The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-10
WAGES IN THE cor MINES.

WAGES IN the COAL MINES.
4 Bitterness Of Feeling Exirting between the
Miners ana the Operators.
POM RICHMOND, Pa, Sept. 9.-The situa-
alton in the c)al regions Is becoming more
settled. and. judging from present indications,
1t very probable the differences on the question
OF wages between the operators and miners.
which at Que time threatened to terminate in an
open rupture between the two conflicting ele-
ments will soon be amicablv and satisfactorily
adjusted. While the ten per cent. reduction has
already been accepted, and operations begun al
many OF the colieries Of the individual op-
orators. the announcement that still further
reduction II between fifteen and twenty per
cent. is soon to be made In the wages
Of the sehuylkill County colliers creates
much dissatisfaction, and deters many OF the
men from going to work. The operators assert
that the great and reckless waste OF col ON the
part Of some OF the miners necessitates the re-
duction and so long as the waste is continued
their losses will be heavy and profits diminished
correspondlngly. On the other hand, the col
hers say the statement l. unwarra table. and
only a pretext for lowering their pay. The
miners aud liborers. however, have for some
time past been working on about one third
time, and as there Is a prospect Of fun time
WORK on the reduced wages, the majority Of the
more reasonable ones are apparently disposed
to enter the mines when the resumption be-
comes general throughout the region.
The hfty opera CTS connected with the late
schuylkill Coal Exchange have got many OF
their coeries In operation. Satisfactory ar
raneements for the transportation OF coal TO
t1e s-aboafd appear to have been made with
the Philadelphia and Reading Coal aud Iron
Company, rs shipments are being mad to this
llacc. he tonnage Is not particularly large at
present. but VIII increase as otner mines ore
operated the great epresston wnich prevailed
in ai business CIRCLES just after tine freak Of tue
coal combination Is rauidl> dlssppe ring and
brighter tues In the near future.
there are some $1,000 mn. rs AMI other labor
| ers employed IN tns Schuylki region. and, AS
ne rly one-half OF these have had nothing to d.
| for some months misery and restitution are
| seen IN all directions. Many persons nave died
common uecessaries Of NE. The coal nelds
| overs ocked WITH Labor, and. even II ai the
| coilieries were started TODAY, many really in
| dustrious aud deserving persons could not Ind
employment. A. the natural result Of this de-
moralized state OF sfalrs crime PREVAILS IN al
| most every part Of tue region. Tue nendish
molly Mcguire Ufganiz'ton, which always takes
advantage Of the unsettled times, have recently
| committed numerous outrages. ami htrdl,
! day passes but what some new Outrage is cnron-
| icled.
From the Lehigh region the news comes that
| the miners b ave abandoned all idea OF a strike
| against the reduced wages. The miners about
| Hazslton, Harleigh. Audenried. T., KEY, aud
| elsewhere are IN fun operation, ami anthracite
| will be rushed to the New York and Philadel-
| mia markets at a nyeiy rate. The I4hign col
| hers being more proviient than their brethren
| in the other regions, are not suffering from want,
and there IL little, II any. lawlessness anywhere
| IN that division OF the middle coal nelds. be
| sentencing Of the nve Molly Maguires who form
| ly operated IN that region has had a very sllu-
| taty effect upon those members OF the organiza-
ton VINO have made Hazelton their head
quarters for years. Ia fact, the Molhes seem 10
have lett the district entirely, aud taken up their
| abode IN the more lawl IS sections OF LuZerne
county, near scranton and Carbondale where
sever notorious leaders OF the HsLeiton gang
| have lately led large bodies OF marauders into
The uenaced Irouble in the Wyoming and
| Lackawanna regions mas seemingly been pre-
| yente j, tor time at least. The Lackawanna
| men, however, have not completely given up
their resolve 70 strike. out awaiting the fur
| ther reduction Of wages by the companies. The
| men employed by the Delaware. LackAwanpa
| andWe.tern and the Delaware and Hudson Com :
| panies are sull exceedingly restless. and the
le IT indiscreuon on tue part OF any one may
preciptate stand out. Some OF the mines are
Ia operation. and others are closed. About
one half OF the coiers are working on the ten
per cent. decrease. Fifteen thousand working.
men are still idie. with but little prospect Of
employment during the winter. In some Of the
districts the outlook Ia very gloomy, even
threatening and In tue event OF general ces-
sation IL operations the situation Will be terri
ble, as the prevailing distress, poverty, and
crime are already UNPRECEDENTED IN the annals
Tue Pennsylyanit Col Companies, the Lehigh
valley and Emlra, and Pitts1on Companies and
otuer Operators collierrs at PlttstOn, wyoming
region, are now running on reduced time ana
wage. lhcte Is no Possibility Ot rupture be-
tween the miners aud operators at this time
but strike Of the Lackawauna men might IN
II icnce the PittstOn GOLFERS to stand out
asJ The miners mostly all members
| OF tho Miners National A Association, and
are said TO nave sufficient money IN their treas
ury to support them comfortably during a SIX
MONTH, suspension. The entire NUMBER OF I'M
employed miners aud iaOOrers Ia near 0,OOJ. In
cOHuari-Ou with all the other re- iOns there 1.
but little uiser, aud lawlessness IN the Plttsto
division Of the Northern ,Oi Fields. Au i'm
prc-slI IA prevails That sim further reduction
oi wages - -lpn to he IN lde bv the coal CORPORA
tons, which Increases the bitterness among q {
cullicrs ~ the Delaware and Hudson ana Della
ware, Lnokaw. una ana Western Companies. II
u also reported mat u suspension VIII 10 order
ed uY the com anleA.
The Lehigh and Wiikesbarre Coal ana Iron
!. Company nave IN ide several reductions ia the
miners pay this season, an only recently On
other cut down went into effect. Tue l2U1
operatives, however, have NOT attempted a con
test Win the cuWuany and none 4 * Iectei
The company is operating It's works to about th'
usual extent. N1twiths andlng all reports {,
the contrary, the officers say tho company
financial condition Is urst rate, and they Will M
fuy able to pay the int rest due on the $4,000,
OOJ worth OF bonds held by the Central ltailfOd,
OF New jersey 50 as TO help That corporation
through It's alleged emharrassm M. Mr.. thar
Parrish. President Of the corporation, mas yer
atty iuau 4ged its operations, and 70 INN Is du
the credit Of having safely carried the interest
Of the =, npanY through the troubles ina, o.
CURED wien the COMBINATION was DroEop.