began meking written notes of their oonferenoss with | 7 Elshoff for inolusion in the files. Very little of these notes, however, — referred to Elshoffts labor matters in detail enough to warrant ier . One partiouler lotter was hotod however, Thigp was the copy of a letter | ee by Elehorf to trs. Flore at Beattle, Wash This letter spoko of the ontethig Visa Bandar the i operating Line B under the-lesse, and also spoke of the fect that’ be oe a . @id not have to do it, indicating that he was financially independent. - -. In thd aame letter he mentioned that he was out of debt and oa fortably fixed, but that to opsrate the mine under the $24,000 mininu: would... drive him into bankruptcy. One pareereph which referred to his lebor | problems is quoted as followsy . ane sth. rs ae ‘Sxon as to the lebor situation. Tou probably a thet soven of the 34 ren of: the bonbors and torrorists worked et this mines See, and in order to deal with the Progrorsives, I had to deal with those - .- men which was of course very distastofuj and noxt to imposrible.. Peer : pe are now in the penitentiary and this oloars up the future in thes Cae reapocte The only thing stopping ne now ie the Jeage,® Soy Ss Duo to thie letter and anothor writton to Elshoff by Wee Tye ‘Nowell, there is som indication that she sympathized with his situation ¢ nore then her brother, lr. Bortzes did.. Zt was through ber inter= « inks ; cession and the support of Mr. Booker that Blshoff wae able to ah iy his roseley reguoed to 218, 000 a years, ea es a fae yok . + yay a © ee : interviowed by the writer on es {7 comments on tho Mino B gituation was essential it was. his a undorstending from Mighatt if gust 2 28, 1945. he gang lod ire Booker! te . .