The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-04-18

From The Pitlsburgh Coz

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The coal miners lately employed in the
various lines along the Monongshela and
Youghiogheny Rivers, who have been on 9
strike for the past three months, have agreed
with the pit owners to accept three and one
half cents per bushel for digging, and yes
terday vent to work, and all the works on
the MononRshela Valley will DO in operation
before the close Of the week. The season
for full mining operations 10, however, near
at close--but some six. weeks more re-
naming, when low water will materially in
terfere with loading barges and end ship
perhaps, of small runout In June. In this
strike the coal miners lose much and the
pit-owners but little, while each coal miner
could have had bis s. so per day, or
some 800 per month, or nearly $500 for
three months on the strike, he received not
a cent. The pit-owners have large capital
invested in boats and in the mines and their
appurtenances; but the scarcity Of coal in
lower ports has raised prices to such height
that for all that can ID mined and sent out
between now and th3 June rise, they will be
paid nearly, II not fully, a. well As if the
works had been In operation during three
months past. The pit-owRers have an i'm
mense number Of empty barges on hand,
and will no doubt avail themselves OF en-
pIoying all the diggers their mines will ac-
commodate, 80 as to be ready for the first
rise The resumption OK mining operations
will, within short time, set afoat large
amount Of money now idle, and will besides
relieve the distressing wants of hundreds Of
families which have been impoverished by
the unnatural strike.
The anthracite coal tonnage up to the last
week is l,601, l23 tons, against l,704, 861
tons to corresponding time last year-shom-
ing an increase of 246, 232 tons. In the
Schuy kill region the miners have been gen.
orally on q turnout for higher wages. In
come instances q compromise has beer
effected, and the men have resumed work
Trade is hardly as active as was hoped for q
few weeks ago. Some large contracts are
reported at 50 rs per ton for broken, or
board, at Richmond.
TIE agitation in regard to the wages d
the miners still continues. In Lanarkshire
it is supposed, they will ultimately be re-
ducsd to &c. day. At q meeting Of the
company working the best mine in the Isl,
Of Man, and doing q business Of $3.50, 900
en- which they were dividing q profit o
$4,000, the chairman of the company. il
advising q refusal Of the miners request fol
small advance, said, they were earning
from $4.62 to $5.37 week, which be con
sidered to be the best wages in the country
Bee Hire, March 81.
A LARGE meeting Of the miners Of Yves
Yorkshire was held, on the 10th ult., to con.
slider proposed reduction Of ten per cent
Several thousand were present, and great in.
dignation was expressed at the false state
ment made by the employers that the mer
had received since November, 1865, four ad
vances, amounting in the aggregate to Is pei
cent. Golfers, it was said in the meeting
vert just now in the same position as the
we're 10 1861, and if the proposed reduction
was submitted to, those now getting 81 day
would be reduced to IS cts.
TIE strikes in the colliery districts still
continue. In the st. Helens District be-
tween 10000 aud 10000 are out against tn,
reduction. In Glamorganshire, South Wales
the men went to work on the terms propos0C
by the employers; but becoming dissatisfied
afterwards, gave notice Of their intention Il
withdraw unless more satisfactory arrange
ment was agreed 70.