The New York herald., 1877-09-07
THE SCRANTON MINERS.

PROGRESS OF THE STRIKE FOR AN ADVANCE OF
TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT-UNsUCcEssFU MIS-
SION TO THIS CITY.
A delegation of ten miners from those strike at
Scranton arrived in this city last Tuesday evening with
the avowed purpose trying to arrange matters with
the officers of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western
Railroad Company 80 that tho might resume
work and the strike be terminated. President Sloan,
ofthe company, refused to make any terms with them
until the men should 60 TO work on the old terms.
They were unable to obtain any other answer, and,
therefore, returned TO Scranton yesterday afternoon
with copy OF Mr. Sloan's reply which will DO
laid bc,ore their brother miners for CONSIDERATION
DEMAND THE STRIKERS
The delegates formed joint committee from the
miners and engineers OF tho Hyde PARK collieries,
the miners being represented by John II. Powell
DAVID II. Morgan, John Johnson, Thomas Leyshon
and Martin DurRin, and the engineers by W. G.
Thomas, G. W. George, Michael McDonough, Henry
Canavan Edward wilIiam They wcro accom-
panied by Mr. W. r. Storrs, General Coal Agent OF the
Delaware, Iackawanua and Western Railroad Com
pany who came at their request to introduce them to
Mr. Sloan. Yesterday morning tho committee pro-
cecdcd to the olce OF the railroad company, No. 20
Exchange place. and stated their case. They had
reduced three times since January, 1875, the total
reduction being thirty five pcr cent OF their old wages
they asked for an increase OF twenty-five per
cent which would put their wages the amount
that was being paid prior September /, 1876. Mir
Sloan received them kindly but said he could talk
OF any terms until the men should 80 10 work. lie
would not with them while on strike or go into
any compromise under thpeats OF the mems holding
out The committee requested that this reply be put
in writing tbnv had no power to act without re.
porting TO the men they represented.
REPLY.
Mr. Sloan then wrote out the following decision,
which he handed to the committee
This company the paid It's miners and la
borors has been paid fo like services by
other companies and has paid promptly At the time you
quit paying than could afford 10
then being pad in the Lehigh ana
Schuylk region under the basis system You demanded
the company could and would not acccde
The Is willing to- at proper time. con-
slider grievances have TO present not bearing
the question OF wages and is also willing. when the
price will it, to treat with In respect
an increase OF the principle that have hereto
ing scale But having stopped work without just
negotiate until work Is resumed in all the
coercs oi the company and in the colecs IRON which
they purchase coal.
q, 1877.
DISCUSSION THE SITUATION.
The miners next proceeded to the Merchants Hotel,
where they hold short conference In regard to Their
future action. AS Mr. Sloan had been very firm his
refusal to treat with them while strike they con.
cudcd that they could only report the facts In the
20 the strikers and await their Determination. The
wOrkincn In the collieres are divided into miners
miners laborcrs, coglnccrs, bumpers and hrencn.
About twenty-five thousand Of these wOrkmen were
represented by the joint committee. The delegates
had some idea that compromise might be arranged
between the men aud the company ney are therefore