New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-28
THE COAL QUESTION.
TIE uINErs or TIE LEHIGH REGION SILL RE-
jet THE PROPOSITIONS or TIE OFEENIohS'

TIE urxrrs or THE LEHIGH REGION STILL RE-
JECr TIE PROPOSITIONS or TIE 0PERNIok''
MARCH CUI-NK, Penn, Feb 27-At meet
ing OF mpers. held on Saturday. az Hszeton, The FOL
loving resolutions were unanimously adopted;
P,s0lred mat the wOrkngmcn - The LNhgh region
viii not accept the terms dictated by lev olfI1'n.
railroad companies and others a. we, the m't', 'i
the terms Of 1870 the only ones We can I've d. INV
Pesoired mat is worth 70 cents 70 country shoe
maker 10 neg halt s0ies on pair boots, aud we hon
estIy thni he miner worthy of s. cents for ning @
OF coal, when taking into account the lSh St 4'io
limb cost Of Labor powder. on tools, and cothne "lch
amounts 10 at least 0ne-alf OF that amount, Le.tOi
reducing the actual p.tce PAID iOf mining 1 oi O''i
Ia q! cents.
resolution YVES also passed providing that no coery
sbouid 60 10 work upon any without first submit
ting them TO q region meeting for approval. mouoh
vas aso adopted that all the coal taken out durnx me SUI
pension be paid for IN the pass ana 'iS nnfoI Of
Ss the snprly Of coal il repcnshed in Elizabeth,
n L. within a week it h estimated that Loo men now
cInpoyed m the Goa yards ana some or Inc factories
o aud DteIsye p6tieries have closed for want OK
coal, ard about 200 men rendered idle thereby.
ADDRESS TO THE MINERS.
U,zrIroN, Penn, Feb. 27.-The following
circular has been addressed 70 the miners OF tins region
by Sharpe Weiss Co.. prominent operators OF tins place
MANY seriously think Il viii lead 10 resumption, Wbeh
thoroughly read aud canyassed by the mnffS'
To ras MINERS NEcHaScs AsD orHss gsrLoi I'd
scom m on Us stating respectful manier 10 you decuhe
resuniug gr'd at mtsAngd e oSne %
dated 2,b ns further that sill claim TIE bass aes u9on IN
1859 giving your acceptance Of new s h-t ~s'
ooui suMGeat families ne nehs so
eowo of Tfe late bOur % enter into discussion
or examination the Of living eompsIe WIN prices 'nt
AZ int tine topgb bcotB and give lerFh
- 81 lie
PRO. then a. hh t 2 &c 70 &c hoa9eIs tlh
ios IS cheese ,hen &c, c bauer Yea 50 70 -" -"
nos he 10 l7c.; then Doe. 20 49, u % Zc tt
psper CSC now uecesay to go theuth the ssoe ~
N peseut al 6ud there y IN both provisions aDd
clothing greater reduction than Il proposed your M
labor Butchers price or beef then vas roa ne TO ~ per pose
retail, ie 20 go hy ne soc toeh i 20 age 80 @
Sita committees "a ly1 previous 20 &c soa
wges provided ior by thss ageueni sb'h ea so1 O
Fli.tIpor sholh b. A. loss alter paying he rates OF uAnspo
prevailing, ara N yolr par i vac ea nv ~ u CO. 20
living could work Dor less and 90 justice 'hose %
peng VIXEN yea less "a h'e csAponang
reduction voo he ehe r1y snhmid 70 lb tEs as '"4
| Hil readily " LIS Foregoing Bghea Al hAhl. "a, - A.
We ho herrr, further rejection, Nh asge oe
sou ia that shall b. paid og TesirY nots We p"
natter yUu this orr nat a may hafe 20 OP
rnn r-.inz hese zd hs; there ray Ne no nrpr
senadon What ssg In reri s" sJe 90 hso w
norapc. Others Inc god pnun IN NO
IN -5s about per errt; therefore you
vii ihose Who ill have nhes sr part OF hen on your
native land rolr much labor seli Ee Oe Ia pS1sds
I m 40 p.s on IA basis 80 at that time ID e old
BE- llf tst there 7o1no' % me ~
d. abroad ,opas 10 carr rates when tines be
ani price OF l sGc OH induce cor sinners 20 gs5en tty
Aui 10 large qu4nttes h-iAhsA' ''n'H" ~
EesL- F.5. =, 1911
meeting of delegates frsm different mining regions
| will be held Haas Hall tomorrow. lt IL repo1c1
that few C0leres have resumed work on Iedsco1
| scale Operators claim that the miners WIN even
7 fa.IIv brcak from the union and gradually Ne
! sumo work inde pendenty Of the assochiion' "
WOULD ilryatisn would drive them % TINS
want The union would thus 20 90 pieces AMI operators
would have unlimited control IN TIE future, ana woui
adopt steps ~ guard against the formation oil aiy moro
| combinations.