The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-11
FROM The STATE.
1BY ASSOCIATED PRESS 1

Exclusively TO The Epening telegraph.
Settlement of the Coal Troubles.
PoTTsvILLE, May 11.-A final settlement of
the present coal difficulty was effected this
morning. The agreement is now being drawn
up by committee
Articles OF Arbitration Signed.
Resumption is now an accomplished fact. The
articles OF arbitration have been signed by both
committees of miners and operators. The COL
lieries will resume at once.
The End of the Coal Striic-The Articles
OF Arbitration.
PoTTsvILLE, Pa, May 1.-THE following is
memorandum of the agreement drawn up and
signed by the officers of both organic ,tions to-
day at 12 NJ. The meeting was pleasant and
satisfactory to both parties, and the agreement
insures steady work for the remainder of the
year. There will be a general resumption on
Monday morning throughout the Schuylkill
region. Tolls will be reduced on the various
railroads at once, thus removing the dead. lock.
Articles of agreement entered into between
the Anthracite Board of Trade and the Miners
and Laborers' Benevolent Association, this 10th
day of May, 1S7l:-
We agree to submit for the decision of the uu-
pire Judge Elwel, the question of wages Ior Schuyl
kill county for the year 1871, as follows:-
First The operators proposition as made In Phila-
dephia, namely Basis to be $500 at Port Carbon,
with outside wages at SO per week, inside wages at
$40 per week. miners 10y days work), S12 per week;
contract work to be reduced 16l per cent. from the
present rates. the advance decline OF wages to be
one per cent for every three cents advance or de-
cline in the prices OF coal to be graded on the new
would be paid with coal at two dollars ton at Port
Second. The NJ and L. Benevolent Associations
wages as last year at that rate, namely:-Outside
wages Si1 per week, inside wages S12 per week,
miners by day work, eli per week.
The advance is TO be one per cent. for every
three cents advance in the price of coal. We
agree to the reference of the above propositions
under the following conditions and terms:-
First. Each side to submit their proposition,
with argument thereon in writing, to the
umpire.
Second. Men to resume work at all the col
lieries Immediately the wages to be paid to be
in accordance with the decision of the umpire.
Third. Prices shall be obtained from list of
all operators shipping over 20, 600 tons in 1870;
five operators shall be chosen from this list by
lot on the tenth day of each month"; Sunday,
then the preceding day-by four persons to be
chosen by the Board of Trade, and two by the
Miners and Laborers' Benevolent Association.
The operators so chosen shall forward to each
side of the committee chosen as above, on or
before the fifteenth day of the month, state
ment of the average of all sales of coal
for the thirty days preceding, calculated at Port
Carbon. They Ohe committee) shall meet on
the 18th of the month, or, if Sunday, then the
preceding day, and announce by circular the
average obtained from the statements so pre-
sented, and the wages for the current month
month of May. The operators to furnish prices
shall be chosen on the Goth inst, and the prices
shall be furnished and announced on the 25th
inst.
Fourth. Provisions are hereby made for
future arbitration in the following manner
First. All questions of disagreement in any
| district, excepting wages, which cannot be
settled by the parties directly interested shall
be referred to district board of arbitration, to
| consist OF three members on each side, with
| power, in case of disagreement, to select an
| umpire, whose decision shall be final. No col
lieTy or district to stop work pending such
! arbitration.
Second. If any question arises involving the
| whole county a board of arbitration shall be
| chosen, consisting of five members on each
side, with the same rights and duties as for dis
| trict boards.
Signed on behalf of the parties hereto by the
| officers of both organizations.
| - MORGAN, Pres't pro tenn. w. B. A..
GEORGE CoRBETT, Sec'y w. B. A.
! j. B. FRANCIS, oomnoittaa
| MICHAEL LAwLER,
VIM. KENDRICK, PreS't A. B. of I.
G. NJ. HILL, JR., Secy pro tena