The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-07
THE COAL TROUBLES.
Reply to Herald COrrespondents-The Net
Earnings of Miners Under the Different
Bosses-Wagcs OF the Lehigh and Schuyl-
kill WOrkmeu.


Earnings of Miners Under the Different
Bosses-Wagcs or the Lehigh and Schuyl-
kill Worlxmeu.
LUzERNE COUNTY, Pa, May 6, 1871
About week since one OF your correspondents
writing over the name of "Justice," asks F. b.
GOwan and others several questions as regards the
net earnings Of miners working under the three
dollar basis In Schuylkill county, and also at
elghty-sx cents and 81 81 per diamond carr in
Luzerne county. AS have not yet noticed reply
to the above and having been q constant reader"
OF the HERALD, as well as several other, both
daily and weekly papers, since the "coal troubles
have occupied so large portion of the public jour.
mails, 1t has been my practice to make memoranda OF
such items as might be interesting TO refer to in
luture among them are some figures which, in the
absence OF any being furnished by the parties to
whom the queries were addressed, may, perhaps,
sires-that is, II you deem them worthy Of an inser-
tlon III tho widely appreciated HERALD.
letter from your correspondent at HaZletOn, dated
February rs 1871. IN which he gives figures taken
from the books of A. Pardee Co., showing net
earnings Of thirty miners IN 1870. aud also state
In form required by "Justice Of the net earn-
ings which would accrue to miner working on the
Lehigh operators in Philadelphia, February "a, 1871
the statement Is thus made:-
sss saas es Sy powder OIL Tools &c
One days wages OF laborer.. ............ 90
In the Scranton Republican Of March g 1871 is the
following statement Of miners earnings at rates OF
1910 and proposed rates OF 1S7l:-
Seven diamond cars per day at 81 3D.. 50 II
Expenses for powder, OIL Ac.......... So IS
Net for miner one day ....~......$ S. 81
ndamond at proposed rate OF each$e o.
Expenses for powder, &C.,. 50 IS
Une day laDorer. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 100
- 275
Net for miner one day So q
/ have been told by miner who worked AZ scran-
ton some years since that eight diamond cars were
considered days work for a miner ana laborer at
SchuyiKill county in the same form, but the
Miners Journal OF February 25 1871 there are given
year. when the men were WORKING below the three
collar basis, as follows.-
No. /. South Broad Mountain basis, August.
81 IS; September and October, So so; Novem-
Der, 81 2o average net per day .............$3 10
no. do..... ............. %
Average three others on So IS basis, per day 70
Average of three others on 81 SO basis per day. 05
Of course at basis OF three dollars the earnings
would be greater. will not attempt to answer the
PRACTICAL man he can Judge Tor himself as to The
equity of the above, and whether they should be
considered starvation rates. WYOMING.
Uneasy Feeling Prevailing in Scranton-Mass
Meeting Of hIiaers at Hyde Park-DupIicity
Of the MonopoIists Exposed-Ainers Prefer
Peace, but arc Ready for War-Dinerences
Between Miners and Laborers Settled.
SCRANTON, May 6, 1871.
very uneasy feeling pervades the community to
day. and crisis In the coal troubles is evidently ap
preaching That 1t Will not include resumption OF
work on the terms proposed by the companies Is
certain. The miners are as firm In their determine
ton not to yield as ever. If not more so. They are
much more united, for they have been enabled TO
completely squcch out the laborers' dodge started
against them by the corporations. The leaders have
comprehended the danger which might arise from
the movement, and with infinite tact have abso.
lutely turned 1t to the advantage of the Miners
Union. sa;isesSS.+s, -: --es-..
This has been busy day among the miners.
There was q meeting OF delegates In the morning
and general meeting OF the region at Hyde Park in
the afternoon The latter has been the most i'm
portant gathering OF miners and laborers since sus
pension took place, as developed the sentiment of
the men, Now that 1t is presumed That they have
been nearly, II not quite. exhausted by tile bitter
struggle, the situation becomes more exciting. The
meeting this afternoon large and enthusiastic
as any which has been held In this region over
LacKawanna and western Railroad Company were
III council aud unanimously and noby resolved TO
inake no oteI proposltlOn TO the personalities OF
that corporation Mr. storrs exposed the dupicity
which 1t Is thought has been shown towards
the miners by the officials OF the three great
companies OF the county. Their action was
severely commented upon, ana the deepest
Indignation expressed In relation TO the curt
ana undignifed manner In which the last far
ana equitable proposition by the miners Wss dnl
clned. The sentiment OF the meeting was that
all honorable means had been exhausted by ihe
workingmen TO bring about an amicable adlusiment
oi dlncni,les; but n the companies prefer red war
TO peace they could nave 1t on their own terms
Upon this point there was singular unanimity and
there Is no possibility OF installing the meanIng of
the meeting anu unbendlng temper OF the men COM
posing IT, IL was also arranged to provide for the
poorer miners, as the wounded are sent 10 |
the rear during an engagement and the promised
difference between me miners and their laborers |
was put TO test by concessions which are PETER Tor
each party. There ls to be IA equal divis,on ~ |
wages and II either miner or laborer Is unable from
any cause TO d. the allotted amount OF work per |
day there is 70 DC mutual assistance. This wise |
action fairly consolidated the miners AMI
aborers again. and labor Is unit against capital m
this part or the coal field.
The companies have signaly failed in Ali their
Efforts to distract workingmen by unnatural com
pncations and dlssensions and IL now remans 10
s assaults sesn maa WV n the nature Of the
the bold and defiant attitude assnwed
by the insulted and vined miners. There ia no
mistake but the men hold out far into the ann
ner and that they still masters OF lne sitnatan
cannot be DOUBTED, Judging from the Indications of
to-day. Tne men are IN good spirits and encouraged
by the demonstration.
Mr.. Parrlsh's mines, at wnLesbarre, swi be RIM
with double shifts for IA time to como, and this ar.
Will give work to q large number OF men
to large companies 1t is understood tnat
work in Wyoming valley viii be SO divided 90 To
give assistance 10 the greatest number OF miners
and laborers In this county, and when work cannot
as Il honest persevering effort IL likely to prevail
over arrogant assumption In the 1ght, Next week
viii be fun Of important events.