The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-03-28


Of two ~ dollars per yard for entries six feet
wide. which shall be the basis for wider or
narrower work When bottom is to be taken
mn in the roadway or CLAW veins 10 be cut
through, such prices as may be agreed upon
by the miner aud the pit-boss, subject TO the
approval Of the Superintendent, shall be paid
All coal to be weighed on standard mine
scales Rooms tuned will be paid for at two
~ dollars each.
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1iine ~ol - lopinen az io' ,' " io~er
any nili'i u uii ~ slouhu iS"o'er NJ any
Ply al'er eien1 lol oc,"cA a.. w., without
"iueis ito'ii '"o suPeili'e"',e"' ~ Pr "osS
"a ~ p0'Son VII 10 "Av"eu =" i"'eiie'~
IN any manner Win the employer Just rlght
OF employing retaining AID di'charging irum
employment any person OF persons whom the
supei lhtehueht OF Pit-ooss having charge OF
the miners ior the Time being may consider
proper, or interfere IN any way, by threats,
menace or otherwise with the rights OF any
employe 70 WORK at such Times, OF IN ana
upon such terms a. ne may lhnk proper
81 Inc company Will not deal with any
committee purportlng 70 represent any league,
organizatlon' or combination OF workmen' but
WIN ueAl Iliec'iy aiu .nu ny VII" eAch
u ~. 80 - I "'e O1HSi
w. ~ e,;aa n. ~
emnlove wishing N leave the com,,anv's az.
VICE. NAV do no at any time without giving
previous notice Drorsied. not more than six
miners leave ON the same day, without the
consent Of the superintendent or the person
in charge Of the work at the time, but all
arrearages Of pay will be due and payable at
the next pay DAY.
Oth- ANY person ieehhg hlnseii AgerieVeu
-. nus P,e SCI. ms ms lam - n
,nat,sr sa,Is,so,os,i,, u ~ an,rIora !, ,nav
~ ref.rr..d ~ ~ .n,,ar;-t.nd1nt ~ ai,hsr
marty desirel whose lrcision- mon TIE hearing
ii both sides of the question. shall be final
9th. ANY miner Or other employe Of the
company, who shall assist, encourage, or com
blne with others to cause suspension Of
Work at the coal mines oil the COMPANY such
as VIII lnJure said COMPANY IL It's business
snail lorlel' All pay que 10 MN iroin the Gull
Pany'
- a4"eSs une,ey, saiu PAtsieS nav neie
G,lvo , oreii "~'es ing 'AS anu
THr orr>rv Car CoNpAxv
Per II r DwtcHT Supt
Cnnld anvona b.l,ava that a great and
powerful company would ask
SUCa MESIAI SERVICE
from A.. white American c,tizani WHY
even the negro. IN his newborn liberty.
wouId .purn the man Who wonld AK him
to sim such a document al the above. and
TINS - the agreement that
DWIGHT
Superintendent Of the Omn.v Coal Com
many made free cit,z.ns ~ America sign
before they went 10 WORK in the coal mines
of Colchester Pass his name around. that
the FINGER of scorn may ~ pointed At HIM.
and the doys bark as he masses bv But
this ia not aII The coal ~ the miner il
nAssed through two screen, before il is
weighed. Bv which means ali the slack and
nut coal is taken ont az II and then there
"a twenty pounds deducted for slack But
| tins was not
ROBBERY ESorGH.
| The Superintendent rave orders for an
extra twenty pounds to he taken of and that
the men should not be told ANYTHING about
Il. But when another order came that ten
pounds more should be taken off. making
a total Of
FIFTY POUNDS
/ of each car. IL leaked ont. and the men
| would not stand n They called A meeting
at the bottom Il the shaft on last Friday
morning, and resolved not To submit to
such barefaced robbery any longer, but
would amt work and write To the company.
But here thew met with another difficulty.
They we're at the bottom ~ the shaft. and
had to yet to the TOD. What do you think
they had To dol Mhv TO
PAY TEN cESrs EACH
"a ba banled m That's what wbat call
making the coal digoer the the mark
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