New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-25

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2l.-At a meeting Of coal OPP
orators to-day the follow ing address to The public
was adopted:
Systematic misrrp by officers the Work
ngmen's Benevolent Association have rendered "
sary for the IN TIE Shuy Kin region call ths
attention Of the public 10 the facts the matter
show, rs briefly possible The which have led
them hnay to determine being masters Of their own
| property Omitng many Misunderstanding occurring
previous TO the grand strike OF APRIL 1870, viii
deayer TO show how unreasonable tho at that
/ time
The basis OF 1859 " a. an q sliding scale inward from
q n Port Carbon; that II 10 say rate wages was
fixed, based coal being worth in the market % pr
un at that point The sizes taken in the average were
lump, steamboat, broken, egg, stove, and chestnut;
while pea which constitutes proportion Of the produc
ton Of each coiery, not PERMITTED TO be embraced
in the average because the price ruled much below
other sizes and only per cent OF aggregate quantity
was permitted TO be estimated chestnut coal When
that basis was fixed the prices Of all articles
Of living were much higher thaul 1870 and in the
era decline in market values coa not pied 70
soon therefore, production w fairly resumed m tho
Spring Of 1870 the price of coal fell much belo" 49, and
an effort was made 10 alter the basis 10 have h de-
cline as well as advance with the market oar Effort
was treated with contempt the Committee Of 10" Work
ingmcn's Benevolent Association claiming That they
would stop work when the price II coal went h'ow their
basis, and then, by diminishing production, would -
regulate trade that 50 WOuh b' tue mHhDp "N'"E'"'
which coal would be sold
Pending this effort adjustment Of wage, The cob
leres were stopped by order Of the W"rhnam"n's BE
neyolent Association one aud another pfei'At, Win
the consent Of the owner The edc OF The COMMITTEE 81
their Association rendering It impossible 3" ird w"s-
willing To incur their di,p.risUrc During th' en-
tire existence Of this As-ocaton been impossible
for the operator discharge bis enplo, any ~
the members, without IT, certainly re0utng u an entire
suspension OF All his work. Whatever the cause ot
dismissal operators would be- waited upon By commit
OF the Branch Association Of The Worlingurrs Be
nevolent association and Dee ordered to Restore he wors
man 20 his former position ON the OTHER hand. b. IN
operator ha, in his employ man not m'mh'f of th1
Association, or one who member 0nd iail-to pay hs
dues order ~ he WorkugUcn's Benc'"leui i,-"-
ciaton all their members erase work that placcand
the coll-ry necessarily lies idle The certain oas ~
working our cocres and selling coal below the basis.
while WAGES continued 81 that poitt determined ar 10
insist upon a new basis, rising and'alng with ihe pr'cc
of coal above and below - exact ratio. the result was
an entire suspension q work Tor four months AMI
finally a compromise on which resumption was foct"f
on the following terms, known a. the Gowcn e"UPro-
mise;
Porr,yuIr Jay 2R'gir>i rh, w. ' "r'rs o, t' "or.;
iugm,ns b 30 ofr nn ~ S'hn Al
County on he b-s Of 1872 'lea oai 'ofb Is II N D
Itoisc rhs when coal brings 30 desri yer q -
advance. - 81: lf1 pr cent Of arnce' - 20 yer 'n Of %
R.,T ma shG . s b tbs la. o. 1852 ,ay to s.! IS
col t',S'a .. 3, Pc, ,e1 CO..; Ta ~ P''-'
III, dG. any ~, ,f 5 .ai over 10 %
ee6; 80 and over 30 pr es: 20 r,i rou b. an
Re.5ii rt h, above flar~ .fs be u.eu cu - s'-d's
coal pea ,osl uot incl ai'd.
rre'l. Or 'to r. ding ia4i'oiI Con,'h' . ,,
CSC. CoEBErr, secre@r. J"H' sNk' I"sid'tt
with this was the following agreement made al pnts-
Vile the roth July, 1s7o between the Committee Of
tie Anthracite Board OF Trade and the Committee Of
the Workiugucu's Benevolent Association:
I, 'grei Dat 'he Woaewen' b. o.at Assoc 500 s.n oe'
~ i g. a or he, god ca1e emf me osr,os I'd not r..
T.sttr aSi ti HE a intention q The resolution ere.
10 Speculation Re'.!auea l'sr y We @ofklglin' Bae'e'i
$50 alon j h .al taa s.s egih i'I} a.. d . ..' 5-, -
,e5oi 10 rer eet on e BASS .iray aSsr is and nn ~
hal be i rer cent b,s arnirg 81 s0i under
goo &, BE- rrse "a re o. 5a' earning $40 e 10
10 es e price ol CO.. aa.t, h~ P.siestot ,he tuhe,s
sI se, g, Co. Sg,la, ,lo @ on ,le ~ S-tn iio,ne -
sae @ - ',s or ssn'i 70 q te g'. oG, e,
a.. l. a. ne, ~ IN over 40 s7sg,l., rl none 49, -
., oei .seorl aurl se f.t ,,su'5 reFoof ,o1,s
n rarl mob " obtaining p1,, ma. rl4.n 10 oe auras 'h5
william Etidek 9! f. >isft1 NJ F,.r Samuel g. Gr,os
Bar Sna John fi-e Osofs' Co''t' Hs"' Ae, '-~ b'ry
Tie region started work On tho % OF August. bu every
obstacle was thrown In the way Of ther committee ia
lc adjustment of wages bascd on the average saIes OF
coal Work was, however conu nued during the rest Of
the year according 10 our agreement
great deal has been said aud published in relation
the wages earned by mincr- AMI laborers Gudor ITO
GOwen compromise. Day laQor can be calculated ~
any one bat earnings Of minors }nder contract work
can only be arrived at from pay-rss. We have taken
tie trouble 70 get tie earnings Of u miners working by
contract from the pay-rOls OF ye OF the largest col
lIcres in tho region, which show III following result
AVERAGE Pc. day ti tagust IN 10 90 - % for aA
1yerags DC oLe,, 1870 465 Is ~ 20 u coal
The men did not work thai average o. seven
hours per day and worked q day in August % ia sep
tembcr and 70 In October making average earnings
per man, after all expenses dec ucte FOR August at
Sis g.; September, 500 79 October, sos IS. Miners
working by day arc exceptional cases ani are only
employed in repairing dsmascd breasts, replacing tim
ber and such oher jobwork cannot DE let by
tract and amounts to q Tihug per ccntage " months
roll pay; in fact days wages paid both laborrr aud
miner will not average onefOgvh Of the expense Of tho
Of production In regard 10 their agreement relat
ing to the operator having control OK his coier NJ 10
employing aud dischars sing worknen We have YET To
hear OF instance where It has been lived up To- 'ue
We know OF many where il has been violated.
In November, 1870, q Committee OF The Anthracite
Board OF Trade and The workingnen's Benevolent
Association entered into the following recommendation
for the year 1871;
n, prospects Tor 37i proposition 70 -us. - a. a. ~.
-. al fpt Csrooa II - so o ..g' 20 BE- ~ Per vel saa.
.Ase pye gpl, "A .@1 Tis =. .p1 H. rSoe
oor1 \. sS 70 os v.au.se 90 @ ne 90.
h' 50 s Il tie rate oil per r nv cent; - Or on IN 's
- 80 M. rb,ee tb, pai of tLc Au~ac. "ln ~
gTSf % sSd ii a.. wort1slea. Ba-,ort Aga r@ps o%
TO- tts,,1 ftfe above prov Poo gfl .t -'y arrangement,
~ MAJ. al dc Phl.delDs ild suns n hod Io"PN' VI" r
rriuci o. a. tolls a. n..t.i u Ntr-,
s u', Nm p P,uer.,a Wa Grant Nh. k,nddeE
,1rras Benevolent tsss a,,nJAn = h'a9 '"s Nc
~ Inn ri Fraacs. E'safd llag Peter Nurr J"h1 A'u
Tis was subsequently agreed To by the men, but on
1T ~ December the mining companies Of tn" I@oka-
wanna gious determined o. reduce the wages OF tho'r
,,,rl,men which resulted In the suspension, aud an
,npe on the part their men e. those OF other regions
70 sustain them in their position by joining IN ia"