The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-12-22

THE MINERS SrRIKE.-lfceiing Las
Ni9h.-ln our last issue we gave the par.
ticulars Of the strike OF the coal miners
in this vicinity. Last evening the mi.
ners met at the EstWheeling hose house,
Tor consultation, and reporter Of the
lNTELLiuESCER was invited to be pres.
ent and accepted the invitation.
There were some forty or fifty persons
at the meeting. Mr.. Samuel Befesford,
who is employed in Kaisley Bros bank
was called to the chair. and presided with
dignity and grace,
The miners all appeared confident Of
success, and none were disposed to weaken
in the cause which they had undertaken.
1t was stated by one Of the miners that
two Of the banks had already agreed to
give the price demanded. The banks
were those OF KenryKoehnline, in Bridge.
port, and the BOggs' Run Coal Mining
Company, in the lower part Of the city.
Then the question arose whether the
miners employed in any one bank
should 90 to work il the "boSs'
agreed 10 pay them the price
demanded. There waa some dis
cusSiOn upon the subject. Some Of the
miners present thought that il their
"boss" would offer to pay them the wages
they demanded they should be permitted
10 90 10 work, while others were OF the
opinion that all should alick together,
and none should 20 to work until ali
went to work. Finally this question was
put to n vote and was decided by a
unanimous vote in the affirmative.
1t was claimed that the city press had
not correctly represented the strike, and
call was made for Mr.. James Marshall,
who was spoken Of IA the oldest miner in
the community, 10 make correct state.
ment to The reporters. Mr.. Marshall, at
the beginning, declared that those who
were not interested in coal mining knew
nothing about il. The Impression pre-.
vaile', he said, that the coal miners make
tolerably good wages. 1t is all wrong.
Ia cold weather, when there is
good demand for coal they
sometimes make as high M 81 50 or
81 IS per day. But this don't lust long.
speak from my personal experience, and
| am willing to COrroborate it with an
oath il necessary, that during the past
three months coal miners have not aver.
aged over S. per week. OF course pow
der, oil, ETC., must be considered as ex.
penses, and taken out Of the bill accord.
ingly. No other working man is subject
to the same expenses as Il coal miner.
For the benefit OF reporters, it was
then stated that the miners in Wheeling
had struck for an advance Of ten cents per
car, amounting 10 fifty cents per one hun.
dred bushels. In Bridgeport the miners
demand an advance OF 1j cents per one
hundred bushels. Also that three.four,hs
Of the miners in the city did not realize
81 per day. And while considering this
subject, one Of McGinley's miners volun.
TERED the statement that during the past
three months he had not averaged 81 per
week.
There was considerable discussion over
a proposition made by one of the miners
present, that Mr.. A. Thalman, who has
the contract for furnishing the water
works with coal, be allowed 10 get out
his coal at the old rate. Finally, by
unanimous vote, il was decided 10 notify
Mr.. Thalman that unless he agreed to pay
the price demanded his miners must Gnit
work. His miners were present, and
voted with the majority.
After this there was some desuItory
discussion, which amounted to nothing,
and the meeting adjourned.