The New York herald., 1871-02-25
THE COAL OPERATORS, ADDRESS.

knk COAL VTEhA1ONS' ADDAESSs
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A History OF the Difficulties Between the
Operators and the Workingmes-The New
Basis to be Offered the Workmen.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. "a, 1871.
At meeting OF coal operators to-day the following
address TO the public was adopted:-
Systematic misrepresentation by the Working
mems Benevolent Associson have rendered
OF the public 70 the facts IN matter and to show briefly
mine on being masters of their own property omittng
many @ @ Occurring previous 70 the grand
soRsbe mai e. The b. men m ssS were re a, that time
dollars at Por Carbon that is to rate of
hned based coal being worth in the market three dollars
lump steam oa broken, egg stove and chestnut; while
wss ss 70 Of Be TIE %
because the price ruled much below szes
& Ws
ins AZ an & sf's: snd Of in s
general decline in market values coal excepted So
spring s0 price Of coal fen much below three dollars
sn an =. e was sde 70 % 50 alter . the basis n to de-
treated with contempt the committee Of the worknsmen's
so y
m S 80 sea al ha
Pending this effort at an adjustment OF tine coeres
socation and another pretext consent Of
the the eds 81 the S5 Of their association
their dispeasure During the entire of this
from his employ any Of the members without s ceT
,anIy resulting IN one entire suspension of all his work
S1us Sransb assocaen upon committee Of hs
Association and be ordered the his
former position on the other hand, an operator has
who s member and falls TO pay his order OF the
work a, that place and the coery necessarily lays
Idle The certain I loss in working our soees and ses
determined us to insist new basis rising falling with
the price OF coa above and below three dollars
The result an entire suspension
four months, and finally compromise which resumption
effected on the following terms, known Gowen
KIN county start the basis OF 1863 worth
Resolved That when coal brings SO demand sh per
IS a s4 per adsance nee st. s. per cent Of an ad
Resolved, falls below the basis of 1862
say TO $2 76 we accept reduction of Sd cent; when
81 Co. l6 per cent, " 10 z4 per cent ", SS per cent,
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S2 and over 20 per rs cent s5o and 80 per cent $500
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GOwen President Of the Reading Ras0sd
GEORGE CoRBETT, Secretary.
With the following agreement made at Pot,svie the 10Th
Board of Trade and the Committee Of the Workngmens
agreed worxingmens Benevolent Association
shall not sustain any man who discharged for incom
and tina. the opers.ors snail. no. discharge
Workinsmsns Benevoen, Assocasipn 'p0n H' y 80
i further agreed that ,he spirit intention Of the
each S' man
ope S es he the Of ad
miner earning above expenses SOo and less than l
@ & a
on en the e ss IT, s coal nS s r5es
OF s sq s. Of
operators. shall, the 25,h inst following pro-
dues statement, affirmed to, Of the prices
a,ors shall be selected from list Of those ship
time The Of eS
obtained shall s the rate: Of wages for that this
main al min in forge 1 1ddr.ns the year 1870 :,
George A,hey Jane. Berry and soesrs g wIightpsn
sacle thrown the Of their committee the ad
Work was however continued during the balance Of the
year according is to our our agreement ,s =.
earned by miners and aborers under the Gowen
earnings miners under contract work can only be arrived
at from rolls We have taken the trouble to get the
rolls q Aye Of the largest colieres the region, which
per day August 1870 S42s l5 50 rs for
average sssssmef s Il on g. g o GOAL
per day and O worked days IN August
twentysX September and .wenysix in October making
s
Der and such other obwok cannot be let by
days s1s a
will oneourb of the OF the of
ducton.
regard to their agreement relating the operator bav
workmen have to hear Of where
been lived to, but know Of many where has
violated In November, 1870 committee OF the Anthracite
Board OF Trade and the Workngmen's Benevolent
ton entered into the following the
1Gl:-
considerable discussion condition the
coal trade and the prospects for 1871 proposition to adjust
mees to form the basis for coal at Port Carbon at SIS 2
Outside wages 10 Sy per week; inside wages TO be
$40 per week miners days work, $l2 per week;
work TO be reduced l6 from the present
basis the reduction addition OF percentage to be
graded the price thus formed the advance de-
cline graded 81 SO basis per
cent for three cen raise TAN IN the price of coal The
committee the part OF the Anthracite Board OF Trade
and the Workngmen's Benevolent Association respectfully
factory arrangements be made with the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad Company for fair reduction the tolls
r Miller, Baird Snyder, VIM. p Patterson VIM. Grant,
VIM Kendrick.
woRkiseMrNs BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION James
Ryan, John j. Mcv egh John p Francies, Edward Keat
ing, Peter Murray, John Siney.
This subsequently agreed TO by the men, but on the LIST
gions determined reduce Che of their workmen,
which resulted IN the and appeal the part
o. their men 70 those Of other regions TO sustain them In
raj Council that took place the 10th Of Janu
Last ON the abth the delegates Of the workingmens
Assoc,on 10 schuyik county passed The oi
Thai the workngnen Of schuvkil county, strictly
and Carbon work With in good faith II Luzerne and
CARBON do not work with good faith then
make such agreement ~ w be best Tor welfare
This direct violation their agreement of Novem-
ber In the meantime meetings held 10 New
York between coal operato carrying companies large
resulting finally 10 the ADOPTION February r.
he resolutions