The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-25
SPECIAL NOTICES.
ion adiit.onsl Special Notices zee Inside Pages.


n6Sss ATA MEETING OF THE LEHIGH COAL
Exchange, held at their office in Philadelphia
ommittee appointed to attend the meeting o
the railroad, coal and iron interests reported
through their chairman Mr.. Fell, their action and
the following resolutions
Resolved, That the Lehgh region offer to their
men the following rates for the year Sl1:-When
coal is IS Oh board at Elizabeth and Port Johnson,
outside wages to be from 80 to Sl050 inside wages,
sll 10 s12; miners wages, Sl4; and contract work
Win R.i an advance and decline of isx per cent. on
wages and contract work for every 81 fractions OF
dollar in proportlon) advance aud decline in the
price OF coal at Elizabeth and Port johnson (the
price to be fixed by the Lehigh Goal Board In New
York): Provided That until all the regions go to
work no higher rate OF wages or contract work shall
be paid than the men would be entitled to receive
upon this new basis, when coal is SO on board at
EliZabethpOIt or Port Johnson
Resolved, That we are united in opposing any
interference by the workmen or their associations
with the management or control OF our works, aud
will insist upon the abandonment Of their claims to
The meeting then adopted the following resou-
Resolved That the report of the committee be
adopted and that we agree to carry out its provl-
sicDs.
on motion the following preamble and resolutions
were then adOpted:-
Whereas The interference in our business here
tofore pTacteed 10y the Workingmens Benevolent
Association In forcing all men ABOUT the mines TO
become members OF their oTganizatlon Ia ordering
all Of its members to discontinue work, thereby
stopping the pumps and causing destruction OF
property, unless their terms were acceded to; In
thus causing long and expensive strikes; in dlctat
ing as to who shall and VINO shall not be discharged;
In refusing 10 treat with u.s. and referring us to the
HOniOr their OTgaD) for our orders; in suspendtnR
and resuming work at their peasure-in word,
in assuming The entire control OF collieries and
Observation-Disclosures our united action to resist such
un warrantabe proceedings on their part.
Resolved That we demand the entire control Of
our works.
Resolved, That we elect a standing committee OF
six members, to meet committee Of like number
Of the workingmen, who may jointly select an um-
pire, TO whom all questions IN dispute may be
referred.
Resolved, That when work is resumed In the
Lehgh region the opening price Of coal at tide shall
not exceed So per ton; that wages be paid to the
men on that basis: and that the line prices be the
some when work ceased on January 10th.
Resolved. That these resolutions and proceedir gs
be published In the public Journals and by circular
be communicated to the men.
In compliance with the above resolutions, Messrs.
A. Pardee, Eckley b. Coke, Francis Weiss, II. Ham
burger, +. Robinson, and E. w. Clark were ap-
pointed as members of the Committee OF Arbtra-
tion and they invite the workmen to elect a COM
mittee OF the same number to meet them, with full
power to act on questions in dispute.
BY order OF the Board.
A. PARDEE, Chairman.
PhiladelI bia February "a, 1911 1t